The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-21
BY this Evenings Southern Mail.
From the New Orleans Delta, August Ia
LATEST FROM THE BRAZOS.

From the New Orleans Delta Augusta
LATEST FROM THE BRAZoS.
At nine o'clock last evening the steamship New
York, Captain Wright, arrived from the Brazos,
From gentleman of this city, who came passenger
on board Of her. we learn that she had on board
some officers of the United States army, some Of the
Louisiana volunteers and division of the st. Louis
Legion. Things in general presented about the same
features they did at the time Of our previous adj
vices. On the 5th instant General Taylor moved on
with his staff and the headquarters of the army to
Camargo.
Captain Walker Whose counterfeit presentment is
now IN the Parish prison in this city, is lying dan
gerously i'll at Matamoras. Sickness among the
volunteers il increasing.
In a conversation which our informant had with
Colonel Twiggs, he the colonel) remarked that the
last shot in the Meriean par had been fred This is
more evidence, indirect, il is true, that peace has
already been conquered. Be that as it may, General
Taylor has more volunteers under his command
now than he well knows the disposition he should
make of them.
Since writing the above, our reporter has brought
us the manifest Of the boat, the Matamoras Flag Of
che 9th instant, and file Of Galveston papers.
The schooner Delaware, loaded with coal for the
navy, on the 9Th instant, parted both chains, and
went ashore on Padre island; vessel and cargo to-
tai loss.
On the 30th ultimo, at Burita, member Of Cap
tain Mclntoshs company Of louisiana volunteers,
pany named Hing, who died Immediately. overton
made his escape.
PAssEsGERs PER STEAMSHIP INV YoRK.-Ma-
jor McRea, u. s. A; Lieutenant Lee, 9Th infantry;
Lieutenant West Lieutenant Ross; Captain Cole
mani Major Lyon; Major Waddell; Captain og-
den; Captain spearman, Top. Eng; Col. Easton,
st. Louis Legion Lieutenant Colonel Kennett, do.
Major Sehoenthaler, dol Captains Curtis and Sal
isbury, do; Lieutenants Bennes, West, and Knapp,
do; Surgeon Johnston, do; Adutant Almstedt;
and detachment OF the st. Louis Legion.
From the Matsmorss Flag Of the 9th inst
DEPARTURE OF GEN. TArLoR.-Yesterday morn
ing early "Old Rough and Ready" left Matamoras
for Camargo, in the steamer Whiteville, aceompan-
ed, we believe, by about one-half of the Texan reg
ment of infantry, and few regulars. There was
no announcement of his departure, no hnng OF
guns, nothing to indicate that conspicuous per-
sonage as the commander of the American forces
was aboutto leave place he had taken, to assume
the individual direction Of his forces at another
point He left whilst half the city wrapped In
sumber, and the sluggard had quilted his couch
was many miles upon his journey. This is charac-
tersc Of the brave old veteran, for he would rather
face the enemy, double in numbers, than hear the
booming of the cannon, and the shouts of men,
paying homage to his wel-deserved fame. IL we
understand General Taylor rightly, he man who
would travel twenty miles out Of the way rather
than encounter host of friends and admirers who
u
ton.
General Taylor, since the occupation Of this city
blythe Americans, has created many warm and ar
dent friends, and his departure will be much regret
ted; we do not mean IN an official capacity, for, as
we said before Col Clarke will doubtless do all that
Taylor would have DONE but he has endeared him |
self to the people by his many acts Of kindness, and
first Impressions hard TO be erased or super
seeded.
From CAMARoo.-The steamer Big Hatchee ar
rived from above night before last, in remarkably
short time bringing further particulars of the
depredations committed by the Indians, and an ac-
count Of skirmsh between them and the rangers.
There number Of reports in circulation relative
to the skirmish, from among which we will state
that the Indians, after collecting number of horses
and destroying several ranchos started of with their
booty, taking some of the women with them as
prisoners. A portion of McCullough's and Giles
pies com panies united started in pursuit and over
hauled the aforementioned" savages. A fight
then ensued in which the Indians lost some twenty
men and the rangers two, the latter bringing of
about $50 horses. The Indians numbered some
600, and the rangers IS or 60 We have selected
this the most probable account, although it is
doubted by many. In our next number we hope to
be able to give an accurate statement of the affair.
Gen. Taylor, under date Of the Cd instant, issued
"OTder No. a." viz:
"No sprituous liquors will be permitted to enter
the river the city of Maamoras for the purposes
OF barter or tTa1nC on the account OF any person
whatever, whether suter in the army or private
dealers. Any liquors found in violation of this or
der will be conscated and sent to the quartermaster
in New Orleans to be sod-one-half Of the proceeds
for the benefit of the informant the other half to be
applied to the support of the hospital department.
"The merchants at Matamoras will be permitted
to vend the liquors they may actually have on hand,
but to receive no new supplies"
The commanding general issues this order under
the sanction Of the general government, and calls
upon all officers to give their aid executing its pro-
visions. The quartermaster's department, and Col.
Clarke, will take the necessary measures to have 1t
communicated to the persons interested, particularly
to the dealers in Matamoras and the masters OF all
public transports other vessels in the river. Any
steamboat captains other hired persons that are
found violating will be at once dismissed from the
service.
The Flag, in abiding to the above, says ga
number of the merchants of Matamoras called on us
yesterday to ascertain our opinion as to the strict
Interpretation of the ORDER and to learn what articles
came under the head Of 'sprtuous liquors. To sat
isfy all this subject, we called on Col Clarke to
obtain his views upon the subject and he is of opin-
ion that only distilled quors-brandy, whiskey, gin,
rum, &c.-come within the purview of the order,
and that all wines, cordals ale, cider, &c, are not
at all affected, and the vendors of such articles will
not be molested in their sales. With regard to the
disposition of what liquors may remain on hand
after the 18th, we infer, from conversation with an
officer high in command, that they can either be
shipped to some port in the United States, or be
stored in Matamoras; for it is not the wish OF
the commander to conhscate the property of any
American or Mexican citizen"
FROM TEXAS.
From the Galveston papers we learn the follow
ing facts:
The Texan regiment is to be disbanded. The
men composing it are organizing into mounted COM
panies whose services such will be accepted, to-
gether with the mounted regiments already at Ca
MARCO. These troops believed to be absolutely
necessary to Gen. Taylor, in order to move forward
TO Monterey.
The Texan editors do not kick up such Robbery
about the discharge Of the six months men az some
of our sapient "best possible public instructors"
here did. The editor Of the Galveston News, in
reference to the subject quietly says:
GENERAL oRpER.--We have not time now 10
publish Gen. Taylor's order for disbandiEg the six
months volunteers. The commander-in-chief evil
IDENTIFY gives it with great reluctance, and only in
compliance with positive orders from the War De
partment He manifests a soldiers sympathy Tor