Washington telegraph., 1847-02-17
From ihs Mem Orleans Bulletin, February 8
LITE FROM THE IRHY.

The steamer Melsim, arrived late last evening,
from Brazas, touching at Galveston. The follow.
Ing Is the latest news by her from the army lukcn
from an extra Of the Ga,ycs,oa Nsss, Of the 29Ih
Of JanuafYi
LArea Faoa fnE ARNY.-Wa have eonversed
with Aeyetal geaiienun, passengers on the Mokm,
from whom We have received tho following items
Of intelligence, We are especially indebted to DR..
Woodwunh. who is direct from faffaa. for some
details of Gen. WuoI's operations and present posi-
ton, not before nude known 10 the public We
believe tue following statements may bs relied
upon,
Generals Scott. Worth and Jesap, are now a,
the Bfaaos, Gen Worth, with his troops, arrived
here On Saturday last, from Iamargh. General
Taylrr hld returned from Victoria 10 Monterey
with small escort llo is to tpman at the latter
place Ia eammaad VI the volunteers. Ills orders
10 ihi, eiisel piaserd,d from Cen. Scott, who now
hold the e4.aI command Generals scott aud
Worth are le have command Of the main aud
frguat army. winch IS now concentrating at Tam
pru, or Al seHa Rlaee m The ueighhafhaol Tho
ngw recruits haer their place Of rendezvous at Tho
small laandul lsahas, about 60 miles 10 the south
II TampIea The apluIonis almnzt universal that
a movement Is nov to b. made azaiHsl Vera Cruz.
Ii Is uudpfsiaad That that place Is 10 be Invested
both by land aud water Col. ilatney, with five
companies Of tha "a dragons, were expected IN
Maiamofgs last Tuesday, the 2lsl Inst, on which
diy Col DaHaaa arrived there, aud his battery
was hourly eknaaied Lieut.. KeamY had arrived
with his company the day before.
The luuify from Rev nosa 10 CamaTgo aud
MGR, aud through 10 Monterey, Is flied with ma.
raudus NHs.saus, fahbug aud numbering when
ever they can do So with impunity.
Gea. Woo Is nnw eneampei en an elevated and
commanding ppsilion, ten mllez 10 the south Of
SallIu, on iie road 10 San Lais ratasi. This place
is called BIena Vista, aud gives Gen Wool with
htaitefy Of Z neeps Of ordnance, command ofihc
only passabIs fante to ani from San LUIS Gen.
Wool retains III afgual troops 11nn. and his or.
dors afa IA maintain hls position. General Wool
evacuated Paffls and took tins pos IA consequence
OF the expHzs sent 10 him by Gen. NuHh, about
the 10th or llh Of December Informing him that
his spies had gwen intelligence that santa Anna
was within three days march of lSaltla at thu
head Of formidable army, and requesting him
Gen Wp5ll "a hasten to his support. In one hour
after the arrival If the express, Gen. Wool army
was ready iaf the march, and set forward without
delay, although the distance Is l20 miles, and
therefore impossible 10 be ifayeued BY Infantry IN
50 short tina a. Was allowed Tn fumof, how.
ever, proved 10 b. false, having probably been
started by saHia Annals spies fer the purpose oi
misleading ON fnnefas
Mt i.ainH who has beel enFasei in the wine
trade bslween fauas and Chhaahna. recently r..
turned frum the latter city, and reports that Gen
Guilty, lais Governor Of ChIhuahua, was posted At
San Resaiis. as early A. the 10Th af December
with iafes af 2hl1 cIlIf-n soldiers OF Ranohefos.
with a yieW 10 Intercept Gen. Vol who was "a.
prcied to mtfeh upon Chihuahua from Moncloya
Two of three days nirr Pauas Uas occupied,
Cip, llsnfy. Nth dsiachment Of y o. 90 mrn,
wns sent IN ihH direction " Durango. iafseounaife
ihs pasliioa ai General Reyes, wio was al san
VI gne'.ia. tbs SIDE II Nambfsfela. IN eammlni Of
500 cavalHs aud 1900 Raucheraz Capt Hrnfy
id not fsturn TILL lEo days after Gen. Wool had
len laf salL.Ia