Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-22
FROM OUR ARMY IN MEXICO.
We copy from the y" Union" the following ex-
tracts of Letters just received in this city W

NJ. We copy from the - u mon the 1Olowing o.
tracts Of Letters just received in this city m
"CAaaneo, (Mnxico.) JcLr 30.
ssWe furnishing transportation for the army, and
curing supplies Of forage the route TO Monterey We have
contracted for 200 to g. 900 mules anohe letter fixes it
positively l500l with the packing equipments complete
and these with the 500 wagons expected here win be ample
for the marching columns large portion Of the niefeen
thousand Of this corps daee will be left at the differ
depos and entpots from Brasos Santiago China about
sixty miles from this place, the route to Monterey
"The troops fast arriving here in steamboats,
and the General will in all probability forward from here
about the middle Of next month, (Augus Now comes tho
Of those operations which will require all the
capacity, skill and energy of General accomplish The
great difficulties Of army invading Mexico begin here SO
far every thing has favored General Taylor and he has
quircd only most envabe reputation but his good for
has become proverb hope Of course for his further
hut in order it, the most careful combna
tons of every kind preparatory the march, absolutely
necessary Too much haste may prove great evil as
faulty tardness 1t takes time for the requisite arrangements
for transportation required for many suddenly col
ected here Meantime the general is inpatient of the least
delay and the officers Of department necessarily
pied in preparations. ss>s
Sour news from the interior leaves in doubt whether
Paredes the head Of the army, will succeed not in
sembng force sufficient oppose He said to have
called the male population nasse and has strong posi-
tons defend but ii doubtful whether shall have
other battle in Mexico" @
Erfract Of letter from Col. WHrrINc, dated
sMATAaonos, JuLr %, 1916. III
ssThe subsistence General Taylor called o-that is three
hundred thousand ratons-s at Camargo We
throwing up forage, ammunition and other supplies
the boats taking moderate loads in order to accommodate
troops. fa
"a company of Texan rangers into Camargo few
do
ed the Rio Grande Laredo and passed through Mer In
thus descending the right bank il met with noestaton
rising for Defence but found all things in tranquility
ssWhen the Louisiana volunteers about going out
and had many good horses for SALE it deemed expedent
by General Taylor, well myself that the opportunity
should be lost Of putting the light artillery and Braggs
company fit condition for the field, as the horses called
for from New Orleans might arrive in time for the march,
way these companies have been recruited at and
Captain Duncans company has already marched for Camar
CO. The price has always been moderate, but in in
stance extravaganza"
Extract of a letter from Col HEN. WHITING, dated
"MATAMoaos, July 81, 1916
General Taylor has Just issued order directing the
manning troops to move up Camargo without delay The
trans feared will be inadequate To remedy this he
will buy and hire all the mules he The last report from
Camago favorable contract has been made fifteen hun
dred mules packs complete Gen. Taylor goes Camargon
few days. when shall Immediately follow complete all
arrangements. Horse shoes now coming in we were
likely suffer for them and for forges Forage and subss
her way up Camargo with cargo board. No lives lost
but much company baggage and supplies
correspondent of the New Orleans Tropic
writes from Matamoros. under date OF the 3lst
ultimo, follows DAG r tt4
The first regiment Of Texas mounted have gone up
Camargo by land There about hundred in the
regiment All the regular troops now at Reynosa and
Camago One company Of regulars left Camago on Tues
day Mier where the Camanche Indians have committed
depredaons There here lin Mexico) about IL 900
troops-enough to do all wanted be done. General
Taylor will go up Camargo, it is said, the 5th."
We have the Matamoros American Flag Of the
3lst ultimo, from which we extract the following
The publication of the Reveille has ceased, having
been suspended, as it is said, by order of General
Taylor. We regret to see, by the number OF the
Flag now before us, that much disorder prevails at
Matamoros
An American was found in the market square on We'd
nesday night stripped Naked and stabbed IN several places
He dead when found but the nature OF his wounds
that his life despaed e Is supposed
lying the markehouse senseessy drunk at the
time the deed committed and there be doubt the
perpeaior Mexican. Numerous as are these occur
rences Of wonder that not killed. as
Americans be found lying the streets drunk all over
city, and at all times of night and fall an easy prey to the
ponard of the Mexican II is surprising that be so
regardless of their safety suffer themselves to be over
powered by liquor fall down in the street like senseless
brute trust of these murders, which occur
every night will have the effect to Of their
danger /
We heard yesterday Of two additional Of muir
der, but could not gather the particulars
Numbers the ashore to the place and take
big drink" The latter they repeated 50 often that the
boat went and left then and consequently they went on
big spree, got into big row, and were dispersed by the
bayonets of the guard
We truly sorry that these should have so tar lost
sight Of propey have thus behaved themselves In our
town and regret that bayonet should have be used in
order que disturbances in the streets amongst Americans
but the necessity such apparent to ALL Such
sonduct certainly deserving Of and will not rebound
much 10 their credit at home The sacrifice of two or
three lives during the day and night the consequence Of
their Spree which, the honor Of the Americans, hope
will be the last that will occur in Maamoros.
gentleman arrived in Wednesday by steamboat
from the mouth OF the Rio Grande mentions having seen
floating the river below the body Of judged to be
soldier and supposed have fallen overheard from some one
ovecrowded engaged in removing the volun
tiers We have heard of several instances in which life has
been sacrificed by the sowage OF GOO or 500
upon of these small steamers Several boats have
passed down closely packed that barely possible Tor
them round without endangeng the life Of some one
| on board
private letter from Point Isabel informs that General
Worth has ordered lay camp for 10000 men at
Camargo and establish depot 60 miles from there on the
road to Monterey.
CORRESPONDENTS PIcArUSE.
CANAReo, JuLr %.
The talk is still Of Indians and Indian outrages Day be-
fore yesterday the Camanches attacked rancho between this
and Mer killed Mexcans and took of less than four
teen women and children prisoners. Last night,