Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-14

officers were killed and wounded Capt Tat
nall received a ball in the right elbow joint;
Lieut.. Jas. L. Parker, Aid to the Commodore,
severe wound in the upper part OF the ieit
breast Lieut. White, flesh wound IN the
right leg, and Lieut. Hartstein, flesh wound
in the right wrist and thigh. All the woun-
ded, however, are now doing well.
Several guns of the TruxtOn were found
mounted upon the forts, all of which were re-
covered and brought on board the squadron
Other articles belonging to the 1ruxton were
likewise recovered After retaining posses
sion of the town frem the 18th to the 22d inst,
the force was Withdrawn and embarked, eav-
ing, however, the Albany and gun boat Reefer,
under Capt Breeze, to guard and command
the place.
1t may be proper to state. that all the forts
Of the place were destroyed by our tofces.--
There being no further work on the coast tor
fthe squadron, Commodore Perry contemplated,
we learn, movement towards the interior,
with fine body of $500 tars, thoroughly Or
ganized, should such step be deemed adVlsa-
ble
LATEST FROM GEN. TAYLOR'S ARMY
| We Yesterday conversed with an officer d.
rect from Saltllo He left there on the 18th
ut. The force stationed there and at Buena
Vista, under the command of Gen. Wool, was
composed of the 1St and I'd Illinois regiments,
the ID Kentucky regiment, the ID and 81 In
dianians, and the Arkansas cavalry The Isl
and I'd Illinois were about to leave; the term
of enlistment of che whole OF them Will have
expired between the lst and the goth proxlmo
The artillery force that was in the battle o
Buena Vista, are still stationed there, as are
also Col. MAYS dragons. a squadron of the
latter, numbering some 200, under Lleutenan
Rucker, madea scout in the adjoining coun
try. They found Gen. Minon in the neigh
borhood of Encarnacion, at the head OF {
thousand or fifteen hundred lancers They
thought to draw fight from Minon, but were
unsuccessful Three of the party, who sepa
rated themselves from the main body, got xii
led before they returned to camp, by some
prowling Mexicans, who hung about thel
lines.
The troops at Buena Vista and Saltillo wer
in excellent health; and the wounded, wht
were daily visited by Gen Wool, and VINO saw
that all their wants were attended TO, were ra
pdIy improving. With the wounded Mexi
cans, who are in separate hospital, ATTENDED
by their own surgeons, it is different. III
place is in a most filthy condition the Amerl
can Governor of the town had to compel tn
alcade to pay more attention to their want
and to the cleanliness of the place.
Cen Taylor is still at the Walnut Springs
He has heard of his nomination for the Presi
dency by several presses and persons in tn
United States, but avoids referring to it or say
ing aught about it. He evidently appear
chagrined, but at or about what he does nc
communicate to those about him. Our infoI
mant left his camp on the 18th ult
The Kentucky Rifles, who were then at tn
Walnut Springs, were to start for Comargo
on their way home, with the next down trar
The headquarters of Humphrey MARSHALL
Kentucky cavalry was at Cerralvo. Tom MAJ
shalPs company was at Camargo. But fey
, or none of the volunteers will re-enlist.
d m "a .a,H,HH u nHH GrERHpaA d<SAEc III