Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-01-14
Gbe 1ilexifau &1ar.
From tho New Orleans Mercury Of the osth ult.
LATEST FROM THE ARMY OF INVA-
SION

LOT 10 take up MS winter quarters at Parras, and
had seized two thousand barrels of -four and sey-
eral thousand bushels of wheat, and other gov
eminent stores. Parras is one hundred and if
teen miles directly west of Saltillo, and the po-
sition being farhest in advance, the first and Sec
ond regiment of Indiana volunteers had been or
dered from Canargo to reinforce Gen. Wool
This would swell his command 10 about four
thousand five hundred men. Gen. Worth at Sal
tillo was also 10 be reinforced by four companies
of Kentucky cavalry, ordered to Monterey, which
would bring his command up to about seventeen
hundred men.
Gen. Patterson had received private letter,
informing him of rutnor that Santa Anna was
advancing upon Salto from San Luis Potosi,
but Capt. Yeaman attaches no credit to the ru-
NOR, as he travelled from Parrns and Saltillo to
Malamcras os rapidly as possible, and when he
cit those places he heard nothing whatever oft.
The Generals in command at both points have
cavalry parties scouting in The direction of San
Luis Potos, and the scouts of General Wool are
at least seventy five miles from his camp, so that
he would be likely to be apprised of any move.
ment of Santa Anna early as possible
Gen. Taylor left Monterey on the 18th, with
an escort Of cavalry, for Victoria Gen. Twiggs
and Col. p. +. Smith, with their respective COM
mands, were at Victoria, and previous to the de-
parturo Of Gen. Taylor from Monterey, Gen.
Quitman with his brigade had left for that point.
Gen. Taylor, in conversation with Capt. Yeat-
man. expressed the opinion that it would be i'm
possible to march upon San Luis Potosi from the
northern extremity of his lines until the rainy
season sets in in June next The report that
Santa Anna had cut off the water tanks between
him and the American posts is not true but the
country is almost destitute of water unless during
the rainy season, and IN one part of the road
there is even in that season distance of ninety
miles to be marched without the possibility Of
finding any.
Stv LII Ill
at Ramos, rancho of Canaes, by detachment
of his rancheros
| Gen. Butler was in command at Monterey, with
about two thousand men; Col. Mckee, with six
companies of the kentucky regiment of cavalry,
at Ceralvo; Capt. Willis, with two companies Of
the same regiment at Mler and Gen. Marshal
at Camargo, with about nine hundred men
A gentleman who arrived last night from Tam
lco and left there on the 10th, states that body
OF Mexican cavalry, estimated at about seven
thousand, had appeared in the vicinity of that
place, and, coming within range Of the artillery,
were fired upon and driven Off The garrison
there had been reinforced by the Alabama regi-
ment Of volunteers and the second regiment of
artillery, and General Patterson was to have
marched from Matamoras on the 23d, with COL
l'homas's regiment of Tennessee cavalry, for
that point. Gen. Shields was in command at
Tamplco, but would be superseded BY Gen. Pat
terson when he arrived
Great exertlons have been making by Mexican
officers TO raise men IN the small towns along the
Rio Grande, and with some success.
Capt. Stone, with a detachment of seventy
men, lately captured a party of two hundred
Mexcans in Rancho about thirty miles
up the San Juan, together with Capt. Cantova.
by whom they had been recruited, and he and
the men were taken as prisoners to Camargo.-
Fifty stand of arms, ammunition, &c. were ia
ken at the same time. On the evening of the
10th, Mexican was taken by the guards at Ca
margo, attempting to enter the powder magazine,
with design, 1t is supposed, of blowing 1t up.
From TAMprco. The arrival at New Orleans
ofthe schooner II. M. Johnson, brings news from
Tampico TO the 18th ult. 1t is stated that Col.
Gates, commanding at that place. declared mar
lial law The 9Th instant whom all the Ameri-
can citizens in the town and on shipboard were
put under arms On the 10th, the city was tho.
roughly searched, and about 600 stand of arms
and ammunition were found. Ofthe guns about
three hundred were found loaded. The entire
r force at Tampico on the 10th instant, amounted
to nearly 900 men.
In addition to the intelligence already publish
ed, relOtlve to an attempted attack on Tampico,
by Mexicon cavalry, the Captain reports that
/, great excitement prevailed there. He further
states that all the American citizens had been
enrolled for the defence of the place.
GEN WooL's ARMY. We hear, (says the st
Louis Republican, from source entitled to con-
idence, that Gen. Woods army has been, or will
soon be ordered to march to Monterey, where it,
y together with all the dispensabe forces under
General Taylor, is TO march for Tampico, and
= constitute the advance of the twenty thousand
I men, who we have already said are to march a.
!. gainst the city of Mexico. If any demonstra-
. lion is TO be made against chihuahua by Colo
:; mel Doniphan, he must, it is now certain, do it
without the CO operation of Gen. Wool, and with
= tho aficiopcv Of which is oh i'm,
!, paired by the want Of almost every material for
y successful campaign.
A letter dated Parras, Mexico Dec. 9, says
D Col. Yell Lieut.. Col. Roane, and Major B)rand
i are under arrest for positive disobedience OF
I ders. The sold war horse" [Gen. WOOL has or
J dered court martial.
Later from Santa Fee.
i The following extract from a letter to the ST.
! Louis Republican gives the most important por-
It tons of the news received by the late express
# from Sauta Fee:
Fort LEAvENwoRTH, Dec. 81, 1916.
S Gen. Kearney in making his arrangements fol
: his expedition TO California, under the impress
e ion that troops enough for the maintenance o.
= the American supremacy in this country were
8 on their way here, and would soon arrive, gave
If orders that Col. Donipaan's regiment should pro
a coed by Ell Passo To Join Gen. Woods army eI
J. route to chihuahua. have just learned Una
= Domphan lett Santa Fe yesterday c" 'o"'e y
s Ell Passo We are much concerned at the pros
IS pect of starvation amongst us beore spfinS'-
e The supply of provisions is far short o. the DE
mand, and that to be drawn from the county
C far short of the supposed deficiency"
n The Columbia Boone county, Statesman en-
10 nounces the reception of letter from Santa Fe
1t by the same arrival dated on The 10Th of Noyem
= Der. From this letter the editor learns that Col
Prices regiment is stationed in that place for the
j. winter; that great sickness prevails among the
= troops; that loud complaints are made agans
the government by the soldiers, because they
" nave neither received any pay nor have they been
T. furnished forage for their horses, the consequence
i of which Is that most OF their horses will die.
r. GENERAL ScoTT. We regret to perceive
10 that an effort is being made TO nislead the pub
n lie mind IN relation to the facts connected witt
the assignment Of Gen. Scott to the command o
or the army in Mexico, by representing that hi
h. presence there will be unacceptable to Genera
We Taylor who has rendered such valuable and CT
IN leclive services.
s. We learn from unquestonabe sources that a
IN early as August last, letters were received a
re Washington from confidential friends of Gener
nj g Al. l. =