OFFICIAL NEWS.
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FROM " THE UNION" OF TUESDAY NIGHT


We learn that dispatches received this evening from
General TAYLOR, dated the Sd and 5h nstant-boh Point
Isabel and the fort the Rio Grande perfectly safe


On the lst the defences the river being made strong,
nearly Completed General Taylor left garrison of some
five hundred men, under Major Brown the seventh nfan-
try, and marched with the remainder OF his army wenty
milcs) Point Isabel Not an enemy in the
whole distance All apprehensons for the safety Of that de-
pot of supplies we're thus disspated.


But on the morning 5 o'clock of the 3d. the enemy, from,
the side Of Maamoas opened heavy cannonade upon
fort which lasted with but little ntermson till midnight
In the the enemys guns GALL but one moar were
slenced by fort Major Brown lost sergeant killed.
and not another wounded. Our gallant little band
peced assault from this side of the river the ne
and was fully prepared to repel it. None made.


Maamoras necessarily fired upon in the Of sencing
the enemys batteries and also to kill dspcrsc the troops
therein quarered The buildings probably bat little
damaged The Inhabitants doubt had mostly fed before
the Of the What number Of Mex
ican troops killed only known by conjecture no
doubt considerable number


General Taylor, at Point Isabel expected the 5h to
march the next day with heavy train OF supplies for the
the river and thence offensive operations against
the Mexcans but private letter makes the probable conec-
ure that General Arsa had returned with his regulars the
other side OF the leaving in the chapaas only the
cheros his irregular cavalry IT, is not likely that he will
invade Texas General Taylor had received expected
receive the 9th instant several deachmens of troops IRE
guars and irregulars) from New Orleans


The affair with Captain Walkers Texan Rangers, was
represented by umor, much exaggerated. In the
poary absence Of that gallant and encpsng officer his
pany lost by a surprise, but handful Of men--s To-


Captains Thornton and Hardce and Lieutenant kane all Of
the second dagoons had arrived unhu prisoners war;
Maamoras and reported themselves General Taylor, by
letter, kindly treated


In the cannonade, Major Brown, Captain Mansfield of the
engineers Captain Lowd and the garrison were all much
distinguished Genersl Taylor always writes cooIy His
march, when he expected TO meet three thousand Mexican
horse, was gallant enterprise The Mexicans have not
probably hsd good and bad four thousand troops the low
Rio Grande.