PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
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Extract from letter from COL FrTzPATMcK, Of Flo
rida, serUing as volunteer Under Col. TwIeGs,
to Member Of Congress.


[Col F. gentleman of high character, well known
an officer who served in the Florida war.


CAar BEFORE MATAmoRAs, Arm 81, Is46


DEARSIR: The has commenced the part of Mexico
On the night Of the 25th instant Capt Thornton, of the
Dragons with squadron consisting of his and Capt
Hardees company, ordered reconnotre the Mexican
army, which Gen. Taylor had been informed crossing
the Rio Grandc twenty miles above here. The squad
ambuscaded and fired on and number (unknown kill
ed and all besides taken by the Mexcans They
wounded, with Gen. Taylor. Capt. Hardee is pri-
soner but Of Capt. Thornton and Lieuts Mason
and Kane You will believe when tell you the is
commenced by Mexico and that Gen. Taylor about be
surrounded and off from his supplies Point Isabel which
is twenty miles distant The Mexicans have force
from three thousand this side the rver and their
destination doubtless Point Isabel where there
than four hundred of all descriptions You will believe
when tell you that this army will have the ddcst hard
fighting that any army had in this world and, unless
renforcements largely and speedily its assistance
it be cut off the enemy great orce and fear
have been very much undcrrated. tell you sir the enemy
have been entirely undeaed and this army has put itself in


trap, and cut off (or about to be SOY from its supplies


| am here with COL Twiggs amateur, and shall
stick to it till am killed or made prisoner. :


Yours, truly, X. FITZPATRICK