American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-02
LATE ARRIV
THE SEAT or WAR.

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ARRIVAL OF COL. PAYNE-GEN'S AMPUDlA
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RUMOR OF HERRERA BEING RESTORED TO
PoWER-AN ARMISTICE-MOVEM OF
GENERAL TAYLOR.
By the James L. Day. advices have been
received at New Orleans from Brazos Santiago
to the Goth ult. We copy the following from
the Picayune:
Among the passengers she brought over
were Lieut. Col. Payne, on his way to Wash
ington with Mexican trophies, Majors Erwin
and Fowler, Capts. Smith, Stockton and Page,
and Lieut.. Sturges-aIl Of the army.
The Day brought mails from the U. S.
steamer Princeton, the frigate Raritan and
sloop-of-war st. Mary's, received by the brig
Ranger at Brazos from Tampico and Vera
Cruz, and a very large mail from the army.
The news by this arrival is not of great inn
portance. The capture of Renosa by Colonel
Wilson, is confirmed; so is the report that
Gems. Arista and Ampuda had both been or
dered to Mexico. There was a report in the
camp, to which we attach no credit, that
Herrera had been restored to power in Mexi-
co, and that an armstce had been rendered to
Gen. Taylor.
The 9th Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers,
under Col. Featherston, took up their line of
march for Barita on the 9th inst.
1t is stated upon good authority, that Gen.
Taylor will go up the river TO Reynosa and
probably to Camargo in short time.
We learn from our correspondent, "S,' that
Gov. Henderson, who was at Fort Polk OH the
10th, has been mustered into the service as
Major General. Gen. johnson has been elected
Colonel Of the Regiment of Texas Infantry,
Capt. McLane as Lieut.. Colonel, and Mr.
Wells, formerly of the army, Major. 1t is said
that Major Jack Hays has been elected Colonel
of the Regiment ofTexas Rangers, and Walk
err, Lieut.. Colonel; but we have not the same
authority for this statement
! ECapt. Porter's company of Artillery was sta
toned ON the Brazos Island, and was about err
Getting there an lS-pounder battery.
A company Of the 9Th Infantry had left for
Reynosa on the steamboat Aid. Reynosa has
been almost entirely abandoned by its inhabi-
tants, as also the ranches between Matamoras
and the former place.
The complaints among the officers of the ar
my and the volunteers are universal and loud,
that nomore regular communication should be
kept up between this city and Point Isabel.
The recent appointments i'll the new Rife
Regiment are exciting those painful reflections
end remarks in the army which were anticiPa-
ted. No objection is made to those who recei-
we'd appointments, but to the rule adopted by
the President excluding, with single excep-
ton, officers of the regular service
! From the Republic of Rio Grande," of the
10th inst, we now proceed to make some ex-
tracts, to bring up the military news a little
more copiously:
From the Mexican Army. By a Mexican ci-
tizen, direct from Camargo, we are informed
that the Government has ordered the imme-
/ date appearance of Gems. Arista and Ampu
dia in the city of Mexico; the former to explain
satisfactorily The causes of the misfortunes
which beiel the army in its late unsuccessful at
tempts upon the American forces-the latter,
no doubt, TO sustain some very serious charges
which he has preferred against Arista. The
representations made by these two chieftans,
indging from casual expressions Immediately af
Ter the destruction o f their united forces differ
ed materially. Gen. Arsta passed through
Monterey some twelve days ago, upon his way
to the city of Mexico. Gen. Ampuda proceed
ed by way of Tampico. The almost universal
opinion OF the Mexican population is, that Ar
ista sold his country for good round sum Of
American gold.
II GOf course the editors of the "Republc''
have no faith in this charge against Arsta, and
refute 1t at length.
Return Of Capt Prices Ranging Company
from ReynoSa. BY the arrival of this company
on the morning of the 18th, we are informed oil
the safe arrival and occupation Of Reynosa by
Lieut.. Col. Wilson, whose departure we no
tced in our paper of the 9th. He met with
no opposition upon the way, but found, as they
approached Reynosa, mostly all the farm
houses abandoned. The command reached
there on Wednesday morning, the 10th, and
encamped in the suburbs of the town. On
Thursday the encampnent was removed into
the Public Square, the inhabitants offering no
I opposition. Gen. Canales, upon the Sunday
preceding, had caused to be published in Rey-
nosa, bando or order, by which the citizens
were called to their allegiance, and commanded
not TO hold intercourse or trade with the invad-
ers. The same decree was published at the
different places where it was supposed the
American forces were likely to arrive. Canales
himself keeps at a respectful distance, and
would fain represent the guerilla parties Of
other times.
The town of Reinosa is distant between sixty
and seventy miles from Matamoras, situated
upon the west bank of the Rio Grande, and
built upon a solid limestone rock. The build
ings are nearly all stone-present substantial
and quite neat appearance, and convey the idea
of being, in times gone by, place OF some bus
mess. The population does not exceed one
thousand, and upon the arrival Of the troops a
number of the families deserted their homes, land
it was supposed had taken shelter with or neal
Canales.
Col. Wilson, we understand, was instructed
to throw up Notifications, which the nature Of
the place rendering impossible with his limited
force, caused his occupation of the square, the
buildings encompassing which being strongly
and compactly built, promising much protec'
tion in case ofassault.
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