GREAT VICTORY OVER


Yhe Mexican Forces :!
FALL OF MATAMOROS!
700 MEXICANS KILLED!
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100 MEXICANS KILLED!
The steamship Neu, York has just arri~
we'd and we are in possession of the Calves
ton News Extra, dated 7,h inst, from
which we copy the following.


"The following report is from captain
Walker Of the Texas Rangers, who had ar
rived on the 9th instant, at 4 P. NJ, from
the en,renchmenl opposite Ma,amoros.,
We learn lha; an engagement had taken
place between the u. States and Mexican
forces. The particulars as far as we can
learn are as follows:


Gen. Taylor having on the evening OF
the Sd left the entrenchment with de-
tachment of U. s. troops for the purpose of
opening communication between Point
Isabel and the entrenchment.-On the
morning of the 4lh, the Mexicans, taking
advantage of his absence, at day-break
opened heavy cannonade on the entrench-
ments, which was gallantIy returned by
the U. s. troops, and in thirty minutes 81 !,
fenced their batteries and reduced the city
of Matamoros TO ashes.


Morning ofthe 9th. A gentleman who
has just arrived from the field OF battle, in
forms US that the slaughter among the
the Mexicans was tremendous; thai up
wards of 700 lay dead on the field of bat
tie, and that the number of houses left in
Matamoros was not sufficient to accommo.
date the wounded.


According TO accounts received at POM,
Isabel, the number of Mexicans in and a.
bout Matamoros, were estimated at 10000
mon, and expecting reinforcemeDts daily.


Gen. Taylor was TO leave Point Isabel on
the 9th inst. with detachment of troops,
determined to open communications be-
tween Point Isabel and the Army opposite
Matamoros, which has for some days been
cut off, and only effected in one instance
by the valiant and undaunted WALKER T.,
of the Texas Rangers, whose horse was
shot from under him in the attempt, and
the loss of 6 men. Santiago and Isabel
are now under Martial Law-every citizen
compelled to do Military duty.


On the morning of the 9th, previous to
the departure of the New York, heavy
cannonades were heard and supposed to be
another attack from the Mexicans on the
U. S. troops opposite Matamoros.
Great excitement prevailed at Point Is-
abel and Santiago up to one s'clock, P. M.
when the New York took her departure -
Arrived at Santiago on the 9th inst. Sch.
Flirt will leave in a day or two for New
Orleans, Steamer Monmouth left on the
evening of the 5th bound for Aransas for
the purpose of bringing every man capa-
bic Of doing military duty, to the camp at
Santiago.


McCliesier and Radcliff are the names
of two among the six men who were killed
in forcing their way through the Mexicans
TO the U. S. camp.


In addition to the above, which appear
ed in our extra last evening, we find on
further examination Of our papers, the
following information in the Galveston
News Of the 9th inst, which the editors
say they received principally from Capt.
Phillips of the New York.


Whom Gen, Taylor left point Isabel,