From Mexico.

Terrible Slaughter !
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1000 AMERICANS, & 1, 500 MEXICAN: KILLED!!!

 WAsHNeToN, Saturday, 8 o'ck, P. M

 There was an arrival at New OrIea as on the evening of l2,h inst, from the Brazos St. Iago. The passengers bring account of two battles between Santa Arna with 2OOOO Mcxicans, anl Gen TAYLOR with 5000 Americans.

 One Battle was fuughtin the streets ol SaltiiIu, an! the other al the Rcnconado pass

 The MeXicans were repulsed with reported loss of FIVE THOUSAND American loss reported TWO THOU SAND!!

 The Mexicans had possession of all the lower Rio Grand. Gen. Taylor had sent all his baggage and provisions to Monterey.

 Tn" news so far as battles being fought is fully believed in New Orleans.

 The battle commenced on the night of the : 23d, near Sal,ilo, IL continued for two days The Mexicans had no artillery. their force being composed alone of cavalry and infantry, num- berinG 2u,000 men with division of GO00 men in their rear. Santa Anna commanding in per- son.

 Gen. TaNlor's force numbered, when the battle comenced, near five thousand men, ron. DO, ed of Infantry, D,agoons and IS piec,S ,f Light Artillery, and he was making his retreat to Monterey He has lost about 2OOO mrA l! The Mexican loss is about 4 500. Gen. Tay> Tor was in hopes that he would te able to r, . tain his position which is about three miles from Saltillo, at Mill Pond ,where he possess. es some natural defences.

 Gen. .Aiarshall had set out from Monterey with a large escort, carrying forty wagons of ammuntions and two lspouudrrs. Il is g>h- erally believed that he will be able to joiA Tays Tor in time 10 afford relief.

 The general opinion among the .N.xicans at Camlr5o and Ndamoras, as expressed, that Santa Anna has been badly whipped

 Col Morgan was morlally wounded, and his command entirely cut up at Ccralvn and other points along the !ine c! observation, extending fran the }au T lace to Micr.

 A train of one hu0d,rd and twenty wagons had been captured by !he MeNican.. They have also murdered all the ttansters and the escort of !j InHa They have captured train of Go wagons, ,hougn nothing definite is heard as 10 the disposal of teams!eIs and cs,crt.-- They have likewise captured hn dr pack mules loaded wi;h sulr's goods,

 Cen, CtrHa ia mIrchiay ea to attack Ma'a. moHas wIl' l0 D l.,,.n.

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 From tho whole coz try Er%t of tho Si"rrn Mad,c, the news is alarming ard if the rumorS turn out true, Gen. Taylor and his army are, by this time, prisoners of war, and the whole valley of the Rio Grandc r,-tokrn and rc-posScsSed by Mexico, even if T"eos is safe from inva> sion.

 We trus,lhnt these fr ghIfu rumors are exaggerated, but alaS5 ! We have toD many reasons for fc ;rins they are foun' drd in feet.