The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-04-24
From the Brazos.

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/ From the Brazos.
| The United States transport schr
Harry Long, arrived yesterday from
the Brazos, whence shs sailed on thu
ed inst. We are deeply indebted te
Mr.. Mcfarland, who came passenger
ON the schooner, for a late number o.
the Matamoras Flag, and for accounts
Of the rumors in circulation on the Rie
Grande. o.; lgr5E .sq hes .ass.:.
There are again rumors Of an action
between the advance guard of General
Taylor and portion Of Urrea's forces.
The story is that Gen. Taylor, with
Nays dragons, Bragg's battery, and a
portion Of the Kentucky cavalry--
about 700 IN all--was on his return to-
wards Monterey, when he heard that
he was within two days march of Ur-
rea. He Immediately. gave pursuit,
and finally, with his advanced guard,
encountered the rear guard of General
Urea, An action ensued, and the ru
NOR goes on to say that it had lasted
seven hours, when courier left, whom
Gen. Taylor sent backto hasten up the
main body of his little command, and
then to push on to Col. Curtis and order
up his regiment. The courier is said
to have reported that couple OF hours
more fighting ould settle the business,
as Taylor was making great havoc a.
mong the Mexicans. ...ss, 4lae5
We give these rumors because they
were circulating freely on the Rio
Grande and among the Mexicans, who
believed them. On this acc ount, many
discreet Americans think an action has
taken place, and of course, if it be so,
Gen. Taylor has whipped the Mexicans.
There is no reasonable doubt of that
we presume. But we like to have bet
ter authority than flying Mexican ru-
inors on which to base statements of
the success OF our.arms. lspsgi
We make the following extracts from
the Flag of the 3lst ultimo: 5H r4 ri
AID AMI. CoMTo hT.--To the polite-.
ness Of an officer Of the army here we
are indebted for the perusal Of a letter
from an officer in camp at Buena Vista,
dated 18th instant. The letter assures
US that all was quist-that the wound
ed were niending fast, and gives the
soul-mspiring information that, accord
ing to instructions from Gen. Taylor
before leaving, upwards Of forty mule
loads Of provisions had been sent from
our camp to lncarnacion, for the use of
the wounded Mexicans who were in the
hospital there, and starving fron hun
ger. The humanity of such an act is
beyond all praise. Great as is the glory
which Gen. Taylor has acquired by a
succession of splendid victories over
the Mexicans, all he has gained in this
way sinks into insigniicance compared
with the humanity which he has always
shown to fallen enemy. Next to,
Washington, his deeds will shine the
brightest on the pages Of his ceuntry's|
history. bgc .aai tge l43aais a1. |
ARRIyAL.--Eight companies of vol
unteers arrived here yesterday about
noon, having marched from the Brazos.
-Four Of the companies are the balance
Of the North Carolina regiment, who
proceed, we understand, to-day, for
Camargo, where they will join the rest
of their regiment. They are under the
command Of their Colonel, and general
" in good health and spirits. The
other four companies are Of the Mas
sachusetts regiment; they came out in
the, ship Remittance, 10 the, Brazos,
which vessel made the passage in ~
days. They are under the command
Of Lieut.. Col. Wright, who will remain
here in command Of this post, until the
arrival Of Col. Gushing, who is daily ex-
pected,s This makes six companies Of
The Massachusetts, regiment that have
arrived here, all in good health, and the
other four are hourly looked for.
"A vEro. The accidental federal lie.
yisIature Of Penn'a, has lately passed d
bill chartering a ne W bank in Erie co.,
called the '.Farmers' and Mechanics
Bank Gov. Skunk put the veto on il,
and sent IL back to them. Good. lt1
IS mere accident that the wings havs
the power to do mischief in Pennsylva-
MIA, and the veto was intended for such
occasions Pennsylvania has been
plundered quite enough by bank robbie.
lies. 2 Remember the United States
Bank of Pennsylvania. Statssmon.