Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-09-05


Tho following letter, addressed 10 a G gentle
man Of this town has been handed to lis for
publication (:
Camp mar Camargo, Aug, II, 1916
MY. DEAN StH,-I postpone four letters
long on ltand Unanswered IN order 10 nyntl
myself Of tho first leiruse moment since our
arrival hole yesterday morning, ] redeem be
promise you eSactod Of mo to write you -.-nn
parting with you NJ BtaSos, | reached the
mouth Of the river just In ttmo 10 get on
The boat, (BtR Hatchad) we cAtno down on as
she wha shooting III, and reached Port Par
q lnH about midnight the night after found Col.
Garlaid'H Brigade already moving up tho IL
yer by deiathlnentB on boats, and The NOR
ming OF 9Th instant no himself got In motion
with The last Of it, combating Of Hfagge arttl.
Iery, win a long airing OF led hotFea, two
companies Of ID and two of 9TH I%nlanIrg, aud
a tram OF lwonty wagons, by land and IN.
der Tho very erroneous impfeeaion that The
rlvrf road wa4 impraGttcaulo, took Il very cir.
Cnltlon9 onlor route, marching from The
camp ground near Fort p)afoIes, through
town dlagonaIly (fFom tho Ariela House }
across the Plaza, taking out 10 tie right 81
where Con. " ofth's command was eacann-
cd, going down towards Bnrita, and then
bearing off towarda tho right through the
Ranches Of Ladonda, Margaznloa, and tiach.
ltaH, thence into Rcin6sa 10 fepIontEh pros
%vleihrH, and thence Ia 4 moro marchea To
THIS place. The greater portion of The fret
two marches was ono half log deep IN mud ;
after that we struck n more elevated roun.
Try where the roade WGro broad, nttArpht, lev.
Of and firm. Back Of and above RclnoAa wo
encountered litneHthgo ridges very destitute
Ut water, aud the narchea In and OFT Of that
place were severe md oppressive ns to de.
tertntn, Col. Garland to make the remainder
by moonlight, and after that we were in mo-
ilon always By one O'Clock =. NJ, completing
he marrh by 3, which was found To be great
iy to the relief and advantage Of man beast.
Tho General not having 40 vet decided on
the route he will pursue. Gen. Worth Ii in
favor ofgoiog by Hiier. when | went with
Col Garland Yesterday morning ! called on
the General Foyinr1. tlo told IN that hav.
Ing had a reGonnoiaAnce made Of one eide Of
the rlYor, ~. Juan, lg had Capt, Duncan now
out on the other, and that IA soon aB he got
hia report he should decide on bis route carly
IN The neSi week. This morning we have a
report IN Camp that an old German resident
Of Monlery having arrived here Yesterday a.
Iernoon makes ench II report to the General,
vt tho number OF the enemy, and strength Of
nlonkerY, and adVtaos him 20 strongly against
making any demonstration On II with lesa
tnHu 10000 me0, that the Gen. fent m. ~
eEptoFa last night 10 Con. Wool nj San An.
tonic 70 como down aud jrin in, / give you
thla, how ever, only as tho talk this morning
among tho p%!1icpta. Gen. Taylor occupied
Win The atrang"Ineh' ai aud preparations for
the campaign has lett the command Of The
troops with Con Worth an yet, and fixed his
own tcnta just above the town,
The weather Is very wet, and writing on .
little harrow book on my ItIco ran hold out
M longer, bur begging n he most kindly re-
membcrod 10 .Nr. WaddlIl and Mr.. Patterson
when you seo them.
nm most trtiv yo,tra