Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-12
From tis Washington CntOn.
FROM THE ARMY.


on The 2eh January. and Of the former al Aqua
Nueva, eighteen miles south Of Sal,lllo, on he
-,h February.
The lerers from General Woods camp, stale
ina; since The 9th January th-y had had lh-
usual nightly alarms OF The approach OF the enc
nv; auc tina! these reports had all come from Sal
tho. The enemy was SAID 10 be undoubtedly
a, Incarnation, ard perhaps sna. parties he'd
been within ,welve leagues oi saito Ii VA.
also reported that considerable number OF ran
cheIos had embodied themselves and were uo
Tar OF, lying IN wait Tor any small reconncicr-
ing parties that NAV come IL their way Ire
report had reached the camp ION The night Of lne
2Sh,) that party CONSISTING ., Captain Hsaly
anL sev-nleen men, Kentucky volunteers, We're
captured On the eth By a parry Of fanchero>, IN
der The following circumstances. Capain II.
was sent on! On s-eonaoitering parry by Li@ui.
Col. FIELD. Wh-n about Ten Or fifteen miie,
from ,neir situa,ion they stopped a. rancho,
AMI asked for liquor 70 9fiaa L was imrnsdi-
aIeiy furnished, AMI in abundance. The men
became intoxicated, anc in !ha, condition lei me
rancho Tney were afterwards capiuret, at,
a reported without resistance, or aun beng
n,ed
Tisr- was ~ ,4ea entertained !: inr taie ~
writing hi, letter tina, the town u Sainl!o, "
the troops a. Burn VISTA were to be aiacsei :
Il VS. supposed IA: some decisive measnfr,
!ou,t 81 Ken - check ne accommodating par
ties VI the enemy.
These letters give further accounts Of the cap
tufe Of MAJ. Boiand. |; appears, upon an alarm
being given u the approach 81 tn MeYicens up
~ SatIlo Gen. Wool sent MAJ r., with fgy
sea, ~ make reconnaissance IN he San La.
roosi road, and. il practicable, IL - "a Tar ne
IN altatiun. aaou; ni'y-nc miles Inn sal;iEn
~. tie purpose oil ascertainns whether u uui
ihe eaeM, had a-ganced 10 that place, ard 4 i
,urn itame1iaiesy, aud 10 r-por! Inc result OF
observations. IL lel on he lslh INST, AMI -
rived a, the Incarnation the next morning In
iounf 10 troops there, iicy having ien thS '".s"
ing before. Instead vi Ieufning as ordered, 'he
MAJOR to1s tn libefv oi mailing and sent al -
press 10 Col! Yell, iof a reinforcement. Col. \.
Oh receiving the mayor, application sent -
quest 10 Gen. Wool Tor permission 10 90, 81
hs whole regiment, 70 Join lie major, an. 10 -
as Tar as So!.do. The application was Sent b,
General Wool ~ Major General Butler who IT,
fused it, but sen, General Wool word by he
bearer. tta! he would Inc genera. IN : !ra
moments Shorty after, General Wool stnt lie
refusal 10 Col Yell. An Interview then took
place between The two generals, when Gen. ".
proposed An rnneGisle recall oi MAJOR Borlana
General Butler sand il vas unnecessary 10 sehd
The order, d, ne vas Immediately going 10 SO
Col. Yell, and, il necessary, he would give The
order.
|, appears that Major Borland was Joined hy
Major Gaines anc Capt. Clay's companies, about
thilly or lhifiy-hve strong, who were ordered ~
Gen. Butler 10 make reconnaissance in tie
same direction. They decided al once 10 con
tinue their reconnaissance as Tar as SolaGu.-
The result Of which uas. the surprise aud cap
lure OF the whole party, By about five hundred
Mexican cavalry, commanded b General Minon.
Ii is reported lher were Surprised early in The
morning whilst asleep, with no pickles or senli-
nels 10 guard against surprise. Col. Yell was
afterwards sent with part Of his regiment on
the Poiosi road, IL ascertain he truth OF the re-
port with instructions to be cautious bul on pro-
ceeding 10 he lucafnacion, he found no troops;
ye. he received information Of The approach ni
General Minon with Z 900 cavalry, on which ne
retired 10 The camp. Every precaulion was SUBJ
sequenliy taken 10 have an active reconnaissance
On al TIE roads By winch the enemy could ap-
proach As these unfortunate occurrences had
been the direct suli 81 @anl Of vigilance ana
discGedience Of orders il Is hoped that they may
prove a lesson 10 our troops.
Gen Taylof hal changed his headquarters
from Monterey 10 Agut NueYa, eighteen miles
south 81 Salute uh.i, H. arrived on The 9th IN
slant, bringing forwo n The FIRST instance Lien.
Col Mays sqnadrnf ~ Dragons two batteries,
(Shernaus and li..s's) and the regiment oi
MISSISSIPPI IlHeUtH. Ilt "dS S0uot1u'h''f
loinec by the Kentucky and Indiana regiments,
and other troops were expected from Sallllo. II
seemed 10 be understood that General Taylor was
determined to hold both Sallo and Aqua Nueva
in It's 'front.' /, was supposed that The scarcity 81
water and supplies for a long distance in front
would compel The enemy either to risk an en-.
gagement in the ned OF 10 hold himself alooi
from our troops. No intelligence had been re-
ceiyed from The interior more recent or auihen- |
tic than has been hitherto communicated. Bu,
The impression is iha, there was no considerable
foyce in fion', nor was il supposed 10 be likely
that any serious demonstration would be mace in |
tina; direction. Tie population OF SalIio was
last returning 10 The city, and il was hoped that
under the ludicous management OF MAJOR War
ren, discreet officer ol the Illinois Volunteers
who commands III town, the people may retna IN
quietly in their houses.
Isis have been received in Washington Of The |
men belonging 10 the Kentucky mounted vclun
ecrs who had been captured al lncarnacion,
amounting 10 IS, and also those Of The Arkansas
regiment captured at The same place, amounting
also To s.