Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-09

GeienceS VIII SdttSiy any one iAht W. !,
his saap, Indiana boys can no% uelena :.
MACE aeains, any force which The Mexicans q
bring against il.
SALTlLLo Mexico, Feb. 'oi =
The capture Of MAJOR Gaines ana 81. on -.
NJ Clay, vi The Kentucky Cavalty' VIZ" ~ ~,
and Major Bolland ana Capt Pike OF 'oe hiaa
"a. cay',lry with so men, has Just been connri
% rhey were captured on the morning % y
2i OF January. al Fl Salada, 90 mies ir". =, v,
INV an The San .uis road, by about 2,Uoo MN
cans under Gen. M'non. The parry eai,u =.
,re,.. semi ont To recounutlc The road d"u I 80
een absent several days. Atlhe time o. 'ne ~
ure they were encamped in valley VIM ND -
had remained over night. dense w VA d;snc
He'd in the valley. and as me sun ,o completel
sed ii, The Meyicans were discover ;bIe an
surrounding them. Escape Mas mss. as m
II have fought would have been ma.n.S, ,,a;,
en,re torce would inevitably have pesn s' m.b;c
surrender was The only condition len III,
,har IA anon m, trs terms they eo'T. oo'"'
- 10 ,,eated as prsonels oi war. -
~ ue marched of towarts san Lu's--'" =
ING 2;snounreI and The officers suneiea
m.n ,hs;r horses Capt Henry oi ir1as, WIN
iesan ~ Interpreter and guide Tor Inc de'den
,rent made his escape the neA Jay a" s;,"S her,
'm,s nm Mai. Gaines horse anu aii =, t,ce .
,r;,b Inc intelligence lie aasneu va :" no nur
mn. whole Mexican guard, h'Ieu W. noble
sued him, and rode his h2'se' 49, Mn compile
animal, until he Tell dead 'enea'" ~. lac. on
mo The remainder OF the distance 10 lh's pa =
i"s ''1 Th;s nnIncky occurrence has cfea1su q
ssn.a,;oo in he army. and il IS regie''eu ,ne
-. an .c,.,no, of The influence II VIII nave r.
''n The Mer;cans. whom II VIII inci'e " "@
which they have moi heretofore daieu'
M;storl1nes never come sinsle--anoihe' s"p
-. 1',,1 mn has iusl been confirmed. CaP''
~, ~, T., .r,,b - men OF The Kentucky cavalry
s,n' an, ~ nrocure forage, has been captured ~
:, na1y Of Rancheros at a Rancho some % OF oo
miles from here | understand that th's parry
we're in attendance a, iandango, ana WIZ u,
,uch state Of into1ication as 70 De tut "
resistance. Whilst dancing and dtihhihS' men
arms were secured, and when the hahcheros
came in upon them. they had nothing 10 deiehu
themselves with. They were likewise inarched
of 10 San Luis. So we 60.
Rumors are rife that The Mexicans design an
attack on this city, but lhr knowing ones IN our
camp do not apprehend any danger. II they
make an attack VIC are prepared 10 meet them. =
also understand tina, old Trough and Ready
will reinforce US tomorrow with his presence
and considerable body oil troops--his presence
aIoDr would be sufficient 10 deter The Merlcans
from paving us a visit. My belief is, that al
their demonstrations in this quarter are intended
10 mislead-louk out for them in your direction
They could gain more with less risk to them
selves, by operating upon our line OF commune
Gallon cutting of small delachmenls, taking
possession OF our lrains-and, perhaps falling u
an unguarded moment upon some one oil The De
pots on the Rio Grande.
Santa Anna, in person, will not leave M
stronghold al San LUIS unless II Is 10 prevent GU
amy from marching 10 The city oil Mexico.
STILL LATER The U. s. propeller Wash
inalon, from the Bfa2os, reached The city yesler
day afternoon, having on board MAJOR Ger
Butler, and other passengers, with some SICK an
ii. charged troops The w. lell on the 23d. B
his arrival we learn that the embarkation oi In
remainder of the troops al The Bfazos would nc
De completed before the 9Th Of This month, as
was necessarily slow work IRON The mean
and mode OF embarkment, and The diihcullle
arising from the bar and shoal water. The va
yalry had vet 10 be embarked.
Nothing further from Santa Anna al San Lu''
but it is believed that his recent display Toward
sallillo was merely intended TO mask ms Iea
movement towards Vera Cruz, ana that ne lid
actually marched towards Thai point. One az
count had been received, that ne diu coh'empia'
an attack al one time ON Sal,llo, but was delerIe
from The auetnPl " TUG u'h'eu''y -
wafer on The route.
II has been asccrtained that santa Anna I'D
at San Luis 30 900 men, ot which 1000 were cs
valry. From The present advices. il is thousf
he may he able To reach Vera Cruz as soon =
C;-n. Scott, and il he arrives before The latter, !
will be able 10 prevent the Decentralization Of IN
t,,.,:s, or attack them il he finds only porto.
i,n,ir,i. The whole OF Gen. Scouts force WI
an. ,ant 10 about Is 600 men, and an mpresSlo
,x,s,s hat Santa Anna will risk hight al an
do, even II NJ has 10 encounter The whole bod.
Gen. Taylor has about 5000 men al Saillo al
1000 al Monterey, and we learn has collecle
provisions there, which, with what he had recei'
ed t!em Gamargo %ai ssic he or egh! or =
The posts on The Rio GraIde ale very weak
defended and could he carried without difficult,
il The enemy only had The enterprise 10 undertake
il. The Mexicans are constantly ard most COZ
recly informed Of all our movements, strength ,
our different gaIrisons, supplies, elc., etc.
1.-The Castle Of Vera Cluz is not speedily cal
tured, We learn il is The intention ol Cen Sco!l
remove his troops from The range oil Tie rant
and 10 blockade The city and castle by sea al
land.
A rumor prevailed that Gen. Taylor intende
10 advance from Saltic in case il was ascertain
ed Santa Anna had Withdrawn his force lfoi
San Luis.