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From the N. o. Picayune, extra, Aug. 80.

From the N. o. Pcayune extra, Aug. 80.
LATEST FROM CORPUS CHRISTI-ARRI-
VAL OF THE ALABAMA-NO FIGHT
ING YET.
By the arrival early this morning Of the
fast sailing steamship Alabama, Capt. Win
die, from Arkansas Bay, we have intelligence
from Corpus Christi up to Wednesday even
ing last. One Of the editors of the Picayune
came passenger in the Alabama, and brings
the latest news.
The most important intelligence, perhaps,
is the non confirmation of the many late
exciting reports relative to the movements
of the Mexican army, and the probability of
an engagement between the forces of Gen.
Taylor and the Mexicans. So far, there is
no prospect OF fight Gen. Taylor him
self, does not anticipate such an event.
Gen. Arista is at Matamoras with about
1900 men entrenching himself, and knows
of Gen. Taylor's position. II is believed that
if Arista had marched at once upon Gen.
Taylor when the latter first landed, he might
easily have overcome him, and so on with
other detachments as they continued to ar
rive, but it is now too late.
Our army at Corpus Christi at this time
numbers some 1000 strong, and is in con-
Idition to resist four or five times that num-
Der of Mexcans. The country, too, between
the Rio Grande and Corpus Christi cannot
now support an army in an attack-one of
the principal impediments being a scarcity
r. 1,,biab thoro ic Gttlo ot
all.
On Sunday, the 24th inst, the Alabama
anchored off ST. Joseph's Island, in So hours
from the BalIze, with the troops and volun-
teers from this city. On the passage there
was little rough weather, with consider
able thunder and lightning, but no accident
occurred, and all arrived in good condition.
The next morning all the troops landed
and went into camp on ST. Joseph's. On
Tuesday, the volunteers, Mai. Gally's and
Capt. Forno's companies of artillery, en-
barked for Corpus Christi, 35 miles distant,
on board the steamboat Dayton, and Joined
Gen. Taylor's encampment the same even
ing.
When the Alabama left Arkansas Bay, the
troops on the Island were preparing to start
for Corpus Christi, and probably by this
time they have all been removed, except a
few to protect the stores, sc. The Mon
mouth and Dayton, however, were busy in
transporting the stores, and soon every thing
will be removed.
The brig William Ivy, which was char
tered in this city some time since, to take
two companies of the 4th Infantry to Aran-
sas Bay, arrived on the Oath inst, just be-
fore the Alabama. On the passage she en-
countered squall which knocked her on
her beam-ends; but she fortunately righted
in few minutes without damage. Previous
to the storm, one of the soldiers on board
.of her, in a fit of mania-a-portu jumped
overheard. A boat was lowered and went
after him, and though he resisted, he was
picked up, taken on board and tried. When
the squall struck the brig he was released,
in order that he might not drown if thrown
into the water, when he again jumped into
The sea and was lost. The brig sailed on
the 29th inst for Natagora.
The sch. E. S. Lambden, with Quarter
Masters stores, from N. Orleans, arrived al
ST. Joseph's on the morning Of the 25th.
The sch. Swallow, from this port, with
army property for St. Joseph's Island, was
wrecked about the 18th inst, after getting
over the bar at Arkansas. She had no pilo
on board, and was following the steamboat
Monmouth in, and when the under current
swept her into the breakers on the eastern
shore of the Island. Everything on board
belonging to the Government, as we'll as the
private property of some Of the officers o.
the army, excepting few articles in a
damaged state,) was lost. Vessel com
plete wreck but no lives lost.
On the morning of the 26th inst. the U
S. brig Lawrence, Com. Jarvis, arrived from
the Balize, and came to anchor off the Island
of St. Joseph's. All we'll. When the Ala
bama left, the Lawrence expected to sail or
the 29th, yesterday, for Pensacola.
The sch. Mary Wilkes, from this city
arrived at Arkansas last Wednesday, having
on board Col. Whistler and Maj. Stamford
of the army, together with horses, stores
SC.