Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-09-06
From the Picauune. of August 81.

From the Picdyune, of August 81.
--latest from Corpus ChriSti--Arriral of
f the Alabama-No fighting get Health
ofhe Troops, DC.
By the arrival yesterday morning Of
the fast sailing steamship Alabama, Capt
Wlnde, from Arkansas Bay we have intel
Igerce from Corpus Christi up to We'd
nesday evening last. One Of the editors
of the Picayune came passenger in the
Allah ama, and brings the latest news.
The most important intelligence, per-
Ihaps, is the non-confirmation of the many
late exciting reports relative to the move
ments of the Mexican army, and the pro-
liability of an engagement between the
forces under Gen. Taylor and the Next
cans. So far, there is no prospect Of a
fight. Gen. Taylor himself, does not an
ticipate such an event.
Gen. Arista is at Mata moros with about
1000 men entrenchlng himself, and knows
of Gen. Taylor's position. 1t 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 attachments as they con.
Itinued to arrive; but it is now too late
Our army at Corpus Christi at this time
numbers some 1000 strong, and is in. con
dhion to resist four Or five times thai
number Of Mexicans The country, too
between the Rio Grande and Corpus
Chrisll cannot now support an army in
an attack--one Of the principal impedi
ments being a scarcity of water, OF which
. there is little or none at all.
+ On Sunday, the cath inst, the Alabama
achored off ST. Joseph's Island, in s.
hours from the Baiize, with the troop
and volunteers from this city. On tht
passage there was little rough weather,
? with considerable thunder and lightning
! but no accident occurred, and all arrived
in good condition.
The next morning all the troops LANDED
aud went into camp on ST. Joseph's. Oh
! Tuesday, the volunteers, Maj. Gally's an,
Capt. Forno's companies OF artillery, en-
barked for Corpus Christi, thirty-fiv
g miles distant, on board the steamboa
J.. Dayton, and joined Gen. Taylor's en-
uh' p'hShl VIC ouIlIC
When the Alabama left Arkansas Bay
I the U. S. troops on the Island were pre-
S pairing to start for Corpus Christi, an(
=. probably by this time they have all been
removed, except a lew to protect tn
stores, &c. The Monmouth and Dayton
:. however, were busy in transporting the
stores, aud soon every thing will be re
" moved
The schooner Swallow, from his port
II with army property, for St. Joseph's Isl
n and, was wrecked about the 18th inst, at
4 Ter getting over the bar at Arkansas. She
had no pilot aboard, and was following TIT
10 steamboat Monmouth in, when the unde
i current swept her into the breakers on tn
# eastern shore Of the Island. Every thing
II on board belonging TO the Government
y as we'll as the private property Of some
: Of the officers Of the army, excepting a
! few articles in damaged state,) was lost
l. Vessel complete wreck, but no lives lost
# On the morning Of the Goth inst. the
/. U. S. brig Lawrence, Commander Jarvis
arrived from the Balize, and came to an.
Choir off the Island of St. Joseph's. All
$ we'll. When the Alabama LEFT, the Law
6 renee expected TO sail on the goth rol
l. Pensacola.
The schooner Mary Wilkes, from ,hi.
city, arrived at Arkansas last Wednesday
leaving on board Col. Whistler aud Mai
: Stamford, o! the army, together will
r horses, stores, &c.
:. Lieut. G. w, Lay, came passenger in
the Alabama, having dispatches for the
Government from Gen. Taylor. He leave,
for Washington today.
Lieut.. Rnggod, who passed through
this city some lime since with desparche,
| to Texas, arrived al Arkansas on the Gath
/. from Galveston, in the Texan revenu,
J. cutter Santa Anna, with dispatches fo
Gen. Taylor, and proceeded at once I,
Corpus Christi. He also came passenge
9 in the Alabama.
On Monday tie 25th, we had news o