The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-30
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for Monterey, only tenidsys from Washington
City The steamer Aid chartered Immediately upon
hs arrival here TO take him to Csmsrgo. He will no
doubt arrive in Msoterey on the 9th making fourteen
speed and would imply tia, his budget contains
OF importance Probably the destiny OF Mexico Who
Their she is to be- Is not to be- After the General Is
done looking at them, he'll tell what its all about
We have heard many different conectures the sub
ject that we dsre not venture one ourselves
On the morning of the 2lst, whilst Gen Worth
accommodating mile in Of his troops. the
Mexicans endeavored to cut him off He heard their
muskey fired at him to his left and Wheeling his
horse he and his put spurs passed safely by
Me who were SO eager to do much that they per
! A shell from Lieut. Rowlaud's howzer having pens
rated the roof OF the Bsho p palace buried itself the
body of Mexican and there exploded tearing poor
fellow to rags. An American soldier gazing on the
scene said to his officer, Lieutenant that is killed
very dead never saw man killed SO dead before in
! On the evening of the 2sd, when Gen Worth had
given directions for his troops retire few squares and
get good nights resi- young but gallant officer I'd
Lieut. Jos Irons LIST artillery stepped up to him and
very order you ever gave in your life sir We
know by the shouts Of our that they doing we'll
We know sir by the small number of wounded brought
back that they are not much exposed And, sir, the
moral effect will be bad on men, and the Mexcans
will look upon it as retreat, and take courage The
General turned on heel and despatched another did
to Gen Smith with instructions to retire not at his dis
| cretion. Accordingly they did not retire.
| Capt. Muason, of Louisiana, was in a position where
the balls were whizzng some. Many Of the Mexican
Immersed and making tracks with horse speed he
called to him to STOP saying ~ shoot you down. but
a sensible man aud would stop Capt NJ then put
spurs to his seod, aud coming with the Mexican
S armed d. with Sng bag Looking
can struck the magnanimOus Captain blow with his
sabre on the le shoulder and at the moment the Captain
about reciprocang the favor by dexterous Of
his sword soldier let fly his muske and the poor Mex
lean was made to bite the dust and expire.
At the close OF the siege and the cartulaton Of the
city Texan officer proposed that the Texans give Gen.
Worth three cheers and that they wait on him in
and liarfa ahahn nt thQ hand Tha
son was received with enthusiasm and the cheers
Were given in that made the wsn ring After
graduated him upon the success which had crowned his
Il is worthy of note, that the Mexicsns evidently
thought that Gen Taylor with the main body of the
my was where Gen: Worth really was. Every thing
prudence and gsnsralship opening for them
to strikethat they thought of that Gen Taylor
their flags of truce even that Of csptuaton TO General
Worth. Early on the morning Of the asd, they sent
worth requesting permission to Send ali the old and in.
frm men, and all the women and children out Of the
Gea t. condsmnng, in the most energetic terms, the
granting Of such request Accordingly, when Gen T.
read the note, and Gen. WIS letter. the request was re-
Lieut. Allen of the Tennessee Volunteers has had his
h hs ath' inst '''" '' N' ''' " ''s "'' ~
BY the Galveston, received our hIe of the Tssss
Advocate, published at Victoria We gather the follow
ing items from its interesting columnsall that we can
| find room for to-day
Col Thomas with the Tennessee mounted regiment,
arrived at Victoria Texas, the 9Th ns and passed on
to Pacedos Creek where they would remain eight OF
ten DAYS 70 leaving 'er y land hnt
tie sickness among the troops
through Victoria the 9th inst their way to Csm.r
60 The advance consisted of Captains Mams Lulard's
and Peningtons companies and Is commanded by Major
Gaines The remaining companies would leave in eight
or ten days, under the command Of Col Marshall
Captains Lillard and Field of the Kentucky regiment
of cavalry who had been i'll at Victoria, were both con-
vaescent on the Sth inst
The United States troops at Fort Moultrie, ordered
some time since to proceed to Mexico have been dsan
clothing having arrived the ship South Carolina has bsen
chartered and the troops about 200 in nunber.srs
tomorrow. The men mostly recruited within few
months past in the upper parts Of this State and Georgia
and said 10 be fine body Of soldiers as in the
| service. With good drilling, under tho expsrsnced
officers that have them charge be expected that
they will give good account OF themssives Chsr's'
| ton Courier, Oct &c
Capt. Thornton arrived in this city Yesterday; from
Washington, and left Immediately on his way to Mexico
| -Chdrleston Courier, Oct 20.
| THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER coll HARVEY.
On Tuesday morning, the 18th inst the steamer Col
Harvey. with full cargo of Government stores bound
for the mouth Of the Rio Grande, got steam and went
over the bar 1t was exceedingly rough and the tide SET
ting in caused her make greater than ordinary exsrons
being in the act of crossing the bar just after the
Harvey, and seeing her perous condition. imme disely
took her in tow and started for tho mouth OF the Rio
Grande After proceeding down the coast some dis.
lance she was overtaksn by steamer Mentora. and the
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of the river, gave her in charge Of the Menora After
arriving at the mouth of the river and making two in
very high and the wind blowing out she was left a
anchor outside Of the bar short time after anchorng
breaking her Every wss made from the
shore to render those board the steamers
sa s Sa
was near being wrecked; she rolled on her ohimney
6rOks he. hog chains BRACES &c. and We; greatly in
cargo SC being strewed along tho shore for about Ave
miles There were twenty eight persons on board thr
| the mate, pilot and two engineers were saved-the
names OF the balance were not known or the fifteen
drowned or lost none known The pilot boat saved
three persons and the rest came ashore on pieces OF the
wreck.
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
From letter from chihuahua, August 30th.
at has been three days since the excellent Senior
Tras entered upon his duties as governor He has dis
played the energy and activity which might be expected
from his genius and patriotism He takes not momsnts
rsPose. He has terminated public spirit All is action
themselves the registers. But want everything
everything There is no powder-.here are net not
per, nor pieces of artillery; there is money and.
regular resistance ss for men cannot perform mira
cles notwithstanding this do not believe that the
Nsw Mexeo But L is necessary tha. those Who direct
public opinion should enlarge and cause the nation
u.s. owing to the criminal neglect Of the inqui
cabinet OF Paredes and his crow, whom God curse
The other adjacent departments frigd spectators
of what is passing here. From Durango we had not
man-not a look of protection. Zacatecas the same
thing. We have already lost New Mexico; we
shall lose Chihuahua by this neglect and, in
SION Durango and other departments will BIO lost Raise
your voices and cry out in order that the govern
may send prompt assistance, for here shall
finish by becoming victims. We cannot triumph, for
war is not made with such elements as we have, a.
have stated to yeu.
Last night mob assembled in the public square,
rang the alarm bells and proceeded to the houses and
shops of the Americans, demanding their immediate
pulson from the department and but for the influence
OF Senior Trias who went out In to repress the
disorder there would have been horrible &C Such
is the situation in which find ourselves chihuahua
expecting every moment the presence Of the invaders
from Preside del Norte eighty leagues from here and
also from III Paso the boundary between this depart
ment and New Mexico"
From the Monitor Republican, Sept 81
Our readers will perceive from the atoms