Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-13

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| feared on the post al Point Isabel. ] be-
Iieve a reinforcement, oflwo hundred men
" ould save that place. This is vastly i'm
/ portant. as al large aDount of icomissarlat
and ordnance stores are deposited there,
and. if thai place should fail, ien. Tay'
lor will be left without resources Of any
kind.
was instructed by Gen. Taylor to send
out from Victoria expresses in such direc-
tions as might deem most advisable, so
as 10 have all the men possible on their
march 10 his r,!ief without waiting the
orders of the Gr"ernos You will have
it in your power to send to she Lower Bra
sos. Houston and Montgomery sooner lhan
an express can go from Victoria. | there,
fore leave that to you. knowing that 1t VIII
be promptly attended TO. / shall send to
Malagorda, Mexana, Richmond and San
Felipe. If you have all opportunity,
please send to Washington. i shall send
there from Lagrange. :,
The place nf rendezvous for the foot
companies is suggested by lbe General al
Galveston at which place there will be
provisions aud forage. No party less than
400 should think Of going throug h on the
direct road to Matamoras. as there IS
large force Of Mexicans on the Arroyo Cola
orado, for the purpose of cutting OH REIN
forcements iu that direction. Small par.
lies can cross from Corpus Christi on 10
PADRES Island. Arrangements are made
for crossing from The lower point OF the
Island 10 Point Isabel.
If Two hundred men could be raised
even temp porarily a, Galveston, | am de-
cidedly of opinion it would be better to
send them bv the Monmouib-the secu-
rily of Point Isabel, is of the last inpor-
tance.
From the best informatinn we can OBJ
tain, lhe force Of the Mexicans is sci down
al eight thousand certain, and reports 90
as high as twelve thousand.
All communication is now Gu, of be-
tween The camp and Point Isabel, excepI
BY running the gauntlet. ! care out in
the right of the 26lh with a guide, and
was proving all night through chaparral,
swans aud lakes.
Capt. Baker will be able to give you
all the particulars of what has happened,
the situation of Point Isabel, &c.
The old General is as cool as cucum-
ber, and has SO strengthened his position,
that am of opinion nothing can move
him bul starvation.
In haste, your ohedient servant,
W. H. CATLETT.
Messrs Williams and others.
N. B.-A propeller has left for N. Or
leans with re9uisition upon the Governor
of Louisiana for troops also, have though,
a steamer might he leaving Galveston i'm
medaiely for New Orleans, and for fear
the propeller should be detained, would
il not he well to slate the facts 10 the Go
vernon, that the troops might he i'll readi.
ness by the arrival Of The propeller, there !
is no mistake as TO The order, the captain
will xpIaip - s:sss;;-Y ours, DC, u. g. @.
From, lie Pi1ayunc 81 lust. &c
THE SURPRISE. AND DEFEAT OF
CAPT. THORNTON.
The city was thrown in'o state OF pro.
found excitement yesterday morning by !
the arrival of The steamship Galveston.
from Brazos Santiago, with later news
from the army. jusIifying The worst apprc.
tensions which had previously been ell.
rerlained of he. critical position of Gen.
Taylor's forces. We issued Immediately
npon the receipt of the news, second edl-
tion Of The Picayune, laying full state
menl of affairs on the Rio Grande before
the reader But not 10 omit anything
that may relieve the anxiety felt by all TO
obtain the smallest item OF information IN
regard to The disaster which has overtaken
Capt. Thornton aud his command, we
give place to the following letter from the
camp. 10 some particulars, ii differs
from the statements tha, have been laid
before the public by The press of The city
aud particularly, il sells down the loss oc-
casonpd by The surprise Of Capt. Thorn
ton command as less than it is made by
any other report that we have seen. Our
letters which we have irom the army
breathe the same calm spirit Of determina-
linn as Lieut.. Henry's. from which we will
10 longer detaiu the reader.
CAMP OPPOSITE MATAMoRos.
April 26, 1916.
Gentlemen-Kuowiag that in The pre-
sent excited state of the public mind as
regards our Mexican affairs and the vel.
fare of our little army, that most exagger-
alcd reports creep in'o the public prints,
thereby carrying with 'hem sorrow and
anxiety into the bosom Of the friends and
relations of many officers. deem il my
duly 10 give you has,y bu, correct &C
count Of The capture of Capt. Thornton
and squadron OF the I'd Dragons, by
force Of 1000 Mexicans under the COM
mand of Gen. Torrejon. Gen. Tayler, On
the 24ih, had received a report that the
enemy were crossing The river above the
camp. Cap,. Thornton, with his COM
mand, was sent out on the evening OF the
24lh 10 examine The COUNTY, above, and