Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-10-04

from Corpus Christi. we have been favored
with the following extract ofa letter from General
Taylor to gentleman in this city, dated Corpus
Christi, September lith:
"As yet we havo met with no enemy, nor do |
expec, we shall do so, at least for some time; as
Chief Ma giasr',te connot declare war, aud from
all the information can obtain. do rot believe
that Mexico will declare war against US even should
she have the tcmcrty to do so she will hardly at.
tempt to invade any of our territory, bu! will act
on the defensive and by non-inlcrcourse.
! 6" was quito surprised to Icarn that considerable
! apprehensions were felt by the good citizens OF
/ New Orleans and elsewhere for our safety, par
| tcuarIv as neither by letter or any other way
expressed the opinion that thought our situation
a critical one, much less that desired reinforce
ment or that my command was rot adequate TO
repuse any force that might be brought Cgaimst 1t.
AT the same time duly appreciate as well as feel
under tho greatest obligations to tho good people
of your city, not only for the lntercs! they mani
Tested for safety. but more especially for the
two excellent Volunteer Companies of Artillery
SO promptly dispaIchcd.-N. u. D"Hs'la
/ The following We copy from the New Orleans
/ Bulletin of tho 2Oih uIt, and which will be read
with painful feeling by many in our noighborhool.
who were acquainted with the gallant officers
who were thus hurried into eternity. Tho Day.
ton was an old boat, having been employed Hpon
the Ohio in the year 1884. She was making her
last trip. in the employ of Government, when the
sad accident occurred:
S1cqmb1at ELpioaioa and Loss of LiJf.--By the
arrival of the steamer Atabama, from Aransas.
tp1rD fhot m loll of ha cite yI an
Nnpt. Tichnor. burst on tie 18th inst. while on
her passage from Corpus Christi to s.. JOSEF S
island. at point nearly cquj-d:Strut from both
places. The UdYon bad been cmp'ovgJ for some
time in transporting troops and pro.tsloHS from
ST. Jo>cph's Island to tie curampn"H! Of Gen.
Taylor, and at tho tim" Of the pIoson there were
between thirty and forty persons on bJ1rd, ucuI-
my some of Tho troops and few officers. Ten
persons were instantly Killed, and seventeen were
wounded, some Of them It was feared. fltally.-
Lleutenants Higgins and Berry, of tho 81 Ora.
goons. were among the killed. Capt. CrosSnan.
the Quarter Master. although blown very high in
tho mir, fortunately escaped without being sc-
vcrey injured, one of his legs was slightly bruis-
ed, so slightly that he able to walk and intend
TO his business the mex. day. The vessel is 10.
tai loss.
a letter which has been received in this cilv,
dated the 18th inst. at Corpus Christi. stated that
II bodies upto that time had been found and bu-
rcd. Those killed, bcsid tho two Licutenants
Of Dragons, wcro soldiers and hands of the boat.
Among the wounded were Il Mr.. Graves and Capt.
West, the clor; of the Duyion both of whom wero
badly scaIded. The cook, 4 lad, was barely alive,
having been scaIded from head to foot.
U. S. driiLeTy.--Some If the patriotic presses
of the country have chuckod with great apparent
delight tina! tho I. 5. Artillery under Gen. Toy-
Ior should have found themselves at Corpus Christi
''withou: guns" A, tho risk Ct disturbing their
cGnanimity, we copy the following explanatory
article from the last number Of the Union:--Pic