Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-05-11
sWtScelENtae0WS.
Extracts from late Teras papers, received
at Ncic. Orleans.
The Houston Telegraph says:


II is reported ;ha, between three and
five hundred volunteers, including those
lately arrived from the United States, will
in few days be concentrated at Corpus
Christi. Whether these volunteers have
been directed Ia this point by the nrdcrs oi
the Executive, or those Of The Commi,cc
OF Vigilance of Galveston, VIC do moi
know; hui II. aS il is rumorcd, the Prcsi-
dcut will Dot authorize campaign 10 be
made al the Rio Grnuie until Augus',
these troops, We fear, will become dis.
courased with delay. add The priva'ions
,ia, they will hc compelled 10 endure.
where almost tho only food they Gun oh
tain consists OF beef, lis!i and salt. II ap-
pears 10 US that IL these Ironps were joined
by the forces now on The San Antonio.
they could make Il successful descent upon
Maiamoras, or at least upon CnmarSu
aud If either Of these places should he cap
tured, il would furnish 7 secure raIlying
,poin, for The forces that arc oil their way
from the United States. II is Ibid there
arc more that 30O.0 900 head Of raulc pas
surcd be,wccn Comargo aud Ma,amoras,
and on this side the Rio Grande. They
iavc hitherto been protected by Col. Villa
real, with only seventy or eighty Mexican
cavalry. They would fall au easy prey To
our soldiers, aud as cattle are worth at
lcas, 50 head, lhrsc, il captured and
driven East of San Antonio. would he
clear gain 20 The national wealth o! nine
hundred thousand dollars.
The Hocs,on Star states that at Bcxar
Col. Lewis p. Coax has under his COM
nard large number OF ..Jnrian's men,"
and ."Cow Boys" who are determined 10
march Immediately to Lorc,lo, or to tho
Preside. Their lender is ore Of the most
encrso.ic and fear!ess men we haSe ever
Lnown.1 rtla NC Ess e6nTdcni iie 'wlll not
return without striking blow tha. will
he isl, throughout, tie eastern provinces OF
Mexico. Another company is organizing
ON the Colorado aud viii scou hc ready
for The field. They will not call upon
Goycrnmcn, for aid. but furnish their own
compliment, food aud clothing.
The sainc paper also informs us that
Gen. Bur!estrn arrived at Aus'In from
Beyar ON the Is, inst. large majority
Of the volunteers that had collected under
his command 10 march against the McAi-
cans, became dissatisfied III consequence
of his being superseded by Gen, Sommer
Vile by order Of Gen. Houston, aud re-
turned 10 their homes. The volunteers
wished 10 choose their own commander.
and were exaspera,cd that the President
should appoint connaa'!er without
l;,eir consent. Only 70 or lOO ncn con-
sen,cd 10 rcmain and submit 10 The orders
oe Gen. SommerYilIc. Among these are
n, or 40 from Travis county, with brass
field niece from the arsenal a, Ausl'n.
MANY Of the volunteers wished 10 elect
BurIesion, aud give him the command, bat
lie refused, ani declared that ne would
no, lead any expedition 10 The Rio Grande
wiihou, The authority Of the President.
Two Mcxirars lately came mi" Veto,
ria from The Rio Grandc, hut they could
Give liule information relative to ArlS'a's
.noyemcn,s. q They stated that The Ran
chsros had been called upon iomuSter into
service, bpt for what purpose they did not
know.