The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-02
Later from the Army.

from Gen. TGyIOr-EngGge Of Col
May 'Oith the McricGns-DispOsiti o.
the American forces along the line of op
e"0tiOns, &c. &c.
The brig GeOrgiana, Capt. CrisDun, ar
rived yesterday morning, having left Tam.
PicO on the l4th inst. The verbal new,
she brought was alarming, II being to the
effect that Santa Anna had placed himself
between Gen. Taylor and Gen. Worth
with $4,000 men, and that q general &C.
ton was Immediately expected. All this il
an eXaggepliOn. We believe the authen.
tic facts to be as follows:
Col. Kinney arrived at TampicO on the
18th inst direct from Victoria. He en-.
tered that town with Gen. Quitman on the
evening Of the 9th inst, and not on the 9TH,
as we said in an extra sent off yesterday
Gen. Quitman drove the enemy before him
for the last thirty or forty miles before get.
ting to Victoria. The Mexicans were re.
luclant to give up the place. Az General
Quilman entered the town the Mexicans
were going out on the other side. General
Quitman had no cavalry and could not pur.
sue them. Col. Kinney speaks in the war.
NEST terms Of the prompt and sOldierly con.
duct Of this officer.
Col. Kinney parted from Gen. Taylor at
Monte Morales and pushed on with Gen.
Quilman 10 ViciOra. From thence be made
bis way almost alone, 70 TampieO, taking
Soto Ia Marina in bic route, accomplish.
ing distance Of nearly $50 miles in three
days, and narrowly escaping from the I'd.
vanced parties Of the Mexicans on several
occasions. He spent q part Of night at
the old rancho Of CrOik, where Sanchez
was stationed with twenty drOgOOR; yet in
the morning he COntrived 10 give him the
slip. lie also succeeded 10 eyading RO-
mano Falcon, the man who Is roPutedtO
have killed Col. Cross. AZ Soto Ia Mari.
ma he found a company Of sixty EancherOs.
He rode at once 70 the alCaIde, boldly told
him that Gen. Taylor had sent him on
few hours in advance TO prepare supplies,
and ny this ruse made out 70 come of safe.
ly-the rancheTOs at once dinpeseiaSs The
services this officer has rendered since the
Mexican war broke out have been inValu-
able.
We have no reason to suppose that Gems.
Butler and Worth have moved from SAITH.
10, as was reported in town yesterday morn
ing. We believe them, together with Gen.
Wool, to have been still thele or in the IL
cinity as late as tho lst inst, with at least
5000 troops, and we farther believe that 4
division of the Mexican army was not tar
off watching our movements and ready to
take advantage Of any favorable OPPOrtuni'
" which circumstances may afford. 1t may
be, and this opinion is entertained by OH
GERS of the army high in rank, that the
Mexican soldiers seen in the neighbOFhOOd
of Saltillo are advanced parties Of force Of
some 1900 or 1000 men, kept in position
on this side Of the desert, between SalIlllC
and San Luis, to destroy the water tanks u
case the American army should move ID
force in the direction Of the latter city,
This view of the case preclude the idea o
a serious attack upon Gen. Worth or Zen
Wool. the object Of the Mexican only DO
inc 90 keep watch upon the American Tor
ceS. TO retreat before any advance, and Gu
Off the supplies OF water as far south as I'M
oDeratiOns Of our army may make it advlS
able TO do so. That the troops Spoken. 0
as threatening SaltillO are scouting PSrlel
| Of this corps Of observation is confidently
believed by officers Of experience ana ols
cretiOu-lhOugh others, whose opinions 90
Derhaps equally entitled to respect regar
The movement Of the enemy In q more g
lions Hpht. The report brought BY 20
| Kinney to TamPicO, to the effect that 10
1000 Me1icanS were to attack Sauna .
M 27lh ult., Is but the same Tumof Whlc
has already reached here By way OF Ma !
moras. and which our correspondent , a
to" spoke Of in q letter we published =
T,esday. Col. Kinney heard the TumOr
Mon,e Morales, probably, and bad no q
OOr.uniiy to learn the sequel Of The anne
pated attack. - IN,
nr;vate letters, that there vas large NE
lean Corce-PrObably mostly caval[yI
ITuIa At lest dates, ell under eOu'5o-uu
Gen. Valencia. Gems. Urea AOalJ S
Fernandez and others are also FePOI.'u
be IN The vicinity. hmay Dc !eeoI eTo
ltbaf our last accounts from the cry Of me
leo Represented Valencia IS on MS mar
20 Tula.
From a correspondent Ct TamPleo '
learn that on the aai Of January. Ge1Sl
Taylor UeutdOrNaFdO0l. May, Of the y
eoons, 70 examine The mountain ss
tween Mouis MoTalsS and LabfadoEe'''