American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-04

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zens.
INTERESTING FROM Gen. WooL's Army
The March on Chiahuahua--D Deaths among the
Western Troops. The New Orleans Picayune
contains the following intelligence obtained
from MAJOR Hammond
One half of Gen. WOODS army left San An
tonic for the Preside on the Rio Grande on the
26th Of September. The General went in per-
son on the 29Lh. The remainder, consisting of
sixteen companies of Illinois infantry and four
companies of Arkansas cavalry, were under
command of Col. Churchill, Inspector General
u. S. A. Between the 5th and sth October,
eight Of these companies marched, command
ed by Col. Harkin; and Col. Churchill was to
have conducted the remainder on the l4th,
leaving one or two companies in garrison at
BeXar, to protect supplies and furnish escorts.
Gen. w. expected to reach Preside in IL
days. He will establish depot at that point,
until it is ascehaned whether steamers can
ascend the Rio Grande to position NOSE suit
able for his operations. His army will cross
the river on flying bridge, boats for which
were constructed at San Antonio, under the
direction OF Capt. Fraser, engineer, and were
transported in wagons. The river at the cross
ing is said TO be near 400 yards wide, from SO
to 100 Of which are swimming, and with
rapid current of six miles the hour. If opposed
by considerable force, the passage would be
exceedingly difficult, and could not be effected
without great loss.
Col. Harney's command, in July, were COM
PEELED to swim about sixty yards, and the
stream so scattered them, that 100 resoute
men, as asserted by some Of his oftibers, could
have prevented their landing.
AS soon as supplies are received to enable
him to advance, Gen. Wool will press on to
Chihuahua, taking Santa Rosa and Monclova
in his route. The former town is garrisoned
with regular troops and is said to be capable of
strong resistance. This line Of operations is
longc. than might be selected, but it has the
advantage of turning the mountain passes-of
abundance Of water and some provisons-and
runs within seventy or eighty miles of General
TayIors, when corporations can be readily
effected if necessary.
Gen. Wool has exhibited great activity and
energy in preparing for the march. On arriving
at San Antonio, On the l4th of August, he was
far in advance of his army and his supplies,
and met with lnnumerable obstacles in procu-
ring wagons, teams, forage and provisions. He
moved his forces at the earliest practicable mo-
ment, with so limited a number of rations as
scarcely to justify his advance.
Ii it is found impossible to transport supplies
by water to the Preside or other points on the
Rio Grande whence to furnish the Army, it
will be necessary to haul all their provisions
from Port Lavacca, by way of San Antonio, a
distance to Chihuahua of nearly 500 miles, and
through country in rainy seasons almost i'm
passaole for heavy wagons. 1t will be seen
that this enterprise is gigantic, and its accom-
plishment will be an achievement more ardu-
Gus and more credtable than brilliant victo-
ry.
The health of the troops had very much i'm
proved. The sick were left at Bexar, under
care Of DR.. Glen, u, S. A.
The command consists of the following Off
GERS and troops:
my; Capt Prentiss, Asst Adit. Gen; Lieuts
Mcdowell and Bryan, Abide Camps.
~ Capts Lee and Fraser, Corps Engineers.
Capt. Hodges, and Leuts. Sltgreaves and
Franklin, Typographical Engineers.
Lieut.. kingsbury, Ordnance Corps.
Maj, Thomas, Quarter Master; Capts. Cross,
Wall, Chapman and Chiffon, Asst Quarter
Masters.
DR.. Hitchcock, Medical Director; Drs. Lee
vely, Simpson, and several Volunteer Sur
geons
Line'-l Company Light Artillery; do. lst
Dragons; do. I'd Dragons; l Regiment Ar
kansas Cavalry; 8 Companies Of 9Th Regular
Infantry; do. Kentucky Infantry; Regiment
Illinois Infantry.
The Kentucky regiment of cavalry left La
vacca on the 18th inst. for Matamoras About
forty OF them had died, fifty to seventy had been
discharged, and 100 sick were sent TO Matamo-
ras by water. At Que time it was said that 800
men were Oh the sick report. The Tennes-
see cavalry followed the Kentucky regiment on
the 10Th.
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