The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-04
From he Ms0 Orleans Reayuas.
Later from the MO Grande.

AAANNA ~ 49,
Since our last there have been several arri-
walls from the Brazos, BY which we have the
MatamOras Flag Of the llth, 18th and 18th
inst.
Much the mosl important intelligence by this
arrival is contained in the following from the
Flag of the 18th;
Another Observation-Disclosures was receiv-
ed on Saturday last, confirmed since by letters
from Cerralvo to the 9th inst. that a scouting
party of twenty.seven Texans, commanded by
Capt. Baylor, ordered out by Col. Abbott, COM
mandant at Cerralvc, to scour the country be-
tween that post and Monterey, had fal en- in
with a large body Of Mcxicans, and all been
killed but three.
Our letters inform US that Capt. Baylor left
instructions, visited severa! ranches in the
neighborhood Of where the recsat attacks had
been made upon the train. Al two Of these
ranches goods and property captured from the
trains were found secreted in the houses, and
the guilt Of a participation in these robberies
being clearly proven against the Mexican resi-
dents, the property was re-taken, the dwellings
Of the guilty burned, and several known des-
perate characters killed. With three prison.
ers which he had captured, Capt. Baylor
was returning to the main road, when he found
himself surrounded by a large force Of Mexi-
cans, stated at three hundred, undoubtedly, the
same force which had attacked the trains pre-
vlously. He wOs completely hemmed in and
the Mexicans charged upon his small band,
killing many of them the first discharge Of
firearms. Three of the party effected their
escape by crawling into the chapparraI, and
got into Cerralvo dreadfully lacerated with
thorns. When they last saw Capt. Baylor he
was wounded and endorsed, but still fighting,
and only three Of his men were in their sad
dies. They think it impossible that any more
could have escaped, and do no; believe that
the Mexicans made any prisoners. Two days
had elapsed since they got back to C%erralvo,
and nothing had been heard Of any Of the rest
Of the party. In the dwelling of one Of the
Mexicans made prisoners by Capt Baylor, ESQ
the men who escaped rePort,)Se found two
letters forom the chief alcalde Of Cerralvo to
Canalas, informing him in whose possession he
had placed certain goodscaptured from the train
whlchhe (Canales) had empowered him to dis
pose of in Ceralvo, ara also giving him 10 un-
derstand that if he stood in need Of arms, hor-
SEES or men, he had but to make his wishes
known, and they would be attended TO-. These
letters were in Capt. BE possession when at.
tackled, and have been recovered by the Mex
leans. In consequence Of the report made to
Col. Abbott, he has had the alcalde and several
other influential Mexicans arrested.
After confirming the above an officer in the
Massachusetts regiment writes from Cerralvo
to a friend in this city, under date of the 18th
Of August:
"The two last trains up were attacked, and
Thirty or forty pack mules cut off from each.-
A train left here yesterday for Monterey, and
have positive information that some 400
Mexicans are lying on the road to cut them
off. Things at this post are in rather a state
Of excitement; hardly a day passes withOu,
some person being murdered on the road, and
lie here, knowing that the enemy is in large
force in our immediate vicinity, without the
means Of acting, except on the defensive. We
have no mounted force a: the post, nor the
means Of mounting a single man of our own,
should an extreme case of necessity require it.
1t is much to be desired that the Government
will soon see clearly the great folly of placing
troops along this line, with their hands tied,
to be made the laughing stock of by an enc
my SO centemptible as the Mexicans. do
not know when we shall move on, but If at
| think somewhere about the LIST of SEN
The Flag has become satisfied that all in.
of an advance towards San Luis bv
the column of Gen Taylor has been aban-
The Flag condemns this course con-
it an essential step on our part to &C.
cupy San Luis Potosi, and open communica.
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