Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-10
APRIL 10. 1917.

! / rom sOIn'lmc III FCbruarV 10 LUe l''U I'sI''
there was much cXcrmrnt III tns r"gIon. II
WIS 0SCcrtaln"d. that the whole Mexican pnpuIa-
Iln trlr siio Of the mounCIns was in state OF
excitement and cOmmoion. All communication
with the upper posts, occupied by our army, was
| interrupted. ana there were daily expectations ni
an attack nt tbs place, the mouth OF the RIO
t;randc. and elsewhere. Tho military wero on
the ggi rire. aud every citizens was enrolled md
Iumcd. So Iu,rus' wns tn, fee M. and 80 g.caI
| ..c anxiety. that Col. Iay0r finally cnIrgcl
! HeNrlu 10 - to Monterrey. The mau left Lerr
| ur ,.e mpruus Of l,n In inst, went direct
coarse IuroI-d lua CoG"try To Monterey, and re-
turned on lA" night 0f the l2t1, wltl letters. bn,
u.ar,y the same news hal reached hero on IT,"
/ Oh.
The acloa commenced On the 22I, aJn' 3,
| p. y. /. la,rn the column comm1nIrd by ''"u.
| Nr.l anI :.r N.N"1n forces. and continued mt"
night. Both armies on tue tinld, and the tjgh'
/ "as res uu.I uvN: day. My Information Is not
accurate crppgn - cuaJ,r me- to 20 INTO G"'1ii'
ed N.;,!u,H Of Inc movements. The McN'nn
account Is. that their c1va,rv charged on Gen.
" col. ami Ills troops give wry, aaI Cen. Iav.
,or cam" ny AMI ,>rurd them. The version On
our size Is. int Gen. Won, was ordered to a!-
,an'" 10 ar,nI on i,r tgr, an tayrnI .cr"" InI
Ir wllI.cw ,o iun position >c.''lrI BY Gru. Iny-
Ior AMI ..ls 0r'ILnt u. MrXcgns within tn"
Sc 'I Of oar ;l"rjn> Of artillery, that moved
,hrm dow y audIc.s.
This sn1n,, prolrbr. Gen. Taylor Ind sn'oc.
ed Bueu1 ,>.r Il, bis b1,:'e gr,pnl. IN all his
operations OF roIrsr. were 50 directed ~ 10 brnL
his advrr-or / to h.s position. Military men sly
'the selection WIS admirable.
Our iur.e WIS amwt JuOO r0fn; sono say
Cf,jOO. r." Mexican force WIS about 10000 or
2l,GUO. Oar army was mostly >ount'e ;, but
Inc material for a liLh: WIS of the best klnI. aud
III knew the hope Of r,tr'0t was drsperatr.-
s'tr ,o-9 Oh oar 3. ' Is >trtaI in NV letter Of the
l2,.l iu~!.. an. from Subsequent lniDrmrt,on. It
i no, IuI'r..>,mr;"I. II j., now stated That the
NuNI'ln .">> WIS 1000 n0rI auI wouudrd. and
LEO prisoners. Gcucrnl Amppdu. Ortogo AMI
NcIs. the NcNranS sJv, are killed Gencr1i San.
n Anna is wounded IN the arm and hip; General
: .1s, the author Of the rcyoulon that put down
Paroles. is a prisoner, as is Colonel Moreno, the
A"JutIn! and Inspector General Of the army. 1t
Is a.>o said TINT General Nmon is 1t ted, besides
many other officers. If Tins be true. the iIeXlcanS
must have fought wei. our loss IN u, ,rrS proves
lue desperate character OF tine Lht on our side
TIE list Of the killed AMI woIuIrd sent vol is Il
corr e! Statement. 1t Is tyarrI the wound of Co..
"noI lcti@r>on Davis FIRST Mississippi. Resmonl)
IS mortal. hop"nt.
Ga lh" In INST, Mojo GiI,ings, Of the Ohio
volunteers. was en- El> way t,Jm Monterrey to
Ca:uargo. with about 200 mcn and field pi"ccs,
csr.riug a trlra Of about 30O wagons. gong for
>oppIoS. lie WIS ailqckra. >htrt distance be.
youI S'rrlhn. by heavy cavalry force. CON.
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hL.,lay.,Ac enemy were repulScd and pursued IN.
10 SruN".i, ON "mch place they were dsIOdgcd.
nnI oar 'ogC,s IOoN POSSESSION Of the town. and
nccu,.rd tine hDuo $40: hoNcvor. wuu0I' loss
the McNicnn Iauccls first charged the head of tie
,E.',i}; ;u u,lIrI and attacked It about the con
lrc. hI.uug some tcamsIcrs. and frightening away
many more. You can imagine the kind Of pro-
uruun 100 men, on loot, coud give 10 a line of
200 Wagons. m narrow road. attacked bv cav.
AIRY. ia" NrXIcouS succrcdrd in killing some
10 or T. OF the escort, and hos many tcamslors
IS nol huoMu, as many of Them dispersed.
They also captured about twenty wagons,
among them tho ammunition wagon Of M7iorI
GIDaug>. winch they So! eli fire. Il exploded, 1t IS
slld. and kIIcd about twenty of them. On the
lO.h lu,i., Maj. G.JIlug< sent an express to Ca.
mar-o. and luckily. Col. Curtis. of tho Third
ONO RrgmruI. had left that place on the SIN,
WIN 100 men and two pieces Of artillery escort
ug % wagons to Monterey. wItH sdprit"s and
ammunition. 1t was ho?rI lAu he ught CON.
up Win General Urea. vito was at Puntt Cad b.:
but | do not expect the M,Xrnn5 will be caught
No apprehension was cnlerancI u, Clmargo for
The safety of Ml. GuII,ngS AMI his commanI,
>rucr the rnpvcmrnl Of Col. Curtis.
Col. l'ukr with IT,, l.. lulilna rcrimcni.
reached Comar-r on the 1911, and wcro 10 rlcs-
on lmmcIu,,r,y. The -. Mississippi regiment
left mere on tue lta, and will also % forward
without delay. FMS pjncc is now he'll ~ portions
OF the Nlrwnia, and North Ctro'iua regiments.
CauHl.s and hi4 hand were. nj the last accounts.
ON the Texan side Of the Rlo Graud,, Oppu>ic
lI-r. Ga the Oh rns., m express was dI,p, ,lcnrd
from Cam1rgo to Gen. Lamar. at Laredo rrGncs
uug INN to push down on INN with his Texas
| Rangers; and Capt. Gray with another COMPANY.
was in iuI mrrcn from Corpus Christi. TheI
may get hln between them, but Canalcs il a.
cunning US Il fox. Ii is sud he WAS collecting
bcrvcs for the Mexican army.
The ; Mississippi regimen, dispersed nearly
the whuIc Mexican popu ayion Of tins place whist
they were here. Such an uproarrons and drS>lp.
ated crowd was naver seen. Every house where
drilkabieS Of any KIND we're 10 DO had. was closed
by order of the regular officers, vet they man.
aged to keep up hlGh stat" Of oXrircmtn!.-
rnrs" noisy rcoTi, ato uu, niw1Ys lHo most vail
ant and rlii .Irul soldiers. The officers set very