Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-12-03
iih"sr CARRIERS, CoAHuILA, MEXICO,
Near pr.sifin In n.,ol Is,-

iihnsr AhrERs, CoAHuMA, MEXICO.
Near P,sldo, 18th October. Is4G
-" a., nave 'he honor To report that arrived with
about 5'" men at the Rio Grande ON the mnrn,ng of
M 'u instant. and crossed the river on the stb I,nh
IN Ifi without any Scriulg accident and ,pc,mroi
i'c MIC "'s' ol Tie Preside, and nine miles lrm tho
NV "iPh ~ 'he 'lihe OF the CROSSING, was four feet
three inches deep, y, unloading and r, sny tho ,rc,s.
'"' III th' "a2lHs, enabled Ia cr 50 tho cr1
The infantry crossed in the be ats pr par.d y, >,n A.
t1no. " go
"l liafdn. with eight companies Of die lst rooinocn,
~ "'S volunteers came up ON the evening uf he i2tl
i'N''fdal lie crossed the nver and will n,n ne IN III.
eourse oi m hour. Wchl,e been runcl,j n, dei.,.
ie" days To repair or tram, 10 wauns corvng DIV
n'' daN IA IONS, and 10 recruit horses and mules
much reduced by long march, without ANYTHING Int
prarc grass Ia feed IN. "
A part oi the train had Unveiled from I , u, A.,
hundred mud thirty miles, without a lay res, Wo
snail resume Our march with about 500 men on the
morning "i the 10Th instant, after eaying a cumn,nv %
'h' 'aiR' Oh me rats, and the ford Of the Rio Granle
until the rear "ny column under the drection # or.,
Churchill arrives, which expected in the course If ,o
days. " e''
nj riunatcy the qunrernnscr's denartmen, 10 with
".' sl'c''. "tsufN notes are of to u.s. as ihe
MrNcars will take nothing but gold and silver V,,h
private means, aud borrowing sn,l b. able 10 raw far
halt ra ms OF corn during Cur stay at this poce Wbetb
CT S'hi DC abc 10 succeed well other towns is
doubtful NY route TO Chihuahua will be rhrouoh San
''T'a,'' SANTA Rosa, and perhaps Muncoya. At this
p'in VIII ondcavr 10 open a cuIumin rati,n with Con
taylor which, 1T would seem. will be necessary on ac
coht o supplies. As the wet season commence,
our communication with San Antonio and the Pr,s,do will
be, IN great measure, cut oi-ihc route in mary poces
pendent OF the streams, will be impossible Hence
viii be compelled To establish dep If supnl;cs AZ
Nonrova."r some other point in the int, ror and ON
route leading To General Taylo's army or demo, of ,up
pics, The supplies in the country are limited. A
partial amount OF flour and corn and full ratons ,f beef
can he obtained. have ordered the quareru aser,s de-
parmenl 10 forward fast possible all the Subsistence
h could obtain between this AMI the mi Idle of November
when 1t is thought We may have our communications in
! terrupted by wet weather
brgadier General Shields arrived Yesterday anil con.
irned the previous Intelligence OF a hard funbt battle
between General Taylor and Ampuda and also of tie
caPl,ulailon This morning informed by an intel
goni Mexican that Santa Anna had arrived at Saltillo
with $1,000, and with those OF Ampuoa making for e
Of lbooD men II Is also stated that the government has
called cut $1,000 militia In few DAYS shall know
the truth Of the herewith send you cory Of
an order ISSUED on the arrival of the troops on the Rio
t'rande Also report Of Lieutenant Kngsbur,'s VI
the route and day march from San Antonio u this place.
/ am, very respectfully.
Your ohednt servant,
JOHN +. WOOL.
Brigadicr General.
! To Brigadier Gen. JONES,
] AdJutant General United States Arny