Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-03
FURTHER ACCOUNTS FROM THE RIO GRANDE.


terday iom the Brasos having left on the 9th inst Major
COFFEE, Of the paymasters department. and Mr. THoMAs f.
CRITrESDEN, who acted volunteer aid to Gen. TAYLOR in
the late battles passengers her the latter bearing
dispatches from Gen. TAYLOR to the Government
We have glorious by this arrival Santa Annals in
fany has already dsbanded He is retrealing San
Luis Potosi
Gen. Taylor last not only held saIto and
Buena Vista, but himself quietly encamped at Aqua
Nueva-jus before occupied by Santa Anna.
letter has been received in the city from Gen. Taylor,
dated the LIST instant from Aqua Nueva He writes that his
men had been haassed with the atgues of the week
vious, and his horses completely broken down. that
he had been unable to pursue the enemy.
We learn from Major Coffee that Lieut.. Sturgis who had
been taken prisoner by the Mexicans the Goth umo and
was subsequently exchanged reported that Santa Anna had
fallen back to Incarnation, and reteated further under
the preext OF giving the accommodations of the place TO
his wounded several days after the battle when Lieut.
s. in Incanacon Gen Taylor when he heard of Santa
Anna being there despatched Col Beknap with FIVE hum
dred men thither, but g the bird had flown"
We have been allowed see letters from an authentic
source dated the I'd instant from Monterey They give the
deporabe picture of the destituon and decentralization
of Santa Annals army which have before reached u.s. Their
situation is such that they must fight, sarve retreat
They cannot be brought again to the first numbers dis
banding TO avoid starvation and Santa Anna and the army
which remains to him actually retreaing The only
doubt is TO the he will pursue. Some have conec-
tred that he will goto Mexico by the route of Zacaecas
account of the greater facility of feeding his But the
general opinion the spot that he falls back San Luis
| for which city he has actually struck his tents.
Letters from Monterey, Of the 3D. further say that il is be-
eved Sao that Urea and Canaes have been orderedb by
this be true indicates real alarm the pant Of Santa
Anna for the safety Of San Luis.
1t is stated, the best authority, that cabas and other
symptoms of INSTRUMENTATION beginning to show them
selves in his army, and officers predict his speedy down
fall to be followed shortly by peacethey believing that no
other in Mexico rally around him the leaders in the
army and other aspirants for power
Some Of the Mexican prisoners made by declared that
they had tasted food in three days. and that the situation
of the army such that could hold together four days
| longer unless relieved.
We very interesting letter from Paymaster J. B.
Butler with copy Of which have been politely IA
| vored
| MONTEREY, MARCH 3, ls47
have doubt of the dissolution of Santa Annals army,
morally and physically and there will be fighting
this region, if there be any anywhere.
| Gen. Santa Anna is really to be pited. His a
wetched SET He had twice, during the battle, TO ntepose
his ancers to prevent deserton and they shot down fifty
at each time before he could prevent the flight of his infantry
The information comes from prisoners who deserted
exchanged and into Gen. Tayors camp. They report
that Santa Anna destitute of all kinds OF provisions and
that he cannot keep them together.
Santa Anna expected easy victory His army told
that the Americans had abundance of provisions and lots
of money, and that they Salo the day of the
battle and take their supper at expense This from
reports of persons taken, officers well as privates.
send you extract of letter from officer who dis
tngulshed himself that glorious field which is rendered
thrice glorious from the disparity of force and the peculiar
circumstances under which the battle has been fought
dated at Saltio on the lst instant
scontss hiring word thai S.nta A., L. -
for good that his whole infantry has dispersed There
doubt of it. We shall him again on this line
"Today Colonel Warren received despatch from the
Governors informing him that the American Commissioners
were in the city OF Mexico and had written the Mex
Congress saying that they there to make honor
| able peace.
"frhe Governor requested permission return salto
to assist in keeping order, and promising to comply with any
| requlsiton made on him..
All curious to know the Of the loss Of the Mex
leans in the battles The Mexcans do not know themselves
and probably it viii be known. We have conversed
with gentlemen who should be well informed any one
None Of them set down that loss at less than twenty hun
dred killed and wounded, and Of them would be
prised four thousand forty-ve hundred The
slaughter awful The American loss less than
seven hundred hundred and fifty
Major Coffee tells that he heard nothing the ssFoegn
Legion" in Santa Annals army but he mentions that
deserers from made prisoners by our army, and
| Gen. Taylor sent them both back 10 The enemy. They
| were foreigners.
Ofhe prisoners took from the Mexcans were of
higher rank than Of Gen. Torreons aids but took
enough get back all the party of Major Gaines and Bo-
| and-ofiicers and men.
Col Curtis of the Ohio regiment has had action with
Urea Urea attacked the train with which Mr.. Ctenden
and Major Coffee down. seravo. His force was
1000 cavalry against about 400 troops under Col Gddng
The train consisted of 200 wagons Of which Sc were des
troyed, it being extended arneay two mlesthat the
whole could not be protected Urea routed with loss
Of foy-fve men, while lost three soldiers and ten or
twelve Il is believed that Urea has fallen
back Victoria Three Mexican generals in this fight
two Of whom said to have been wounded-one in the
| hand, and the other in the leg.
COL Curtis Seravo on the l3th with his own re-
gment and of the Virginia companies who have arrived
on the Rio Gfande
The last train which down the remains Of the
teansers who cut off by Canaes weeks before
lying by the road sde From that they passed
rancho on the route without burning they swept every
thing before them. Communications now considered
for companies as large fifty men,
The second Mississippi regiment LEFT Matamotos the l4h
instant for Monterey, learn from the Flag This egi
menhas suffered awfully Originally consisting of $50 men,
it numbers ESQ., They have lost 35 by death alone,
and SO are sick. The rest eager for a fight
Some Virginia and North Carolina companies Ma
samoros the 18th, awaiting the arrival of the OF their
regiments.
'Vun( Tow Lnata