The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-01-05
Mems. o. s~TOnterey.

Il was our pleasure yesterday, to hold
a conversations Witii Dir. Wilson. OF Col.
Woods Texan Rangers. lie arrived
here on the steamsisip Alabama, on hIon-
day evening, and IS one Of the last per-
sons from Mon,ery-having left there on
the 25th nit. Sickness was ahating in
the camp, and the wounded, generally
speaking. were rapidly recovering. Gen.
Butter was among those whose couvaies-
cence was most slow. Gen Worth, with
about 1890 men. was at Saitillo, were he
found very comfortable quarters.
The number Of men fit for active duty
at Monterey at the present time IS about
5000. OF these, n regiment is quar-
tered in the city-ihe remainder are en-
eamped at the Walnut Springs.
From the representations which Dr..
Wilson makes to us, Gen. Taylor cannot
advance with his forces from Saliillo to
San Luis Po!osi. The Mexicans, in
their retreat, performed the march at a
great sacrifice oil life; the Americans can
not accomplish it-frst, became the enc
nav would let the water out Of the tanks,
and thus deprive them Of this necessary
clement ofexistenco; next, because they
lcoald fad no provisions on the way-a
distance of 259 miles-and, because i
would amount TO az almost E~absolute I'M
| possibility to convex the necessary forage
and provisions over the mountains in the
line indicated. Thare would seem TO be
10 probability, then, that a junction can
be formed with the two wings Of our ar
my at San Luis Po!osi-the Il march
ing from Tampico, the other from Monte
rey and Saltillo-which, report has been
saving, is to be the movement.
A report circulated along the Rio
Grande, that Santa Anna had challenged
Gen. Taylor, to meet him with 10000
men, in pitched battle, between San Luis
Po,osi and Sainlo. Rough and Ready"
replied, TIA! so soon as he could have l0,-
coo efficient men under his command, he
would meet him anywhere, whatever
raighi be The siength Of his forces.
A lew day before DIR. Wilson left Mon
tcrey, ali express arrived there from Gen.
Wool, al MoaeIova. lis no. his pres
cnt purpose TO join Ger Taylor. In
tais decision he Is guided By the instrue-
tons or advice OF the latter. Col. !iar-
ney and his dragons are al chihuahua,
into which they marched without firing q
gun. Indeed, they were cordially wei
coled and got from The authorities a de-
+ceni @blow out" into the bargaia.
The regular army at Monterey conduct
themselves with great order and r qua
ity: not so, always, with The volurte4s-
! They and the Mcxicans too often get into
difficulties, and homiciie les follow 0n
the day before Df. Wilson Jeff tie camp,
the body Of a member OF the Louisville
Legion was found in a position which
showed that he hal been violently murder
ed. His comrades buried him, and the
next day, thc DIR. heard when he reached
Camargo. they sailed ont and killed scs-
en- Mexicans. lie further heard. that for
this. Gen. Taylor had ordered them back
from the camp, with a strong rengina2nd,
either TO LanaTes or Ganiargo. The 4lh
regiment OF ~I:liiois volunteers, which had
marched from Csfiargo to afatamosas, OH
their way to i'ampico, were ordered
back, probably 10 take the place OF the
Kentucky Legion, or possibly to repel
some threatened attack on Camargo.-
Whatever the motive, they were, at least,
ordered to coaatermach from Mi;amoras.
The report at Monterey IS, that Gen. Am
pudia had bnen tried by a military court
At San Lais Potosi, Cor his conduct at
Monterey, and ordered to be shot.-N.
o. Delta.