Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-01-21

Alei remaining thtor DAYS during which no received
Information OF the lmpr,hah, Of the report Of Santa
Anna advance gu Natlo, he again took up the line Of
march and proceeded onward 10 Victoria. Moanw lille,
General Wool Who had been formed vi tho ruior cur
tent Al Salullo called all his detached commands
and al tue head Of his division, 1900 sir,ia, quilted
farras On the 18th ultimo, and by arrangements. pre-
No,sly made Salillo the I'D at ,rthost
pushing forward with all practicable speed General
Butler had previously reached Sato frou Monterey
during this time the Intelligence OF the reported adv anco
oi Santa Anna had reached othermo distant points Of tho
llne Of ocenlot"n and troops, already under orders to
march toward Myntcny. hastened their progress on
Narl
II appears that Generals ra,lurand Worth on mature
reflection readily discovered the lmpfbhab,, Of the
port OF Santa Anna advance and near proximity l.,
Salillo from the following fact lst The distance lc.
tween San Louis de Pousi and Salno WAS too proat Il,
admit oi the possibility o the march Of arur body AS
loW men, without timely notice bsnp attended 10 the
Amefcan tencra To prepare ior his reception IDLY The
ground between the two cities eNtfeni,, barc Of yer
dure or atherWhn7 oi S,sicnancc Tor aud hcaSiO
miles o which ~ ~ we'll know. hoing arid desert.
Invested o fountain runnlnp an, other source Of
water besides Attending the least chance of getting
TODD or tod,er bcing almost inundated, throughout It's
wide eNtont The report Of the Mexican scouts how.
ever IL said 10 have been correboraied by information
received nj Sullio. IN letter from m English merchant
al Sn Louis de Potus Who stated that Santa Anna had
positively len that city. AT the head oi body
al cavalry. Even now, IN tho.o parts ul Mexico, occu
ped b, cur troops. II Is admted thai Santa Anna ~ out
With considerable mounted iorcc. but with objects lar
dhelenl from those atinhu ed 10 him b, the II
"as stated IN the letter above alluded to- that the Mex
leans intention To hurry frward and ,ccup, the
onls practicable pass IN the mountains l,lny between the
divisions oi Gems Worth Nonl thus n,erccrtup their
communications. Nitcr realizing ms anticipated success
aenhs them by cutting them up III detail. he then
h advance on Monterey, &e. These announcements are
now proved to be- premature and things are proceeding
the, iuncr train, accelerated little b, the alarm which
has us subsidized.
For much OF the above information We arr indebted TO
Nlaor butler. a passenger by the Alabama pa,mastcr
5. Amy attached to the division OF Gen WOOL who
VISITS THIS cliy on business, Which will dctan him here
about week. when he returns bead quarters Major
u leit Parras ON the l1th ulllmu, whrn General Woos
DIVISION then lay tie thai the troops were ia ca
eren health and sIlris, no casualty Of moment having
occurred ior tine. The inhabitants OF the country
which the troops had uiverscd from san Antouia had
manifested the greatest good ieong loWad the American;
mol symptom OF that hostility which the population ol
the valley oi the RIO Eranlc had SO ifedicni, exhibited
had been Observed
BR,sos.-Nc are under many obligations 10 Gen. Jcs
sup ii lsollicncss IN communicating Interesting
particulars regarding the feelings observable amongst the
Mexican population different points the Rio Granlc
1t seems that species OF moral barometer exists there. #
We take the trouble 10 study their character On the
eve o great event, (hc battle oi Monterey tor
ample) considerable falling oil IN the numbers OF Mex
leans seeking employment takes place Al each new
success OF lhr American nrns, the applications or service
felnube. With the donuhcailons al the Mexican gov
mnen staring them III the face the, are afraid work
ar the invaders; but Time rolls on and our conqucsts
seem 10 he consolidated their confidence returns and
they are ANXIOUS To rin us heart and hand
MoNrInI,.-MaJ1r Butler was in Monterey the
I'D ut AT the time Gen. laylo WAS rncaInpcd horc
Col Harvey was IN that city his way 10 Slltillo--
Every thing seemed satisfactory. regarding the conduc, OF
the inhabitants. as Ia peace and tranquility Ono rcg
mcni II Is presumed, will be sufficient 10 form It's garr
sou.
M,ncu OF 'rnooPs Son his way from Monterey
10 lamargo. MAJOR Butler mel the Kentucky mounted
rlemrn. with Gen. Marshall at their head and one of
the Ono rcgnnrns-bolh corps on their way to the for
mer pla'e
GESlnn. Scorr-On The Isl INST. on his way down
the RIO Gnndc DAYS distance in,m Camago. General
Scott was met proceeding upward. the steamboat
Corvette.
Al alaamoros, Point Isabel and ,rasos, things were
III siaiuquo
The remains Of the following officers were brough,
over on the Alabama
Col. Watson Baltimore Regiment.
Capt. Isaac Holmes, Georgia Regiment
Capt. Rdgly, Flying Artillery.
Capt. Gillespie, Texas Regiment
Lieut.. Graham. Infantry.
Mr. Thomas Texas Rangers.
Mr. Person Texas Rangers
PAssESGERs-Gcncrh Jossnp Quarter Master Gen- |
era and suite; Mayors Butler Boyd and Coms,ock; Cap
talns Long aud Ioyc; Lieut.. Armstrong; Mcssrs. II
NcQncen. Mills Clark aud Robinson and 30 sick and
the committee from Baltimore conduct thliior the
mains of Col. Watson Capt. Rldgey and Lieut.. Ora
ham. Lieut.. Boyle. of the Baltimore battalion died on
the morning o Gih inst. board the Alabama while
coming up the rlycr
IAmPico-Wc are very much indebted To tn, gentle. !
man who has kindly placed our disposal the
following items oi intelligence from Iamplco. In a let |
ter dated IImplco, 10Th ult, the writer states that
port current that a body Of ,O American troops had
taken quiet possession Of Victoria, the capital Of the de
pariInrn Indeed the whole oi the inhabitants Of Fam
pas prepared 10 throw Oh the yoke OF the centrll
Government, provided the United States will guarantee
them permanent protection. letter has been received
there dated San Luis de Potsi, the 23d November
which stated Santa Annals force that time did OK
coed 1000 mcn-thls Was from m,st reliable source
but the date OF the letter is rather distant. Col Rely.
aud Gems. Qultman and Pillow, were rapidly advancing
on Victoria The 500 mon above alluded To, are no
doubt part ofile force of Col Rely.
S.LTnLo,- MAJOR Butler passed through Salo on
his way hlthcr Here he found General Butler whose
severe wound in the lev sowl, healing. II will be-
asatlslacIion To his friends learn that he is
again able 10 mount his HORSE and III very short time
Will be, in all respects. "hnsolf again The two Gen
erals, Butler and Worth, of opinion that Santa
Anna astuic To risk himself IN field fight; he
would patiently await the unfolding the chapter Of
dents behind the iortlclons OF San Luis de Potos
iessedly. even by our own typographical engineer
Officers, the strongest place Mexico after San Juan dc
| lIoa.
Among our Texas exchanges is the New Era" a
strong Locpfco concern, published at Ausn-in the last
number OF which observe elaborate and violent as
sau upon Mr. Polk based upon The proceedings Of Ger