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• IIine following extracts:“ By f.»r the most important news is f? the arrival at the Brazos of Gen. Worth ® with his command. He arrived there on *« the 23d ult., hy way of Camargo. The News says that Gens. Scott and Worth are to have command of the main anti 11 regular army which is now concentrating. »n • na;..u_ Iut Tampico or at some place in the neighborhood. The new recruits have th**irfilace of rendezvous at the new Island of jr ,oIkis, about sixty miles to the South ol is Tampico. The opinion is almost univer- u sal that a movement is now to be made against Vera Cruz. It is understood thatsIIaItI)11that place is to he invested both by land |a and water. Col. Harney, with five companies of the 2d Dragoons, was expected in Matatnoras on the 21st ult., on which day Col. Duncan arrived there, and his battery was hourly expected. Lieut. Kearney had arrived with his company the day he fore.Front the News we also learn that Gen. Taylor has returned from Victoria to Monterey with a small escort- He is to remain at the latter place in command of volunteers. Ilis orders to this effect pro- J4 ceed from Gen. Scott, who now holds the'4 chief command. ‘Geri. Wool was in command at Saltil- j * lo or in the neighborhood, retaining his o- 4 riginal force, 2000 men. He was encamped on an elevated and commanding position ten miles to the south of Saltillo on the road to San Luis Polcsi. This! place is called Buena Vesta, and gives j Gen. Wool, with a battery of twelve pieces of ordnance, command of ihe only passable route to and from San Luis.— His orders are to maintain this position.i
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Albany Patriot
Albany, Georgia, US
Wed, Feb 17, 1847
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