The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-27
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SalllIlo, bringing information that Santa An
ma sent sumnonstp Gen. Taylor demand
ing his surrender. The general told him TO
come and take him. Santa Anna stnted that he
hnd twenty Thousand men, aud that ifTaylor
dld not surrender he would cut him 10 pieces.
The note concludes: "'Hhe express, which
Ieit after dark, last night, says that Taylor
was giving the MeXcans deaih."
fhls may he considered the last official
communication received. nj! the subsequent
information being derived from the MeXicans.
Ih'glit here re mark that note was received
rom me postmaster at Monterey, at the same
TIME with the last communication of Capt
Montgomery, which gives The additional par
hculnrs that Gen. Taylor had fallen back
from Aqua Nueva to.SaltiIlo, which should
inler also from the notes ofCapt. NJ. although
he does not distinctly state so. The MeXi-
cans say he lost six pieces Of cannon at the
former place. lie moreover states that Gen
MarSllnll had gone 10 the pass of Los Muer-
tos WIN view Of terrifying it. and large
quantities of ammunition had been despatch
ed from Monterey to SailIo.
The detachments ofthe Sd Ohio Regiment
under Col. Morgan and Lieut.. Col. living
the former having seven companies at Corral
70 and the latter three ut Marin it was greur-
" feared at Cnnargo, had been cut off by n
large force of3OOO men, who are said To have
occupied The latter place on the afternoon of
the 23d Lieut.. Col. Irving, in obedience TO
general order No ~ is said to have left Mar
in the morning of the same day it was occu-
pied by the enemy, marching towards Ger
ravo, with view of forming II junction with
Col. Morgan, and then proceeding To Mon
terey. Col. Morgan left CerraIvo
on the 9th, having destroyed, in ODE
dlence to :he endorsement on the same gen
eraI order, all such provisions and supplies ms
he could not carry with him. lie must con-
sequently have encountered the enemy im his
route, MS they had already occupied in force
Marin, lying between him and Monterrey
Moreover, a train of $50 wagons, which left
Camargo about the 10Th or l7ill, laden with
provisions. clothing, SC. is said to have been
attacked oB the 24th AT or near Ramos, lying
between Ccrralvo and Marin and with the
escort, captured. This intelligence was bro't
ny an American driver who escaped hy dodg-
ing into a chaparral.
hundred Mexican stories were in cir
cuntiom at Camurgo when left, in reference
TO tue battle going on between Gen. Taylor
and SANTA Anna. They say it had already
continued three days. with consider
able loss on our side. hut much greater on
that of the MeYicaus. Subsequent accounts
represent Gen. Taylorus having fallen back
on Monterey. The day left Camargo,
letter was received from the .AlcaIde of Mier,
saying that the Mexican troops had entered
that town, twcnty-tour miles distant from the
former place and made him prisoner, in cor
sequence ofhis endcuvoring to secrete stores
LETT behind in his charge, when Lieut.. Col
McCook evacuated the place. Col. Curtis
intended TO march with his regiment for
Monterey, the moment Col. Drake, with the
Sd Indiana Regiment, arrived from Mntano-
ras to relieve him. The latter officer was H.
waiting the arrival of the Mississippi Reg-
mcut, which met on the river Il short dis
inncc below MatamOras, or lis way up
This regiment, and six companies olthc Nir.
glnia Regiment, under Lieut.. Col. Randolph,
which arrived AT Cnmargo the day left that
place, are the only volunteer regiments az
rived on the Rio Grande-all other rCgip' an.
that had arrived having hcCg set nnIo,v ~
Lohos From what so''.rcc Gen, Tnyloris ~
eNPect reliei, 1t 10 impossible to say. Every
s s an. IN fact, double or thrice the num-
''at now constitute the garrisons ut the
afierent depots. are actually necessary for
their defence, and no one can I've spared. H.
formation can hardly reach Gen. Scott in
time for him 20 march II division to his relief.
The rumors are, that TAYLOR lost two thou
sand men, and Santa Anna five thousand in
the fights.