Mobile register and journal., 1845-09-02


 LATE FROM TEXAS From extra of the Pic. yune of Saturday last, and from other sources we gather the following intelligence from Texas;
 The steam ship Alabama arrived Saturday morning from Aransas Bay. On her passage out the Alabama, after passing through some rough weather in the Gulf arrived safely at Aransas Bay on Satur- day last, and the next day off St. Joseph's Island, where the volunteers and regulars were landed with out difficulty by means of the steamer Monmouth, |, which was on the spot waiting for the Alabama. On Tuesday the artillery embarked for Corpus Christi, s5 mile distant, in the steamer Dayton, and joined General Taylor the same eveneing.
 Tho volunteers enjoyed perfect health. and were impatient to come in contact with the Mexicais- but their wishes were not likely to be soon gratiied There was no movement the other side of the Rio GraIde that indicated any prospect oi hght, and Gen. Taylor anticipates no such event
 Arista, with 20O0 men, was entrenchlng himsel at Matamoros, and knows that Gen. Taylor is in his ne,phbourhood. The army at Corpus Christi num- bers about 2000 men, and is constantly receiving re- Inducements. It is equa! to d much larger number of Mexicans. The country between Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande is almost wholly destitute of water, and otherwise is little better than desert.
 The troops left on St. Joseph's Island were pre- pairing toI noye to Corpus Christi on the 27th when the Alabama departed. The Monmouth and Dayton were transporting their stores.
 The brig W llam Ivy arrived hence at Aransas Bay the 24th with two companies of the 4tli in ianiry. On the passage out she was thrown on her beam ends by squall. but righled in few minutes with no damage. Before the squall soldier jumped overheard in it of delrun tremens, but was picked up by boat after resistance brought on board and tied When the squsll struck the brig he was released in order that he might swim-but he leaped ino the and was lost.
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 The Edward $. lambden with stores arrived at St. Josepl,s on lhe morning of the 25h The loss of the brig Swallow, mentioned some days ago in the Courier, is confirmed
 On the 26ih U. Slatesbrig Lawrence, Com. Jones, arrived on St. Josephs, all well-was to sail the 29th for Pensacola. Schooner Mary Wilkes, hence, arrived at Aransas on the 27th with Col. Whistler, Major Snnnilord, | stores, horses, &c. Mr. Ringgold, who passed through this city some short lime ago with despatches for Texas, arrived | at Aransas from Galveston on the 24th with des- patches for Gen. Taylor, and passenger in the Alabama. | On the 25th news arrived on the 2d regiment of dragoons under Col. Twiggs being within four miles of Gen. Taylor's camp, which they were to jo'n on the 28h They lost not single horse m their long | and sultry march-ihere were two or three deser- | tions. No sign of Mexicans on the route. l Near San Antonio there were about 300 Comanche l Indians some of whom visited Col. Twiggs. They | aDneareu delighted al tle news Ot war United States and Mexico. They said they were going towards the border to carry on hosiilites a. gainst the Mexcans. They adIuired the dragoon horses, and asked Col Twiegs II they might steal
 of them. The Col. told them Il they did so he
 would hang them They then asked if they might steal horses from the Mexicans-to which the Col. replied they might steal any thing from lbem but if they stole from inc Americans he would hang them. Some days ago, soldier went from the camp nt | St. Joseph's 10 hunt, and no more heard of supposed 10 bave been bitten by snake or to have
 lost his way in cane brake-and he is said to be Il very trusty man. A tent was struck by lightning al Corpus Christi and valuable servant belonging to | Lieut.. Bragg was killed, and some other persons were stunned.
 The regulars and volunteers enjoyed perfect health and ,be finest spirits. Gen. Tayor intends b throw forward detachments of the dragons towards tl'e Rio Grande, so that no enemy can approacn nun | without his being previously apprIsed or their 'n- tentons.
 The cannon that went out with Major Ga!ly, are of great utility in giving strength to the position of the army. They are two twelves and sizes. The delsnces psl lhe Mexieaps at defiance,