New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-18
From the Army.

The New Orleans papers containing the details
Of the news from the Army. which we published
By Telegraph in Friday morning Tribune reached
this city Saturday afternoon. We clip the follow
ing from the Delta
LATEST IRON MFXIco.-Wm. J. Berry who LETT
Monterey on the 23i ut furnishes us with the follow
ing memoranda.
An fea OF sn immediate engagement has passed over,
and Il would now that santa Anna Is only 10 be
met At San Luis P0tssi-where II seems ne means 10
stand the hazard of the die
Gen. Taylor we had been previously advised coun-
terinarched when his route 10 Victoria and was sp
preaching SslulO when he met Col May and his squad
ron who hae pushed in advance OF him, returning 10
Monterey Col May having informed him OF the actual
and existing Of things al ssuohe returned and re-
commenced his march Tor Victoria. Il turns out that
the alarm originated thus Gen. Worth intercepted
letter from the Governor Of New Leon 70 Paruzan Mex
lean General, whose name our informant could not re-
collect telling him 10 advance and attack caluAo on
certain day and that be bad so arranged taat tne Mex
lean inhabitants would rise Join them, and defeat the
American forces.
Add 10 this large cavalry force reported on the
advance from san Luis Potos With reference 70 The
ettrr-Gen Worth enclosed 20 the author telling MIN
that ii again detected any such proceeding he would
De shot The cavalry advance turned out 10 BE- as our
Monterey correspondent guessed they were, foragios
party-pre,fy numerous to De sere-nothing more
The forces in Sstllo. have, however, been consid-
eraby strengthened The Kentucky and Ohio regi-
menls under Gen. Butler, have marched on there ;
and the Kentucky cavalry were 10 march Tor that
poin, on tie sd ut Monterey too, under command
of Col Garland Is considerably enforced. Our nior
rnsnt met between there and Csmsrgo the two Indiana
regiments the Kentucky mounted cavalry, and about
seven hundred Of the recently enlisted regulars Col
Morgan Of the second regiment Of Ohio volunteers no
has command 81 Csmargs 10 actively engaged IN ioru
/ tying the place.
The Georgia, and Mississippi and Tennessee infantry
are IN Victoria There no truth ~ the report tnaI
Mexican force was stationed there
Since we wrote the above we have converted win
military gentleman, who came passenger IN the Aaoa
ma and whose Of correct Information were me
very best. lie informs Us that Gen Wool, with MI
forces as On ro1aS Join Gen Worth On addition
the achievements mentioned above and that ne was
when asst heard from. within ieH miles Of Salto.-
Gen Scott was on his way 10 the head quarters Of Gen
TAYLOR which would be al Victoria
Our reliable nforman,s information still farther dls
spstes Al apprehension OF santa Anna assuming OF
fensive position de now holds the key 70 Southern
Mexico; he deems al the forces he possibly con
centrate there necessary 10 retain H. and wiz only
render /; to greatly superior force. The strength 0
hs own army At San Luis Potosi BY the way is greatly
exaggerated IL does positively not exceed 10000 mel
al told and those poorly provisoned, and having Il
their possession scsnty supply Of arms and ammu
! milton.
He reckous however among his officers Of high
" military scientific stainr,ents-Ensish, German an'
french. The place he will Of course. have fortified
the best possible he, therefore, coolly wrap
himself Up in the cloak Of security, Ct least from III
present well knowing that we have no force now wes
Of the Rio GTsads fsoua which hs se0s ~ attack