Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-14
FROM the Neio Orleans PieGyune Extra, July, 6.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

The steamship Alabama Capt. Winde, arrived this
morning from Brszos Santiago having sailed thence the
Sd inst. We may say that che brings OF
interest from the Army. The Mexican forces suppo-
sed to be concentrated in the vicinity OF Monterey under
immediate command OF Paroles. The American army ap
pears be the point Of taking up their march pene
tate far Monterey
We have received full correspondence oy this srri
val, and will lay 1t before readers all in good season.
We annex the following OF mOst immediate interest
PGaeng,rs-W II Cobb. Lieut.. Carpenter, u A, w
Houston Patterson Lieut.. Forr La Volunteers Car
Penter Lieut. Holt, La. Volunteers, Capt. Wood, Mr. Nor
man, L Burrows, Lieut.. Ruiz, Mexican Army, X Scott
Garfield, MAJ. w. A Ligons, La. Vol; Currey Holland
c Lsbau, John Reading, Abram Miller. Mitchell,
Bertrand Combe, Fitzpatrick, Hill, Spann, fl Eos
ts Meyeback, wife and child Mrs Capt Ogden children
aud servant
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF PIcLYUNE.l
PoISr lsAsEL, July Sd, 1876.
Editors PieayuRe:
GESrLENKS-I left Ms,amoras last evening and started
from Gen. Smiths camp. this side OF the Rio Grande
at o'clock, with volunteer officer ride the pra
saw "Old Rough and Ready" Just before leaving
lie riding out hunting for newspapers. The old gen.
eman hardly is attended by any Of his officers
in his rides bot goes "poking about" as heard
volunteer remark the other day, lust like other folks"
Gen Smith was TO begin to his camp to-day
- or Is miles up the the Mexican side. The
General looks remarkable well and is in fine spirits The
mosquitoes showed themselves in numbers for the first
OF beadq quarters last evening The volunteer camp
periecuy snTOuded smoke, raised
the ntruders. rumor obtains IN camp that portion
the Louisiana volunteers be disbanded and
though they have been assured that such will
be the case they quite abOut-d teD because
they 20 home aud fear the we'll found
ed but most Of them because they desire stay and
the thing out" when can we moye2 Can get
fight out Of heml" the questions constantly put to
persons coming from Gen. Taylor's quarters.
That large portion Of the army will move towards
Monterey longer be doubted boats enough Of
light draught have arrived 10 Gen. Taylor in
kuun nj he heu the
riyor and that place.
The road we came over lest night mean the wagon
road between Point Isabel and Maamoras-s still impas-
sable for loaded wagons, and 1t wonder how
light wagon be dragged 49, From tho river the
Pao Alto some nine miles, there, altogether, half
mile Of heed road. The mud IL generally foot deep
and in places feet Deep and there at
east four miles Of water in many places hardly Ordabo
for horses.
The gentleman who accompanied me down captured a
gar-hsh siE mile prairie" between the battle fields the
other day, neery three feet long passed over the
place four hve times when IL perfectly dry with
appearance Of having been overlooked A. the Ress
ca de 10 Palma where, as you will observe the map, a
road passes between the ponds there but pond
snd that 10 deep enough anywhere for respectable sized
steamboat pass through The Pslo Alto battle field
is tUo-hirds covered with water.
Mexican prisoner Of war, It. Rui1, whose arrest I
mentioned some time ago, will go New Orleans in
the Alabama. You will recoect that he caught IN
Naamoras In the act Of trying gather recruts from omonR
the cuzens and the cOnvsescen Of tho wounded soldery
Mexican also goes out in chains accused Of being Of
the murderes of the Rogers family am lawyer enough
TO know exactly how he will be tired, before what tribu-
nal, but he has ugly phz 10 bring before jury. Mrs.
PaRc, wife ~ tho Capt Pogo who behaved CALAMITY in
the recent battles, and dreadluy wounded will 60
husband but found her ya that tho captain had a.
ready ssed for New Orleans expecting To meet hor there