Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-06-04
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THE NEWS FROM THE ARMY
The news received by the James l.. Day, yester.
day, is interesting aud more important than, at firs
glunce, we had supposed.
This arrival establishes the important fact, tina
the report brought by the Galveston, that immense
lreiniorcements had been received by the MeXicans
was untounded, or, at least, exaggerated. Gen
Taylor arrived at his camp the evening of the 18th
inst, without molestation. BY the way, find that
the camp opposite Matamoras has been chrstened
I" Fort Brown" IN honor of the gallant Maj Brown
of the 7th Infantry who fell in It's defence The for
tlfcaton at Point Isabel is now styled Fort Polk,
in compliment to the President of the United States
We trust we may now safely say that commune
cations between Fort Polk and Fort Brown have
been permanently re-established.
During the action of the 9Th, the house-tops in
Matamoras were covered with the people, and the
bank Of the river was lined with spectators; but
writes a brave though acetious correspondent, a
huzza from the fort, brought forth by despatch
messcrg who rode to announce our victory
made them ali SLOPE"
While on this theme, we feel constrained to say
that the Mexcans dealt ,barbarousy upon those
Americans who fell in action No officers were
taken prisoners, and those killed were hdeously
Imutated. All the letters we have read state the
fact that the persons OF the dying and the dead
were not respected.-.Ns,o Orleans Pic. 2Oh.
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WARRIOR
CAPTURE OF BARITA.
The steamship Alabama, Captain Winde, arrl-
we'd at New Orleans on the night of the 2lst ult.,
from Brazos Santiago, having left the Brazos at ;
o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 18th ult
Official news had been received at Point Isabel of
the capture by our army OF the town Barlta, small
town situated on the banks of the Rio Grande, on
the Mexican slde without opposition, or without
any MeXlcans having made their appearance. One
account says that it was captured by Col. Wilson,
with four companies of Alabama volunteers. A
mother account states that body of marres from
the fleet anticipated the arrival of Col, Wilson at
Bariata, by marching upon the Mexicans, who i'm
mediately evacuated the post, and that the nhabit
ants of the town then hailed the Marines and forth
with sent them fresh beef and other provisions.
Soon after the decisive repulse of the MeXicans,
on the 9Th and 9th, General Taylor, finding that
the enemy had entirely disappeared and left the
communication between his encampment and Point
Isabel unobsruced, collected the baggage and
plumber which they had left and returned to his
depot at Point Isabel, having previously sent word
to General Ampudla that he had permission to send
over 200 men to bury his dead.
On the 18th ult., Gen. Taylor left Point Isabel,
with two hundred and fifty wagon loads of supplies,
and had arrived safe with them at the camp at Fort
Brown. lie was to cross the Rio Grande, tor the
purpose OF taking Matamoras, on Monday morning
Having heard no cannonading ut the Point 1t was
The universal opinion there that the Mexlcans had
evacuated the town. Col. Smiths command was
on their way, and had commenced their line of
march on the island of Boca Chlca to cross the
Rio Grande at she mouth and advance up the river
on the Mexican side.