The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-20
NEWS FROM THE ARMY and
NJ T. &c O,


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Intelligence from Mexico to Feb. 5, has
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Ihc New Orleans Bulletin otthc 18th, has
some interesting information concerning the
nns,r;on nun,hcrs Go orou.,roors Icrivol
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'."''i "i'ccIs u '''c army VINO ''"'e JUST III
rived from Mexico. We copy part ctthis ar
t!cIc.
As regards the actual position of things,
there, it is believed that santa Auua has no
idea ofadvaucing from San Luis, with view
| to attack Gen. Iayorat Saltillo, or rather
/ twenty miles in advance Of that place, where
he is row posted with the main body Of his
army. The force under the actual command
| OF General Taylor. is about 5000 menui VOL
unteers, except four batteries of ariery,und
Two squudrons ofdragooms-the former about
! 300 men, and the latter $50 in all. The force
at Monterey is about 1000 mcn-also voluu-
! teCrs Gen. Taylor has not regular iu!am-
try soldier with him, the whole having been
withdrawn for the operations on the sea coast
under Gen. Scott-he is, however, to be rein
forced by five or six regiments OF the voIuu-
tecrs, actually arrived, Or shortly expected,
and when joined by them, his intention, and
indeed his orders are, TO move forward, and
he is making all his arrangements TO so by the
M st of April Among other preparations, Inc
is constructing small water tanks, to be car
ried on pack mules, with supply of that
ucce s,mry, to enable the army 10 cross the
desert, where for distance Of ninety miles
there is only one watering place, and that on
" for limited number at u time-a mule will
carry rHo otlhese miniature tanks, each con-
tanning - TO 20 gallons.
The di faculties of the march between Sal
lilo and san Luis may be Judged from the
fact, that the orders ofParcdes, which fell i'll
TO our hands, We're, that in sending forward
the troops that subsequently defended Mon
tcrey, they were particularly instructed not to
allow them to cross the desert in larger bodies
than five hundred al a time, on account Of
the small supply of Water, even at the water
ing place alluded to;und this circumstance
of itself would oppose great, ifnot insuper-
able, obstacle to any advance Of Santa Anna,
in sufficient force at one time to attack Gen
Taylor, as he would not attempt to cross in
small detachments in face ofour army.
At the present moment General TAYLOR has
y most ample supply of provisions, and also
full means TRANSFORMATIONS TALL (which latter
is actively employed in bringing up full sup
plies of everything form Camargo, preparato-
ry to the intended forward movement, for
which the most eXtensv and active preparu-
tons are being made We learn the trans
pprtation means at present are at least 1000
wagons. all with good mule teams, which are
procured there ut from SIS to S25 each, and
besides which there will he Il large body Of