The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-01-09
From the Army.

neighhorhood. Ofthe truth or falsity of the
report we have no means ofknowing.
Through Mr. Beard one ofthe passengers
by the Massachusetts, we learn that Gen.
TAYLOR was 10 leave Monterey on the 10th
inst, for Victoria, with Gen. Twigg's division
and a portion of Gen. Smiths brigade. II is
also reported that Gen. Urea, of whom we
have not heard ofate, was at Victoria with
5000 cavalry. Gen Wool remained at Parras,
und Gen. Worth ut Snltillo. II was positively
reported and believed in camp that Santa
Anna had $4,000 men at San Luis
| The following items we copy from the
Matamoras Flag ofthe 10th inst.
! "MExIcAN REPORTS. A Mexican, just ar
rived from Tampico, informs us that Santa
Anna is purging his army of all officers to
whom the remotest suspicion ofcowardice
can be attached, and retaining only such as
| he has the most implicit confidence in their
bravery and skill. Gen. Ampudia, Col. Car
asco and several others, he states, have been
| imprisoned, charged with cOwardice, and an
order has been issued, booming TO instant
death any officer who shall disgrace his flag
Ivy cowardly or nuoflicerlike conduct in bat
tle.Santa Anna herePresents as having the un
limited confidence of the soldiery; aud TO
such pitch had he raised their ardor, by elo-
quent appeals 10 their passions, that II would
/
| that prevails among them. A general desire
is expressed to be led against the INVADERS.
The following paragraph, in relation to the
hospital ~ Matamoras, we copy from the
same paper
"About two hundred sick have been receiv-
ed into the hospital since Sunday. one nun,
bred and thirty arrived from CamargO, and
the remainder were left by the Sd and 4tii IL
linois Regiments in breaking up their encamp
ments to commence the march for Ianplco.
DR.. Wright has had his hands full for the last
four months-the number in hospitals avera-
ging from three to six hundred during this
PERIOD and it shows him possessed of more
than common energy and industry TO have
managed so successfully the complicated du-
ties ofhis department Deaths are much less
frequent in hospitals now than during the fall
and summer months, and patients are all do
ing we'll"
The editor of the Flag holds the following
language in relation TO the movement OF
troops:
"'The Sd and 4th Illinois Regiments broke
up their encampments at this place OH Mon
day last, and commenced the march for Tam
pco. II is the intention, we understand, to
form an encampment at Moquete, n rancho
,, about six leagues distant, and await the com
ing of supplies, which, we hear it stated, will
IuKe SOME eight UT ttu uHyS W sCuu WI NhiNs
A part of the Tennessee cavalry regiment
) marched with them, and the remainder will
follow in due time. The combined strength
of the three regiments is not more than elgh-
teen hundred tnen--the two Illinois regiments
furnishing little over half the number, sick
ness and death having reduced them one third
their original strength. Gen Patterson still
has his quarters in the city, and we cannot
venture a statement as TO any fixed day for his
H..
lcome at-the best way to state it, is to say
that he will be offwhen he gets ready. Ii is
| viven out that the expedition proceeds first TO
/ Victoria, which will lengthen the march TO
! I 0mpico one fourth, and make it "a journey
cf near five hundred miles. But we shall see
wi vat we shall see. We cannot conceive
WI ut every body is to be sent to Tampico for.
"lVhat do they in the South, when they
sho u Id be'-somewhere else?"-.N o. Pic
dy,ot"
| fMty ynetic Telegraph Report to N. York
MP() RTANT FROM THE ARMY-SAN-
ia ANNA ADVANCING ON SAITH
| 10.
ARLINGTON, Jan. 4-6 O'Clock, p. NJ.
The ,tt amer Fashion, from Brazos 24th,
arrived at New Orleans with eighty discharg-
ed volunteers, and the remains of the gallant
! Allison ofNTashvile, who received death
wound at Monterey.
Can't. Ynat man. Aid to Gen. Wool, bearer
ofdespatch,ss 70 the Government at Washing
ton, came pas Senger; also Col. j. q. Lang
don. Gen. WOODS column was within two
miles of Paras, numbering 1900 men. They
were ordered Mere 10 establish "A depot, and
levy upon supplies belonging to the Mexican
Government. They had already taken large
quantity of flour, WI leat and corn.
The first and sec nd Regiments ofthe In
diana Volunteers, OIL their march from Ca
maryo, had Joined &c y. Wool Gen. Worth
| left Saitillo with 1900 Luen. Gen Butler, left
Monterey with 1000 Luen. Col. Quitman's
brigade left Monterey tor Victoria on the l4th.
! Gen. Taylor's squadron left Monterey for
Victoria on the 18TH Gen. Patterson was TO
leave on the 22d with the Tennessee regi-
ment of cavalry for Tampico, via Victoria.
The Alabama Volunteers, second artillery
had arrived at Monterey. lieut.. Col. Henry
Clay, with six companies X entucky Voluu-
teers, had reached Seralvo. Cap. Willis,
with two companies. at Mier Gen. Lamar
was at Laredo.
The Mexicans were making 'uccessful eX-
ertioDs to raise. troops in all the small towns
near the Rio Grande. Capt. sWone, with
detachment of seventy men, found TWO nun
dred MeXicans at Rance, on the Rlo san Ju-
an, commanded by Capt. Cantron---their par
ticular object being search. Can1ron was
captured, and the muster roll of the company,
with letters ofinstrlction from AmpL'dia and
Paredes; also quantity ofblankets and am
munition was secured. Cantron was taken
to Camargo and Imprisoned OH the 10Th.
| AMexican was caught entering the maga-
zine at Camargo, with the supposed intent
ofblowing it up An express had arrived at
Brazos from Gen. Patterson, stating that San
ia Anna was advancing on Saltilo, with the