Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-04-01
Chr 4flcxtton fnar.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT!

Great Battle at SdlIWO-,Sdntd .4nnd comman-
ding IN person-4,500 Of The Enemy and 1000
.anerieans reported 10 hare fallen Gen. Idy-
Tor Juiiiug back on Monterey.
From the N. o. Commercial Times, 18Th.
The schooner Cinderella, Captain Scoes. ar
rived here last night from Brazos, which she left
on the 9Th INST, bringing intelligence of a most
momenous character. 1t seems that desperate
struggle has now in reality begun, between the
forces under Santa Anna and his subordinate Of
fcers, and the scattered commands of our army
in the interior of Mexico, and along the line of
the Rio Grande A severe contest is said to have
taken place near Saltlo, between the Mexican
army, led by Santa Anna, and the force under
Gen, Taylor. Such details us have reached us
VIII be found in the communication below
With regard TO the losses sustained, we have no
doubt that they are much exaggerated, as well
as the numbers said TO have composed Santa An
mas army-25,O00 men. Scattered as our troops
are over the county, at such immense distances
from each other, we concede that the state OF
things bears most critical aspect.
BR,zos SANTIAGO, Texas, night of March 4, ls47.
Great anxiety has prevailed at this place for
these two days past 10 receive intelligence from
the army. Nothing official has come to hand,
but various rumors have arrived leaving great
er mystery az 10 the true condition of General
Taylor and his forces than has occurred at any
period since the war. The country above us is,
of all our communications with our lower depotS.
The rancheros and others are hockng to the
Mexican standard.
The following intelligence has just arrived
here, and make memorandum of the CONVEX
sation of the individual for it is verbal, and
brought from a source that believe will prove
true, when properly aysed by information
which we must doubtless shortly receive:
The battle commenced on the night of the
! Ii. IL 4
The Mexicans had no artillery, their force being
composed alone OF cavalry and infantry, number
ing twenty thousand men, with a division of six
| thousand men in their rear, Santa Anna COM
nianding in person.
Gen. Tayors force numbered, when the bat
tie commenced, near five thousand men, compos-
ed of Infantry, Dragons, and Is pieces of ght
Artillery, and he was making his retreat to Mon
terey. lie has lost about two thousand men,
Tue Mexican loss is about four thousand five
hundred. Gen. Taylor was in hopes that he
would be able to retain his position, which is a.
bout three miles from Sallo, at Mill Pond,
where he possesses some natural offences
Gen. Marshall had set out from Monterey with
a large escort, carrying forty wagons of aminu-
milton and two 10 Founders. 1t is generally be
lleved that he will be able to join Gen, Taylor
~ time to afford relief.
The general opinion among the Mcxicans at
Camargo and Matamoras, as expressed, indicates
that Santa Anna has been badly whipped.
Col. Morgan was MORALLY wounded, and his
command entirely cut up at Ceralvo and Other
points along the line of observation, extending
from the latter place 10 Mer.~
A train OF 40 wagons had heen captured by
} the Mexlcans. They murdered all the teamsters
! aud the escort of twenty-five men. They have
also captured train OF sixty wagons, though
nothing definite is known as TO the disposal o
: teaulsters and escort. They have likewise cap
tured hundred pack males loaded with suffers
goods.
Gen. Urea is marching on to attack Matamo
ras, with about tour thousand men.
am in hopes that it viii found he was only slightly
wounded and his command dispersed,