The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-03-27

Itersy who have entirely cut offall COM
lmunication betweel1those two places.
Cen. Urea is at Marine, town about
% miles this side of Monterey, with
5000 cavalry, and Canales had ranche-
iros sufficient to make up the number.
Gen. Taylor has issued orders that not
less than one regiment shall attemPtto
leave Camargo on this route. Colonel
Morgan's command, (the second Ohio
Regiment,) about a, 1000 strong, ,left Ge-
ralvo, where they were stationed, to
Join Gen. Taylor, after having burnt
everything they could not take with
them, and tits confidently believed that
he and his whole, command were either
cut to pieces or taken prisoners. That
gallant chivalrous soul, Ben. McCul-
Tough, with his men, has been captured.
He had not more than twenty-eight
men, all told. ~. XXX ,.,sf.,,g
Jesse D., Carr, Mr.. Trenoweth, Mr..
Grayson, Capt. McMullin Ga clerk Of
Mr.. Car'sD formerly of McCnlloeh's
company Of rangers, having about 200
pack mules loaded with valuable goods,
belonging to the aforementioned per-
sons, no doubt have been taken; moth
ing has been seen or heard Of thefn.--
Mr.. Sprague, a clerk for s. A.. Belden,
ESQ. and John r. Baker, sutler of the
first regiment of Kentucky volunteers,
started the day after the first named
party, and had been compelled TO fall
back to Meir, and there await until the
troops there stationed should be order
ed to Camargo. -a5a d.ea 5i ~.
This is all the fault of Gen Scott for
having taken away the regular force
from that part Of the country. Should
Gen. Taylor be able to fall back on
Monterey he can then hold out until
reinGorcements reach him, as they have
some sixty days rations at that point.
But am afraid he is in a critical posi-
ton, having nothing but volunteers
with him, he cannot have that conf
dence which he would have, had not
Gen. W.'Scott taken away from him
the whole of the most effective force.
But old Rough and Ready has determi-
ned to conquer or die. h, .sif .s,fI
Santa Anna sent him summons to
surrender. "Tell Santa Anna,"says
the old man, 'sto come. and take me-"
have conversed with officers Of the
army here, who think that Gen. Taylor
might fall back on Monterey. He has
some 1000 volunteers with him, and I
think they will fight to the last.
Col. Curtis is stationed at Camargo,
which is hourly threatened with attack.
Some 700 Of the Virginia regiment pas
sed through this place three. days ago
on their way to join Gen. Taylor.
Should the General even fall back on
Monterey, he will still have a large
body ofmen between him and Camargo
who can, and no doubt will take the
place, and then down on Metamoras,
cutting off Gen. Taylor's supplies en-
tirely. Every person is on the alert.
The Mexicans say that the army will
take this place in a very short time
Several Of the better class Of, the pop
ulation are preparing to move to the
other side of the river, in case the place
should be recaptured, as they know
they would be killed by their own
people Immediately. ,a 4aT
You will find this letter very dIsjoin-
ted in its details, but you may depend
on the correctness Of every part Of it,
as | received it from high military au-
thority,