The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-21
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.


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By The arrival a New Orleans. of The
U. 5. steamer Edith. Captain cauillard.
we hare THREE DAYS later dates from Bra-
zos Santiago. She leli Brszos on the
3Olh ulI., and brings confirmation Of The
reported advance VI Santa Anna y iIh .
large force upon Sallillo. n WAS rePoli-
ed that The Mexican army was nearly 30.
900 strong.
When Gen. WORMS express reached
Monterey. Gee. Taylor had MY gone
stx OF s,ghi NILS On his march 10 v CO
ris. and Tie sreeI under Generals TwIsgs
and Qsilman were but Twelve miles - al.
yahes. Orders sers Immediately i.sred
ia lhis DIVISION To rrusee tie steps. aud
pIncsed ~ onrs 10 sal.,llo.
Before The sip,ess reached Csmsrgo.
Gen. Lane bad star ed fUr S.l,illo ~uh
his cnm msnd-ilis Was on Tie 20lh.
Gen. Marshall set out neat morning, TAX.
ing wiIh him tie rem.inder Of he forces,
With The exception Of Captains Hunter
ard Swariwost's e. mnsnds, which were
III. 10 Irolec, the, po,ni. The lteors
from Cstmatso we're on forced mack
10 teseh S.liilo in time Tor batl'e, ts-
ports has ing pretsiled for several days
bsfnfs pnslnys sdsires wsIs received Of
The n ovsmenis OF Santa Anns.
General Waal. 49, ninety miles frem
Sslnllo u The las, ad,iss. iron him. AID
!. v. Supposed be sonld jim General
Wnr.h 10 season 10 assss in rspsllILg The
sntmy. ~@
Thsre wss . rumor that Ssnls Anna
had threan > body Of IL 900 men bs-
tween Gen. Worth and Gen. Taylor. 10
prr,en' . junction Of The Aueriesn for.
ce'. THE repo,, vas moi crsdntd. nns
d"es Ii seem probable lhstil ls lus, q, the
main toad Of Mon,etsy passes through
Saluilo. There IL . cirrnrlo,s uuuniah
soaS rniet. ss,,iJs S.li.lIo. but n !. not
aSorsble 20 The march Of 81 array, and i.
inprarteshle lar ordnance. .@
IL ~ss The imrrs,sion OF aeu,lrmsn
~ho came passenger, in The Ednh. and
with ~hon we hsvr conyet.eJ, that .
battle sas fuuglt shou. The 25lh ut |,
was thought. however, tha Gen. Ia, lor
had reached S.lullo before that ,Ins. and
also ten. r~tgg's, Gen. Qai,usn',,
Gen. Buffers. and Gen. WOODS rom
mands. IL vas likewise hoped ,hst The
troops ir"m Csmsrgo would sIso arrive
al Sslnllo 10 good season. If these sx.
Pecsiions wers realized. Gen. Ia, lei
had sbout seven th"usaud men to or
pose Santa Anna. 0ut mfmm.nls ,hiSk
that S.nia Annss army wa, oysral.d
but NJ positive know ledge vas had oil hi.
sx.ct nnubsrs.
Tie whole valley Of the II Grande
was ~ state Of g'eal fsrnsn,. Appre-
tensions OF an attack were enterts,neJ al
Ca"s'g", Mss,motas and ether points.
hom The ksncherrs under Cansles. The
withdrawal Of so many troops from he
riyes lrlt the valley exposed 10 danger.
IL Mst,mors,. Col. Cisrk had csIled IN
on The ciazens to Ell oil themselves Iot
service. and a he I,,.zos Grn. js,,upl
had done the ssme thing. Both these
points were sadly deficient IL bnrh men
snt arms. TWAS thought Causies bad
1000 men under him. and ihst the large
supply Of god. al Mstamotss. and Tie
exposed condition Of that city. nigh,
Quicken h's routage. s.se -
p TIER. Sect, arrived al lie Btszos IN
tie 2s'h ua. The following day he p.o.
eeeded I, the mouth Vi the RIO Gr,nar,
snd was YET al that plsce when the Edllh
1871, waiting the arrival of The hnrses be-
longing 70 the regiment u mauut,d sifle. |
mer, when II sas understood he soald
proceed lmmets'sIy up The rlssr to ca. |
msfga. - ..~
7C.p. Wayneba. been transferred from
the staff Of Major Genersl Jessup 10 tia,
oil Gen. Scott, and va. 10 accomp.n, him
on his ,our Of observation. The s,eam.
ship Alabsms wss OF the Bt ,zus wien
Tie Edith sailed, and will probsbly bring |,
Ne nore dehtits in~ll,gene- n lew
ists--Ea'.nrs ~as also there. 70 ,hst We /
may con'a apan IN arrival very saoa.
The new leaves painful ak ely 10
earn the progress Of eseuts. Tns inn
press'o" amongst The passengers iht a !,
'nsIe had been fanshi vas 50 s,rony Tia,
sc have aimos. imbrLed the belief. I.
n II sas believed .bs, an express had
'sen seat u Gan. Patterson, couatet-
nsn1ing his march ~ lie direction of
ftctori.. .+ 81 ~ r. #ss /
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