The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-25
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

.1I'E ARMY MTELLlGENCE.W AK
The southern boat Of this evening brings us the three
mails which are due from New Orleans We find In the
papers only the following items Of intelligence from Mex
leo and from the army: ssfrt aal ~ - sfsF.
From the ~ O. Commercial Times.
Later from Brasos. saf gl
The United States steamship Eudora, Capt. Wilcox.
arrived here last evening, from BFnsOs, which port she
left on the 18th inst She brought over as passenger Mr.
o. Hammond, bearer of dispatches from Gen. Scott TO
Washington.
There was no news al the Brasos from the army. Gen
Scott was there on the 10Th in and would remain few
days, when il expected he would leave for Tampico
Victoria. He had sent express TO Gen. Taylor in
forming the latter that he would meet him Ut Iampc0 or
Victoria II previously known which OF these
two places indicated the express had not return
ed when the Eudora sailed A'gg sSf
The subjoned letter addressed to the editor Of tho
Flag, and published the sh instant Our readers will
Judge for themselves as to the consctness Of the writer's
coDJectures s By sla +, 81 syN .4aI
"CAMARoo, Jan. ., 1877.
"DEAR FRIEND: came down from Monterey yestes-
day with Col. Croghan who il en- route to Austin, Tex
authorized to raise regiment Of Texan rangers 10
serve during the war From the most authentic infoma
strongly in the belief that battle fought yesterday
two leagues this side OF Victoria, between Gen Quit
man. with 1900 volunteers, and Gen. Urea, with 1900
regular troops Col Croghan is not inclined to credit the
report but consider the authority pretty good having
convcrsed with the Mexican who brought the express to
Msr General asyor is some six days in hs rear q
should IND things too warm for comfort he fall back
Gen. Taylor. and their united forces repel any
ho having been reinforced by three regiments Of voun
teers from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Gen. Wool is
in camp fifteen miles from Salto, the road to San
expedent reinforce Urea (by the lula pass) with large
force. Mexicans inform me that such is Santa Annals
intention, thinking to draw Generals Worth and Wool
from Satlo, when he would Immediately occupy that
place Fifteen hundred ancers towering around
General WOODS encampment, waiting favorable oppor
tunity to strike.
Our troops still continue to suffer from chs and fc-
General Scott is here, in Camargo but returns again
TO your city suppose he will proceed from
"lf anything occurs worthy of note, will write you
o. ' ' "JACK R. EvERITT.n
TEXAN PRIsoNER-Mr Gillespie, released lately by
Santa Anna at San Luis, las just returned Matamoros
Mr. Gillespie was captured at China on the 10th of Sep
TENDER last and taken to San Luis in advance of
the retreating Mexicans from Monterey Upon his
rival in San Luis, he, with other prisoners put in
prison. and renamed confinement until released by
order of Santa Anna.
The number Of troops at San Luis Mr. Gillespie states
TO be 81 900 ut the time Of his departure, with add-
tional force of 10000 somewhere in the vicinity. This
large force under constant drill and many foreign
officers were said to be engaged in the service Great
and the most perfect subordnatlon prevailed
From the N. o. Picay,ne, January IT.
From TanplcO.
The brig Prairie, Captain Clark arrived Yesterday from
Tampico, having sailed thence on the 9Th nstant--tw0
or three days only later than our former advices.
c0ndueta of specie shortly expected at Tampico
from the interior 1t supposed to be money Eng.
lish account
Since General Shields has been in command at Tampi-
co he has Invested the former municipal authorities of
their control the town. and vested their powers in
who to look after the safety of prop
erty, &C. Mr. p B. Taylor, of New Orleans, has been
appointed one of these commissioner Gen. Shields is
said to have conciliaed to great extent the respect
and esteem Of all classes at Tampco since assuming the
Of the city.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Important from Mexico.
Demand for eight millions of dollars by Santa Anma
Confscation Of church property contemplated Threat
ened decentralization, &c. re-
New YoRK, Jan. "a, sp. m.
The New York Sun has received Mexican dates via
Havana, considerably later than any before received An
express had arrived at the city of Mexico from Santa
Anna, demanding of the Congress eight millions of dol
ars and asserting that If he did not receive it the country
would be inevitably lost.
The Mexican Congress was in secret session at the
Attest dates, and general confscation Of tho church
property contemplated for the purpose of raising the
necessary funds The clergy represented to be vio
emily opposed to the confscaon, and that they are
to excommuncae not only the Congress- but
he government and the army.