The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-07
NEW YORK HERALD.
yevy York. sunday, March q, Is47.
Thr News from Mexico-ms xican Reports
The Attack on Vern Cruz.


Thr News from Mexico-si. xican Reports
The Attack on vcra Cruz.
We publish on the outside ofto-day's Herald, the
details of the important news-imporant if true
received from Matamoras and transmitted by
telegraph 10 this city yesterday. II appears that
Santa Anna was moving towards Saltillo in great
force, and had actually driven in General Taylor's
outposts. This, however, is Mexican report.
TWAS also understood that General Urea was
advancing towards Matamoras with four thou.
sand men, one half of which are the flower, or
something else, OF the Mexican army. This is
another Mexican report; but if it be true, the
position OF our army in that quarter very critical
Santa Annals force has been all along esti-
mated at thirty thousand men, some of whom
were in buckrum, whilst General Taylor's
command does not exceed six thousand.
The disproportion, on paper, is, therefore,
immense, although the bravery, discipline, and
good condition of our troops a guaranty that
they have given good account of themselves
in case general action has taken place. The
anxiety to hear further news from that point is
intense. A day or an hour may bring US nteh-
gence of another grand action, in which another
glorious victory has been won--or defeat suf-
fered by our troops.
While these movements going on, Generals
Scott and Worth are preparing for the storming
of Vera Cruz. The necessary preparations are
being made with the greatest celebrity; and before
another month, we may expect to hear OF the
capture of that city and of the castle of San Juan
de Ulloa.
The Hattie at Ell Pssso, near Chin uahua.
The new. of battle fought at Passo, between
the Mexican and portion of the American
army, has come through so many channels that
It's authenticity cannot now be questioned ; and
il is no less certain that the Mexicans were de-
feated in the engagement referred to-probably
with great loss on their part and small on ours.
Touching this point, we may observe, that ac-
oording to the Net0 Orleans Picay~ne of the 25th
nit, the Mexicans estimate their own loss at
1S1--a number more likely to be below than
above the mark.
Pa,o, the envrons OF which have been the
scene of triumph SO creditable to the Ameri-
can arms, is a town in the department OF
chihuahua, ofless than four thousand inhabitants.
1t is situated on the high road from New Mexico
TO the city OF chihuahua, at a distance of nearly
three hundred miles from the latter place, and
one thousand three hundred miles from the city
Of Mexico. Twelve miles north of the town, the
road narrows, so as to form pass, which few
determined men might defend successfully
against considerable force. But it appears that
the Mexicans were so cowed, after defeat in the
vicinity of the town, that they made no effort to
retain possession Of the pass, but retreated one
hundred and twenty miles to the northward of
the same
The male inhabitants of Passo are said to be
more courageous than those Of New Mexico.
The females are pretty; but as in the other parts
of Chihuahua, have less esprit and liveliness
than the women of Central Mexico The people
of the district of Passo have suffered much from
the depreciation of the Indios brapos, savage
Indians; in respect to two tribes of whom-the
Camanches and the Apaches-they are placed, as
it were, between two fires Tor they have the
Cananches on the eastern frontier, and the
Apaches, with the exception OF one uibe-the
Mescalleros, on the western.
1t is inconceivable how great scourge these
Indians are tothe inhabitants of northern Chihua-
hua; there are days when columns length OF
the Mexican newspaper is occupied with the de-
tails of the atrocities committed by them. Some.
times they have encountered and defeated two
detachments of Mexican dragons. In these en-
counters, Ponce, one of the Mexican comm and
ers at the battle Passo, has figured more than
once.
=
ing the Apaches, as respecting the Camanches.
The Apaches, when they make an iscursion into
Mexico, generally travel on foot-the Camanches
on horseback. The favorite weapons of the Apa-
ches, are the bow and arrow; ofthe Camanches,
the rife and lance The Apaches, in their incur
sions into Mexico, often accompanied by their
wives, who said to fight as hard as the men.
The wives Of the Camanches are more mindful
of the prophecies OF the sex, and stay at home.
A Texan paper states that 10, 600 Indians, prn-
cipally Lipan, have emgrated to Texas, and that
among them are few Apaches-Apaches Mes
calleros, we presume The Mescalleros inhabit
the eastern banks Of the Rio Grande and are, in
manner, estranged from the other Apaches.
We perceive, from the Picayune that the COM
mander of the Mexican cavalry, at the battle of
Passo, was General Cuiltz. This general was
lately Governor ofChihuahua.
We shall be glad when official dispatches ar
rive from the commander ofthe American troops
nj Passo. Whoever he may be, whether Doni-
phan or Cooke, he has deserved we'll of his coun-
try, and go have his troops. They have marched
distance OF a thousand miles, over prairies and
descrts, in search ofthe enemy; and they have
found and beaten him There is nothing in the
way of fighting which such troops would not dare
to do-nothing they could not do
Shorthand Writing-Egyptian Hierogly-
phycs, &c.
Tne art OF writing shorthand, as the only
reliable medium of recording the precise
language Of public speakers, having recently ex-
cited considerable attention, few remarks rea.
tive to this subject, may prove acceptable to most
ofou readers, more especially to those who are