Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-03
YOEE TowS, March 81, Is47.
Prom the n. o. Pisayune, March &c.
THE LATEST FROM GEN. TAYLOR

The schooner Sou,herner Capt Goodspecd arrived ye,
efday morning from the Braz7s having left the 18Th
instant. MAJ. Coffee, OF the Paymaset's Department and
Mr. Thomas l.. Ctenden who acted volunteer aid To
Gen Taylor the late battles came passenger. on her
the latter Bearing dispatches from Gen. Taylor the Co
yeTnmcnt
We have glorious news by this arrival Santa Annals
infantry has already dsbanded. He supposed
retrostng San LUIS Poosi.
Gen. Taylor az last accounts only held Sa!lo and
Buena Vista, but himself quietly enc1mped az Aqua
Nueva-Iust before occupied by Santa Anna The Mex
can mad been alarmed By report that Gen. Patterson was
moving from Tampico upon San Luis. lie needed some
prctcIt Of the kind TO cover his retreat.
letter has been received in the city from Gen Taylor
dated the lsi inst. from Aqua Nueva He writes that his
had been harrassed with the atgues OF the week
previous and his horses completely broken down
tina, he had been unable pursue the enemy whom he
supPOses to have rcrealei towards Sao. We learn from
hnJ'r Coffee that Lieut. Sturgis-who had been taken
prisoner by the MeXcans the 10Th ut and WIS subsr
quenuy nged-fepor5d that Santa Anna had fallen
back 10 lncarnac1n and roueaed iurihor under the
preeN Of giving up The accommodations Of the place his
wounded IL several DAYS the battle when Lieut.
>. IN Incarnation. Gen Taylor, when he heard Of
Santa Anna being there despatched Col Bcknap with five
hundred men thither, but "he bird had flown"
We have been allowed q see letters from an authentic
source, dated the % instant from Monterey They give
the came drp'fabe picture OF the dcsuton and demo-
az1u9n OF Santa Anna's army which have before reach
ed U.s. Their situation - such that they fight or
si1ryo, retreat They be brought again u the
hs numbers dsblndng avoid starvation; aud san
\ "a Anna and the army which remains him are actually
fetfeaIng The only doubt to the route he will ppf-
Some have conJecured that he will 20 10 Mexico by
the route Of Iacaiccss Of the greater facility
feeding his But the general opinion on the spot
that he ss back 10 San Lus for which city he has actual
/ y struck his tents.
Letter. from Monterey Of the 3D. further cay that it il,
believed az Sauo that Iuoa and Canales have been order
I'd by S1n Anna withdraw the other side Of the 81
and this be true, % ndoas real alarm on the part
/ Ut Santa Anna Tor the safety oi San Luis.
II stated the beet authority, that cabas and other
symptoms oi nsubgrd nation beginning n show them
selves bis army aud officers predict bio speedy down.
i1, 'D be- followed shorty BY peaceihcy believing that
other boo MEXICO rally around him tho esdcfs boo
/ the army, and other nspraufT Tor power.
One letter speaks Of "Gen Tayor'8 latest and most o.
ionishng victory" az being swr,is, ~ the NcKean..
Which will nsprs them with degree ~ towards ths
country which will restrain from any further contest
Before Santa AIMS foue1ed from Aqua Aucyn be- cent
in % Gen T1yi0f Boz substance follows That
Boz should hgbt him ogln, but that he should select field
better calculated 90 display aud marshall his troop 70
rr Gen. 1ayor replied Thathe santa Anna whip.
psd-hat be- Santa Anna knew that io beaten, and
ue''iofe. Gen. r. advised biu 10 scnd n proposals. Tor
surrender and they should be promptly and ayoaby con
| s.dcrsd
That te above messages we're exchanged substantially.
no secured by letter from Monterey Of late date
/ and rom most respectable source.
Some ri ihs Merc1r PRISONERS made by declared ihat
ey bod HDi tasted food n three dajs and n Che situation
m c army such fhat could not hold together four
/ aay longer un.'.r relieved.
wea,n-s ysry interesting lsu,f from Paymsst,r j. g.
Butter. with oopy u which hayo been politely
Morrsssy, W,reb q. 81.
Ds'f 5ir-l have no doubt n The sfouuon n Santa
Annss army morally ADD physically. and hire viii bo no
more fighting n ihs region. u there be- my snyvhsfe
Jlst Twelve hours aftof sont my second express with
Morcan giving him ny bsst horse aud $50 10 20 10 Ca
msfgD, received from abovo intelligence rom General
| Tayor's srmy.
Gen SAINTS AIMS 10 roally IN be piued H. mon are
wffchod he bad twice. during The bqrle 20 inter-
pee hs ancsf prevent dosefon. md they shot down
some 80 each before be could prevent The Fight n h-
nisnty The inform,uon comes from prisoners Who de-.
serted esshangod and ntp Gen Taylor's
csmp. They reppr that 5sna Anna - destitute Of al kinds
u pf0ysiOns end that he cannot keep them logothof