The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07
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Fsoa the N. c. Times of fAe 26th. Official Despatehes.
LATEST FROM CEN. TAYLOf

LA IESl F ROA NTkN. l A1LOh@
 lrrtraL of Liem. Craiendea, .4id-de- Camp.
 with Despaiches from Gen. Tayfor-
 Retreat of the .herican .1rmy-Fu-ther
 Pari,eulars of tle Battle of B,send Fisia
 Pour .Nericaa Generals said 10 be kii- ied-.4mpudia, Ortega. .Minon and .Heiia
 --SaHta .1HRa coanded-GeR. Saias
 made prisoner Communication reopen ed-Detedf of Urrea, eic., etc.
 By the arrival here, yesterday, of the schooner Soufhcrner, Capt Goodspeed, from Brazos the l9th inst, we have important news from ilie Army aad along the line of operations from the advanced part beyond Saltillo at the mouth of lhe Rio Grands. Lieut.. Crittenden, Aid-de-camp to Gen. Tavlor, and Mai. Coffee, Paymasier's De- pertinent, arrived on the SoHtderaer, with despatches for the General Government. We had about five minutes conversation with the former, and learned that he left the head quarters of Gen. Taylor at Agua Nueva which place was again re-occupied by our troops) on the ,passng through Monterey on ,he 9th inst. Santa Anna, with his force, bad eutIrely disappeared, reireating toward San Luis Potosi, and probably no, intending to stop by the way. The Mexican Infantry, as anticipated had disbanded through want. Lieut. Criltenden states that, on the way hilhcr, the escort that accompanied him met q report of urrea's force, composed of l500 men. at Ceralvo. 4 fight ensued between the escort of l50 men, under the command of Maj. Giddings, and the Mexicans; the lat 4 ,F.. Ga lxr about fifteen men in the skirmish. Particu- lars of thls affair will be found Tn our cor respondence below.
 OUR LossAr BuENA VisrA-We learn from the same source. that our total loss at Baena Vista, was 750, of which number, ilaefe were 3U0 killed. f'he tfexIrIus have been so crippled in this encounter, that they have completely abandoned the field for the moment, and things in the interior are rapid- Iy beginning to assume the aspect of the sfdiu quo before Santa Annals advance from San Luis de Poios,
 MEXICAN GENERAL OFFicERs.-We learn from our letters, that Generals Ampudia, Ortega, Minou, and Mejia are among the slain; and Gen. Salas, the man who supplan- ted Pare,les in the Government, is prisoner We doubt the authenticity of the latte, fact, as onr last dates from the city of Mexico, announced Salas as having replaced Gomez Farlas, as the head of the executive, nl iR- tcriRi.
 We arc happy 10 find that the communi- catsous are again opened. Gen. Taylor had resumed his old quarters at Agua Nueya, after following back on the Rancho of Buena Vista, the scene of the new page of glory for the Republic.
 SANTA ANNA's ALARM.---Aiter the battle of The 22d and 23d, news, it Is said, reached Santa Anna, that Gen Patterson was ad- vaHcing from Tsmpico, 10 attack San Luis. This was opportune for him 10 save his credit, aud gave him pretexl to retrea, on the latter place, ostensibly for is protection, but really because he could not keep the beaten remains of his army together The scouts attached 10 Gen. TayloI's army fol- lowed the Mexicans in their retreat forty miles, and represented them to be in mos, pit;ahle state oi destitution.
 SALTILLo.-The moral effect of the vic tory at Buena Vista Is already visible The former Mexican Governor of Saltillo, had sent written reqnes; 10 Col. Warren, Com mandant there, 10 be allowed to return 10 the city, 10 assist in maintaining order, pro- missing al the same time, to comply with what requisions might, ia the course of af- fairs be made on him. The Governor sta- ted that American commissioners were in the city of Mexico, negotiating for an hon. orable peace between the two republics His request was immediately granted, and