Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24
From the Union of September IA.
From the Army and Navy.

The last mails bring no very late intelligence from
the army on the Rio Grande. The last dispatches
from General Taylor state that the army will be
the advance for Monterey by the first of September at
the dtest-perhaps several days earlier. The country
begins be inpatient for action The heroes of the
9Th and 9th Of May displayed such energies on those
memorable occasions, could not but encourage the
most sanguine expectations of prompt and vigorous
campaign. 'Old Rough and Ready" has become
the sUubriquet of the commanding general. We hope
that he will realize the character to the end of the
chapter. The general who leads the army into an
enemys country should be full of resources Self
balanced selfcentered susceptible of the highest
enthusiasm-capabe of impartlng it to all his fol-
lowers-bold well as active-con6dent of himself
-exerting every means, and employing secondary
substitutes according to the circumstances in which
be may be placed. Such, we hope, will prove to be
the course of the brave commander and the gallant
officers with whom he is associated General Taylor,
it is understood, has the Of transportation
in his hands-mulcs as well as wagons. We hope
hear of his rapid marches, and his victorious
progress.
One rumor has lately prevailed for which we learn
there is no sort of foundation 1t in the shape
of letter from Matamoras about the 18th of August,
and was published few days ago in the Baltimore
Sum-" 1t states that the preceding night, 400
cheros had broken into the town and created some
confusion; that It the commencement of the
guerilla mode of warfare &c. The whole story was
unfounded. 1t idle quiz perpetrated upon the
colonel of volunteer force, which betrayed him into
some ridiculous blunders.
Tie plan of the campaign has been conceived in a
decisive spirit and we ought not to doubt that the
of the results will correspond with the vgor
of the design.
Some little disappointment has been felt from the
failure of two three small naval operations in the
gulf And the loss of the Truxton is of sim
regret But official account has been received
from Capt. Carpenter to explain the whole transac-
ton. Whether or why he reposed confidence in the
strange pilot whom he had captured and then,
whether he betrayed by the treachery of his
guide, or whether the guide himself was mistaken
about the coast; and what the particular circum-
stances which induced him to surrender his men at
Tuxpan, and why he did not strike for efficient
place of escape If any were practicable, still remains
to be explained by the captain HIMSELF whose charac-
has stood fair and high In the service OF his
country. The Mexican coast on the Gulf Is full OF
shoals and sand bars which calculated to impede
the approach of vessels and the debarkatlUn OF
our troops and TO call forth all the circumspection OF
our naval officers.
The events and prospects on the coast of California
are bright and cheering There is reason to believe
that before this time the whole of that coast has been
occupied by our squadron. Monterey is certainly
TAKEN and Guimas and is certain that Yerba Buena,
on the bay of San Francisco, was summoned by Capt.
Montgomery, and ii is believed to have been taken
without resistance.
We met at the War Department, this evening, with
captain in Col. Stevenson's regiment. He informs
US that the troops being paid off months in
advance, as they were. actually embarked, and that
they would certainly sail for the Pacific in the
of this week