Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-02-02
From the N. q Com. Times. -
FROM THErSEAT WAR.

FROM THEHSEAF OF WAR.
TAMprco.-We are much indebted 10
the gentleman who has so kindly placed at
our disposal the following items of intclIi.
gence from Tampico. In a letter dated
Fampico, the 26th ult., the writer states
ttat a report was current that body of,
800 American troops had taken quiet pos.
session of Victoria, the capital of the de.
partmnt. Indeed the whole ofthe inhab-
itants OF Tamaulipas are prepared to throw
off Il e yoke of the central government,
provided the q. States will guarantee ITEM
permanent protection A letter has heen
received there, dated San Luis de Potosi,
the Odd November. WHICH stated Santa
Anna's force at that time did hat exceed
1000 men--this was from a most reliable
source, but the date of the leiter.is rather
distant. Col. Riley and Gems. .Quitman
and Pillow, were rapidly advancing on
Victoria. The 500 me:1 above alluded
70, ere no doubt part of the folce of Col.
Riley .: 3. fs slr ssa ri, ea zii Il
SALTIlLo.--Major Butler passed thro'
Saltillo, on his way hither. Here he
found Gen.. Butler, whose severe wound
in the leg was slowly healing. 1t will be
a satisfaction to his numerous friends 10
learn that he is again able to mount his
horse, and in very short time will be, IN
all respects. himself again" The Two
generals, Butler and Worth, were of opin
l5n that Santa Anna was too astAte 10 risk
himself in u field fight he wnHld patient.
ly await the unfolding The chapter of acct
dents hehiRd the Notifications of San Luis
de Potosi, eoAfessedEy, even by our own
typographical engineer officersthe strong
est place in Mexico after San Juan de III.
lua. sds zt4.f ESQ .suasigi
The Delta says: $50 sA .aaii7
Seen. Taylor as VIC had been previously
advised, cOuntermarched when on his route
to Victoria, and was approaching Saltilio.
when he met Col. May and his squadron,
who had pushed on in advance of him,
returning to Monterey. Col. May having
informed Airn of the actual and existing
state Of things at Saltillo, he returned and
recommended his march for Victoria. Ii
turns out that the alarm originated thus !:
Gen. Worth intercepted letter from the
governor of New Leon to partisan Mex.
lean General, whose name our informant.
could not recollect, telling him TO advance
and attack Saltiblo on.a certain day, and
that he he'd SO arranged it that the Mexi.
can inhabitants would rise. join them, and
defeat the Americans forces Add tothis,
large cavalry force was reported on the
advance from San Luis Potosi. With
reference TO the letter, Gen. Worth en-.
closed it to the author, telling him that If
again detected in any such proceeding, he
would be shot. The cavalry advance
turned out to be, as our Monterey CORES
pendent guessed They were, a toraging
.party-pretty numerous, 30 be sure5--noth.
ing more. ~ '
'"Tho forces in Saltillo have, however,
been considerably strengthened. T'he
Kentucky and Ohio regiments, under Gen.
Butler, have marched on there; and the
Kentucky cavalry were to march for that
point on the 23i ulr. Monterey, too, un.
der command of Col. Garland, is consid
erably reinforced Our informant met.
between there and Camargo, the two In
diana regiments, the Kentucky mounted
cavalry, and about seven hundred of The
recently enlisted re, ,ulars. Col. Morgan.
of the second regiment Of Ohio volunteers.
who has command at Camargo, is actively
engaged in tcrtitying the place, -, (.
"The Georgia, Mississippi, and Ten.
nessee infantry in Victoria. There
was, no truth in tie report that Mexican
force was stationed these. -.
"Sipce we wrote the above we. have
conversed with military gentleman, who
came passenger, ia the Alabama, and
whose sources Of correct information were
the very best, He Informs us that Gen.
Wool, with his forces, was en- route 10 join
Gen. Worth, Gin addition to The reinforce
mepts mentioned above, and, be. was,
waen last heard from, within q. few miles
Of Saltille. Gen. Scott was on bis way
to the headquarters of Gen. Taylor, which
would be at Victoria.
Our reliable infornant's information
still tufsaer dissipates all approximations Of
Santa Assid assuming an offensive DO s..
ton. Heaoxs holds tKe KEY 10 Southern
Mexico; he deems oil the forces be 3eai,
possibly co sceh,aae there necessary 10
retain It. Q ID will only surrender ito !
greatly sut,eriar force, The .strenath &c
his own army at San luis Ralosi. hy the
way.is areadyzsSaggerated. h.does not
positively exceed 10000 men. all told,