The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-09
FROM GEN. TAYLOR.

FROM GEN. TAYLOR.
Abandonment Of the Murch upon San
Luis Poiosi---Another Massacre Of
Amcricans--AAacs upon Irains--Om-
rage W some IF our Troops.
Much the most i,npnrtan, intelligence by
this arrival, is contained in the following,
from the Flag Of the lS,h:
Another Massacre. --in,clliycncc was
received on Saturday last, cnniirn,ed since
by letters from Ccralvo, to the 9th inst.,--
that u scouting part. Ut twent! seven Tex
aus, commanded by Capt. b., lor, ordered
out by Col. Abbot, commandment Ut Ceral-
vo, 10 scour the countr. bc,wecn that post
and Monterey, had fallen ia with large
body Vt Mcsicans, and al! Leen killed but
three.
Oar letters inform us that Capt. B,ylcr
left Ccralvo on the 9th nnl following out
his instructions, visited several ranchos in
The nci.hborilood ol where the recent a.
tacks had Lccn made On the trains. At
two ot these ranches goods and property
captured from the tra.,s were found secrc.
ted in the houses, ani the gull. Vi par,icipn-
ton ia these robbcrics being clearly proven
against the Mcsican residents, the proper
y was rctaken, the dwellings ol the gull
~ burned, and several known desperate
ch ,racters killed. With three prisoners
which he mad captured, Capt. Baylor was
returning to the Main road, when he found
himself surrounded by largo force Of
Mexicans, stated n, three hundred undoubt-
eddy the same force which had attacked
the trains previously. lie was hcmmed in
aud The Mcxicuns charged upon his small
band, killing many !" them the first dis
charge Of lire urnls. Three VI the party ei-
!ected their escape by crawling into tho
chnpparra!, aud gol into acrralvo dreadful
~ !aceratcd with ihorns. When they last
saw Capt. b.. lor he WAS was wounded and
IMMERSED, bu. still fighting, and only three
1t his men were in their saddles. They
,hiuk i, impossible that any morc could
have escaped, md d. Mt believe that tho
McSirans made any prisoners.
Two days had elapsed STAGE they got
back to Ccralvo, and nothing had been
heard ii any u the rest Of the party. In
The dwelling Of one the Mexicans made
prisoner BY Capt. b., lor, were found two
letters from the chief nlcadc olCerrulvo ton
Cannlcs, ininrming him in whose posses
sion he had placed certain goods captured
from the trains, which he (Canalcs) had
empowered him To dispose ot in Cerralvo,
md also giving him 10 understand that il
he stood in need Of arms, horses or men, he
bad but 10 mike his wishes known, md they
would be attended TO- There letters were,
10 Capt B.'s possession when attacked, md
hive been recovered BY the McAicnns.-
In consequence Of the report made to Col.
Abbot In has Ind the alcadc md several
oihei Influential Mexicans arrested.
After confirming the above, an officer in
the Massachusetts regiment writes from
Cerra!.oto friend in This city, under
date 81 the Sth August:
s.The two las, trains up were attacked
and thirty Or fort, pack miles GU, or from
each. 4 train lett here Yesterday for Mon
icges, aud We have positive information
that some four hundred Mexican nrc lying
III the road IL cut them Ill. Things nj
this pos, arc in rather state Of excitement;
being murdered IN the road, aud we lie
here, knowing that the enemy is in large
numbers il our immelinic vicinity, with
nj the means Of acting except on the de-
sensivc. We have no mounted force nj tho
post, nor the means Of m,l,nting u single
nun u our own, should IN extreme case
/ necessity require it,"
The Flag has become satisfied that all
intentions 81 MI advance towards San Luis
BY the column of Gen. Taylor, have been
abandoned.
The Picaynnc of the 9th, also, says:
"Wo have letter from tho Drnzos da-
ted the 18th inst, mentioning the rumor
- current there tia, Cen. Hopping might
shortly be expected there, with consider
bic body Of trn,ps, TO embark for Vera Cruz.
|, is quite sure that snc!, troops rs General
Ia. Tor can spare, now TINT the advance
upon San Luis po,o-i is dcfnitiyely aban-
doned, will very shortly embark from tho
Rio Grandc for Vera Cruz. Il is nltogcth-
CT probable that several general officers
will be detached from Gen. Tnylor's COL
umn to repair TO the line from Vera Cruz.
But little time will clnpse, We trust, be-
tore communications will he entirely rc-cs-
,ali-hed bet wccn Y. Cruz nnd tho capital.
Gen. Mar>haIl and Mi. Churchill pas
scd up tho Rio Grsnir on the 18th, on
thcir why 10 jim Gen. u. Tor.
Tho steamer NJ j,r Brown. which il will
be rccoIleclcd nsccndcd the Rio Grs;dc on
an exploring expedition, about year ngo,
md g,t as high up rs Laredo, whcro she
has since been detained, has at length ef.
iected descent and reached Malanoros on
The 18th.
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