Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-10

The n u. Piesyune. Aug. I, says;-Ths u g Revenu.
,srdsy forenoon from BrsIos Santiago whence .hs .,.d
on me stth ult Officers and crow all we'll
Lieut. r. 8. Jones. Of the Forward has been
ana essrsd 70 the Gutter Ewing The Forward brought
csm'r. Asxr sideli Msekon.i., u s. N cam. mean.
ger In the Forward charged with dispatches Cor the Gov
ernment The Courier OF hast evening state. mon an, m
hor,y Of this senteman that the Louisiana Volunteers had
been discharged. '--
We have not received single letter from Ms,smoro.
ny TINS ARRIVAL and cannot give explanation of IN, re-
ported discharge Of the Louisiana Volunteer, w, would
ioiet from conversation had with one Of the officer.
oi The Forward that some OF the Regiments will remain
IN the Army, but what ones are not adj. 10 s,,,.
We learn verbally that nothing Of especial n,.rs, b,.
occurred since our adSiees from the Rio
mossmen, up the nsef was going on as fast
ness had broken out amongst the Volunteer.
tEa''rai osrrs'ps-ss.ss IF as NJ o rss-ys..)
CAsAkso, MkIieo. July ls, 1876
The city Of Camago-or what 10 left Of i,-.,pd. an
tho south side OF the river San Juan. and three miles only
from the Rio Grandc. Its population has been n, byh as
600; but previous Ia ereeen the people call the "a
cent dreadful Hood IL had fallen 5000 and IL now mp.h
less even than that number Many Of the nhsbitant who
have lost ALL will return, choosing higher ground in
the vicinity which rebuild their Jaesies a. their hon
scs o. tenements termed.
The extent Of the frsshst the rapdi with which the
waters at the San Juan have been
In this place alone lees than eight hundred and sstv
hooses-smong them OF the beat either
much injured or totally destroyed, the frightened inhab-
sn hooking TO the hills crowds when they thai the
place must inevitably be inundated The houses iumedi-
siey around the Pazs including The church tho dwell
ngs OF the Priestand aleade, injured ie although
the waters gave these thorough soaking To COM
pute the entire loss sustained by Camago were
II would not much a. many might .uopo..
Tor hundreds Of the houses OF little vaue yet the
all, has been frghtful.
Many amusing stories told Of the means r.sored 10
ey me snpetous old women stay the progress Of the
dreaded food. One old cronc when the waters bur
Anew inches OF running tho banks rushed TO the river
with asmsl image OF our Saviour and the Holy Virgin and
loudly impoIed them to stay the progress Of "a
An American told her quit this hummery 20 10 her
house. and much Of her property as possbe She
6eekoned him away. and called loudly than ever on
the mute images in her hands the flood Again
she was told TO leave but until heavy surge Of water
reached her. accompanied by crumbns i'm of The bank,
did she receive sufficient ACCOMPLISHMENT that her PRAYERS
were OF no avail Then she turned and ran rs fast rs she
coud and well was for her that she did for in ten mi
nues the cached her house The only persons
who remained in the place the few American resi-.
dents who lived in while the city was under water
Nearly opposite where writing 10 large musouit
tree, In the top Of which they built roost which still re-
mains. -
The weather here unexpectedly hot during the middle
OF the day. with little air stirring the case at Reyno-
On the march from that place to this the Infantry spf
fered dreaduy especially this side OF Lagna del Ps,r
tas or Lake OF the Little Birds there being water on the
road and the pouring his rays upon THAR
backs Several fell 10 the ground exhausted by the heat
while others much that was
TO give them places In the forage wagons. McCuloch's
Nahses old not suer 10 the same extent being all well
mounted; but his thing OF campaigning in southern at
tude durng md-summe is particularly peasan, un
der any circumstances To be sure by sounding the re-
yeie at halt past o'clock in the morning and starting at
much OF the march through with before the sun il vet
up; but starting of at such hour and being
Obliged TO lay about during the heat Of the day without
shade ter we have ten rather hard on the Anne
mean peoPe-on portion Of them at least Bivouackng
and all that sort OF thing may sound very well in ballads
bat when It comes down to the reality of the thing
is distinctly different matter. " y
Thefal is ssftrr
movements Whereabouts Of Canses and Carrabsa So
soon as can the Ct the different officers OF the
American force here. which eompOses the advance guard
OF the army OF invasion, l will give you the list