Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-16

day, the 18th ult., at b o'clock, A. nj. On Fri |
day, LIST instant, when 60 miles west of the s.
w. Pass, at IL o'clock, M, was hailed BY steam.
ship Galveston, laid to and put Col. Dosne. bear.
er Of dispatches, on board the Galveston.
Len in port steamer Cincinnati, Smith, just
arrived with baggage and arms for the u s.
Army, from Aransas; U. s. steamships Col.
Long and Nevs, lightning vessels in the harbor;
schr. Ellen and Clsra. Griffin, for New Orleans
steam schooner James Cage, Sherman, do;
Mexican schooner Juauits, lately arrived from
New Orleans with stores for the Mexican army,
was taken possession Of by order Of Gen. Tuy.
lor. and ordered TO return to New Orleans
without dischsrging her cargo; United States
brig of war Lawrence, Commander Mercer, ard
United States schooner Flir,, Lieut.. Sinclair,
commanding, were blocksling the mouth Of the
Rio Grende; schooner Bello del Mar, stranded
on the bar of Brsesos Santiago, was condemned
and sold on the 25th ult. United States steam.
ship Monmouth was despatched, on the evening
Of the 9th ult, for Port Labacca and Calves.
ton with requisi,ion from Gen. Taylor on the
Governor Of Texas for two regiments Of caval.
ry and two regiments Of foot-militia.
OrrIcK ov TVS PIcAYuNE,
New ORLEANS, QO O'Clock, May ID.
The Legislature has jus. passed, by accla.
NATION, bill appropriating ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS, to equip and for.
ward Volunteers from this place to Point Isabel,
or at whatever poin, they may be required.
The city is in great excitement Guns ore
being fired from the Public Squares. and drums
and flags are paraded throughthe streets. Lou.
siana will do her duty in this crisis.
The New Orleans Picsyune Of the LIST ms
tant has the following paragraph:
TIE BLocKADE or THE Rio GRANDE-We
learned, last evening. that formal protests had
been made before the British Consul by the
English houses which had shipped csrgoes on
board the schooners Equity and Fcridisn, which
were turned back by the United States brig
Lawrence, of the mouth Of the river Rio Gran.
de.
The Picayune has also the following correc.
tion:
TEE neutrality-suspicious. Corrected -
General Worth.-Our readers cannot fail to
have been struck by the number Of officers re.
ported by the city press 10 have arrived here in
the New York on her last trip from Galveston.
Enough were reported to have officered several
regiments This was entirely the result of mis-.
apprehension. We learn that but three gentle.
men connected with the army did in fact arrive
these were Gen Worth, Msj. Van Ness and
Lieut.. Smith. Gen. Worth. it 10 known, has
transmitted his resignation to Washington; the
| other gentlemen named came here on impor.
tant business connected with the service.
| U. s. TRoors.-About $50 recruites lately
arrived from New York, left in the stcamboa,
N. York yesterday. and several companies in
fantry are daily expected from Jefferson Bar
racks, TO join the forces uuder the command o
General Taylor.-N. O.Jefersouian. lst inst
MILITARY NovEMKSTs.-We understand
that the following companies and officers Of th'
18th Regiment U. s. Infantry. now stationed a
jefferson Barracks, are under marching order
for Texas, and will leave ss soon as possible
1t Col. Wilson, Commanding; Co. K. B'
Maj. Abercomoie Co. f., Capt. A. Miller, 2
1t. Plummer; b. % 1t. Dilworth; Co.
Capt f. Backus, LIST 1t. G. w. F. Wood. 2
L. s. D. Carpenter; Co, Capt. J. H. Lsmctte
Let Ii. G. Barry, I'd 1t. J. Terret.
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