The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-01
REPORT or ANOTHER BATTLE.


Las # 1900 asn # fhs q. States Army-Foar
or Fire Tboasand AexieaRs A'in.
The schooner Cinderella, whieh arriy.
ell II New Orleans on the 18th, brought
advices from Santiago to the 9Th Of March
The n. %. Tropic gives the following
deeply interesting intelligence, from the
reports of passenger in the Cinderella.
The reporter says That an express r.
der. Texan. had arrived at Monterey.
from Gen. Taylor's camp N Riacunada
Pass, bringing intelligence that the Mex
iran army, 10000 strong, had made iIs
appearance at Aguaneuva, the encamp-
ment Of t:cn. Taylor, about twenty miles
distant from Saliillo, on the 20lh Of Feb
lruary, nj which place there was a slight
skirmish, when Gen. Taylor with his for
res, about 5000 effective men, fell back
|uuon SalnIlo. On the following day a
severe engagement took place, in which
Gen. Taylor is reported 10 have suffered
severely, having lost, according to report,
about 1000 men. The conflict took place
in the streets OF the city, and among those
who arc reported 10 have suffered, Col.
Morgan OF the Ohio regiment is said 10
have been mor,aIly wounded.
General Taylor, it is further reported
, had sent his baggage and provision train
towards Monterey aud covered its retreat
, by falling upon the Rinconada Pass, where
i: he had fortified himself, At this poln
, he was again attacked. and after bloody
, engagement the enemy were repuIsed.-
4 The loss Of the Mexlcans IN this engage
i meni and At Saliillo, is reported TO amour
to four or five thousand men.
= The best informed men among the Mex
4, leans ut Matamoras were greatly dlspIrlt
. ed, because Of their belief that Santa An
i. ma had suffered immensely from the re
cent conflicts, and had been thrown nor
= de conI5ai.
/. The Commercial Times publishes III
# following letter from ]. G. Tod, OF tn
|. ouar,er.master Generals Department
is exas. which contains, as he says, moth
l. ing but rumors:
e, Brazos Santiago, Texas,
4 Nicht Of the 18th of March, 1917. y
5. Gret anxiety has prevailed at this piac
for these two days past, to receive u
I,elligenee from the Army. Nothing oil
N cial has come 10 hand, but various rumol
have arrived, leaving a greater mystery
IN ~ the ,rpe condition of General Taylt
i. and his forces, than has occurred at an
IT. period since the war.
n. The following intelligence has just a
is rived here, and make a memorandum
" The conversation of the individual, Tor
It il verbal, and brought from source III
believe will prove true, when it is pr"
rs. erlv analvzed by information which v
n. must doubtless shortly receive.
he The battle commenced on the night
sr. the 23d, near SaltiIlo. 1t continued
NJ two DAYS. The Mexicans had no arillI
to ~, their force being composed alone
he cavalry and infantry. numbering TWEEN
mr. ,housand men, with division oil SIX tho
sand men in their rear, Santa Anna col
,ss manding in person.
;lh General iayior's force numbered VIII
of the battle commenced, near five thousa
sss men, composed of Infantry, Dragon
Sd and eighteen pieces of ligh, artillery, a
to he was making his retreat towards Nc
md terey. He has lost about two thouss
10 men. The Mexican loss is about Il
The thousand five huudred men. Gen i;
IN. Tor was in hopes that he would be able
adj retain his position, which is about IN
h,t niles from Saltillo at a Mill Pond, VIII
his he possesses some natural deienees.
Gen. Marshall had set out from M
has ,erey with a large escort, carrying .h 10
/ i, wagons OF ammunition and two eight
mo. Founders. 1t is generally believed
Bra. he will be able to j"in General Taylor
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