Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-03

Santa Anna expected an easy victory His army wa.
told that Amereans had an abundance Of provisions and
lots OF money. and that they Sao day Of
the battle, and take their supper expense THIS
ttom reports OF persons taken, officers well as pvae
Santa Anna did send n message to Gen. Taylor asking
him TO surrender stating that he (Tsylor) weak aud
that he (Santa Anns) had 900 aud should certain
ly take him. Gen Taylor said that Santa Anna Nigh
and take him. The courier replied To Gen TAYLOR
that he should have hour consider Of the generous
Ter OF Santa Anna! Gen. Taylor told the messenger
thank Santa Anna for his generosity but that he could
think OF taxing the courtesy oi Gen Santa Anna
to detain him an hour that he had better
once. This Is given to mo by person who says that he
was present and heard IL.
send letter OF an officer who dis
unguiShed himself OF that glorious field which rendered
thrice glorious from the disparity force and the
circumstances nader which the battle has been fought
The letter above referred 10 is as follows;
"SALrILLo, Mexico, March I, Is47.
"our bring that Santa Anna has gone for
good 'nd that the whole infantry have dispersed There
no doubt OF ~ we shall not him again this lines
"To-day Col Warrcnt received despatch from the
eTnori informing him that American commissioners were
now IN the city OF Mexico, aud had written to the Mex
can Congress saying that they there make hon
otablc peace.
The Governor request permission to return to Sauo
Ia assist IN keeping order. and promising comply with any
roquisiton made ON him."
The request OF this Mexican Governor was granted and
be is now acting in concert aud conjunction with Colonel
Warren, keep order aud prevent collisions and con-
hicts among the belbgeTent forces.
Respectfully, &c,
J. b. BUTLER, p NJ U.SA
All curious TO know the extent Of the loss of the
MeSicans in the battles. Tho Mexcans do not know them
selves and probably it will be known We have con-
'ersed with gentlemen who should be well informed as
any one. None OF them down that loss Al less than
twenty-five hundred killed and wounded and none of them
would be surprised were II four thousand forty hun
dred The slaughter was awful. The American loss was
not less than hundred hundred and fifty
Maj Coffee tells that he heard nothing Of the "Forcen
Legion IN santa Annas army, but he mentions that two
deseters from us were made prisoners by army aud
EkN TAYLOR sENr THIN soru BACK TO Tux KSENY They
were foreigners.
OF the prisoners took from the MeIisans none we've
OF higher rank than Of General Torreon. aids but
we TOOK enough TO get back all the party of Majors Gaines
and observation-disclosures and men.
Col Curtis, OF the Ohio regiment. has had no action
with Urea. Urea attacked the train with which Mr.
CTittendcn and Major Coffee came down near C,traIvo
tbs force was 1000 cavalry against about 400 troops under
Col Gddinss. The train consisted OF 200 wagons of
which 30 destroyed IL being extended so far-neary
milesthat tho whole could no, be protected Irr,,
routed with loss of IS men, while we los, thte. sol
ders and ten or twelve tcamstes IL believed that Ir
rca has now fallen back Victoria Three Mexican
Generals were in this fight two OF whom sad to have
been woundcd-one in the hand and tho other in the leg
Colonel Gusts was at Ceralvo the 18Th with his own
regiment and some OF the Virginia companies who have
arrived on the Rio Grande.
The last train which down, the remains Of the
eamsters who were cut off by Canaes weeks before
lying by the road side From that they never pas
ed rancho on the route without burning they swept
everything before them. Communications are now con.
sdered safe for companies as large fifty men.
The 2d Mississippi Rifemen left Matamotos on the l,h
INST Tor Monterey, we lsarn from the Flag This reg;-
ment has suffered. awiuly Originally consisting of $50
men, It numbers ESQ They have 35 by death alone
ana hlly sick The rest are eager for a fight
Some Virginia aud North Carolina companies were At
MalamoTos on the 18th, awaiting the arrival Of the rest Of
their regiments.
Two Government boats the Enterprise and Pamela have
been recently snagged and lost in the Rio Grande Ma
ehlnety aud engines will be saved; the bulls are lost
We conclude this long summary by stating on the au.
thoriy OF Mai Coffee, that Gen Taylor is shortly expec-
ted Monterey and Camurgo and very probably now in
one OF those places.
I'VE arc informed that the "scouts" followed Santa An
40 miles.
tCol Warren Is Governor and Commander OF Salulo
'The Governor alluded to is Mexican appointed by the
Mexican Government 10 administer the laws within pre-
scTbed territory which Salto lie situated and several
other minor towns.