The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-02

much need, almost Finding the
obstinate und determined 70 light io their eables with the
erociousness of bull dogs they despaired getting din
1t will be recoeced that Dr. Turner informed us that
the better opinion at Camargo was that Santa Anna had
moved from Aqua Nueva upon Parras Il does APP
pear credible that he should attempt the desert
| 10 San Luis with his army. ltwoud inevitably dsband
rather than again encounter the hardships OF such
march, unless they have been greatly exaggerated is
said that on their first march, 900 pack mules laden with
water accompanied the army. and that the greater part of
them have been lost By dispersion, &c.
! Captain Monaghan, OF the Subsistence Department,
commands company which he has raised BRACES
sand intended for the defence of that port They
called the Taylor Guards. When the firing at Ma,amo-
ros in honor Of the victory OF Buena Vista heard
the Brazos the guards were called out Captain Men
Afghan selected twelve men, and with them pushed
Matamoros in the night. expecting to find the town at
lacked lie was, OF course very ageeaby surprised at
learning the true state of affairs
Col. Davis, of the I'd Mississippi rifles issued on the
9th inst a proclamation to the citizens Of Matamoros,
urging them to TO their homes, and promising to
aid them in protecting their property He calls their at
tention TO Gen. SCOTS proclamation of martial law, and
assures them OF his desire to enforce the law that their
enjoyment OF their property their rights and religion, may
Mexican in Matamoros has offered to deliver Canales
in that city alive and bound hand and foot for the
of two thousand dollars II he would '.sand up to the
rack" when he meets body of American troops there
would be no occasion 10 offer rewards for him.
| From the New Orleans Picayune, Of March NJ
| The Latest from General Taylor.
The schooner Southemer, Captain Goodspeed, arrived
|
10Th inst Major Coffee, of the Paymasers Department
and Mr. Thomas l.. Crttenden, who acted as volunteer
aid to General Taylor in the late battles, passengers
her. the latter bearing dispatches from Gen Taylor
the government
We have glorious news by this arrival Santa Annals
infantry has already dsbanded He is supposed
be retreating on San Luis Potosi
letter has been received in the city from Gen. Tay
or dated the LIST inst from Aqua Nueva He writes that
week previous, and his horses completely broken
down, that he had been unable to pursue the enemy,
whom he supposes to have retreated towards Saltllo
| We learn from Major Coffee that Lieut. Sturgs-who
had been taken prisoner by the Mexicans the Goth ut
and was subsequently exchanged that Santa
Anna had fallen back to incarnation, and reeaed
tons OF the place to his wounded 1t several days
after the battle when Lieut. S. in Incarnation. Gen
Taylor, when he heard of Santa Anna being there, de-
spatched Col Beknap with five hundred men thither but
s'the bird had hown'
We have been allowed TO see letters from an authentic
source dated the I'd instant from Monterey They give
the same deporable picture of the destution and de-
moralzaton Of Santa Annals army which have before
reached US Their situation is such that they must fight
or sarve or retreat They cannot be brought again to
the first numbers disbandins to avoid starvation:
and Santa Anna and the army which remains TO him
actually retreatng The only doubt is as to the route he
will pursue, Some have conecured that he will go to
Mexico by the route OF Zacatecas, Of the
greater facility of feeding his men. But the general
opinion on the spot is that he falls back to San Luis for
which city he has actually struck his tents.
Letters from Monterey of the 3D. further say that
believed at Satlo that Urea and Canaes have been
ordered by Santa Anna to withdraw to the other side of
the sierra and if this be true indicates real alarm
the part of Santa Anna for the safety OF San Luis
It's stated on the best authority that cabas and other
themselves in his army, and officers predict his
speedy downfall slig .4 .F
One letter speaks of General Taylors latest and most
which will inspire them with degree of awe towards
this country, which will restrain them from any further
contest.
Before Santa Anna retreated from Aqua Nueva he
IN message TO General Taylor, in substance follows:
That ne should fight him again. but that he should select
field better calculated to display and marshal his troops
was whipped-that he (Santa Anna) knew that he was
beaten and therefore, Gen Taylor advised him send in
proposals for surrender, and they should be promptly
and favorably considered
That the above messages were exchanged substantial
y, we assured by letter from Monterey OF late
date, and from most respectable source.
Some of the Mexican prisoners made by us, declared
that they had not tasted food three days. and that the
situation Of the army was such that i could not hold
| Colonel Curtis OF the Ohio regiment has had no &C
ton with Urea Urea attacked the train with which
ravo. His force was 1900 cavalry against about 400
troops under Colonel Giddngs The train consisted OF
300 wagons of which fftysx were destroyed it being
extended farnearly two milesthat the whole could
not be protected Urea routed with loss of forty five
men, while lost three soldiers and ten twelve team
stes. 1t is believed that Urea has now fallen back 10
Victoria Three Mexican generals were IN this tight,
two OF whom are said to have been wounded-one in
the hand, and the other in the leg
Col Curtis was at CerralyO on the 18th with his own
regiment and of the Virginia companies, who have
| arrived on the Rio Grande.
The last train, which came down saw the remains Of
the teamsters who cut off by Canales weeks
before. lying by the road side. From that moment they
never passed rancho the route without burning it !;
they swept everything before them. Communications
are considered safe for companies large as fifty
men, 49
! The I'd Mississippi RAemen left Matamoros on the
lath instant for Monterey, as we learn from the Flag
This regiment has suffered awfuly Originally consist
ing OF $50 it now numbers $50 They have lost 1876
death alone, and 50 sick The rest eager
for fight
| Some Virginia and North Carolina companies were at
Maamoros on the 17th awaiting the arrival of the rest
| of their regiments
We conclude this long summary by stating, on the
thotty of Major Coffee, that Gen. Taylor is shortly ex
peced Monterey and Camargo, and very probably
now in one of those places .ia. fa
We find in the Jefiersonian of the Goth the following
extracts from the Matamoros Flag of the 18th
| The second regiment of Mississippi volunteers left
Matamoros the I4th for Monterey. There are about
so the sick list; the balance are in good health
Three companies OF the Virginia regiment arrived at
N1atamoros on the 18th
Two companies of the North Carolina regiment sta
toned at this place, awaiting the arrival of the other
companies, yet at sea.
ARMY NEws.--We have been allowed to make tran
script of the intelligence received at the Quartemasters
Department by the several arrivals from Camago since
our last Saturdays publication.
| From the report OF the steamer Aid which arrived on
Sunday, having left Camargo the 18th, take the
/ following items
'Despaches received in Camargo the night of
the l0h dated Monterey the fh, O'Clock Mt night the con-
which had ransped The bearer OF these de-
spaches from Monterey states that was currently report