COrresPon'ieni of tle .N. Orleans Picaynne

 CaAAReo, MExico. Feb. 2S, ISi7.
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 '.Give the devil hIs due. ."-Sanla Anna is playing the game according 10 Gunter He gets holi oi Gen. Scouts de$paiches, in which are all she nilaaIi9 of the intended operations; hesee thls llne of Gen. Taylor's Is lo be left weak. end at onee he takes measures to operate agat.ss IL; and should he he sue cesSfuI, |. would be ..beautiful as an army with hanners"-and shoaitl he fail. all he has 10 do IS to shrug has shoulders, and say II ,ried;n or. II he eaa't speak that much En- glish, say @ slen sahe,n which IS the same thing only differently expressed.

 The last intelligence from Monterey ar rived day before yesterday, and says that Gen Taylor and Santa Anna were fronting each other: Saula Anna had summoned hiun te surrender or he would s.Knock him fron taw." The general replied. s.Come and try ii;" and the express man who brought this from Monterey hither, says when he left Monterey the twoarrnies were engaged, aud Gen. Taylor was giving Santa Anna ..she devil"--l give you his own words

 Yesterday we received intelligence that 4.O00 of the enemy were in Marin, this side of Monterey.l 2.000 were in Ceualvo, tthis side of Marin and 5Cf were in 'Mier. (this side of Cerrairo, and twenty eight miles from he:s-( These are all cavalry, and had come through pass near ParFas.

 it is generally believed here that a wagon train abou, l00l and $50 mules (,he latter packed with merchants goods were captured on the 23d near Marin, by Gen Urrea's cavalry. The force above is said to be in tended for an attack on this place We are ready. lam of opinion their movements will much depend on Gen. Santa Anna's. as he Is reported to have 23,000 Gen. Taylor can raise. I suppose. 1000 We have here the 3d Ohio, commanded by Col Curtis-we can raise about 1000.

 Many rumois are afoat, and all are on the tip-toe of anxiety 10 hear from Gen. Taylor aud Monterey. and to have a peep a, our cus- toners. Our picket guards are out, our sea- tnels are on the top oi the church and lllile knots ofieiiows are going about to pick out their spots on the tops of houses. The ar ullery company is drilling al Ibe guns, and the infantry line the breastwofks peeping over the parapet walls with their s.eyes all soI" for 'greasern So you see ue are all ready for duty. and when the works done I'll drop you line, unless hne shot drops me; in which case '-i take this opportunity to assure your exeelleney ot the continuance of my high cons deralion.H