Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-29

A correspondent of the Republican, wri. |
ting from New Orleans, under date Of
August ll,h., says:
The Illinois volunteers are all off, and are divided
as follows: The LIST and I'd Regiments, under the
command OF Coils. Hardin and Bssell are at.
tached 10 Gen. Wool's command, and are now
on their march 10 San Antonio. The Sd and 4lh
Regiments, commanded by Coils. Forman and
Baker, have gone 10 Point Isabel, and constitute
la portion Of Gen. Shields Brigade. Col.
Churchill, Of the regular army, is the Inspector
General Of Gen. Wool's forces, and Col. Croghan
OF Gen. Taylors.
From what can ascertain in this city, and as
we in the west say, "see sticking out, there will
be difficulty spring up at an early day between
the Brigadier and Major Generals lately appoin.
ted by the President, and Gen. Taylor and the
officers OF The regular army under him. The
impression has not only got out in this commun
ty, but among the above named officers attached
10 the volunteers, that Gen. Taylor is not only
inclined TO look with dislavor upon the volunteers,
but that he is determined 10 concentrate all the
regulars in body at Monterey, which will mum.
Der about six thousand strong and do what fight
ing there is TO be done with them, while he will
garrison the volunteers at the different little
+ Mexican towns which have surrendered without
The flash Of single gun, 10 hold possession Of
them and protect them against attacks from the
Mexicans, which no sensible man on earth
lison is obvious Either Gen. Taylor will be
eventually recalled and Major Gen. Butler be
assigned TO the command, or there will be a separ
ate and distinct organization of the two forces
, The regulars being commanded by Gen. Taylor
and the volunteers by Gen. Butler. Each divis
I ion, If the latter course is determined upon, viii
conduct tie campaign on its own hook, ant
, conquer or be conquered without any aid OF
assistance from the other.
1t is 10 be regretted that at so early day in thu
history Of this war, such state Of feeling shoult
spring up between these different interests in GU
army. Yet such is the fact, and as soon as thu
new made Generals are at the head Of their res
pective commands and prepared TO march, it will
o openly manifest itself, unless this distinction
r between the regulars and the volunteers is don,
away with, and some Of the officers in the regula
army cease their impolitic, and | might, will
pioprety, say illiberal course towards the volun
teers. .rs' ......
d The expenses OF the Government at this city
e are enormous, and the way the shipping AM
d steamboat owners are plucking Uncle Sam, is
& sin TO Crockett. Transportation for horses ant
. provisions are enormously and unwarrantabl
high, with large quantity here, and in fact
e accommodating upon the hands Of the Government
# 10 be shipped. Many Of the schooners that ar
u baca and Point Isabel pay for themselves in
e single trip, while the steamers are source Q
k immense revenue to their owners.
e The Quarter Masters department is still with
. out funds, though in daily expectation Of ben
J. relieved. Consequently those doing bushes
y with the Government are compelled 10 take tn
,, certificate Of the Quarter Master, and then G
into the market and stand shave OF from te
10 fifteen per cent. Such state of things opel
ates very deleteriously upon the Government, a
r every man who now contracts TO do any thin
J.. for them, makes the depreciation OF the Govern
ment certificates an excuse for adding abou
twenty1per cent. 10 the heretofore exorbitan
: prices they were getting. Some idea Of tn
d extent OF the operations Of the Quarermaster'
6 Department in this city. may be gathered fror
the fact that they have disbursed, since the frs
e OF July, nearly nine hundred thousand dollars
The Paymaster here is in funds, and pays O.
the disbanded volunteers as fast as they reac
this city.
Colonel Croghan minated 10 friend OF min
> on his passage down from your city, that he ha
: determined to put stop TO all correspondence
;. to papers, after he got in command at Pon
T.. Isabel, and that no letters will be permitted t
. pass through the Post Office at Matamoras
without being subjected to inspection, unless the
y have reliable assurances that they contain moth
: ing in regard to the army or its movements. Til
/, Postmaster or Inspecting officer will doubles
. be highly edited at the numerous epislles fror
husbands to wives, fathers to children, brother
10 sisters, and lovers 10 sweeihears and probabl
the IuriferS 0G Surh IetfprS ha v,llipn
r submit without mulmur, 10 so singular an
u strange course; but as Father Richie, with hi
y thumb upon his nose, would say 'nous uerrons.
S Perhaps no correspondence for papers will 6
forth from the army. Sam Patch, however, ono
said, and very truly too, that some things ca
r be done as well as others.