Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-03-05
From the N. o. Picayune, Extra, Feb ..
FURTHER FROM THE BRAZoS

FURTHER FROM THE BRAZoS
In addition to the details given in M, !.
we annex the following items of inforrn,.t.dSt,
for which we are indebted TO Mr. Mart;n ,I'
arrived on the Harmonious Walker WHO
Gen. Wool apprised Gen TAYLOR, to,v,,,
the end of January, that he anticipated an ny" :.
tack at Saltllo. In consequence, Gen Ta d.
lor left Monterey on the 1st of February Wy,
his staff for Saltillo He took with I b;u
Bragg's battery and Thomas's battery, tho ,ll
Mississippi Rifles and Mays squadron Of ~
goons. Capt. Thos F. Marshall was to Id I'D
Monterey on the Sd inst, with his comnan come
of mounted men, also for Saltillo Cant Cay
don, with detachment of $50 recruits for tI
different regiments, also left Monterey for saO e
tlllo with Gen. Taylor. "''
| The American forces at Saltillo Womb =,
between 5000 and 5000 men. In addit;on We o
the two batteries named above, the banan;'"
of Capt Washington and Capt Webster u"ss
at Saltillo, and at last accounts the trooae
were throwing up formidable Notifications
Little apprehension is felt as to the result ~
any attack which may be made upon tba,
point.
The number of troops left at Monterey does
not exceed 500 men, but the citadel or ''blsrL
fort' is held by them, and there is no route bv
which the Mexicans can approach the civ
with artillery, save by Saltillo. Without ar.
tillery any attempt upon Monterey would b.
futile. The troops at Monterey consist prjn.
cipally of Ohio and Indiana volunteers, ali IN,
der the command of Col Rogers. Capt. Ar.
mold, of the I'd Dragons, has also been order.
ed to proceed to Monterey from the mouth Of
the Rio Grande.
| We mentioned in our last the capture Of
Captain Heady by party of rancheros He
was taken, with seventeen men, two DAYS at.
ter the command of Majors Gaines and Dor.
land had been surprised
In regard to the murderers of Lieut.. Richie
we learn that Gen. Taylor had investigated
the affair as thoroughly as was possible While
on his return to Monterey. His inquiries led
him TO release the first alcade of Villa Gran
and also the Interpreter of Lieut.. Richie, an
EngEshman, who was also his guide; but he
retained as prisoners two Mexicans, upon
whom circumstantial evidence fixed suspicion,
and carried them with him TO Monterey The
principal man concerned in the atrocious al
| lair, the one who threw the lasso, was still at
large, and in possession of the Dispatches
He proceeded on his route to San Luis by the
way of Victoria and lula, having had the des-
patches translated for him at Linares.
We have conversed with an intelligent
Spanish gentleman who left Durango on the
9Th of January-Senor Benito Velez, a neph.
ew, we learn, of Peter Harmony, of N. York
Senior Velez confirms all that we have said of
the action near FL Paso on the 25th OF Deem
ber The loss Of the Mexicans in that affair
was about $50 men, No news had reached
Durango of the fall of Chihuahua when our
informant left there.
On the 10th of January, Gen. TIeredia left
Durango for Chihuahua at the head of zoo
men, of whom $50 were cavalry. He took
with him 1900 muskets and two pieces OF ar
tillery.
When he reached Cuencame, in the nortF
part of the State of Durango, he heard thu
news Of the action near FL Paso, and leaving
there his infantry he pushed on to Chihuahu;
with his cavalry, with the view to assume th
command of the Government forces there
The cavalry of Cultz, which was in thu
action of the 25th of December, and which
protected as far as possible, the retreat of thu
Mexicans upon Ell Paso and afterwards Can
zal, had dwindled down to handful by de
; sertions which took place at the different ran
chos on the route.
News had reached Durango that about tht
5th or 9th of January two English ships en-
tered the port OF Mazatlan, having evaded TIT
blockade. They are supposed to have beer
laden with ammunition and other munitions
of war.
, We add Gen. Minons report of his success
The date is omitted, but the despatch is ad
dressed to Santa Anna:-
Excellent Sr-To-day have captured
without the loss of a man, two chiefs of squad
: ron, four officers, and rs men of the troops o
\ the United States, who had advanced TO thi
i point; all their arms, horses and equl pment
have been taken for the nation, and at the frs
u opportunity will be placed at the disposal 0
" your Excellency, according to the list herein
. The prisoners will be put en- route for Sal
Luis tomorrow, and shall continue my op
erations about this point, and if fortune is ia
u vorable 10 me, shall endeavor to turn it t
. account for the public good.
Your Excellency, on receiving this &C
: count, will please regard it not for what ha
" been done, since it is very small affair, bu
: merely as proof of the desire which we haT
to discharge our duty In spite Of the difhcul
ties which we have experienced in crossn
over this country, exhausted Of every thing
|, we shall conquer all inconveniences.
Is 'sAmong the persons taken to-day was on
with arms in hand, Galeano, Mexican VIII
l. served the enemy as spy and guide. He wa
s. Immediately put to the sword. The chief c
n the surrendered forces wished to intercede fc
|. him." &c &c.
# There, have not time for another word
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