Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-16

at the time and place appointed. By order of
C.G. BRYANT.
Mai. Com. Galveston Vol. Bat.
1850 or 900 men, with the proper officers,
can be raised BY tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock,
they will be supplied with arms and accoutre.
ments. and will take passage on board the steam
er Monmouth, now bound for Point Isabel.
N KINGSBURY, Lieut., U. s. A.
From the Now Orleans Bulletin Extral
BULLETIN Orricx, May 2, II, A. NJ.
The news in our second edition this morning
is regarded as Of much importance.
Letters from authentic American sources in
Matandes state that the Mexican forces are at
least 8 900 men, we'll equipped, with an excel
lent park Of artillery.
The Governor Of this State has issued his re.
QUESTION for twenty five hundred volunteers, and
the soldiers already in the street, and making
the most active preparations for departure,
They will leave in the course of twenty -four
hours.
The Legislature of the State, with patriotic
promptitude worthy Of all praise, have already
passed bill appropriatng sioo 900 for the SER
vice. The measure passed by reclamation.
From the Picayune, May 1, u o'clock, A. MI
Col Charles Doane arrived in this city at an
early hour yesterday morning, fioG Brazos San.
tiago. which place he left on the 2sth ult, in the
steam schooner Augusta. Sixty miles west Of
the S. w. Pass he was transferred TO the steam.
ship Galveston. He 10 the bearer Of important
dispatches from Gen. Taylor, and OF requisi-
tion upon the Governor Of Louisiana for four re-
giments. The previous news received that the
Mexicans had crossed the Rio Grande, is fully
confirmed, and detachment Of American troops
has been cut off But for the details We refer to
the following account Of operations kindly fur
nished us by Col Doane.
On Thursday evening, the Esd inst, Gen. Tay
lor received information that body Of the Mex.
lean army had crossed to the east side of the Rio
Grande, at point some 20 miles above his en-
campment. Early on the following morning he
despatched Cspts. Thornton and Hardee, of the
I'd regiment Dragons, with detachment of 20
men to examine the country above, and Capt.
Kerr Of the same regiment, with company TO
examine the country below the encampment.
The latter returned to camp without having made
any discovery of Mexicans.
The former, however, fell in with what he
considered to be scouting party of the enemy,
but which proved to be the advance guard of a
very strong body of the enemy, who were post
| ed in the chaparral, Immediately in the rear of
Gen. Taylors camp. Capt. Thornton, contrary
| to the advice of his Mexican Guide, charged u.
! pom the guard, who retreated towards the main
body, followed by Capt. Thornton, when in an
instant he found himself and command surround.
ed by the enemy, who fired upon him, killing as
| it is supposed, Capt. Thornton Lieuts Kane and
Mason, and some twenty.six of the men, and TAX
ing Capt Hardee and the remainder of the com.
,nand prisoners. The Mexican commander sent
into Gen. Taylor's camp cart with soldier
badly wounded. with message that he had no
travelling hospital with him and could not, there.
fore, render the soldier the assistance which his
situation required.
1t is supposed that the detachment of the enc
my on the east side Of the Rio Grande consists
Of at least $500 men, under :he commands o
Coils. Carusco and Carrabaal both old and ex
perienced officers, and that their objects is &c
cut off all communication between Gen. Taylor
and Point Isabel, the depot Of provisions. In III,
execution of this object, they have fully succeed
ed, and have hereby placed the American arm!
in most dangerous position, as it will be utter
ly impossible for Gen. Taylor, with the limite'
number of men now under his command, sa,
1900, to force his way through the dense chapar
raj in which the enemy are already strongly
posted.
On the 22d, Gen. Taylor received from Ger
Ampudia, by means Of flag of truce, a commu
nication in very offensive terms complainin
! of his having bloekaded the Rio Grande, to whic
he replied that Gen. Ampudia had himself bee
the cause of the blockade, in having expressl
declared that unless Gen. Taylor commence
his retreat beyond the Nueces within twenty
four hours after displaying his flag upon the lei
bank of the Rio Grande he would consider Wa
as being declared. and would act accordingl,
Gen. Taylor furthermore stated that he woul
= receive no further communications from III
e Mexican commander, unless couched in languae
= moe respectfully towards the Government ar
N people Of the United States.
II Gen, Taylor's position, in the rear of Matam
y ras, is sufficiently strong TO withstand success
fully an attack OF the whole Mexican force, an
: commands the town, which, with the batter
already mounted, could be razed to the grour
in an hours time. Gen, Taylor has in camp fu
Iations for Is days, which he thinks can
:" made to last thirty days, by which time he is