Democratic banner., 1847-03-29
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FROM TIE SEAT OF WAR.

= tic accounts from Gen. 7iaylor-7He
Summons If Santa .fnna and Reply ofl
Gen. Toy0r-Latest Dispatches from
Observation-Disclosures If Los Muer-
os-.abandOmment Of Ceratv0-O ccupa-
ton Of Marin, Mier, ETC., BY the Meri-
cans-C0ntradiction Of MeC"iioch's Cap
o tire, etc. etc.
The U.s. schooner .4rispe, Capt. West,
arrived in port yesterday afternoon from
the mouth of the Rio Grandc, having sail
ed thence on the 9th inst. DR.. Jarvis, of
the U. S. army, came passenger on her,
He is the bearer Of dispatches from Coll
Curtis, in command at Camargo, to the Gov
eminent at Washington.
DR.. Jarvis left Camargo on the Cd inst.
There had been nothing received there
from Gen. Taylor in several days. The ru'
mors which prevailed were brought through
by Mexicans, and were Of the most con-
Trajectory character. To enable us to dis
tineuish what is known to be true from
what 10 merely rumored, and thus to correct
IS far as possible the exaggerated reports in
circulation, Dr.. Jarvis has, at our request,
furnished US with the following memoranda
Of events during the month of February, Of
which he was personally cognizant:
Memoranda Of DR.. Jarris-Left Monte
rey on the morning of the I'd February for
Matamoros. At that time no apprehension
or expectation of the approach Of Santa
Anna toward Saltillo as entertained, eth
or by us or the Mexicans, so far as we
could learn from the latter. A large force
of cavalry was known, however, to be in
. front of Gen. Taylor, which of course was
made known by their capture Of the detach-
ment of Arkansas and Kentucky cavalry
advanced beyond San incarnation. The
force Of cavalry on this side of the Sierra
Madre, under command of Gen. Urea, es-
timated at from six to eight thousand, was
said to be at Victoria and part as far to-
wards Monterey as Mont Morales when
lett the tnrmer place They were, In fact,
in Victoria at the time our troops marched
to that place in January last, and returned
to lula as an advance brigade under Gen.
- II TIL. c.c
supposed 10 be acting as a corps OF obser'
Walton, and a belief was entertained that
thew would seize the first favorable oppor'
tunity to strike on our line of communica'
ton between Camargo and Monterey, ane
capture such trains as should happen to b'
ON the road at the time. Gen. Taylor mus
have apprehended some intentions Of thu
kind. for on my arrival at Matamoros,
found them fortifying the plaza of that Plac'
in consequence Of orders just receive
from Gen. Taylor, to guard against the sud
den attack Of the whole or part Of the force
1left Carmargo on the morning Of tn
26th February, TO return to Monterey,
: company with a train of 10 wagons, lade
with supplies, and escorted by a compan
of Kentucky cavalry, under the comman
of Cspt. T. F. Marshall, and a detachmer
of 20 men belonging to the Cd Dragons
We had not proceeded FIVE miles when q
Arder arrived for return, in consequence {
Instructions iustreceived by express, whic
passed US ON the road, directed to the qua
termaster at Monterey, which were rece''
from Col. Whiting, assistant quartermast'
general at the headquarters Of Gen. Ia!
lor, directing, for the future, that all tran
BE- stopped, as certain information had bee
received, that . large force Of the enemy
cavalry, say four or FIVE thousand, was in
near China, and that Caidereyta was a
ready occupied by them. These last pa
ticulars are contained in a hasty note fro
the quartermaster at Monterey, dated Fe
Esd, and terminating it with the renal
Glook out" With Col. Writings instru
tons also came the order Of Gen. Tayl
dated Auga Nueva, February 81, the Ia
one received up to the time Of my leavi
Canargo, March ed. This order is dout
less the despatch Of Gen. Taylor, CALI
fer reinforcements, alluded to BY Capts
Montgomery in his note, as mentioned