New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-02
From the Union OF saturday.
From the Enemy's Country.

from Mexico ltTSclI- dlt IIt-SUtti Iol 20
The respected head Of the bureau 10 whom Is ad-
dressed DIV q caprain in the camp. 3arits Is the
first place in Mexico which has iaen into our hands
and We are sure the descriptions IN the following
letter OF this first movement, VIII prove Is interest
ing 10 the public as they have been 10 ourselves
W., have now TAINTED our foot in the enemy's coua-
try. Oar hand is 10 The pillow; and we must never
look hack until we have vindicalsd our rights and
obtained = uermanen, peace. Our movement now
is onyard-evan il il leads 10 the halls OF the
MonltZunas
Eztrae. ofa let,er from Bari:n.
BARIrA Mexico, May Il, 1916
"Mr Scarett told he had given you an account Of
the ,s of or gallant little army the SIN and 9TH
osvs ch will -er in military
West ONT told that occasion Every one Is praising
Captain Msnssd for his indeiatgaoe zeal and Industry
during the siege of Fort Brown
General has determined 20 bring his forces over 10
this SIDE oil the riye=. am here 10 select site for The
depot Of our new OF operations, aud to entEench IL
This village about ten miles ron Tue mouth oil me river
and The from Brazos santiago or Fort Polk
Point IsaueD The pr minent features which might M
ouce me 10 decide uponhl as the proper point Tor the
DEPOT are that i, IS tes highland youfeach IN ascend
Ing the ri-er; that is above hurricane iides that the
ground is ua,ur Ally formed for military position
uandng every Thing around H. and by moth
Ing
our other d. pots The road Is 70 Fort Pols-
viii the direct ue is only niles the only road for
wagons !. over twenty. We less i.n twenty miles
NaaulOTpS. General Ct>9tG ~ ClHs Vie IL
ver Yesterday. but his artillery was short OF ammunition
and he had no boni-. (where Is the ronton tram , We
do not know where ne IS Tonight nor DO we Know whe
ther the ereIny hi, sldr, and near US Colo
ne! Wilson is in Command. He has four companies in his
resiment-i.t Infantry, and four OF volunteers have
oue fed.piece aud sx ar,illerymen under mr. orders
Lieut. Hamilton Isl Infantry. is MY assistant
This movement up the river Was intended 10 have
heen a combined one with Commodore Conner II has
been delayed days by Unavoraoe weather rendering
the bar too rough. The Commodorcs limited stay here
coeed him TO notify the General not 70 count upon his
C. operation In an expedition up the fiver This morning
AZ daylight started the NeTa u river boat out from the
KraZos she entered the Rio Bravo without difficulty by
4 VI. rode down tie beach Col Wilson's command
had been hvouackins days on our side OF The mouth
We crossed them ali over By 2 before T. NJ. the COL
urn was en- route up the river
The banks oi the are but slightly higher than the
surface OF the water miles up The whole coun
try low and Aled with lagoons. There Is high ridge Of
the coa.' re.tnc Immediately the beach The country
back 81 ihiS ridge vast plsin OF prairie and lagoon
The road uu the river olsrsby good The rive. very
scruc,tnc The road from tend 10 bend The dis
lance by river nearly double that by road.
The road up The right bank il skirted 10 the left and
South BY lagoons until you reach Barta so that march
of column up this side by no means exposed to a
flank attack. The steamboat deck gave me a tine OPP
portunity OF observing the country. We can find no
difficulty making OF the river for transporting our
supplies. Very respectfully. yours, &C.
sMILITARY.-The OH Regiment under the COM
mand of Col Edward Fea,herston is now nearly com
ue,e and will be the embark Tor the seat OF WAT
ZEN Fratherstpn is soldier by nature and education
His military diploma obtained under Gen Jsckson
What better certificate there be ofhi bravery