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<FRoM TIRE NEW ORLEANS rIMss.)
II FROM THE ARMY.

\'No" TIRE NEW ORLEANS TIMES.)
LA EST FROM THE ARMY.
'epo' q Santa .anna's adrance eontradicted.-
1'''"" y General Taylor to,cmd Yictoria.-
"u"'o" ~ Jorccs uader Generals Uorth and
Wooi, Sc. Sc. Wv"
ny the arrival here yesterday of the U. s Trans
port Steamer Alabama, Capt W;ndo IL 10
BIasos on the Sd Instant we have M"ion i1:'
gence from the several divisions Of m.
late date. "y up 10
1t appears that the reports which have h.o, 3.
circulation regarding the advance of Santa Am. ~
Sauilo have been entirely premature, and the 81.
ment that was published of his being, at the a..
OF our last adviccs from that place, within tho
days march of it, is entirely without foundation.
Ihere was, however, some cause for the rumur of
which The following are the particulars:
General Worth on the l6the ultimo received In.
formation from two scouts that the Mexican Gener
aln chief had left San Luis Potosi, the head of
a body of $4,000 cavalry, with the intention TO fall
on the American division at Satllo, which he i'm
agined he could easily crush. After this, he pro-
posed attacking General Wool, and if similar sue
cess attended him, TO repair to Monterey and can
ture or destroy the magazines and public stores
which lay there. Gen. Worth without attaching
more Importance to the report than il seemed to
merit, forthwith dispatched expresses to Generals
Taylor, Wool and Butler, acquantng them with
what he had heard, leaving it entirely to them to
act in the premises.
An express overlook Gen. Taylor short distance
from Monterey, on the route to Victoria He Inn
medlaiely returned TO his old encamping ground
near Monterey, with the whole of his division. and
then waited further adviccs. After remaining three
days, during which he received information of tho
| lmprobablllty of the report of Santa Annals ad-
vance ON Satillo. he again took up the line of march,
and proceeded onward to Victoria. Meanwhile
Zen. Wool, who had been informed of the rumor
current at Saitlllo, called in all his detached COM
mands, and at the head of his DIVISION 5000 strong
quilted Parras on the 18th ultimo and by arrange,
menls, previously made, was TO enter SaltiIlo on
.ne Eod AT iartfest, pushing forward with all prac
ticable speed. f'N~
General Butler had previously reached S,lti,ro
from Monterey During this time the intelligence
OF the reported advance of Santa Anna had reached
other more distant points Of the line Of occupation
and troops, already under orders to march toward
monterey, fastened their progress onward
1t appears that Generals Taylor and Worth. ON
mature reflection, readily discovered the mproba-
bllity OF the report of Santa Annals advance on.
and near proximity to Saltillo from the following
facts:
LIST. The distance between San Luis de Potosi
and SalIllo was too great to admit of the possbli
ty of the march Of SO large a BODY as rs. DOC men
without timely notice being afforded to the Ameri-
can General TO prepare for his reception 2dy
L ne ground between the two cities is extremely
pare vi verdure, or other means of subsistence for
man and beast-9O miles of which, as is we'll
known, being arid desert, Invested of fountains
running streams, or any other source of water be-
sides aifording not the the least chance of getting
food or fodder, being almost uninhabited through.
out its wide extent.
The report of the Mexican scouts, however, is
said have been corroborated, by information recev-
ed at Saltilo, in letter from an ENGLISH merchant
at San Luis de Potosi, who stated that Santa Anna
had positively left that city, at the head of a nu-
merous body or cavalry. Even now in these parts
OF Mexico, occupied by troops, it is admitted
that Santa Anna Is out with considerable mount
ed force, but with objects far different from those
| attributed to him by the scouts.
1t was stated in the letter above alluded to. that
the Mexicans' intentions were to hurry forward.
and occupy the only practicable pass in the noun
tains, lying between the divisions of Generals
Worth and Wool, thus interceptng their commune
cations After realizing his anticipated success a.
ganst them, by cutting them up in detail, he was
then To advance on Monterey, SIC. Sc These an
nouncements are now proved to be premature, and
things are proceeding in their former train accele-
raled little by the alarm which has just subsidized.
For much OF the above information we are in
debted to Major Butler, Ga passenger by the Alala
MAJ Paymaster U. S. Army, attached to the diyi
sion of General Wool, who visits this CITY on busi
ness, which will detain him about week. when
he returns to head quarters. Major b. left Parras
on the 18th ult. where Gen. WOODS division then
lay.
tiidt tGOOpS were In excellent health
ard spirits, no casualty of moment having occurred
for some time. The inhabitants of the country
which the troops had traversed from San Antonio
had manifested the greatest good feeling toward tho
Americans; not symptom of that hostility which
the population of the valley of the Rio Grande had
so frequently exhibited, had been observed
Observation-Disclosures Butler was in Monterey on
the 23d ult. at the time Gen. Taylor was encamp-
cd there. Col. Harvey was in that city, on his
way to Saltlio. Every thing seemed satisfactory,
regarding the conduct of inhabitants, as to peace
and tranquility. One regiment, it is presumed,
will be sufficient 10 form its garrison
MARCH OF TROOPS, Stc.--On his way from
Monterey to Camargo, Major Butler met the Ken,
lucky mounted r1emen, with General Marshall at
their head, and one of the Ohio regments-both
corps on their way to the former place
GENERAL ScoTr.-On the LIST inst, on his way
down the Rio Grande, days distance from Ca
margo, Gen. Scott was met proceeding upward, on
the steamboat Corvette.
At Matamoras, Point Isabel and Brazos thinps
We're in stdtu quo.
The remains of the following officers were
brought on the Alabama
Col. Watson, Baltimore Regiment.
Capt. Isaac Holmes, Georgia Regiment
Capt. Ridgely, Flying Artillery
Capt. Gillespie, Texas Regiment
Lieut.. Graham, Infantry.
Mr.. Thomas, Texas Rangers
Mr.. Person, Texas Rangers
The Legislature of New jersey met on Tues-
day. DIR. Evans, Wing, was elected speaker of
the House, and j. G. Smal!wood, Whg president
of the Senate. The Hon. j. w. Miller, Wing,
will be reelected to the u S Senate without on