The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-08
By ELECTRIClTELEGRAPH.
OVERLAND EXPRESS,
INTELLIGENCE FROM MEXICO.
Movements Of Santa Anna.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. TAYLOR AT MATAMORAS.
MORE GUERILLA FI0kT8.
lie. &c. &c.
RICHMOND, Dec.7, l6a7,

T.,
Tue sohooner VIM. Hazard, from Braxos SANTIAGO
arrived 1t the Southeast pass on the Afternoon Of the
ana came up to the city Of New Orleans sunday
the aotn She left Brazos the 20th and brings news
70 .nat by the correspondent Of the Peayun T.
DIii nssss a. Esq g.. who VI came PASSENGER
AFTER the gusrilss that attacked Lieut. Ksndau on the
ist out could not ind them Understood that the
guerilla loss was very severe Muohee Mar inez one
Of the armed robbers was killed with sx man and n
number wounded. '-' nav
Major Lane had despatched forces aft ar the Indian.
but they arrived late The Indians left the previous
dsy, taking 1900 cattle, mules and horses driven from
different ranohos Capt Adams was sent after them,
Lieutenant Dusenbsrry Of the Texas battalion shot
one Of bis men In the thigh for mutinous conduct and
probably mortay wounded him.
Gen. Taylor broke up his eucampment nj Walnut
Springs near Monterey the morning of the sth and
with ais san anu zen Wool ana STAG returned home
York bearer of dispatches to Gen. Taylor
The only important despatch copy Of the CORES
pondence between the War Department ana Gen scott
In which the former instructed the latter to for
certain supplies upon tn, resources Of the oountrv "a
no more would Dc sent forward with the troops Inc
It impossible to collect contributions from tho in
ing for It. Between Mstsmorss aud Mont..v ns.rp
ths ranches and towns were destroyed.
Lieut. Col Webb, Of the 10th regiment, on the 9Th
October having received intelligence that party Of
guerllas was enosmpsd near Ceraivo, despatched
Major Worrsn With nfty mounted men, for their camp
through the chaparral and bounced upon the guerilla
camp before they were discovered. The robbers fed
pursued by our party the latter firing upon them killing
two and wounding several more The guerillss were
compelled to abandon about thirty horses and ali their
equipments, which Worrsn captured.
Cen Taylor received at Cerslvo with salute and
waited upon by the officers Of the garrison He ar
rived at Mer on the lath next Monday he left In the
steamer Major Brown, accompanied by Gen Wool; arri
we'd at CamArRo In the afternoon and received salute
Of artillery from Capt Hunts company and was visited
by Colonel Fay and his officers His regiment being sta
toned there, on the 10th he returned to Mier Gen
Taylor left for Mstamoras the steamer Col Cross and
arrived on the tn next morning. and pitched his tents
shore where he would remain till the 22d, and then
leave for Brssos to receive the answer to his application
for permission to leave The health Of Matsmorss is
greatly improved-very little yellow fever.
The New Orleans arrived Sunday from Vera Cruz
via Tsmpoo She left Vera Cruz the 3ls with about 70
passengers and $50 discharged Quartermaster men
and reached Tsmpioo the next day and left the 2sd
Ihs Enssh steamer Forth left Tampes the same day,
The steamer Madison was going into Tampioo as the
important item by this arrival IL Santa Annss attempt
to resume the government, by force, by q new
sumption Of tho authority Of President from which he
contends he has not been legally separated.
long document from Tepsnscsn. dated LIST instant,
to the President ad interim and Secretary State
tains the OF his resignation which he contends
have legal force, unless accepted by Congress
He asserts that he never entirely resigned the func-
tions Of President but only temporarily consented
separation Of the OWL from the military power the Pre-
sdent which the country thensrsquired suchreasons
having ceased he desires to resume the full legal posi-
On the same day he addressed exposition to Con-
gress bis resignation and entresng them to
An order has been Issued by the Governor of Vera
Cruz forbddng any person to land In the department
OF Vera Cruz from public or private vessel belong
have business With the army which must be strictly o.
tsblished before landing
The following officers came passengers to New Or
Captains Cromwell Mcintosh and Walker, Lisutsnants
MoNaniy Hall and Nelson The Hazard, from the Bra.
Carolina and Mississippi regiments and six discharged
soldiers, whose names are not given.