Three Day's Fighting-repulse Of Santa Anna-mexican Loss, 5000!-american Loss, 1100

Utica, March 31. 9 A. M. From the N. O. Delm, March, 81. The schooner Wiliiam C. Preston arrived yesterday fïom Brazos, whence she sniled on the afternoon of the lOth.The news from Gen. Tnylor broughl by tlio arrival is most cheering. The intense nnxieiy created among our citizens, by the inany alarming rumors which have cüculated through.lhe country, relieved itelf last evening, in one unu9ual expression of joy, and proud confidenco in the superiority of American valor. Althongb these rcports are still vague nnd indefinito, enongh can be gathered fromthem to give every asaurance that Gen.Taylor has WHIPPED SANTA ANNA. From Capt. Brown, who carne passenI ger on the W. C. Preston, we gather the following particulars of the reporta most generally believed at the Brazos. Gen. Taylor was altacked by Santa Anna at Agna Neuvn, and after s sharp bnttle, feil back in good order to the vicinity of the city of Saltillo. Here he was ngain attacked by Santa Anna, and a sevcre engagement ensued, in which Gen. Taylor was victorious - continuing his retrent in good order.Gon. Taylor feil back on Monterey, where he arrived in safety, and entrenched himsolf. Finding, however, that Santa Anna would notnttack him, Gen. Taylor sallieó out against him and gave him batllo. A long and scvere conflict ensued,vhich terminated iu the total defent of Santa Anna with vory heavy loss. The loss is repnrted to be between FOUR AND FIVE THOUSAND Moxj icans ! This may be an exaggeration. - But when it is considered tha: Gen. Taylor had twenty pieces of artillery splendidly ofTicered, wo vonture the oninion that the Mexican loas has beon very heavy. Capt. Brown states that all the points on the Rio Grande are in hourly npprehensions of being altacked by the Mexicans, at Comargo especinlly. The number of Mexicana hanging about the outskirtsof the town, has created considerable anxiety and vigilancemong our troops. Capt. Hick?, who commanded tho teamboat Warren, in the government employ on the Rio Grandp, carne a pasenger in ihe W. C. Preston, and gives he following corroboralive information: Capt. Hicks brings intelligence from Comargo to the 5th inst., nt which place nformation had been received fram a Vlexican who had just arrived from the interior, that a collision had taken plnco at Buena Vista, Saltillo and Monterey, between the forcps of Santa Annn, numbering some 23,000, and thoso of Gen. Taylor. The conflict was slubborn and sanguinary. The enemy sufiered immeasurably. - But Gen. Tnylor finding hitnself too hotly pressed on all sides, by a forcé greatly outnumbcring his own, he retreated in good order to Monterey - spikingsix piecesof artillery, and leavingat Saltillo some eighty thousand rations, which havo fallen into the enemy's hands. The different engagemenls is snid to have occupied three days. The enemy followed closely upon Gen. Toylor's retreat, until he arrived at Monterey, where the battle was renewed, our forces gaining a decided advantage over those of Santa Anna, forcing him to precipitatelyetire. When Gen. Inylor, with abatery of Flying Artillery nnd squadron f dragoons, presscd thein warmly home - creating such immense havoc in their nnks that the slain is said to have been idden over in piles. The enemy were pursucd for 18 miles on the Saltillo rond, having sufFered in all the engagements to the amount of five housand killed, wounded and missing. Gen. Taylor's loss s said to be 1100. At the last advices, Sania Anna is said o have been attempting to rally his forces from another desperate onslaught, while Urrea has fallen in Gen. Taylor's rear, near Passa Victorino, wiih 8,000 cavalry. andan irregular forcé of rancheros, for the purpose of impeding reinforcements and cutting of all communication between Monterey andmargo. Gen. Taylor ís positive that he can maintain his position until adequate assistance can arrive. Colonel Morgan, for whose safety so much anxiety has been feit, cut his way through the enemy, nnd arrived safely at Monterey. He is of thc2d Ohio Volunteers. The Mexicans were in possession of Ceralvo, China, Mier, and all the towna between Comargo and Monterey. In the list of killed we notice the name ofHenry Clay, jr. the misprinting of which name in previous accounts threvv a doubt over the fact of his being a son of Henry Clay, of Kentucky. He was said to have been n young man of fine talents, and had been a mcmber of thetucky legislativo from the Leíngton d% trict. The desperationi of the cowffict mvy, we!l be judged, when we ndd that the report says : " EveTy volunteer coloneP but one wns eitlier killed er The slaughter nmong tho Mexïcans was immense, and also among the men.'r We annex Sunta Anna's own nccouttft of the actions of Buena Vista :Camp ncar Buena Vista, Feh. 23, 184T. Excellent Sir - Afier two days hard battle, in which the enemy with a (brea of 8000 or 9000 men and 26 piecos of nrtillery, lost five of his posilions, 3 pieces of artillery and 2 flags. 1 have determined to go back to Agua Nueva to províde myself with provisions, not lmving a single biscuit or a grain of rice left. Thanks to the position occupied by thc eriomy, he has not been completely bealen, but he left on the field nbout 2000 dead. Both armiss havo been cut topieces, but the trophies of war will give you an idea on which side has been the advantage. We have siruggled with hunger and thirst during forty hours, and ifwe can pro vide oursel ves with proviaons we will go again to charge the enemy. The soldiers under our command have done their duty and covered the honor oftheMexican nalion with glory. - ■ The enemy hai seen that noither his ádvaníageous position nor the brokenture of the ground, nor the rigor of the season, for it has been raining during the action, could prevent the terrible charge with tho bayonet which left him terrified. SANTA ANNA. Front New Mexico- Tho Baltle of El Paso - Killed and Wounded - Gen. Ponce Mortally Wounded - Ferlilily and Wealth af Santa Fe. Pittsburgii, March 20. The St. Louis Rcpublican, received in advance of the mail, by steamboa, gives some udditional particular of tha battle near El Paco. It appcars thnt the Mexicana lost about forty killed, and a greater number wouned ; how many is not definitely stated. - Thelr commandor, Gen. Ponce, was mortally wounded. Leiters from Santa Fo speak of the country about there as fertile in the ex treme. A nevv gold mine has been dihcovered fifty miles from Santa Fe.Later ! ! The following nccount came throiigh he Telegraph. How far they are correct wc know not. Gen. Urreo, with 6,000 cavalry, was bet ween Camnrgo and Monterey, on tho 7th uit. and Col. Curlis with the Ohio regimem that was stationed at Camargo at the timr, maiched out to meet and attack them. The fight lasted everal hours, nnd Col. C. having been met by superior numbers, Urrea managed tosurround him, and the Colonol was on tho point of siirreudering, as his retreat to Camargo ww cut off, when he was encouraged by tho íimely aid of Col Drake,who commenced a sliarp fire on tho enemy's rear. Aa soon as tho firing was heard by Col. Curtis, he made a despera'e charge and effecteda junction with Cel. Drake, which onabled them to gain a decisivo victory. - Urrea retreated precipitaiely, and the lino of Communications to the Rio Grands is thus entircly re-opened. Five thousand Mexicana under command of General Santa Anna had desorted, and the remamder are in a desperate condition. Santa Anna had amounced these desertions in a despact h to the MexicanCongress, and also announced ihat hi army was in a slarving condition. This nformation was sont to Philadelphia by a gentleman direct from San Luis Potosi at Washington. Snnta Anna and the Mexicans confessed a loss of over tkree thousand men at Buena Vista. LIST of American Oficers Killed and Wounded. Reoulaks. - Killed - Capt. Lincoln, assistantadjutant general. Wounded- Capt. F. Stein, lst dragoons, severely ; Capt. 3. G. French, 3d artillery, severely ; Capt. J. J. P. 0'Brien, 4th artillery, slig'uly. Mississippi Rifles. - Killed - Capt. Lts. R. S. Moore and F. McNulty. Wounded - Col. J. P. Davis, severel y ; Capt. J. N. Sharpe, severely ; Lt. A. B. Cor win, shehtly : Lts. Posey andton, süghtly. First Kentucky Cavalry.- Killed - Adj. Vaughao. Wounded - One Captain and two Lieutenants, (no ñames given.J Arkans as C 4VALRY, - Killed- Capt. Yell and Capt. Porten Wounded- Lt. Redder. Second Kentucky Foot Rifles.Killed- Col. McKee, Lt. Col. J. H. Clay, Capis. O. VV. Morse and W. TWillis. Indiana Brigade. Wounded- Gen. Lañe. Second Regiment.- Killed- Capt. Kinder and Walker, and Lt. Parr. Wounded- Capts. Saunders and Osborn and Lts. Cayen, Pennington, Mow, Lewis, Davis and Epperson.