The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-22
From the New Orleans TrOPic

From the New Orleans TrOpic.
FIRST MOVEMENT Of INVASION or MEXICO
On Saturday, the It'll, Lieut. Col. Wilson, lef
Mstamoms for Reynoso, making the first movement
towards the invasion Of Mexico, by the American
army. Col. Wilson has a command of ive hun
dred strong. -Four companies Of the LIST regiment
OF infantry, under the respective commands Of Bre-
vet Major Abercrombe, Captains Miller, Backus,
and La Note Captain Prices company Of Texan
Rangers, with section OF Lieutenant Bragg bat
lery, under Leuts. Thomas and tombstone, com
pany OF Alabama volunteers under Gen. Desha,
form the command. This movement is highly IN
terestng because II opens the ball OF carrying the
war into the enemy's country.
Reynoso 10 a small town sixty miles from Mata-
moras on the Rio Grande, containing about one
thsusand inhabitants. IL is a valuable point as
military depot. IL is presumed that Col. Wilson,
and the brave soldiers under him, viii take with
out blow at least the soldiers fear such will be the
case.
The volunteers are in good health and spirits;
very few Of sickness. II Is rumored that
General Arista has sent proclamation to General
Taylor, ordering him to leave Matamoras wlhnI
given time, or he should be obliged 10 come down
from Monterey and ehasuse him for remaining on
the west side Of the Rio Gunde.
From the New ORLEANS Times
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER New IoRK.-ThO
New York arrived here yesterday, bringing adyices
from Brazos ST. Jago to the 9th instant, at halEpas
10, a. m, We have Galveston papers TO the lllh
inst. News is anxiousy expected from Colonel
Wilson's expedition TO Reynoso il is stated that
Canales and all his force consisting Of from twelve
TO eighteen hundred cavalry, are concentrating there
and will no doubt show fight. Colonel Wilson's
command amounts to about eight hundred. He has
with him Deshas Mobile volunteers, and Prices
Texas rangers. .a, ...
The news Of General Taylor's promotion to the
grade Of Brevet Major General, has diffused Joy
through all ranks in the army and in the State Of
Texas. s .Hr .a. af hr.'s... ..
The delegation from the Louisiana legislature,
to leave Point Isabel on the 7th instant on their
way to Matamoras, to present the thanks of that
body to old "Rough and Ready"
There was a little sickness among our volunteers,
arising from the change Of food, and condition of
life. They will soon get Injured.
IMPORTANT RUMoR FROM THE ANNA letter was
received in town yesterday, which stated that Gen.
Arista had sent proposals to Gen. Taylor for an
misice and that he had established his headquar-
tiers at Monterey with $1,000 men. Gen. Taylor ia
said to have sent back answer that "he would
meet Gen. Arista at Monterey" We have no doubt
Of the truth Of this rumor.
AMPupIA WISHING LEARN.-General Ampudin
expressed himself anxious to learn one thing of the
Americans, and said if he could do it he
thought he could make his soldiers fight better. The
American officer to whom he spoke, delighted with
his inquiring mind, asked him what he so much
wished to learn. He replied with great simplicity
"learn to swear those big words the Americans talk
at their soldiers."