The Evansville journal., 1847-03-25
From the New Orleans Commercial Times, Sa
urday Morning, March 18Th. -.-.
BRASOS SANTIAGO, Texss, !
Niohf nj IN d,b March

urday Morning, Mafch l5ln.
BRASOS SANTIAGO. Texss.
Night OF The 4th March, '47.S
Great anxiety has prevailed al this place
for these two days past, 10 receive intel,
Iigence from The Army. Nothing official
has come 10 hand but various rumors have
arrived leaving greater mystery as TO the
uue condition OF General Taylor and his for
ces, that has occurred at any period since
The war. The country above is, doubtless,
swarmed with Mexican iroops, cutting off all
communication with our lower deposs.
The fancheros and others are focking to The
Mexican standard.
The following intelligence has just arrived
here, and make memorandum of the con-
versalion Of The individual for il is verbal
and brought from source that | believe
will prove tue whenit is properly analyzed
| by iDfoImalom which we must doubtless
| shortly receive.
The battle commenced on the night Of
The :!3d near SalilIo. 1t continued for two
days. The Mexicans had no artillery, their
force being composed alone OF cavalry and
infantry, numbering twenty thousand men,
with division ofsix thousand men in rear
Santa Anna commanding in person.
Gen. Tay Ior's force numbered, when the
battle commenced, near FIVE thousand men,
composed of Infantry, Dragons, and is
pieces OF Light Artillery, and was making
his retreat TO Monterey. He has lost about
Two thousand men. The Mexican loss is
ahou, four thousand FIVE bundled. General
Tay or was in hopes that he would be able 10
retain his position which is about three
miles from Sallillo, at Mill Pond, where he
possesses some natufsl delences.
Gen. Marshall had set out from Monterey
with large escort, carrying forty wagons
ammunition and two lS-pounders. 1t is
generally belived that he will be able 10 join
Gen. Taylor in time TO afford relief.
The general opinion amongst the Mexicans
at Camargo and Matamoras, as expressed,
indicates that Santa Anna has been badly
whipped.
Col Morgan was morially wounded, and
his command entirely cut up at Seralvo, and
other points along The line Of observation, ex
tending from the latter place TO Mier.*
A
had heen captured by the Mexicans. They
Murdered all the teamsters and the escort Of
twenty five men. They have also captured a
raIn of sixty wagons, though nothing definite
as to the disposal ot teamster and escort The,
have likewise captured a hundred pack mules
loaded with Suffers goods.
Gen. Urea is marching on to attack Matamo
ros with about four thousand men.
81 am in hopes that it will be found he wa.
only slighteIy wounded and his commanc
dispersed.
. Extract from article in the Matamoros Fla!
OF March 3rd
Our town has been thrown into the mos
intense excitement by The reports constant.
: reaching here relative TO the perilous stua
i ton of Gen. Tay ylot's division ofihe army
= = They are so vague and confused that WI
II hardly know how 10 commence an abstrac
:, even. That a battle has been fought. n
one here can doubt for moment, bul how
q q has resulted, or what dangers impend on h
line of the Rio Grande, is enveloped in th
most perplexing uncertainty. We give, how