The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-23
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY OF INVASION.
Special Dispatches to the N. Y. Herald Office
MArAMoRAs. August 2. 1916.

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MATAMoRAs, August 2, 1886
left Burita late on the evening OF the thrtieth
ult., in company with Capt. L. 8. Piper, of Com
pany b, Maryland volunteers, and Lieut. Hos,
SER, Of the Ohio, having under my charge pri-
soner, and arrived in this place last evening
The prisoner is young map from New Orleans,
who has been engaged for some time in smuggling
liquor into the.various camps along the river. He
has kept the volunteers in good sprits'for long
time, and with great success to himself, pecunari.
ly, and the perfect safety with which he practised
his vllany, gave him the most hardy holiness.
COL Watson, of the Baltimore Boys" in this,
as in every case, melted out justice to the gentle
man, and just in the right time. circumstances
led him to believe that an enemy of this kind
was in the neighborhood and induced him to
take the general method of asce rtanng the fact,
by sending out spies, who soon returned and
reported his whereabouts. He was soon arrested
and his " choice liquors" seized. delivered him
into the hands OF Gen. Taylor last evening He
severely leprimanded him, and informed him
that he would see that his whisky was put in
safe keeping" what" says the astonished
man. ARE YOU agong to take my property away
" will see that it never troubles You more 90
home, sir, and learn honesty learn to respect
your country" / would here remark, that Gen
Taylor has issued an order to volunteers to seize
any .spirituous liquors they may find in the pos
session of snugglers, or even their own suffers /;
and If the amount was sufficient to send to New
Orleans, that they should do SO, and there to be
sold at market price, half the proceeds going to
the informant, and half to the benefit of the Sick
in the hospital. This order is both Just and bene-
volent-characteristic of the man.
One of Gen. Taylor's spies returned this morn
ing, and reports that there are about 800 cavalry
between this place and Monterey, and that Cen
Paredes is at the head of25 900 strong, making
tive preparations for an immediate march to this
city. think this can be relied upon / received
it from an officer, and he received his informa-
ton from Gen Taylor direct.
The " Old Rough and Ready is bound to
meet him half way or more He leaves this
place on the 10th inst, with most of his troops
for Camargo, on his way to Monterey The
Mexican troops formerly under Arista, number
ing about 1000 are now at Linares, under com
mand OF Meja; but it is generally believed that
Gen Paredes has returned from the city of Mex
leo, and taken his station, with the main body of
the army, at Monterey He has mustered his
whole force. and means to show good fight.
AUG 3.-Places of public amusements, of the
greatest attraction this city afford, were open
last night-the Mexican circus, fango, and United
States theatre, under the management of Mr..
Hart The two former were decidedly vulgar,
and would be considered, in the United States
beneath the dignity Of the lowest backguard
But here they are thought to be very good, call
ing out the <cLdtof the bon ton of the city At the
theatre was played "Richard Ill" tolerably we'll
no great notoriety. Drama or comedy suits the
s-ldiery better than tragedy. very good house
Gen. Lamar is now at the American hstel, in
this city.
MATAMoRAs, Aug 3, 1876.
The requisition made by General Taylor on
New Orleans. consisting of four regiments, has
been disbanded, and have left for their respect
i've homes. Three companies of regulars firm Co.
vernor's Island New York passed up the Rio
Grande in the steamboat Troy, on the LIST inst
for Carmargo; they were in fine health and good
spirits. The Baltimore and Washington COM
panies are still encamped on the Texan side, OPP
posite Lometa; they will proceed on to Camargo
in a few days. The encampments along the Rio
Grande present the appearance Of little villages.
There some eight thousand men between
this place and the Brazos, all in readiness to
march for Camargo. Captain Joseph Hufty Qor-
merly of your city, OF the Putnam riflemen, has
offered his whole command to Gen. Taylor, 10
come under the twelve months enlistment. The
General informs him that the required number
of twelve months men have already been raised
in the United States, and that he is not empow-
cred to receive any here.
THs UNITED STATES HOSPITAL IN MArAMoRAs
i was favored few days ago with look into
the manner In which things are conducted in this
branch OF the military operations. The buildings
selected in the most healthy part of the city,
the streets around them being dry and COM
parahvely clean. The "sick rooms" of which
there several, it would be impossible to have
more clearly neatly arranged The want of
"hosrita bedsteads" forces the director to the
necessity of having the sick in at least Of the
wards which visited, placed upon mattresses
spread upon the floor. This ward is entirely
devoted TO volunteers, and is a very long room,
with good circulation of air. and contained from
fifty to seventy-hve sick, nearly all on the inn
prove. The bedding is neat and clean, and the
attendance of physicians and nurses as good as
the fondest mother could desire. Nothing could
speak higher terms of the manner in which
the hospital affairs have been conducted, than
the few deaths which have taken place in them
DIR. Craig, the medical director, being attached
to General Tayor's staff, leaves here to-day, in
company with Gen. T., for Camargo. General
Ampudia's head quarters, now occupied as
hotel by Haynes and Hubbard, is to be kept here
after as hospital. General L. has issued orders
for them to vacate the premises as soon as posi-
BILE.
Several persons belonging to the Louisiana vo-
lunteer corps have been murdered and thrown
into the rver TO wash out all trace of the murder
ers; the cause OF which is intoxication they get
drunk and expose themselves in the streets during
the night, and therefore expose themselves to tho
knife of the assassin, who greedily snatches at
the chance. General I. has issued positive Or
ders that all public houses, where ardent spirits
are sold lin Matamoras, shall be closed on the 18th
inst.
Rnmors are current here that Paredes is on his
way to Monterey with large hody OF men, to
TAKE possession OIL tnat place., 10 lmpeue the lar
Their progress Of General T. into Mexico, and also
that he has pledged his word to his countrymen
te retaxe Matamoras, the fact of which / give
very little credit to-
! clip the following letter from the american
! (Matamoras) Flag, Aug 3, 1885,
ave are Indebted to the politeness of gentleman ar
rived from Camargo on Thursday for the following in
/ formation
General Worth Immediately upon his arrival there COM
menced making preparations for receiving and locating
the main body ofthe army fast they should All
the houses unoccupied by families taken
ngs suited to such purposes to be found in the
place. the overflow Of the river having left scarcely
large building standing. More tina one-third OF the
buildings in the town entirely " sshed away In
of the streets the water said to have been from
eight to ten feet deep. The whole town inundated
and every house received less injury. Very
few Of the inhabitants left the place the approach Of
the U s. troops and between them and the inhabitants
much better feeling exists than evinced in Mata
moras The population of Camargo have always been
ia IL