The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-04-10

Slimpottant information In relation 20 ne 90
fence of che city,
|, The Princeton has gone onto Pensaco'a
where she will remain short time and the'
proceed to Philadelphia forrepairs, She ha'
on board Com. Conner and Col. Totem chie
Of the Engineer corps, who 10 the bearer O
dispatches to the Government from Genera
Scott. AAs
During the norther on the 26th, nearly thirty
merchant vessels were driven ashore at sncr''
ficios, and il was supposed the greater number
of them would be lost. ga
The following letter which we receiyed
from Lieut.. Col McClung, will be read with
much interest by the numerous friends Of that
distinguished oilicer:- Hicksbug Wsig.
MoNrEREy March 1, l847.
A. II. ARTHUR, ESQ: &
nv Dear SRI had written you long let
ter giving such description of the battle
near Saltillo as reached US within the first
four Or FIVE days after il was fought. But the
express did not leaveas he had intended Gin
consequence of the general insurrection be-
tween here and Camargo,) and in the mean-
time better information has reached us by
which see had committed many inaccura-
cies. / therefore suppress the letter and
merely send you the list Of killed and wound
ed in our regiment. It's very severe and the
long roll Of deaths Isend you gives me 4. keen
pang. Many of them were gallant young
men; in the first bloom Of youth, and the close
of their brief career will wrap many bright
circle in gloom. OF the wounded know no.
thing farther than is told by list, exceptin re-
lation to Col. Davis and Capt. Sharp. Davis
is struck on the bottom Of the foot-painful
but no, dangerous. Sharp through the. hips,
very severely. The regiment has sustained
to high reputation, and is landed on all sides
With enthusiasm, hear Col. Davis mentions
ID as having displayed much gallantry also
Capt. Downing arrived here just as the news
cached us of the advance of the Mexicans;
le hurried off Immediately and I hope arrived
n time to participate inthat glorious fieid.--
Japt. Willis was here also slowly recoveringl
rom violent attack. Of Pneumonia, in which /
lis life was almoat despaired Of. He sci off
1 once, though fear his feebleness compell-d
d him to get in the wagon train in which
vent It is doubtfulif he arrives in time.
Santa Annals army it's said, has almost
otally dispersed fol want Of provisions. He
represented as having flung upin utter des-
air, declaring it to be entirely impossible to
AIRY on the war any longer without money
[e has displayed much ability, think under
lie difficulties Of his position. Old Zack has
ade q ten strike.n II was thought be was
lelved with nothing to do on this frontier and
ct you see he has gained the most glorious
Glory which ever crowned the American
ms. Critics will probably say that he ought
't to have fought up there but should have fall
n back upon Monterey, where be would have
zen stronger 10 numbers, in position, and
rnvr his resources, until sufficiently rein
reed to advance decisively into the country,
it think the generous hearts Of his coun-
ymen will unite with Inc in hurrah for /,
e stout-hearted old soldier--the Blacher Of
merica-who gave such battle, and for
9 gallant boys who won H.. Il
am slowly recovering though still unable ,
set up. Your friend. II
ALEX. X. MccLUNG.