The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-02

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large cypress. il here tina, hr't learned
Scotts letter informing the Old Rancheroor such the
Mexcans perss, in calling our commander-thaths had
What effect this may have others, cannot. at
this moment tell but must say, far az my own feel
ngs are concerned lad rather Gen Taylor had
entirely in command, to have ended tho work he has
made such glorious progress in
| DAG. 2Sth-When preparations were being made for
start this morning three horses and four mules were
found dead Having nothing to feed them on bu. new
in instooces they die in less than twenty four
hours Of the eckness One thing is peculiarly annoying
aud that u.s. the very best American horses the great
est sufferers The places OF tho dead horses sup
piled by reducing other teams and enabled to
reach Linares, some 10 miles, about o'clock. =.
Our visit to Lnares perfect windf to its citizens
Mules that would not command SO in the morning.
sold to the United States at night for much as $40
and so 1t is with every thing buy from the Mexicans
in all parts of this country From loaf bread up to
horse, they will demand double the amount from
American that hay do from native If the early part o!
visit to Lioares of benefit and pleasure
tois people the latter part Of it any thing but
agreeable to them. Gen Taylor had learned while at
| Monte Morales, that the government OF Mexico had
$4,000 in funds and quantity Tobacco and segns do.
posted in Lnares and he ordered of the assistant
quarter masters to demand and receive it, in the name
of the United states, from the misunderstanding the
to give him the right of taking public property if thing
else. But when the call made upon tho alcalde
s s The
Morales bad stated that the properly above mentioned
there h and that be given He confessed
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of the Mexican army with party of soldiers into
town after Captain Graham LETT it, and took it away
General TIA orders then for the acalde to obtain
thu money by some means, and hand it before IL
o'clock After great deal Of remembrance, he went
out and brought in $1,000 Of his money, end then
ss ySs s Gs sss fer
another for 5000, and till he got to sums of $40
and it was finally made handed over and hauled of
than those by the muctsd This day march sum.
med up Is miles.
Disc. 29h.-Msde early start this morning but got
on the wrong road, which caused to travel Is miles
when we could have reached the place by going
Dsc aOth.-A,rived at the hacienda Of Don Pedro At
O'Clock and took in corn and fodder for the night 1t
Wa rapds bt he h morning 10 make no step IN
cluded to stop for the day. and the soldiers
all dpeased to SEQ his tent pitched when they crossed
| the river.
DEC. o-This being the last day of the month and last
Of the year the regulations of the army make ncum
bent upon the commander to halt and muster the
Every person is inspected, and from musket down
brush and picker everything carefully examined and
any OF the accoutrsments old and unfit for service
they are turned in and new taken 1t is also pay
day and evory article that is missing from soldiers
| outfit is charged to him and deducted from his pay
Last night the signal fire, that has been kndod oppo-
site our encampment every night since we have been
the march blszed up high peak Of the mountain,
and had the moon given out so much light. woud
have lighted up Villa Grande number of officers had
assembled around the campfire Of Gen Twggs amongst
whom was Gen Taylor and when this fire on the noun
tain FIRST Lighted up, the crsaton turned to il
The opinion was pretty general that the Ares raised
each night to show our Whereabouts; but there
some who expressed their belief that it
ter of accident, and Gen Taylor of tie latter opn.
ion. While tsey were discussing the subject,
press came in from Capt May, stating that his rear.
guard with the pack mules bad been the enemy
between Monte Morales and Linsres.
ATS, P. NJ, the band of the I'd Infantry play cd
usual number Of airs, and camp literally thronged
erals quarters where the was playing there was
| a complete circle formed by them.
JAN l, lS47.-Our march was pretty much al I'D and
downhi business day, about half pas, p NJ we
had measured twenty miles when we halted and pitched
of Germ fodder and grass here and the sicade having
sent to Villa Grands to know what desired, it Wa
gathered and carried to camp by the time reached
the disease noticed before spreading amongst our
| horses, and they are improving fast
| Between and sociock p NJ, Capt. May got in with
his drsgoons He reports the loss OF their
horses and pack mules As far as can gather the
these: Between Monte Morales and Linares Capt May
ascertaned that there was pass in gorge Of the
command consisted OF two companies of drag
10 or 50 men On approaching the foot OF the mountain
every precauiion was used to guard against surprise.
lieutenant with ~ acted the guard guard
Of the pack mules of the command who re NAMED some
few hundred yards in the and In this way they pro-
pass which was so narrow That it with much dia
Guilty single horse could 90 through IT. But May was
could on the other side Dismoun'ing himself and
he led his horse and the way, and after experiencing
much diuculty in getting from rock TO rock the
mand ultimately succeeded in getting through On the
light hand side of this there perpendicular cliff
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that up there looked like little boy" On the
left hand after 10 or ~ feet of perpendicular there
down FIRE piece ard then return 1t is represented
being the most dangerous pass 10 daring enemy that is
known and one where lew determined men could stop
the advance OF thousands After going as far on the
other side as was thought they turned 70
back and tho main body rereced their steps with the
same caution observed in esctng the first passage But
the guard not lucky in getting through this
time, for il appears after the lieutenant and sergeant
got through large body of men, who stationed Them.
solves tho perpendicular SIDE howered down stones
from the top so fast and heavy, that their advance
taken prisoners or made their escape to the other side
seems that Capt May was not taken by surprise for
be was continually urging vigilance aud LEFT his best
as though he anticipated an attack A rumbling sound
in the pass caused him 10 halt for the guard, but
they not coming up when he thought it time for
them to reach him. he wheeled about and went in the
direction of the pass again at full speed He shortly
msnded Of the former, whsres your meni' The an
of the lieutenant close a. hand" at the
of seeing them Just behind him. But there were
there save the sergeant, and the truth immediately
with thcm Az quick thought, and tho nature OF
the path would permit they dashed of for the pasz and
had been thrown down and discovered traces of blood
ojonR the Scfle. They followed up fast possibc,
but was OF no aval they could make no further dis
coveiies nor learn thing OF tho fate OF their
ions so they sorrowfully retrsced their steps and
rived here ss above noticed.
have given the above truly, as 1t was related to me,
without omission or addition and II 10 the received and
acknowledged account Of the unfortunate affair II may
seem franxe, and wanting in detail but 1t involves
several delicate points do not feel warranted in suris
| ing what may have made out a good story, and there
FORE pref putting IL down in its apparently unfinished
recital, rather than draw the imagination for what
behind May has put the lieutenant under arrest and
many blame him for being In advance of his guard when
his post in the Of As to his travelling on
without discovering that his command absent. will
be readily credited by any who is familiar with ira
vel in ohaparal country, In any pass where
two abreast cannot proceed In coming through the
pass the necessarily is or 20 feet sparther
safety demanded thissnd with the noise the stones
made by his horses feet and those of tho sergesIts
horse, and this in coming down a decvity, II /, not
strange at least TO that he did MT miss them and
TO his looking back to them, that may have been
Of the question: is natural to suppose he needed the
constant OF his eyes to guide his horse the rug
| god path. Military discipline doubt, demanded his
arrest but censure should be reserved until the whole
statement OF the mshsp is made known by
WHO witnessed 1t. Up to ths time do not believe that
General Taylor s possessed OF detail than Is here
set down.
1t is not thought that any regular soldiers of the Mex