New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-06

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From the Eew-Oriesns Picsyans, req. -

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49,. enoush AZ the prszos a0r al the remaining uOOfs
o. Worths division and nat every Eagh'1-' u ,b-se
weather was improved IN esabsrkins mem ~ '--e9
god DAYS more The whole command Wopi9 Do o.
s7 tais arrival we have farther niofnAlon n ieslu
10 the troOps captured By Gen. Aioh' u ai--'A r.
modest report which "a oeiole 70 us n
We Sse before " another list Of the captured whies
includes the names Of Capt Albert PIKE o. Al kansss 20
Capt VIM Hesdy OF KeniSeky. Cst -1 e ~ NV 81
tured two days after NsJ. boiianos parry y P' "
rancheros His tate e uncertain, . -. ....,..,d If
20 Arkansas troops, and Two psI1es " hes-.y "A
one of q the other Of j.. Ihei. camp was
H. ire niyh, After they had marched ~ niles
peport SAYS that Cspt C. NJ Clay wished % ofess ne
rsks IN, could not induce others &c assent 70 IL Lu'
ing the Mexczns 60 ouinunloeIe1snerl; n'J -
msnd consisted Of two thousand ard some huhaIea
men. according 70 some accounts others say o. not
more than tive hUndred A.. .-s..-o- ~,
- a. an Interpreter 10 tie Arkansas troops, made
bis escane from the Mexican camp On MAJOR OA-ness
borss The guard fired upon him. but be escaped IN
/ injured IL. Ok. nj,
Drums were beating through he streets and suns were
fred % celebrate the event 49,. -. 49,.
Mr. Halle gives another important ileiL Hoin rs
ssme etter from San Luis II is 10 the eject iaat On
AZ 17th t there marched out Of san LuJ ior 4anque
De la Vaca the place where hhon made nis esptnre.
three bodies Of Infantry, brigade CT eaVsIy AIu TAI
of foot artillery with more han fourteen pleOos " a.
tIlerv These pieces consisted Of three "A Founders
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three j. Founders four IS FOUNDERS and the oikefs
I and Founders, .,- ..;.;.
would march and shortly after the resi- OF the force re-
rusining in san Louis Potos 50 il appears the olow
70 be struck In the direction OF sAto santa Ansas
address 70 his troops dated the -sn IL iaFo's Us -
and would seem u leave doubt ao)ui H. ou We earn
that the opinions Of the officers IN ou army are Vaous
I on this point 4. -.
Cruz and tina, the display Of force On the olner sae o.
san Luis is intended 70 mask his movements ana Ire
weakness Of the latter place.
The following is santa Annas address
The Gsnsratin. CAief Of h< army # opad'i0as O "s
! North % his SHbOrdtasfss.
! Companions in Arns The operations Of the enemy
demand that should move prtcipiisieJ upon MS
principal line, and we 30 10 execute H. Ine indepena
ence the honor and The destiny o. ne Nsuoh dePeH1 d.
l this moment upon your decision.
/ Soldiers the entire world obseUes us, and VIII ez'
pect our acts be heroic heysre necessary ri
vAtions Of oil kinds surround Vs. In consequence Of me
neglect shown toward US fornore than monln oy
those who should provide our pay and provisions
But when has misery ds6itsed your spirits or weak
/ ened your enthusiasm
To-day we shsn undertake march over desert
country without succ0r or poysiODs But be assured
that VIC shal immediately le provided from these Of
the enemy, ADD with them you viii be sufficiently REIN
| bursed.
M,-H1ends--we go to open the campaign. What days
- glory await Us What catering future .og our
country How satisfactory, when contemplate that
we nave saved its independence How the world VIII
US fiUH the nation Will bless ana Nntu lu
me ooscs OF our families shall relate the risks and
lsugues Which we have endured, the combats with ana
Tiumpns Over daring and presumptuous enemy and
hereafter whe telling children that we have saved
our country second time the jubilee will be complete.
ana these saerihces will then appear to nothing
Soldiers hurry isrh in the defence Of your country
The cause we sustais is holy one never have we
struggled with more justice because we fight for the
land OF our foTeathes and Of our children the honor
and religion Of our wives snd children What sscri.
nee then can be too great for objects dear Let cur
motto be, CONQUER Or DE- Let US swear be
fore the great Eternal that viii not wait nstantn
purgng our soil OF the stranger who has dared pro-
fame II with his presence. No treaty, nothing which
may not be heroic and proud.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
Headquarters sAy LOUIS PoTos Jan. u, ls47.
An extra Of the picayuas dated &, noon on the 18th
contains farther news from the Rio Grande a. follows
Gen Wool apprised Gen. Taylor toward the
end Of January that be anticipated stack II Sslto.
In consequence Gen. Taylor left Monterey the let Of
February with bis stat for Sslullo lie took with him
Brsgss battery and Thomas battery the lat Mississippi
rifles and Mays squadron Of dragons. Capt Thomas
F. Marshall 10 leave Monterey on the 81 inst with
his company OF mounted men, slso tor Sslulo. Capt
Gordon with detachment of $50 recruits for the dii
ierent regiments also left Monterey for sslulo with
Gen. Taylor
The American forces a, satlo would Do between
5000 and 5000 men. In addition to the two batteries
named above, the batteries Of Capt Washington ana
Capt Webster Ssltilo and at last accounts the
troops WCIc luIONlng up lOluAutHlc III
Tie apprehension Is fell as 10 the result oil any auack
which may be made upon that point
The number Of troops left Al Monterey docs not ex
coed 500 man but the citadel black fort "a held
by them and there is route by which the Mexicans
c an approach the city with artillery save by sshlo,
Without artillery any attempt upon Monterey would be
futile The troops at Monterey consist principally oil
Ohio and Indiana volunteers all under the command Of
Col Rogers Capt Arnold OF the I'd dragons, has also
been ordered 10 proceed TO Monterey from the mouth
OF the Rio Grande
We mentioned in our las; the capture of Capt esdy
by party of RAnchcros de Was taken. with seven.
teen men, days after the command OF Majors Gaines
and Borland had been surprised.
In regard the murderers OF Lieut. Rtchie we learn
that Gen Taylor had investigated the Affair "a thorough.
~ as was possible while bis return to Monterey His
inquiries led him 10 release the hrst Acsde OF Villa TRAN
and also the interpreter of Lieut. Richie, English
man who was also his guide but he retained as prison
two MeSdcsns, upon whom crcumstAnhal evidence
fixed suspicion, and carried them with him 70 Monterey
The principal man concerned In the atrocious AFFAIR
the one who threw the asso still Al large and IN pos
session OF the dispatches He proceeded on his route 10
san Lus By the way of Victoria and rula having had
the dispatches translated for him at LnaTcs.
We have eonversed with intelligent Spanish gen
teman who left Durango the 18th Of Jsnuary-senor
Benito Nelez, nephew we learn, OF feter harmony OF
New-York Senior Velez confirms all that We have said
of the action near II Paso on the 18th Of December.
The loss OF the Mexicsns in that affair was about 80
mon No news had reached Durango Of the fall OF Chi
/ huahuA when our informant left here
On the 10th OF Jan Gen HeTedia le Durango Tor Chi
huahua At the head OF 700 men, OF whom OF 100 wers
cavalry he took with him $500 muskets and two pieces
I of artillery.
/ When he reached Cuencsme in the north part Of
the State OF Durango he heard the news OF the action
near Fl Paso and leaving there bis infantry be pushed
on TO chihuahua with his cavalry, with the view 10 as
sumo the command Of the Government forces there,
The cavalry OF Guilt which was 10 the action OF the
25h OF December and which protected a. far As posi-
bic the retreat Of the Mexcsns upon II Paso and after
ward curizal had dwindled down 10 handful By de.
sertOns which took place a. the different ranches on
I the route.
News had reached Durango that about the 5th 9th
Of January English ships entered the por. OF Ma
rattan having evsded the blockade They are supposed
to have been laden with ammunition and other munitions
of war.
/ The Delta of the 25th has the following
SANTA ANNA's ADVANCE III the statements made by
AL the Msxesn pGpsrs and stiAT writers be entitled 10
confidence il Is obvious that Santa Anna enieris.ns de-
signs against Monterey and has begun his march against
that point
Our correspondents represent that large bodies OF
troops thrown forward upon the road to Aoase-
Tey, well as the road between Tampieo and Monte
rey. But the definite statement We have seen Is
contained 10 letter published by la Paria last evening
from TampieO OF the date Of 9th Feb which says that
1900 Of the brilliant troops marching Tor the