American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-08
FROM
THE SEAT OF WAR.
LATE ARRIVAL.

LAIE ARRlF AL.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMERS GALVESTON
| AND JAMES l.. DAYLIGHT DAYS LATER
! FROM THE RIO GRANDE-MATAMORA IA
KEN-THE U. $. SQUADRON ORDERED TO
| PENSACOLA TO PREPARE FOR AN ATTACK
! UPON VERA CRUZ-MURDER OF ONE OF
| THE McKELVEY GUARDS.
The steamship Galveston and the James l..
| Day, arrived at New Orleans on the 29th ulu.
having left Brazos Santiago on the 9th, being
eight days later. The intelligence is not I'M
| portant, being merely confirmation of previ-
Gus advices. We make up the following sum
mary from our New Orleans contemporaries.
[From the Delta
No event of any Importance has transpred
at the seat of war since the capture and occu-
patton of Matamoras Of which Gen. Taylor
still retains the peaceable possession. The CiLi-
zens Of Matamoras have been permitted to re-
turn to their homes and to proceed in the pea
ceable transaction of their business, excepting
the sale of liquors, which is strictly prohibited
by the General. The Mexican army left a
large quantity of ammunition after them in
Matamoras for which General Taylor will
find use; they also destroyed a large quantity
by throwing it into the wells Of the city and
the river.
Gen. Taylor has given strict orders to the
army to take nothing from the citizens of Ma
tamoras for which they do not pay full value,
Commodore Conner, with most of his squa-
dron, have gone to Pensacola to reft and rein
force before, as report has it, making an attack
on Vera Cruz. The fleet on its return will be
reinforced by two or three line of battle ships.
We find the following memorandum on the
way-bill of the J. l.. Day.
General Taylor took possession of Matamo-
ras without opposition on the 18th inst. The
Mexican army retreated to Camargo, about
200 miles from Matamoras, it is supposed for
reinforcements.
A part of Col. Twggs' regiment Of Ora
goons, under the command of Capts. Kerr,
May and Arnold, arrived at Point Isabel on
the evening of the 25th inst, for the purpose
of recruiting their horses.
From the Bullctn,l
On the 18th inst, large portion of Gen.
Taylsr's army moved up the river for the pur-
pose of crossing, Gen II. remaining at the
Notifications with about three hundred men,
AS the army were seen by the Mexlcans on the
opposite side to leave the enCampment and APP
proach the ford, Arista sent flag of truce to
Gen. Trylor requesting an armistice of six
weeks, giving as a reason for his request, that
he desired to communicate with his govern
Hlent. Gen. T. answered, that he would give
him till 9o'clock the next morning to evacuate
the city of Matamoras, and would permit him
to take the public property under his charge
The flag then returned. On the next day,
(the 18th, } the army crossed oil flats of their
own construction, and the bodies Of wagons
caulked. The passage was made about four
miles above Fort Brown. On arriving at the
city, it was discovered that Arista with his
forces had departed, leaving only the mounted
batteries. All the mortars and such Of the
military apparatus as could not be removed, in
their haste to escape, were thrown into the
wells. A party from our army went out to re-
connoiter Immediately after the entrance OF
Matamoras, and overtake portion of the re-
treating Mexicans, twenty-five of whom were
taken prisoners. 1t is understood that Arsta's
Head Quarters are at San Fernando, about
ninety miles distant from Matamoras.
The amount of money found in the Mexican
army chest after the battle of the 9th, contain
ed, it is said, s l6 900 in gold.
On her passage to the seat OF war, the Gal
weston was the scene OF terrible murder,
man named Robert Mitchell, of the Mckelvey
Guards, having stabbed one of his comrades
named VIM. Malloy. The deceased was buri-
ed at sea, Capt. Waddell reading the funeral
service. The murderer was Immediately put
liz irons and placed in close custody Immediate
ly upon their arrival at Point Isabel,
Gen. Taylor, immec lately after having Ia
ken possession of Matamoras, despatched two
companies Of horse TO follow the Mexican ar
Thou aooori;nrl,, {ollnpaI than ahout
fifty miles, but never approached nearer than
six hours travel.
The Mexican soldiers, it is said, refused to
defend Matamoras against the American army,
having had no rations served out to them for
five days, Com. Conner, as the report went at
the seat of war, intended to take down with
him, in his contemplated attack on San Juan
de Ulloa, two or three iine-ot-battle ships, which
with the squadron he is refitting at Pensacola,
illsoon batter down the walls and detences OF
that fortress, whatever the Mexicans may think
! Of il.
Correspondence NJ Orleans Picayme)
FORT POLK, POINT ISABEL, May %, ls46 Il
Gentlemen-I arrived here Yesterday morn
ing on the steamer Florida, after passage of
eight days, and find that the news of the taking
of Matamoras was carried from here a week
ago. There is nothing occurring here now OF
stirring interest, the fighting having ceased for
some weeks to come at least, and am inclin-
ed to think that there will be no more of it on
the Rio Grande. Our army must seek the
enemy in their own country if they desire to
meet them in any considerable bodies. Am
pudia's defeat on the Sth and 9th has ruined
the Mexican army now in the North. They
have lost everything, mules, pack-saddles, am
muniton, arms, and men enough to strike ter
! ror to their hearts Fort Polk, as this point is
now called, is a complete museum at the pre-
: sent moment, with its Mexican booty-Mexi-
f can prisoners, mules, lances, saddles, curously
wrought, leather pack-saddles, huge saddle
e bags, muskets, drums, ordnance, copper cannon
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