Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-29
.rI1EIA.rE EXPLOITS.

The last New Orleans Picaynne gives some IN
leresting facts:
The camp opposite Matamoras mas oe9n cn, ma
ened " For, Brown" in honor oil inc salidnl M"-
jor Brown. of The 7lh Infantry, who iei IN us de-
fence. The torifcalion at Point Isabel IS now
STYLED q Fort Polk in compliment 10 The Presi-
dent OF the United States. We tiust we may
now safely say that communications between
Fort Polk ant Torl Brown have been permanent
ly reesablshed.
Al eyes are now turned towards Malahoras.
All our letters indicate that Inc next step 10 DC
taken by Gen. Taylor is 10 reduce lhat cily' anu
that he was making active preparal'ofs 70 cIoss
the Rio Grande. We learn from an Intelligent
correspondent that the Mexicans anticipated that
an ai,ack,would be made upon The town on The lOin
immediately uron The victory achieved on The
9th. In consequence all their posts were strength
ened, and every individual who entered The city
was detained and pressed into the service.
During The action of the Slh the house-tops in
Matamoras were covered with The people, and
the bank OF the river was lined with spectators
but, writes brave though facetious correspon-
dent, "a huzza from the Fon, brought forth by
despatch messenger who rode in TO announce our
victory, made them all slope"
| From an officer WIZ was in the fort from the
Isl 10 the 10Th inst, we learn that while il was in
greater part OF the army, Gen. Arsta sent into il
summons 10 surrender upon The score Of humahl-
IN! This was after The action OF the Slh, and
before the issue OF il was known by those IN Inc
tort. The greatest anxiety was Of course ielt by
them as 10 the result, because their fate was TO de-
pend mainly upon The success Of The army. ls-
norant of what had happened. and assured that
large army awaited Gen. Taylor, and that ii
would re impossible for him to reach the fort
thus swayed by anxiety, hope, confidence and
tear-no! not tear-;hat brave band refused TO
| surrender.
What their fate would have been had General
Taylor been defeated and The whole Mexican
horde beleaguered The fort, the history Of all Mex
lean warfare too iearfully pre>ages. While on
this theme we feel constrained 10 say that the
Mexicans dealt barbarousIy upon those Ameri-
cans who lel in action. No officers were taken
| prisoners and those killed were hidconsly mutt
lated a Il the letters we have read state the fact,
/ that the persons OF the dying ard The dead were
not respected
HORSE AND SWORD TO CAPTAIN
| WALkER-Th sword for the brave Walker
(says The ~ Orleans Courier was carried out 10
Point Isabel in charge OF Gen. P. F. Smith. A
suitable inscription is engraved upon it-and il
is accompanied by an appropriate letter written
i DT WI. Draw, III UtudH VI HlInScll OtHeI
citizens at whose cost il was purchased. The
| Alabama also took out noble charger Tor Cap
lain w presented 10 him by some OF our fellow.
citizens These testimonials 10 the valor and yea
of the gallant Texan are highly creditable 10 n
Orleans, and they will not be without good efec
! in future.
NEVER RIGHT-There is a class Of peo
/ PIE in this country-a small class, indeed SAY
| The New Orleans Dclta) who always find laul
with the policy, more particularly the foreign poll
cv al the Government. They were the Turie:
OF The Reyoution-lhe Federalsls OF 1912; bu
have no distinctive local habilalion or name now
that We wol or although their existence is un
questionable. On the debate in the Senate, in re-
ference 10 The recent message Of The President
Mr.. Sewer, Of Arkansas, in spirit OF sarcasm
alluded 10 them BY saying
/ The Americans were certainly very unlor
unae people. He never knew them 10 be rish
in the whole course of his life. They were
wrong, len years ago, in the case CT France
wrong lately with Great Britain; wrong IN th'
Seminole wal; and now, wrong again with Mex
leo de had hoped To see his country RICH
once in his life, but he was 10 be disappointed.
ouiit SUI
in a storm, viii Iish, itself.
Ex-Prcsident TYLER and Lady came down yes
i er!ay afternoon 10 Steamer Alice from his resi-
dence on the James River and took passage The
same day for Washington, via Baltimore, in The
steamer Herald.-[ Tuesdays Norfolk NeU Era
I'VE presume that Mr.. L. will appear before The
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