The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-09 00:00:00

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11/ E -UNITED STAIE,,,.
4 .RRIV AL OF THE 111ARMRIN.
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MOP:SING.
1 ,Ve have this morning received advices f eom New
1", irk to the 19th ultimo inclusive, by the nrri-,ai in
th e Mersey of the line-of-packet-ship ma".r.;ion, Cap.
ti tin Edwards, after a rapid run of eiB4_,teen and a half
iys from that city.
Our advices from WashingteA by
t e
altimo. No later intel-
d to the close of the 18th - this arrival ex-
iii;ence from the Gulf or the frontiers of Mexico had
ben received, and our accounts relative to the pro-
gress of the war are, consequently, extremely barren
•C interest. Dispatcl-.e5 received at the War Depart-
confirmnt the I et intelligence contained in private
ters with regard to the movement of General
7aylor's force_ from Camargo. Advices from St.
4115 renew the expressions of solicitude mentioned
in our last with regard to the supplies required for
G meral Kearney's command. Verbal accounts from
B luta Pe state that Armigo had been called upon by
til e prin,Sipal citizens of New Mexico to repel the in-
ve of their country. Armigo is said to have ex-
pr eyed his willingness so to do, were competent forces
Phi *ed under I'As command.
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The United States frigate Potomac had arrived off
harbour of Pensacola from Vera Cruz. No in-
tel iigence had been received from her up to the close
of 'our dispatches. A letter from Vera Cruz, dated
4 ugust 25
U , states that the officers of the unfor-
.tr nate brig of war Truxton were residing with the
ieutenant-Governor of Tuspan, and were in perfect
118 fety.

An arrival from Campeachy revives the doubts en-
t eutained as So the nature of the relations of Yucatan
rr~w ith Mexico and the United States. The accounts
ceived, convey intelligence that Tobasco had joined
in the revolt for the recal of Santa Anna. The block-
(4' that port by the United States brig of war
E 30rners was threatened.
A -Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald,•
itates that the War Department had resolved to change
thie base of operations in Mexico from Monterey to
ampico, on the Gulf Coast.
Domestic politics were assuming a somewhat more
413teresting aspect. The elections in Maine had re-
: Cited in a Whig triumph. In some quarters this
ietory is 'viewed as an indication of " a gradually
sturning Conservative feeling amongst the electors
)t. l'roughout the Union." The Mormon troubles in
31innis Lad assumed a most threatening aspect. The
anti-llormons had assembled to the number of 1,200
Then, armed with several field pieces, and were on
tale Point of marching against Nauvoo, with the in-
t 4 ration of throwing red hot balls into the city, and
etermined to drive the sect from the spot. The
Mormons, on the other hand, had fortified their cele-
tille
'brateci Temple, and, also armed with a few pieces of
alrrY, were resolutely determined to repel the im-
nlinent attack. A battle was fully anticipated by the
titizens of St. Louis. The southern coast of the
united States had been visited by terrific gales. On
the 7th ult, a loss
of seventeen lives took place near
alveston, Tex,
been struckas the steamer New York having
that p
by a sea and sunk, while running from
znaind port to New Orleans. The captain, and the re-
of of the crew and passengers, were afterwards
picked up and taken to New Orleans. Other shippi gn
disasters are also reported.
4. Mobile had been visited casually by the yellow
'ever, the victim having arrived from New Orleans
e labouring under the disease, and died subse-
quently. No other case had occurred, however.
Niblo's theatre and garden had been entirely de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was estimated at 45,000
dollars.

Commercial accounts are interesting. The Cam-
bria arrived at Boston on the 18th ult., and her in-
telligence w4s on the same day telegraphed to New
York. The accounts she conveyed were considered
favourable. Stocks and cotton advanced, but the
full ette.et upon the market had not been developed
up to the dispatch of our letters. We subjoin full
accounts. Exchange remained inactive at un-
changed rates.
Our last advices from Canada by this arrival con-
tinue to be unimportant.

OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY.
(From the Washington Union.)
We are indebted to the head of one of the bureaus
fir the following extracts of letters " from officers of
Ckeneral Taylor's command, which he thinks will be
found full of interest":--
44 EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF THE
ENGINEER STAFF (TOPOGRAPHICAL) WITH GENERAL
TAYLOR'S ARMY.

" Camargo, August 24.
" On the 4th of August I received verbal orders from
General Taylor, with my assistants, to accompany Colonel
Garland's command for the purpose of reconnoitering the
road between Matamoras and Camargo.
" General Worth having been ordered to advance and
establish a depot at Seralvo, he was engaged on the 19th
of August in passing the river St. Juan, as the best route
is found to be by the vicinity of Mier.
Meade and Pope have been ordered to repo Lieutenantst
to him.
They began their march on the 20th inst. The command
consists of about 1,000 men, inclusive of Captain Dun-
can's artillery.
" Seralvo is at a distance of 66 miles from Camargo,
and about 70 from Monterey, and is generally regarded
as the half-way point. It is in a direction from Ca-
margo W.S.W. The last portion of the road, in ap-
proaching Seralvo, is through a hilly district, and passes
many small mountain streams; the mountains are dis-
tinctly visible from Seralvo.
" From Camargo to Mier the road lies in the valley
of the Rio Grande; it then follows up the valley of the
Purito Aguda.
Alamo to Seralvo, either passing by Agua Leagua or
" The road over which Lieut.-Colonel Garland's com-
mand passed from Matamoras was that by Gaetano and
iteynosa, as the river road was too wet and miry for
13., envy trains. It is called the ' upper road,' is 17 miles
'longer, and in very dry weather impracticable for troops,
awe
to the deficiency of water. In rainy weather, or
When the snow melts at the head streams, the Rio
Grande rises at a great elevation, and overflows the back
country. It is a topographical feature of this region
worthy of note that the rivers generally rise and fall
through an unusnal vertical space; and it is asserd
that in some instances the fluctuation reaches as much as
g 0 feet.
"In the late flood the water was two feet deep in the
Plaza at Camargo; this came from the St. Juan, but it
Was an unusual rise, as many of the houses were
destroyed by the inundation. The rise at this point was
not, however, more than 30 or 35 feet.
" In my reconnoissance of the ' river road,' long after
the flood was at its maximum, and had begun to subside,
I found the water across the road, in various places, up
tso my saddle skirts. This was the back- water from the
• Rio Grande.
" The army in the field between Seralvo and Point
Isabel, amounts to, volunteers and regulars, perhaps
16,000 men, the volunteers being portions of the quota
4ron2 each state that has been called upon ; the re-
Mainder, perhaps about 8,000 volunteers, are yet to
arrive.
“ At Point Isabel there remains but one company, and
the place is commanded by Major Gardner ; it is the
depot
of ordnance, and the general hospital. In the
victy of the Brazos and Burita are encamped two
brigades of volunteers. At Matamoras and Fort
Brown, three companies of regulars and one regiment
of volunteers.
" Captain Vinton was expedited from Camargo to
Idler with a small command about a fortnight since, in
cnequence of an irruption of the Indians, and for the
protection. of the inhabitants against their incursions.
a 3 eritlvo General Worth Was about 1,000 strong, as
before stated.
" The br:gade of Colonel Smith has crossed the river,
and is awaiting the means of transportation, to enable
111111 to move towards Seralvo. The rest of the army
are either en route towards this place, or are encamped
here.
"The transportation of hoops from the Brazos is ge-
nerally operated by steamboats, after marching them
- across from the Brazos othe uth of the Rio
Grande. The river is no
rble foresteamers of small
• class to a distaece of aboutgtwo miles
th above the mouth
of the St. Juan, at which point
tare arrested by
rapids. A similar obstruction occurs arrested about six miles above this ;
gbaubtl,eaofovrethr6ceoomngjutah?..st,
obstacle, it is said the river place
nevi
would almost be worth while, should the po - o
miles.sitin
army be permanent at Monterey, to take advantage of
- high, water in the river to get a boat above the rapids,
which I presume might be effected; it would be a-vast
economy of transportation.
• , "It is understood that it is the wish of General Taylor
.I:dvance upon Monterey, but that he is delayed by the
n essary arrangements for depots of various kinds, and
the throwing forward of the necessary munitions ; or,
in a word, in perfecting his line of communications. The
-difficulties encountered in operations of this nature seem
to be very formibable, for very little reliance is placed
•11Pon the resources of the territory in which we are en-
Re.d ; and it is difficult to procure any supplies from
tap inhabitants, who are utterly thriftless and lazy, and
who
nvaxarequire for the little they do supply the most ex-
,trndnt prices. We pass through a country richly
ed with grass, and covered with herds of thriving
mtle, yet they supply the camp with fodder, beef, milk,
0.,‘r,-.,_at a price far exceeding what it can be purchased
"%
ill the most populous cities of the United States.
Such a people can obviously never meet us in battle
-with success; they will abandon the field, though their
Giber; should triple our own,