Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-02-04
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battle at SGLsiiIo--C May Gtfdcked ans
!. his rear guard taken pTisoners-7h .MeS-
lean Force estimated at SO, OOO-Run'Ore't
acceptance By .NerieO Of the offer Of negO-
citation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l-5P P. NJ.
The brig Georgiana, from Tampico 18th inst
arrived at New Orleans 22d inst Col. Kinney
arrived at Tampico on the 18th direct from
Victoria with dispatches from Gen. Taylor to
Gen. Shields, to suspend operations for the
present. He entered Victoria with Gen. Quit
mau on the 9th. Gen. Quitman drove the
Mexicans before him the last thirty or forty
miles before entering Victoria. Tbs Mexicans
were very reluctant to give up the place. but
went out on one side as Quitman entered the
other. Gen. Quitman having no cavalry, could
not pursue them. Col. Kinney parted with
Gen. Tayler at Montemoralss and pushed on
with Gen. Quitman to Victoria, and thence al
one to Tampico:
There was no reason to suppose that Gen Full
Ter and Con. Worth had moved from Saltiilo.
though il was SO reported. The Mexican ar
nv, it was believed, was not far off The Mex
lean soldiers seen in the neighborhood Of Sal.
| tillo are now supposed to have been advanced
parties of some fifteen hundred or two thousand
men kept in possession OF this side of the des-
sert between Saltilo and San Luis, 10 destroy
the water tanks in case the American Army
should move in force in the direction Of San
,3,,t liz: Aoo IF ont
attack being contemplated upon Gen. Worth or
Gen, Wool, the object Of the MeXlcans being
to keep watch upon the American forces, to
retreat before any adyance--and cut off supplies
Of water.
Col. Kinney brought rumor to Tamplco
that fifteen thousand Mexicans were 10 attack
Satillo on the 9th, and verbal news was bro't
by the Georgians to New Orleans to the effect
that Santa Anna had placed himself between
Taylor and Worth with thirty.fve thousand
men, and general action was Immediately
expected This is probably mere repetition
! of rumors before received by the way OF Mat
| amoras. Private letters express very little
! doubt oflarse Mexican forces, mostly cavalry,
being at lula, at the last dates uader Gen. VAL
encia, Gems. Urea, Romero and Fernandez
were also reported in that vicinity.
On the 1st Janusry, Gen. Taylor sent for
ward Col May te examine the mountain passes
between Montemorales anu Labradores. On
his return he took another pass leading to Lima
res. and was attacked by large b"dy OF the
enemy, and his rear guard cut off, by rolling
stones into the pass. which was scarcely wide
enough for single horseman. Col, May man
aged to get through with the main body OF his
force, and reached spot where he was enabled
to dismount and return to succor the rear guard.
But il was too late, as The enemy had retreated
with their prisoners. Atenetime Mays drag
oons were almost at the mercy of the enemy,
had the latter discharged their pieces with ac-
curacy-for the position they occupied was di-
recly over the heads Of our troops. Col. Mays
loss had not been ascertained nor whether he
had any men killed. There can be no doubt
however, that some of our men have fallen. 81
Gems. Taylor, Twiggs, Patterson and Pillow.
were at Victoria with large force Gem
ISheldswiths six hundred and fifty men, marched
from Tampico on the 10th toward Atlanta,
with the supposed Intention of opening CON-
munications with Gen, Taylor at Victoria
From two to three thousand Mexican troops
were between Tampico and Victoria, with
which il was supposed Shields might have an
I engagement The force remaining at Tampico
numbered $50 men. The Tampico market was
amply supplied with American merchandise.
Col. Kinney states that the Mexican force at
San Luis amounts to thirty thousand men and he
estimates their entire force in the field at fifty
thousand men ; the capture of Tampico he says
has created great excitement inthe country
Butler, Worth and Wool. had at Saltillo, eight
thouslnd men considered the flower ofthe army.
Col. Kinney speaks confidently Of our success
in case Of an engagement at Saltillo. Gems.
Taylor and Patterson, with six thousand men,
are al Victoria, waiting orders from Gen. Scott
-.s WAsHINGToN, Jan. 81.
II is rumorcd that the Mexican Congress had
accepted the United States proposition for
! neaca and arthoI i1pd the appoirtment of neac .