Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-19
War with Mexico at last.
1000 MEAICANS CROSSED THE RIO
GRANDE.

communication OttUfeH UtH' luytof .
Camp and Point Isabel cut off, The
body Of Col. Cross found!-Narder of
Lieut., Porter Confrmed!-A battle ear
Tected!
By Telegraphic dispa CHI received at the
Merchants News Room, New York, Sat
urday morning, we have intelligence from
the Rio Grande Of the hghes, Importance
Correspondence Of Reading Rooms,
Exchange
The 25ih ut. The body Of Col. Cross had
been found about mics from the Amer
lean camp. 1t was evident he had been
murdered. A person residing at Ma,amo-
ras had owned The assassination. General
Taylor peremplorily demanded bis deiv-
cry. On the oath ult an express arrived
at Brazos, ST. Jago, from Gen TAYLOR,
stating that the Commander of the Mex
lean forces had made formal declaration
that the batteries would be opened if the
Army of Occupation did not move from its
position in thirty.six hours. 2.C0U Mex
leans had crossed the river twelve miles
below the American camp, cutting off all
communication with Point Isabel
The American Consul at Matamoras APP
pretending an ares; by the Mexicans, had
left his post and repaired 10 the Camp of
General Taylor.
The Mexican Schooner Junita was cap
tured and sent into Brazos oath ult. as a
prize by u. S. Schr. Flrt.
The death of Lieut. Porter is confirmed.
The mali brings US the n. 0. Picayune
Of the lst inst. in which we find at length
the news previously received by Tele-
graph. We copy as follows:
The brig Apalachicola, Capt. Smith, ar.
rived at This port yesterday from Brazos
| Bay. whence she sailed on The "a ult., and
reports that on the Odd she left Point lisa
bel, where Major Thomas, the acting
Quarter Master, informed Capt. Smith that
the body Of Col. Cross had been found a.
bout miles from Gen. Taylor's Camp on
the Rio Grande. From The wounds upou
the body il seems evident that he was
killed by lance.
1t was futher reported that person in
Matemoras had acknowledged that he was
the murderer, and had the watch and cloth
ing OF Col. Cross in his possession.
Gen, Taylor, it is reported, had made a
formal demand for the murderer.
III OF en- communications were permit
ted to pass by the Commandant at Point
Isabel between that post and Malamoras.
The Mexican schooner Junita, from
this port for Matamoras, was taken into
i5razos Bay on the 22d ult. by the pilots
no doubt by promission of the block
aiding force.
STILL LATER. The schooner Colnela,
Capt. Stark arrived last evening from
Blazos Santiago, whence she sailed on the
evening OF the 24lh inst She reports
! that about three hours before she sliled an
express arrived from Gen Taylor, stating
that the Commando: of The Mexican for
ces had made formal declaration 10 Gen.
Taylor that ifhe did not move his army
from the position he then occupied W thin
thlrty-six hours, that the Mex can batter
les would he opened upon them.
| The same express also stated that al
that time a body of 1000 Mexicans had
crossed the Rio Grande near Boretta-a
small town about eigh, miles below Mat
! amoras, on The west bank of the river
and taken up position between Point Isa-
bel and Gen. Taylor's camp. The design
Of this movement is evidently TO cut off
the American troops from their supplies
A private letter was also received last
evening from an officer in Gen. Taylor's
camp, confirming in part the above report
o! the Mexicans having crossed the river,
but stating the number at one 1850 only
There had previously been SO many ru-
mors TO the same effect in the camp, that no
reliance was placed upon this one, which
was first Communicated by Mexican, who
was prudenlIy detained by order of Gen
Taylor.
The accounts by the Cornelia confirms
that melancholy news given above as TO
the fate Of Col. Cross. He was found en-
tirely stripped and wounded as before STA
ted.
We have a letter from an officer in the
! camp dated the Dist ult. the postscript to
which states, what we had no doubt of,
that the Americans chad not retired on
foot from the bank Of the river, nor does
the General mean 10 do any thing that
can look Ike IT, "Our flag waves orer
the Rio Grande, and we have fixed bait
tery of Is Founders thH can spot any
thing in Matamoras.
While upon the subject Of the army, we
may stare that the steamer Col. Harvey,
which left heie on Wednesday for Rrazos
Satiago, took with her a battery Of ten
long IL Founders, and a quantity of mu-
nitons Of war. and that she was to take in
more at Galveston for the same deslina-
ton
The New York, which sailed Yesterday,
Tor the same point, had detachment of
$50 men on bo1rd for the army, under the
command Of 1t McPhail' Four com
panies of infantry are expected here in
two or three days, who will be despatched
Immediately for the same destination.
The steamer Gen Worth, twelve hours
later from Brazos Santiago, and bringing,
1t is said, one days later Intelligence
from Gen. Taylor's camp. was in the riv-
er last night, eight or ten miles below the
city. waiting for tow. 1t is said bear
er of dispatches from Gen. Taylor was on
board
Col. Hunt Immediately despatched
boat TO bring her up. Mr.. Marks, attach
ed TO The American Consulate at Matamo-
ras, is on board the Gen Worth. There
was a fumor brought by one Of the schoon-