Democratic banner., 1847-01-25
MEXICAN NEWS.
latest News from Monterey.

we cut the iollO"AnS A1sSe"SS Ao
the Army, from the New Orleans Tropic Of
the 9TH. 1t will be seen that the anticipa-
ted conflict did not occur, nor are the Ame-
rican troops in the peril which was antici-
Ipated.
The United States steamer Alabama,
Cant. Windle, arrived last evening from
BRACES Santiago, which she left on Saturday
the Sd inst. Among her passengers are
Gen. Jessup and Staff, and thirty others In
the cabin, and two hundred and forty SICK
and discharged soldiers. Lieut.. Mills, OF
Baltimore, has kindly furnished us with the
following memoranda:
All idea of an immediate engagement has
passed ouer. and it would now seem that
Santa Anna is only to be met in San LUIS
Potosi, where, it appears, he means to stand
the hazard of the die.
General Taylor, as we had been previous
ly advised. countermarched, when on his
route to Victoria, and was approaching Sal
tilIo, when he met Colonel May and his
squadron, who bad pressed on in advance
IF him, returning to Monterey Col. May
being informed there Of the actual state of
things at Saltillo, he returned and COM
menced his march to Victoria. Itturns out
that the alarm originated thus: General
Worth intercepted a letter from the Gov
ernor Of New Leon to a psrtizan Mexican
General, whose name our informant could
not recollect, telling him to advance and
attack Saltillo on a certain day, and that Re-
had so arran ed it that the Mexican inhabi-
:ants would rise, join them and defeat the
American forces. Add to this, a large
cavalry force was reported on the advance
from San Luis Potosi. With reference to
the letter, General Worth enclosed it to
the author, telling him that if again de-
tected in any such proceeding he would
be shot. The advanced Cavalry turned out
to be a foTaging party, pretty numerous to
be sure, but nothing more.
The forces at Saltillo have been consid-
erably strengthened. The Kentucky and
Ohio regiments under Gen. Butler, have
marched on there, and the Kentucky caval-
were to march for that point on the 23d ult.
Monterey too, under command Of Col. Gar
land, is considerably reinforced. The two
Indian regiments, the Kentucky mounted
Cavalry, and about 700 of the r. Gently en-
listed regulars, were OIL their way to Mon
Iterey. Gel. Morgan, of the I'd regiment of
Ohio volunteers who has command Of
Camargois engaged in terrifying the place.
Gen. Woofs column had reached a point
within nine miles Of Gen. Worth's division
at S~altillo.
Gen. Taylor, with all Of his disposable
force left Monterey on the ed December,
for Victoria.
Victoria is to be the point for the concen-
~tration Of all the forces cfour army.
General Scott, We learn from a source
entitled to credit was to proceed to Victo-
ria or wherever Gen. Taylor could be
found, to confer with him as to the best
plan of conducting the campaign.
We have conversed with a gentleman of
Great military experience, very recently
from Mexico, who expresses the opinion,
that Santa Anna in remaining at San Luis
POtcsi, which he says is the key to south
ern Mexico, is pursuing good policy, acting
upon military principles. He Santa Anna
has called in the troops from his small
posts and unites them at the key for its de-
fence.
The strength Of Santa Annals forces, we
learn from the same high source, has been
greatly Overrated by the press of this CITY.
1t is thought not to exceed ten the usand
men. Still the opinion prevails among those
best qualifiedto Judge, that there should be
a large increase of the regular army for eff.
fective operations.
remains Of The TaHant Dead-Lieut.
Mills has Charge of the remains ofthe lamen
Led officers and soldiers whose names are
given below:
COL Watson. Capt. Ridgely, Lieut.. R r..
lIraham, late of the 4th Regiment Infantry,
Thomas of the Texan Rangers, and
George w. Peason ofthe WASHINGTON and
Baltimore battalion,
The remains of Captain Holmes of Geor- :
ia, and Capt. Gillespie of the Texan RAN
were also brought up in the Alabama. $
- l.
dTMr. Edwards of Cole, one day last Q
week introduced a bill into the lower house. b
,PPrOpriating ten thousand dollars to pay
ne expenses of the Missouri volunteers
'ailed into the service of the United States.
n the war with Mexico. The bill provides IL
hat muster-rolls are to be made bv n. a