The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-26
REPORTED BATTLE
BETWEEN
GEN. TAYLOR s. SANTA ANNA,
-Four Thousand AIrr'cans and Tjcc
Thousand AmCricans KiHed!

thousand HmCricanS Killed!
The steamer "Santa Fe" arrived Of this rIacr
Yesterday Afternoon, bringing ST. Louis dates ~
'he ~ INST. We have rrrei,ed Republican
wh'ch cont ans copipus extracts from New Or.
ieai' papers relative 10 the reported battle said
'r have taken place between Taylor and Santa
Anna near SsItIlo. on the 22j and % ultimo
We have carefully read the different state rnents
ana mi them qnite unsatisfactory as to the au.
thent'clly Of the reported engagcm,n, between
the two armies yet, as Santa Anna is known 10
have been in the vicinity Of TAYLOR about tia
time, and tbs news Of battle havin, taken
/. place being communicated To New Orleans bv
diierent channels, we are incn i to believe
that where there is much smoke there must c
some fire.
We publish the following from the New Or.
leans Picayunc, being the memoranda of DR..
Ihrv ho had just arrived from Camnrro On
his way 10 Washington as bearer Of dispatches.
The mcnoranda gives true statement Of affair.
forthc month Of February up 10 the time Of the
Dfs. d'piriure:
MEMORANDA OF DR. JARVIS.
LEFT Monterey on the morning of the
81 OF February, for MaiamorS4. At tina,
time no apprehension or expectation Of
the approach of Santa Anna towards Sal.
illo was entertained either by us or the
Mexicans, so Ear as we could learn by
'helatter. a large force of cavalry was
known. however, to be in front of Gen.
Taylor, which of course was made known
by their capture Of the detachment of Ar.
kansas and kentucky cavalry, advanced
beyond San Incarnation. The force of
cavalry on this side of the Sierra Madre,
under command of Gen. Urea, esiim ,,ed
at from six to eigh, thousand, was said
to be al Victoria, and part as far towards
Monterey as Mont Morales, when left
the former place. They were, in fact,
IN victoria at the time our troops march.
cd 10 that place in January last, and re.
,urned to lula as an advance brigade Of
Ten. teHi'man entered the town. They
were supposed to be acting as corps OF
observation. and belief was entertained
that they would seize the first favorable
opportunity 10 strike on our line Of com.
m"n'ea'ion between Camargo and Mon
icIey' and capture such trains as should
happen 10 be on the road a, the lime
Gen Taylor must have unprecedented
some intentions OF this kind, for on NV
arrival at Maiamoros found them for,i.
lying The plaza at t,al place, in conse-
quence OF orders just receive from Gen.
Taylor 10 guard agains, the sudden al
lack OF the whole OF past of this force.
! leli Camargo on the 25lh of Februa
~, TO return 10 Monterey, in company
WIN train of about seventy wagons, la.
den with supplies. and escorted by a
company Of kentucky cavalry, under
command OF Capt. Z. +. Marshall, and
detachment of 20 men belonging TO the
I'd Dragons. We had moi proceeded s
miles, when an order arrived for our re.
urn, IN consequence Of instructions Jus,
received by express, which passed us on
The road, directed to the quar,ermas,er at
Camarso, from the quariermas,er at Mon.
'erey, which were received from Col.
whiting, assistant quariermas,er general
= al the head quarters of Gen. Taylor, di.
reci'ng, ioi the future, that all trains be
stopped. as certain information had been
received Tia, large force Of the enemy's
cavalry, say 4 or 5000, was in or near
China, and that Caiderey,a was occupied
by them. ] hesc last particulars are con.
tanned IN hasty note from the quarter.
master al Monterey, dated February 23d,
and terminating il with the remark
''look out" With Col. Writings in.
s'ruclions also came the order of General
Taylor, dated Aqua Nueva, February 81,
The last one received up to the time of my
leaving Camargo, March I'd. This or
der is doubtless The despatch Of General
Taylor, calling for reinfmcemen,s, allu.
ded 10 by Capt. Montgomery in his note,
as mentioned TO him by Col. Whiting.
On the NOR ling Of the 9Th another
express arrived at Camargo from The
luartermasler at Monterey, stating, in
note, thai he had sen, Of one the day be.
fora. bu. spprshendej ,ha. he may have
been GU. Of. aud. Us he understood from
Col. Whiting. tina, there were impor,an,
dispatches from Gen. Taylor calling for
reinforce,nen,s, ho had sent another To
advise OF This fact.
Abou. Two O'Clock tia same day an.
other express arrived with note IRON
ID same oiiccr. dated Monterey. II
o'clock. A. NJ. February 23d, saying an
express had just arrived from ssliillo.