American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-05
FROM
THE SEAT OF WAR.
LATE ARRIV
vi ATAM 0RAS TAKEN
Without Opposition!
Soldiers deserving in
great numbers.
PARTICULARS
OF the actions Of the Sth and 9th.

We received yesterday afternoon, by Special
EXpresst TO Westinghouse from thence by Tel
egraPh, the following late intelligence from the
seat of war. Although not of very stirring
importance, it will be found highly interesting.
From the n. Orleans Delta of the 25h ult,
The Steamship Telegraph is just in. From
the following synopsis from the seat Of war it
will be seen that the Rubicon, or Rio Grande
is crossed by the advance division of our gal
liant army, and that the enemy flies before
them; burning their towns and forts, and permit
ting them to fall into the possession of our gal
liant army without defensive shot. The glo-
rious and we'll fought battles of the sth and
9Th have struck terror into the enemy, and de-
cided, it would appear, the fate of the cam
pagn. This is not what our brave fellows
want, they would like to meet foemcn worthy
of their steel-but will they
From the Galveston News, Extra of Thursdpy.
MArAMoRAs TAKEN. The steamship Tel
egraph has just arrived from Point Isabel.
Through the politeness of her obligng clerk
we have been furnished with the following III
! formation. lie reports that on the It'll ult.,
detachment of 800 regulars, aud $50 volun-
teers, proceeded to Bauta and took posses
sion Of it, and established a military depot.
On the night of the 18th, an express arrived
from Gen. Taylor, stating that no had crossed
the Rio Grande, and taken the city of Mata-
moras without opposition; the Meyicans having
fled the city. The Mexcans from the last ac-
counts were deserving their ranks in battallions.
Two American regiments with the exception Of
about $50, having marched few days previ-
Gus, were stationed at the Brazos Point await
ing the orders of Gen. Taylor,a it was thought
They would leave on the Goth for Matamoras
by the old Barita road.
Col. Mcintosh, Captain Page, and all the
others that were wounded in the action of the
9th and 9th, are at Point Isabel and were re-
covering. The Telegraph is just 90 hours
from Galveston. Capt. Aud, of the Tele.
graph, who has had an opportunity for obtain
ing correct information, has given us some in
teresting particulars in relation to our Army of
/ Operations. We have nov scarcely time to
allude to them.
The escape OF Capt. Thornton, at the time
his company was SO badly cut up, is most in
credible. After carrying him safely over the
high hedge enclosure, into which he had been
decoyed, his horse bore him swiftly over seve-
raj other fences, and deep ravines, swimming
{ ola
ing down below the town Oh the opposite side.
In attempting to leap broad ditch, he missed
his footing, when both horse and rider were
throwl-
| BY the fall, Capt. L. was SO stunned that he
was soon after taken up by the Mexcans,
perfectly unconscious of what had happened.
After the battle Of the 9th, he was exchang-
ed and restored to our army. Captain AUD
thinks that the whole number Of our killed and
wounded must amount to more than 800, be-
sides the wounded taken to St. goseph's, there
are now 40 at Point Isabel, too badly wound
ed to be removed. All but three il is thought
will recover There are three Mexican prs-
oners, having but one leg among them ALL
After being shot in the arm, Col Mcintosh,
received bayonet wound in the mouth, which !
passed through one side of his head. There
are hopes of his recovery. The condition of
the brave and esteemed Capt. Page, is mean-
choly indeed. The whole of his lower Jaw, /
with part of his tongue and palate is shot away
by grape shot. He however survives,
though entirely incapable ofspeech, He COM
municates his thoughts by writing or a slate,
and receives the nutriment for the support
of life with much difficulty. He does not
desire to live, but converses with cheerfulness,
and exutation upon the success of our army
All our accounts represent the Mexican as
having fought on the Sth and 9th, with cou-
rage and desperation that would have reflect
ed credit upon the troops ofany nation. They
were nearly in state of starvation, and had
been promised the ample supplies of the Ame-
rcan camp, in case they would secure the vic
tory.
They met the charges of our troops manful-
y, and stood destructive fire that was poured
in upon them without giving way, until the
works were encountered with the dead and
wounded.
We received nothing additional by the mail
last evening. The Charleston News contains
the same intell;1er,e o;va, ahoya ,aksp G-o,,