Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-09-04
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.


The New Orleans papers bring us accounts from
Matamoros Of the 18th ultmo, by which it APP
pears that most lamentabe state of things exists
along the route to Monterey, for want of proper
force on the road, and that the Mexicans rob-
bling and slaughterng without restraint every thing
and every body that is not strongly protected by
suitable escort.
Ii also appears that the heavy trains have been
halted by order of General TAYLOR, which the
Matamoros Flag attributes to the fact that all idea
has been abandoned of that army advancing to-
wards San Luis. The following is the Flags pa
ragraph on the subject:
Hating TaASs.-By an arrival Yesterday from
Camargo, informed that order had been received
there from Gen Taylor, directing halt of the heavy wagon
trains which being got ready for Monterey and which
was supposed intended for the march upon San Luis
We cannot learn whether the dangers of the road final
resolve not to make any further advance with the army has
induced this order but from other circumstances, judge
the latter cause to have dictated it."
The subjoined paragraph, from the Picayune,
confirms the views of the Flag that the advance
upon San Luis is to be abandoned:
"DrvEnsIos TRoors-We have a letter from the
Brasos, dated the 18th instant mentioning the
rent that Gen. Hopping might shortly be expected there with
considerable body of troops embark for Vera Cruz
quite that such troops Gen Taylor spare
that the advance upon San Luis Poos denivey aban
doned will very shortly embark from the Rio Gande for Vera
Cruz 1t is altogether probable that several general officers
will be detached from Gen. Tayors column to repair the
line from Vera Cruz But little time will eapse, we trust
before communications will be entirely eesabshed between
Vera Cruz and the capital"
The Matamoros Flag notices several recent at
tacks upon Government trains by the guerilla
bands, the most serious of which is thus abridged
by the New Orleans Bee:
scouting party of twenty seven Texans, commanded by
Capt Baylor and ordered out by Col Abbot commander at
Ceravo the country between that post and Monterey
fell in with large body Of Mexcans and all killed but
three. appears that the Texans visited several ranches in
the neghbohood of the place where the recent attacks had
been made upon the trains They found goods and property
captured from the ain and, the guilt of the Mexican resi-
dents being clearly proven, the property etaken, the
dwellings of the guilty burnt and several known desperate
characters killed Capt Baylor returning with three
prisoners when he surrounded by three hundred
Mexicans and completely hemmed in The Mexcans charged
upon his little band killing many of them at the first fire.
Three ofhe party escaped through the chapaa having been
dreaduy acerated by thorns When Capt Baylor
he wounded and unhorsed but still fighting, and
only three of his in their saddles They think it
impossible that any could have escaped and days
had elapsed, and had returned, their foehodngs
doubtless correct. Letters found among the property
the ancho establishing already connivance between the
Alcade of Cerralvo and Canaes The Acalde has been,
therefore, arrested Letters from Ceravo state that the Mex
lying in wait off every train between that place
and Monterey gentleman writes that hardly day passes
without person being murdered the road and that
the Americans know that the enemy in large force in their
immediate vcnity without the Of acting except nthe
defensive We have adds the correspondent mounted
force at the post the of mounting single of
own, should extreme of necessity require it,
much to be desired that the Government will clearly
the great folly of placing troops along this line with their
hands tied to be made laughing stock of with enemy
contemplate as the Mexicans.
Under the head Of "Cowardly and Brutal Outrage and
Theft" the Flag states that the night of the 18th instant
party of twelve Americans mounted armed and equipped
volunteer cavalry rode into the rancho of Soicena
about eight leagues from Maamorosthe inhabitants of which
peaceful and fiendy-and there committed and
ouages of every imaginable kind under petence of search
ing for The abused and forced to flee from
their houses the women nsuled and robbed, and every
dwelling ed Of what money could be found One Mexican
in reporting the Alcade states his loss at $780, Several
other ranches visited but the inhabitants fowarn
ed Of their approach, and fed to the woods with all their
valuabes few days previous similar body of men,
Quoted by two Mexcan visited the rancho Of La Jara and
perpetraed like and crimes Fears of still
consequences themselves says the Flag, should
they report the offenders the commandant here induced the
Mexcans to bear their wrongs in silence hence the
many days have elapsed without any mention being made of
it. The Flag concludes by saying that COL Davenport has
been informed of these ouages and using proper
to ferret out the offenders.