The daily union., 1846-09-28
FROM THE CAMP.

The news which reached US from the armV IN
Saturday night through the New Orleans papers, i,
DOT to be received without many grains of allow.
ance. No dispatches have been received for III.
three last days; but II is not difficult 10 see that tho
last rumors from the army have come to us througI
reporters who have impaired hues of too dark com
pexion to their stories. We do not credit the ren.
for example, that when General Taylor arrive. b,
seralVo, he intends TO larry for dispatches from
Washington. IL would have been far more eor-
sistent with taeician 10 have remained at Cam,,.
go, near to his depots, than to have gone on with
provisions for 49, 900 troops for 80 days, and then
pause upon his march 70 consume his rations, and
To receive dispatches We do not believe !,
The reports of sickness, too, are probably sy.
travagant-though il would not be surprising il
at this season OF the year, under new crcum.
stances so trying TO unacclimated constitution,
some hundreds of sick should be found IN An
army Of more than 10000 troops All the N.v
Orleans papers are teeming with the late news; bo
we suspect the New Orleans Courier of the 18Th
presents, in the following summary, as correct ,
coup deil Of the state Of things, up to the last ,d-
wees, as could very we'll be made out.
LATEST FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
The steamer Telegraph arrived here yesterday
from the Brazos st. Jago, having touched al Ia
Vaeca and Galveston. The Della Of this mornins
contains a detail OF the news, from which we eonS
the most interesting items;
General Taylor crossed the Iiyer San Juan on H..
7th, and commenced his march for Serayo. Wbs,s
Gen. Worth, with his detachment had hailed
Hayss regiment OF mounted Texans was at China,
aud was TO march simultaneously for the same dss
tInauon. No officer or soldier was perm,,tsd
to have more baggage than he can carry on bs
back. The supplies for the army were all trans.
p rted on mules, aud the general expects to hav.
thirty days provisions for IL, 900 men when he ar
riyes at Seralvo.
We place no confidence in the rumor that III,
army is To halt arriving Seralyo, until furtb,r
orders are received from Washington If d.lsv
thought necessary in order to hear the result Of
negotiations, IL would take place before the army
had entered so far into the interior of the country
IL is more probable the army will advance until Stop
ped by treaty Of peace actually concluded.
The troops now advancing from Camargo 10
Monterey amount 90 $4,000 picked men-that ia
none were permitted TO march but those who Vers
able and willing TO bear the fatigues Of the cam
paign.
II is said to be General Tayor's opinion that h.
will enter Monterey and Saltillo without much op
position.
There was much sickness among the volunteers;
about six hundred were lying in the hospitals Al
Camargo.
Major General Patterson was left in command Of
the country from Camargo to the mouth of the Rio
Grande, and he has been directed by General Tsy
or TO prohibit strangers from entering the river and
to suffer none 10 enter Camargo.
Generals Butler and QuItman are with General
Taylor and will accompany him in his operations
AmPudia had issued a proclamation forbiddiny
the Mexicans, on pain Of death, barter with The
Americans, and the Alcalde Of Camargo had sent
forth an order that no Mexican should work on
board of our steamboats,; in consequence of which
many Of tile deck hands had ceased from their Ia
bors, but when IT was represented to them thst
their magistrates might have their complaints 81.
Ienced with halter, the Alcalde relented and the
men went to work
The number and position of the Mexican forces
are not known with exactitude. IL is reported
that there are three or four thousand men at Mon.
terey, and more at San Luis Potosi The force un-
der General Taylors immediate command amounts
to about 1000 regulars including cavalry artillery
and infantry-besides 1000 Texans, hall of whom
are mounted. With this army, he will cheerfuDy
fight any number of Mexicans that can be collected
at one point. He doubtless is in possession of ac
curate information Of the condition of affairs at
Monterey, the amount of the enemys force, and Of
whatever relniorcements may reasonably be ex-
pected TO join them. .-
A letter in the Delta, dated Point Isabel, Septem-
Der III, says General Taylor had established his
headquarters at Seralvo, which is said to be half
way between Camargo and Monterey.
Er ract ofa letter dated
STEAMER Col. CRoss, Sept. 9th, 1886
Gen. Taylor left for Monterey on the 5th. The
whole OF the staff, and other invited guests twenty.
two IN all, took dinner the Col. Cross being in.
vlted by the whoe-soued Capt. ]. A. Pratt When
dinner was over, they commenced their march 10
join the army. Next day Lieut.. French returned
for more ammunition, u report having reached the
general that Santa Anna was on his march for Mon
terey with $4,000 men, and that all their forces were
on the march to concentrate at Monterey to give
the general warm reception. Major General Pat
terson is in command of the whole troops Our
friend Britton is stationed at Camargo as commssa-
ry. The whole of Gen. Taylor's force has gone,
about 5000 in all. Col. Baker will get well Moth
ing new. Yours in haste, J.
PoNr ISABEL, Sept. 1lth, 1916.
Editors Of the Delta:
Gentlemen: have just time to send you the latest
news Taylor left Camargo for Monterey with
8 900 men on the 5th. Ampudia has arrived at
Monterey, with large force, reports say from 1000
10 10000 men, and ten pieces of artillery He has
completely fortified the place. HIS proclamation
has been received, in which he threatens to shoot
any Mexican who shall hold comm ancaton with
the Americans. remain, yours, D.
p s. At the last accounts, Tayor's headquar.
ers were at Seralvo, halfway between Camargo
and Monterey. Letters received from above antlci-
pate desperate resistance at the latter place. The
campaign has commenced in earnest. This inteli-
gence arrived by the Camargo mail last night. |
have barely time to write this much as the Tele.
graph leaves in ten minutes. d.
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