Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-03

,neuts.
coarus Cnel,rt. rrx,s. Oct. II. 1915
oenllem.h -ty publishing the tpllu, ne statement
y"o VII eo#ee many IN lha Army Of oacnpalon.'
AID CORRECT uany misrepresentation.
An afllel ia the W a>tnptoh Unun. explanatory nf
The eNifahdnhty course pursued by the Nar Depart
men III sending Artillery nopns into The field wnhuul
theh guns, ettnHs ghuss trerance Of the iaets
uosl s'ameless attempt To deceive Il says thar The
Artillery Troops IN Texas are hut Artillery eane
and are provided via mDskes act as lnsntry; thai
louf campanes have guns aud hrsrs and designed
10 eD,nperae Mia the other corps as Field Artillery
Whether this statement he ingenious owe. leave II
Ia YOU and 10 ynur readers 10 lrrde BE, ond all doui
The "a Dfagnous, the Sd and ith lnaniry. anl Lieut.
Bragg sempany OF Atlety, from Charleston, Were the
only tpups unSintlS destined tor the Texan frontier
lis well known that the anthuflleaa AT Nasna TX
?ectfd an Immense loss VI lives among the uons sent
upon an active anpaign, 10 itapleal enae. IN HE
monH OF JAY. Tiny. therefore. ordered tho mini
mum iatee, ~hfh tfy dee.ned cnnpelenl guard the
frontier esa The s.ckly >staspn was over. panic
got up IN the month August by some ~ags stuck,
llbheIs caused change IN the original plan, and the
consequent stndna al large pnrlon al the Nhule army
~ Tins po.nt to ibis pesmd Lieutenant Bragg com
panY was the ouly Adultery lofru IN the rld--lhe on
" Artillery orce expected IN the field. Leu. Bragn
received mysterious pfdef N lie last OF June 10 SAL
In New Orleans; there 10 await iatther utlrfs. he
embarked WITH his company at Charleston the 2ah
June, and arrived at Aew Orleans on lhe 10Th july
lie there received alyIers tlnn Washington Informing
htm thai bis cump9ny 10 be maunled AID equipped
as FLYING Aallep his guns Mere 10 be shipped hom
New YORK; aud h totsts Ia be sent To the lcxia run~
tef ifau Fofi J5sp lie was directed to proceed on
The arrival n his eaHnaa IN New Orleans, Ia uin Gen.
layot Al the mnalh ul lhe Sabne. A the age uf o.
ants as well rs thai o chsalty gone. Ileul. u would
have found n serious undertaking Ia have dragged
by hand tsls pieces om New Ofeaus 10 thu month oi
tile Sahne. Fortunately Tor HIN he found CEN lay or
Ia the Crescent Ciiy. - ready elnhart wnh rfg-
abe u nia1Hy tn Afaosas, Iexns. wttbaa, The reno.
tel intention oiappWhchmg wahin two hunif,d miles
ul tic month ol The Sabne. Gen. Taylor relieved the
Aruleey company lran somewhat onefous task Of
dragging caNnun several hundred Mules without horsrg
by ordering Il 10 SAT- Tor Aransls IN lhe ship Nlctnfa
with five companies ri The 4 Ia lnamfy The Sd In,
fanny embarked ri NV Orleans on HE 2lsl ,uly: the
1h loaofB aud the Anarty company On the 23d
iHcr cannon MOI hartag u1ited, he altiilrj conipa
ny SaitR wiAoUt Them.
o tlose wba cannol apfreriafe the motives Of the
War Department. aud excuse an apparent blunjer, il
may seem lule strange that the Artillery company
should leave handsome fad battery in uaTk al Fort
Mouane, where such battery was entirely userss aud
sl 10 New ORLEANS, there vail analher battery Guu
New York lhls, hoWrvet, donblless a part OF
thai moi mystHfaus rotey TIC War Department
which only The nlhord can understand. IL tarl, tie
pllcy If the powers Thai he though unqurslianably
characterized by eminent sduu. dues seeln llllIe
queer. Is, believe. EXed military prncple that ihe
luauify is Ne and uerveless hen unsupported by
Cavalry and Ardery. Our " at Department has .s-
tahshed pfeef dan hleftu waning M The military
annals OF all aaHdnS nn creation unil hr present day
TN The ytar s15. the "ufd had never heard of
The Invasion d p3paIoGs nshon " hyantfy q.
lone.
Bur to eSl plain = On Gen. Ipylots arrival NJ Aran.
sas he found ordefs enas the knrres. Although the
troaps gsder ls command except The Afiefy conpa.
ny had been ~ camp al lhe Sabine lof mare than
year. daily expectation orders proceed 10 the lex
an lfontIer, Gen. /. had bren aGfnnz.d 10 send
an officer mo tao county, Who could furnish him with
accurate blarmlpn wuh regard 10 Ito BAYS, harblrs.
iHels, &c. &c. Asa natural consequence III ihs
strange neglect, the Amy III Occupation" was entire
" ignorant oil The cnnuiry. The pilot employed New
Orleans had neen at Aransas bnt beiore aud
That many years agn, and 10 cap lhe clmax the
stambatS btoulh uut as lgh transports for The troops
drew iret OF water tao much Tor the channel be
tween Corpus Christi aud Aransas By. Gen. JAylnf
was compelled DO employ al theii own rates.
aud sail bu9ts beuBgn9 the traders this place. He
also despatched ui Ger 10 Galveston 10 charter he
~ sleambua! u Light dunghl at thai city. This boat
arrived IA tine to asGlst % The Transportation of the
Sd and All ulaniry, hui IN time To destroy, by her
puslon Tie lives OF iNU-,a luahe officers aud several
fine soldiers. Nnh such inadequate means OF lrasnp0r>
tiny troops from Arnsas hr operations Of course e
dous and slow. Not han iony u,pn. ag,tr-
age, were landed daily The point soi Decentralization
about three nes 10 The west Of the Nneces, and
consequently lbed disputed ietuloy that lerilory oo.
inhabited enur,ly by MeXcans, whom there are SAID
Ia be about hly Thousand. OHe hundred o hest reso
lue aud we'll armed would have heen sufficient to have
repeed all The row buas aud skns that Gen 1 could
have mustered. The landing of rtops Is usually pro-
t,clcd by Auilery, H. this case there necessarily
departure from the dictates OF common aud tie
custom of war rs the cannon ii Tie Artillery company
vas sHugy Unused IN ~ alefvtiet arsenal
" ELL the 80 and An Iutaniry landed at last. They
were now IN a vast ptalue, IN dn enemy's -counlfy,
NI.'n tE-re day s mach VI a strongly lurIied ta~H
One not an fat as to the mjtyes aeuiiing the War
Department wonid probably have thought II little
strange that the Dfagonjs had not been pit ~
ca ia Tina IA, h+te