Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-05-28

Montezumas.0 or peace ana gOod VIII VIII v
whipped into those bombsstc Mexicans. Is
4 matter Of surprise that SO few were lost on
our side.
The rnonotony Of this place has been relic
we'd the last two days BY the drilling q. uncie
Samuel's's "web feet" or "barnacie-backs'
kthat came here from the squadron. You
would be surprised to see with what dex'er'y
and precision they go through their evoluuons
! win p,,skets. and no one could resist a laugh
20 hear some Of their sayings. One old SAIL
snid ibis morning. ssDann and blast my eyes |!
/ here is a ship ashore, and poor Jack on his
beam ends.n This speech was addressed to
! himself when looking on the tent that had been
( pitched, and was of sufficient dimensions TO
/ hold about 6fty-,wo.
4 One.third Of the whole number of the men
I from the squadron are marines, the balance
tars. should picture to myself soldier r.
ding horseback, or a cosc, as soon as that
should see four or FIVE hundred sailors gong
into war with muskcts on their shoulders; but
YOU could not restrain them from gong
against the Mexicans with only knife and a
fork, il YOU would only show them chance,
for they are all ''eager for the fray"
Yours, sc.
In the decisive battle Gen. TAYLOR lost
about sixty killed and wounded, among whom
there were three officers, viz: Lieut.. lNGEs, OF
the dragons Lieut. Cochran, OF the 4th IN
fantry and Lieut. CHApBuRN, Of the 9Th IN
fantry. Among the wounded are Col. Mac
ISrosH, ofthe 9th Infantry Lieut.. Col PAYNE,
4th artillery and Capt. HooE, 9Th infantry
most of them slightly, and none supposed
MORALLY.
Mai. RINeeoLp, well known as the com
mander ofthe flying artillery, also died on the
! L. al .,f
the Sth.
Capt PAGE, who was wounded in the same
engagement, we are happy TO state, is rapidly
recovering. Lieut. LUTHER, also slightly
wounded is convalescent.
! From the N. o. Tropic. Third Edition, p. MI
STILL LATER FROM THE ARMY.
! THE GALVESTON ARRWEp.--The Calves
ton is Just in, having left Brazos Santiago on
the evening ofthe 18th inst We hasten TO lay
the news by her before our readers.
I [From the Galveston Civilian Of the 18th
On the morning of the 18th, Gen. TAYLOR
and his staff. with the guard that had brought
! down the train, &C., started for his camp. He
was met by an express few miles from Point
| Isabel, informing him that 5000 fresh troops
had arrived at Ma.amoras, 1900 of which had
| crossed over. and 100 more had crossed the
! MO trTdnuc dt DdlIitd, utdE tilt BDtdCIlitd,
not more than miles from Point Isabel
4 Gen TAYLOR returned to Point Isabel at once,
( and made preparations 10 leave the next day,
with such forces as were arriving.
! The steamship Galveston landed $50 inIan-
/ try, (regulars and volunteersD the Augusta
landed about $50; Capt. PRICE arrived via
Padre island from Corpus Christi, with his
company of 20 mounted rangers. They all
! reached the point on the 18th. The Telegraph
and JAS. l.. DAY will doubtless land their
| troops, amounting to upwards Of 800, at Point
Isabel on the l4th. Great credit is due to
! Capt JEREMIAH SMITH, of the steamship Gin
cinnau, and Capt r. McBAKEa of the Mon.
mouth, for the skill, energy, and promptness,
shown in management Of their boats in trans
porting troops and supplies across the bay at
| Biazos Santiago
! Gen. PAREDEs is at the head of $4,000
troops, on his way to Matamoras. 1t may
/ possibly be that the fresh troops arrived at
Matamoras, is the advance division of his ar
my No doubt the enemy were fully advised
that Gen, TAYLOR had left for Point Isabel,
and their plan is to try and capture him on his
return, whilst strong force crossing above, is
to come down upon his army. Gen. TAYLOR
appeared highly pleased with the intelligence;
for since the war has opened, and no mistake,
Oic tAtiufilitlt dSuNiO atCdufuS OPcfd-
tons, opens new era to his vigorous achieve
men,s, and all have marked how much better
he looks than when confined to the ''masterly
inactivity" of the Corpus Christi campaign.
THE FORT.
The Mexicans have continued their firing
into the for: opposite Matamoras, nearly ever
since Gen. TAYLOR left the works.
The brave and gallant Maj BRowS died on
-, from wound received in his thigh by
the explosion of one Of the enemy's Shells
His wound was not considered dangerous, but
he was placed in one Of the bomb-proof burrows.
modification ensued, from the want of fresh
air. His death is deeply deplored by the ar
my his intrepid conduct in foiling every at
tempt of the enemy TO reduce the fort prepared
them in measure to anticipate the result Of
these conflicts with our brave army.
The strength Of the fort and skill with which
il is defended is incomprehensible TO the Mex
cans and indeed, well it might be, for they
have thrown upwards of ! 400 shot and shell
into the works, and every morning they pre-
sent the same appearance; our loss has only
been two or three in the fort. The constant
practice the enemy have had in firing at it,
has taught them the proper bearing to give to
their guns. and almost every shot falls within
the works. The fort is never IDLE, and the
TaInpdTtS anu uWcihnSS oi MdtdinOIdS exhibit
ruins as plainly as those Of a hundred centu-
RES when gaping forth their lamenta,ion oflo!
and behold what desolation is heres
The s!oop of-war ST. Mary's arrived from
Pensacola on the 10th; the steamer Mssissip-
pi on the 18th, from Vera Cruz. The Balm
bridge is off the Rio Grande, enforcing the
blockade. The schooner Flirt sailed for New
Orleans on the 9TH.
1t is stated that an expedition is to be sent by
boats of the squadron to take the town of Bar
tia. Is miles from the mouth of the river,
where there is military force.
Gen. VEGA is the Col. VEGA that was cap
tured by the Texan forces at the slaughter of
San Jacinto. He was also at the fall of the
Alamo, and is brave and accomplished Off
GER
Correspondence Of the New Orleans Tropiol
BRAzos SANTIAGO, May 13.
AT the receipt of the news OF the first battle,
wrote you short account; the result of the
second is now on hand, aud is most decisive.
1t now appears That the Mexicans had only s.
600 men in the field at the first battle, and four
thousand slowed away in the chapparel near
the battle ground. 1t was their intention to
have made but slight attack the first day,
but being so closely pressed they were obliged