New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-22
Later from the Army.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

Great Battle at Saltille-Santa Anna command
iug in persOu-i,5OO Of the Enemy and 1000
Americans reported to have Fallen-een'
Taylcr falling back on MOHterey-Adysnee OF
Gen. Marshall TO bis Relief-COl. Morgan Nor
tally wOur 4sd-Capture BY the MeAicans OF
srse Escorts Of Provisions, Munitions OF War,
Sc.-lpprOseh Of Gen. Urea with 1000 Men
10 Matamoros, sc, &c. &c,
Firm, the N O. Commercial Times. 18th
The schooner CiRderells. Csptsun Scoles, arrived
here ate last night from Brszos which she lett ON the
5h instant bringing intelligence OF most momentous
Character Il that desperate struggle has no" N
rsty begun between the forces under Santa Asns and
All. subordinate ocers and the scattered eommsncs OF
our army in the interior Of Mexico and Aoos the inc o.
the Rio Grsnde contest said 10 have taken
place nesr SAtlo, between the Mexican army ied oy
s,,,s ARA ara The force under General Taylor Such
details a. have reached Us viii be found IN the conm1
ncstons below With regard to the losses sustained,
we have doubt that they are much sNsg2eIss.u As
well a. the numbers said 70 have composed SAINTS Anna
a-nv95 600 men Scattered TROOPS sre over the
country :; such immense distances from each Otner ""
eonceda that the state Of thnzs bears most ertteA
aspect
RRAzos SANTIAGO. Texas night Of March !. lsii
Great anxiety has prevailed at this place Tor
these two day. past 70 receive integeneerom the sfy
NOfrtp.
have arrived leaving greater mystery 10 the true con
dton Of General Tay and his forces tpsn ass occur
rsd AZ .ny period suee the The country shove
doubtless swumed with Nexicsn troops cutting on al
communication with our lower deois The rancheros
and others are docking 20 the Mexican standard
The following intelligence has Just arrived nere, sno
make memorandum OF the conyerssten OF the lndi
vdusl for II IL ver5s a.. brought from source tnH
believe viii prove true. when Il - properly snsyLcd ~
information which We must doubtless shortly receive
The battle commenced the night OF the 25d near
sAlullo Il continued for two days The Nsxiesns bad
no artillery their force being composed alone OF cavalry
and infantry. numbering twenty thousand men with
division Of six thousand men 10 thelr rear caha Anus
commanding IN person
Gen Taylors force numbered when the battle com
menced near I've thousand men, composed OF Infantry
Dragons and Is pieces OF Light Artillery ana ne ws'
making his retreat Monterey lie has lost about two
thousand men The Mexican loss Is about tour thousand
five hundred General Taylor was in hopes that ne
would able retain his position which u about three
miles from SaiO, al Mil Pond where nc possesses
some natural deiences
Cen Marshall bad set out from Monterey with large
escort carving forty wagons OF ammunition and two i
FOUNDERS IL Is generally believed that be VIII Do aoe
TO Join Gen. Taylor in time % srord relief
The general opinion among the Mexicsns at Csmargo
and Mstamoros a. expressed indicates that santa Anna
has been badly whipped. ,,.,
entirely cut up AZ Ceravo and other points along the
line OF observation extending from the latter place TO
Mer'
A train of one hundred and twenty wagons had been
captured by the MeXicans- They murdered a. thc
tesms,ers and the escort Of twenty-five men Iney
have also captured train OF sixty wagons tnougn
nothing definite known the disposal OF tesmsters
and escort. They have likewise captured hundred
pack mules loaded with suffers goods
Gen Urea ls marching to attack Maismoros with
about four thousand men.
am IN hopes that IL will be found he only slightly
wounded and his command dispersed.