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mornings work without eating, and with slim
prospect ahead for food. A party of dragoon
officers, some two or three weeks since, also
had their own fun near Santa Annals estate of
Mongo de Clavo. While hunting about the
premises, they stumbled upon the building
where he kept his fighting chickens. Those
well informed upon the subject tell me there
was a great deal of cock fighting in that imme-
diate section for day or two, and that one par
ticular fight created great excitement. A fierce
looking rooster which they dubbed Gen. Tay
lor-not so large as some but with game stick
ing out all over him-was pitted against long
gangling chicken that they gave his owners
name to-a heavy but clumsy bird, with but
little fight in him. Well, Gen. Taylor and
Santa Anna, as represented by the chickens
OF the latter, were set upon one another, and
after few heavy hits from the former the lat
ter ''bamosed" out of the fight as fast as his two
legs could carry him, leaving Gen. Taylor's
representative upon the ground growing right
Justify. Such are some of the accidents that
have befallen the ''Hero of Tampico."


| send you copy of Ell Monitor Republica-
no of the 18th inst. which is the latest paperre-
ceived from the City of Mexico 1t contains a
few facts buta deal more fancy You will see
that at the capital, on the 18th inst, they had
it that Gen. Scott had retreated from Plan del
Rio to Vera Cruz, as fast as he could, and that
the Mexicans were congratulating themselves
thereat. 1t did not seem to me that Gen. Scott
was retreating at that time.


Gen. Worth still remains at Perote, where
he has near 2500 men. Col. Martin Scott, with
the 9Th Infantry, arrived last evening from Vera
Cruz, and will proceed to join Gen. Worth.


The first number of the American Star is out
to-day, and is completely running over with
,,,for H., i
serve all success for their public spirit, and |
am glad to see that their edition ofthis morning
is going off rapidly.
1t is still uncertain when main movement of
the army is to be made. The want of transpor-
tation is severely felt, for with his present
means Gen. Scott finds the greatest difficulty
in extending his line of Operations jim the
mean time, small parties of ladrones and ran
cheros are committing depredations in the rear,
and such is the nature of the country that they
can only be punished with the greatest diff
Guilty. Yours, etc. c. w. X.


p S. Important 10 o'clock, A. M-The dill
ligencia or stage-coach is Just in from the city
of Mexico, from whence they have received pa
pers up to the 22d inst. The news Of the ter
ribe defeat at Cerro Gordo had reached the
city. and whilst it astonished and overwhelm-
ed all classes, the tone of the papers, of the
public men, and of the Congress itself, would
also show that it had served to inhame the peo-
pie still more against the U. States. The edi-
tor of the Ell Republican, says that we may
take Puebla, that we may even capture the city
of Mexico, but there must be no peace. The
duty of the people is TO see their cities sacked
and destroyed, and themselves inundated, be-
fore they talk OF peace. The guerilla system of
warfare appears to be recommended on all sides
as their only salvation: by this means they drove
out the Spaniards, and in the same way they
must expel the iniquitous, usurping and grasp
ing North Americans from their sacred SOIL
Better all die, and be blotted from the seals of
nations, then come to any terms so long as a
single ftOstIfC foot 10 tilSiA 5oii fsEffss
vessel on their coast-such is the language oi
the papers, of the civil bodies, and of the mill
tary.


| From passenger, Spaniard, who arrived
in the dilligencia, we learn that as yet they
have done little or nothing towards fortifying
Mexico He also says that there is strong
party in favor of peace, although the members
hardly dare avow themselves. There are no
regular troops of consequence ON the route, and
all those who escaped at Cerro GOrdo, with the
exception of a portion of the cavalry, have dis
persed In every direction. On the the 2Oth
April, Immediately after the receipt of the
news of Santa Annals defeat, Gen. Mariana
OdldS Cdlcu IilettIIi VI OICeIS W uCNISc SoIilS
measures by which to preserve the nation from
utter obliteration. No one here thinks that
the Mexicans can make another stand and give
another grand battle, but the impression is pre-
valent that small parties will be organized to
annoy the roads, to cut off supplies, and kill
all stragglers. How great, in this case, is the
necessity for two or three, or even one regiment
of Texans.


The papers, SO far as am able to learn, say
nothing of the movements of Gen, Taylor
In haste, as lam told an express is about start
ing for Vera Cruz. G.w.K.


JALAPA, Mexico, April -25-Afternoon.


l have borrowed the copies of the FL Repub-
licano for an hour. They are dated at the city
of Mexico, April 81 and %, and the latter gives