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or A friend furnishes US the following para.
graph from private letter dated New Orleans
22d April: The last news from Gen. Tnyor's
Camp is that Col. Cross, Or. Master Gen'I, had
been taken prisoner by the Mexicans. lie rode
out alone and was captured by Mexican officer
and five men.


Gen. Worth has resigned and is on his way to
this city:


General Idylor.-lt is stated, on the authority
of an extra issued from the Galveston Ners office,
that Gen. Taylor, on the morning Of his arrival
opposite Matamoras, (29tb Mnrch,) discovering
Mexican battery pointing into his camp, remored
four miles below. This step, says the News was
doubtless taken by general Taylor in order to
avoid every appearance Of any disposition 10
commit aggressons upon the west bank Of the
river, and 10 maintain strictly the defensive char
acter of his operations.


But this statement, annot be true, for the New
Orleans Picayuno publishes letter written on tho
29,h March from the very spot, in which, so far
from removal being mentioned, we read the fol.
lowing:


Last nigh, (2S,h,) the Mexicans erected small
broas;-wrok. with bags filled with sand, and IN
the work placed l2-poupder. This is near the
ferFy.crJssihg. ms river - ABOUT lou yarus
wide and not fordabe but we don't want 10 cross.
understand that Gen. Taylor is going to throw
up feld.work hore, and tomorrow sends to
Brazos Santiago for six lSpounders; and the first
act Of hostility on their part will be tho signal
for the town TO be "thrown into fits, and our
Generals are 'the devil on fits


The writer continues =


Gen. Worth ION first arriving) was ordered by
Gen. Taylor To cross the river wiih dispatches for
Gen. Mejia and our Consul. He went with his
staff TO the ferry. Some little delay occurred be.
fore any response was made; finally boat came
over and the General crossed, but Mejia sent Cen
eral de la Vega to receive him, snyltg that he
[cen. NJ. being the chief in command, could re-
ceive none but our chief in command. Gen. W.
having been ordered to deliver his dispatches IN
per son, returned with them, and there, oaleve,
all communication as ye, has ceased.