Daily National Intelligencer

FROM NATCHEZ PAPERS.

NEW-MEXICAN BULLETINS.

No. I.

Extract of a letter from Nacogdoches dated March 1, 1813.

"Yesterday arrived here Jose Maria Mora and Jose Ignacio Y Barba, of this place. They deserted from our army on the 12th November, and have now deserted from the enemy, whose camp they left on the 7th ult. with passports to go out for cattle. Those men, interrogated individually and separately, report that an engagement took place some days previous to their flight, in which governor Salcedo was defeated, and driven into his entrenchments with great loss--that he had come to a resolution of raising his camp and retiring to St. Antonio, being totally out of powder. His troops are in the greatest distress for provisions, naked, have no tobacco, and are much disunited. Their horses are poor, worn down, and almost useless. The Camanches Indians are at open war with Salcedo; have killed nine persons in the neighborhood of St. Antonio, and captured 800 horses and mules. The inhabitants of St. Antonio, & the greater part of the soldiers manifested the best intentions in favor of the Republicans. Upwards of one hundred had already deserted to them with their arms--about 60 on the day of the last affair. We are in hourly expectation of a courier from the army, who doubtless will bring us the most flattering intelligence."

The extract from which the above is taken contains other items of intelligence, corresponding with those contained in the following.

No. II.

Extract of another letter, dated Natchitoches, 6th March, 1813.

"By letters from Le Badie up to the 9th ult. we were prepared to expect the events, which we understand from different sources have lately occurred. At that time an attack was meditated. The army of Salcedo was in the utmost want and confusion, and threatening a dispersion. On the 13th, we learn an engagement took place, in which 90 men were killed, wounded and missing of the Spaniards. A revolution had ta-
Taken place at St. Antonio, and the return of Salcedo will be opposed, if he is able to hold together his miserable army.

From circumstantial details we have received, we do not doubt some great turn has taken place in the revolution of this province, and is perhaps connected with more important operations in the interior.

In a few days we hope to have the pleasure to hand you all the particulars of this intelligence. An express goes to Natchez with full information on this subject, to which I refer you, having only time to give you this note of it.

No. III

The following extracts we have been permitted to copy from an original letter under the signature of Jose Bernardo Gutierrez, Com. en Gefe exercito republicano en Provincias de Nuevo Espana, &c. dated at Head-quarters, La Bahia, 24th February, 1813, and directed to Major Reuben Ross, who had returned to the Trinity to procure and forward men, arms, ammunition and clothing. The letter was forwarded by Major Ross to Nacogdoches, and was received in this city on last Monday evening.

I am happy to have it in my power to communicate to you the success attending the republican arms at this place, as also in the colony. On the morning of the 10th inst. a general engagement took place here, in which the whole of Salcedo's force was brought against the republican troops, who with astonishing bravery completely defeated the enemy, with the loss of 51 prisoners, and about 150 killed and wounded, on the part of the enemy; and only two killed and eleven wounded on the part of the republican army. Most of the wounds, of our troops were slight, and all nearly well.

On the 19th inst. the enemy's camps were discovered to be evacuated, and the troops on the march towards St. Antonio. They have progressed very slowly, as by information received this day they had only got about 30 miles from hence yesterday; owing to the incumbrance of so many wounded, the horses very poor, the troops discontented and every day deserting—and from information it appears uncertain if Salcedo can keep them together until he reaches St. Antonio.

At Bejar de Mies, a division of the republican army of about 500 men, have defeated the royal army, and taken about 500 prisoners, and a great number of arms.

At St. Antonio the republicans are numerous, and impatiently waiting our arrival. They say if they had arms they could have possession of the town.

The money remains in the treasury, as appropriated to meet your engagements, and from appearances we shall soon have plenty more.