Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-02-04
Important fson the ARMY.
ENGAGEMENT -. col. NAY wrr,r
IIIE MtXiGAss.

Important Rnmofs from 7smrico--.7r1irul =,
! Col, Kinney al thai ptace--iatrr ae,rs froe,
. Gen. Iayior- Disposition If TIE .imsricaa
Forces ato,s tke Las II Operations, Sc. Sc.
ii The brig Gcofglana. Capt. CaisPis. arrived
at n Orleans on tbs 22j ul,.. hasiag e L Tam.
p'eo on the 18th. The verbal news She brought
was alarming, being TO the effect that Sssra
; ANNA had placed himself between Gen. T,y.
Loa and Gen. WoRrH. with 5000 men. and
sia' general action was immediately expec.
'eu. All this Is no exaggeraiion. Weheie,r,
sab thc pirayuae, The authentic fneis 10 BE- as
E Ioi. hiSNEr arrived at Tampico on the l2rh
! % January direct from Victoria. He entered
T that town with Gen. QuIrM.S on the evening
OF the OH Gen. QuirMAs drove the enemy
before hun for the last thirty OF forty miles b..
fore getting 10 Victoria. The Mexicans were
reluctant 10 give up the place. is Gen Our
MAN entered the town the Mexcans were 90.
Ing oui on the other side. Gen. O. had no
cavalry and could not pursue them. Co. X.
speaks IN The warInest trrn4s OF the prompt and
soidiery conduct OF this officer.
Col. kIaNEy parted from Gen. TAYLOR az
Monte Morales and pushed ON with Gen QUrr.
MAN 10 Victoria. From hese he lnatiehs way.
almost alone, TO 1smpco. taking SOTO Ia Ma.
rina in his route. accomplishing distance Of
nearly $50 miles in three DAYS. and narrowly
escaping from the advanced parties of the
Mexicans on several occasions. He spent
IA part Of a night al the old rancho Of Croix,
where SANCHEZ was stat oned with iweniy
Dragons; yet in the morning lie con,rived TO
give him the slip. He also succeeded 10 eva.
ding ROMANO FALCON, the man who IS repu.
ted 10 have killed Col. CRoss
A., Ia, L.
sixty rancheros. He rode al once 10 The aIcade,
boldly told him that Gen rAyLoa had sent
him on few hours in advance 10 prepare sup
plies, and by this ruse made out to come oil
safely--ihe rancheros al once dispensing The
services this officer has rendered since the
Mexican war broke out have teen invaluable.
lie has ridden thousapds and thousands of
miles through the country almost alone las
iavofite servant CATALINA has been killed, he
has himself been besei and attacked time and
agan; yet BY his superior riding by his know
ledge oil the Spanish language. by his prompt
ness and courage, he has so lar succeeded in
escaping. Such services as he has rendered
the country surely will no, be allowed TO 90
Iunrewarded- but 10 the news brought b. this
arrival.
We have no reason TO believe that Generals
BUTLER and WORTH have moved from Saltl-
II 10, dS was TtDUIteO. W. UtttNt tIPUl, tOgeIl.
er with Gen. Wool, TO have been still there
or in the vicinity as late as the Isl inst, with
at least 5000 troops, and we farther believe
that division of the Mexican army was not
far of, watching our movements and ready 10
lake any advantage OF any favorable opporu.
nifty which circumstances may afford. 1t may
be, and this opinion IS entertained BY officers
ofthe army, high IN rank, that the Mexican
soldiers seen IN the neighborhood OF SallIlo
are advanced parties OF a iorce OF some l5V0
or 1000 men, kept in position on this side Of
the desert, between Sailio aud San Luis. 10
destroy the water tanks 10 case the American
army should move in force in the dirrc ION of
the latter city
THIS view oflhe case precludes the idea ola
serious attack upon Gen. WORTH or Gen.
Wool, the object OF the Mexcans only being
to keep watch upon the American forces, 10
retreat before any advance and cut of the sup
plies Of water as far south as the operations Of
our army may make il advisable 10 DO So
That the troops spoken OF as threatening Salnl-
10 are scouting parties Of this corps of observa.
tioE is confidently believed by Ulcers OF expe-
Renee and observation-disclosures others, whose
opinions are perhaps equally enti,l' 10 res
pect, regard the movement oi the enemy IN a
more serious light.
| The report brought BY Col. kinney TO Tam
pieo. to the effect thai $1,000 Mexcans were
to attack Sal,llo on the 9Th uli., is but tue
same rumor which has already reached here
by way OF Maiamoras. Col. X. heard the ru-
NOR al Monte Morales, probably, and had no
opportunity 10 learn the sequel OF the anucipa-
ted attack
There is little doubt, as we learn from pr.
va,e letters, that there was large Mexican
torce-probably mostly cavalry--at lula at
last dates, all under command Of Gen. NALES-
GA. Gems UREA, RoMEso, FERsAspEz,
aud others are also reported TO be in the vlen.
iiy. Ii may be- recoliected that our last ac-
counts from the city OF Mexico represented
VALEscIs as on his march TO lula.
From correspondent AT Tampico we learn
that on The st OF January, Gen. TAYLOR sent
forward Col Mar, OF the Dragons. 10 exam
inc the mountain pass between Monte Moiahs
and Labradores. On his return from Labfa-
dores he took another pass leading o Lina"s
4 and was attacked by large body oi the enemy
and his rear guard cut of. This was effected
BY rolling stones into the pass, which was
scarcely wide enough for single horseu.an.
MAY managed TO get through with the main
body and reached spot where he was eia-
bied 10 dismount and return TO the succor OF
the rear guard. but it was too iaie. as the ene-
nv had reirea'ed with their prize.
Al one utne curing Tue passage VI u'e So'St
the dragons would have been almost al . e
mercy Of the enemy. had the latter discharged
their pieces with any accuracy; for the posi-
ton they occupied was directly over the heats
OF our troops. We cannot ascertain Col MAYS
loss, or whether he had any men killed or not.
| Al the present time. there can BIZ no doubt,
Gems TAYLOR, TwicGs, PArTERsos and PiL-
Low, are al Victoria and with large force
Had Gen. TAYLOR but party OF tiye hundred
Texan rangers with him. their services, wan
the enemy's cavalry hanging around HIM ID
almost every direction, would be invaluable.
The n. Orleans Picayune. con'ains num-
Der of letters from Tampico. from Which we
, make the following extracts:--
TAMprco. Jan. !, lS47.
wrote YOU Yesterday that an expedition
Womb leave thai day tor Iuspan, but was
verv conlidentiaily misled,. The rumor ior
The las, few weeks was allowed TO spread,
,ha, The force was destined for that place. and
The Mexicans despatched colrier> airy ne de
NEGLIGENCE. ReinioIcemenls we're eaeu in
from, he surrounding country. and we hear
now thele are 200 men there on the qu' rlre
for an attack
The Government steamers commenced ht-