Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-03
LATEST FROM raH ARMY.

Nictness among The voiaasecrs-- Ampsdid
at Monterrey
We gather from the New Orleans pspers
tho Picayune end Delta. the tilowirs infrma.
non respecting the movements of the army.
The Picayune says ,hs, $50 .. the sick yolun.
teers have arrived - attfi sls ,graalo, i.l
On the 6,h ins,sn, Gen. Taylor crossed the
San Juan, aud on the 9Th took up the line oi
march tor Setalvo, where Gen. Worth. with
his command, bad halted. Hays Regimen,
wss to have LEFT China for the same destination.
intending to reach there simultaneously with
General Taylor. General Taylor, in his march,
is prepared lor sny emergency an ad.
vance OF retreat. He permitted no soldier or
officer TO take more baggage With him than he
can conveniently carry on his back number
OF steamers had reached Matamorss with the
rx'ra bagragc, and the Quartet Of the Zspado.
res was converted into a depot for il. All the
supplies Tor the Advancing Army, 40 far, have
been sent on by pack muIes. and the General
expects to have thirty days provisions for l2..
0OO mon at Scralvo when he reaches il. The
general impression is that he will there make
halt. and not advance further ill he has advi.
ces from Washington. a sbt,i s-,brt.
Notwithstanding the reports Of the advance
"f a M.xicsn force, betw cen San Luis rotos,
and Saltillo, the General believes he can enter
Monterey and even SatilIo without encounter.
iog any opposition. The troops now on the
road between Csmargo and Monterey number
near IL 600; none were suffered TO go but such
as were able and willing 70 stsnd the fstigues
Of long march. This had the effects of redu.
cling considerably the n.serregiments few
Of them exceeded 500 srnng many Of them
numbered even lese. Theee regiments are,
one from Tennessee, one FROM Mississippi one
from Kentucky, one from Ohio, one from Texss,
(lIsys.) the Baltimore battalion, pact Ct the
Texan Infantry. reorganized, and McCulloch's
and Glllespie's Rangers. .s..l. .agn.l +
There were near GOO sick volunteers in the
hospitals at Camargo, and they were dying We.
~ fast So many we're sick that i required
near a whole regiment 10 attend to them.
Those whom the Tenneseeans left behind see
med to be particularly unfortunate, for they
mad to call on the Alabamians to attend the Ii.
wing and bury the dead. As fast a. these men
get able 10 leave the hospital they are dischsr.
gcd and sent home. In fact. Gen. T. shows q
disposition to discharge oil volunteers who arc
discontcnted and wish 10 return to their homes
Though the number Of patients in the hospital
at Matamoras is larger than st Camargo, the
. mortality 10 greater At the latter place-nesr 8
toL. Those who are unaccustoned to South.
ern climate, when once prostrated SY the fever.
seldom regain their former strength On the Rio
=, Grande; without change Of atmosphere they
die of quickly, elsc become 20 enfeebled that
they are unable to help themselves. A person
who has visited the hospitals at the different
posts, has said that if one half of the northern
aud western volunteers who went to the Rio
Grande are effective men on the 18Th October,
it is more than he looks tor.
Gen. Patterson has been left in command Of
oil the country from CAmargo to the mouth Of
the river. and he has been instructed BY Gems.
raj Taylor to issue an order prohibiting the en-
trance of strangers into the river and Al Camar.
20. This order was brought down to Capt. Og.
den BY the officers Of the Whtevills. There.
lore. sny person who has not already an es,s.
bished business in the country, will 6nd Il 70.
'lier difficult 10 land thcre-at least such 10 the
opinion now. A different interpretation of the
o'de. may, however. be given. ' isJ' '-'"
Gen. Butler was the man Gen. Taylor de-.
signed leaving IN command Of the lower coun.
try, but as Gen. Patterson did not reach c..
margo a. soon 40 was expected, the order Of
things vas changed. Gen. P. 10 represented
"s being very much mortified st not being al.
Lived to accompany the advance.
Ampudia has issued another extraordinary
"Proclams." warning the citizens, on pain Of
desth. not to barter with the Americans. and
the Alcslde of Csmareo had aiso put forth
"isando." prohibiting the Mexcsns from wor.
king on our steamboats,. Some Of the deck
hands accordingly ceased their labor, but On
in,imntion from some of their employers TINT
the fnncticnaries night be brought in close
proximity with lszo, he relcnted end the men
resumed their labor.
From lAvacca we have by this arrival vsvious
rumors touching Col, IIarney and his move.
ments. The Accoant which appears :" % the
most authentic is that Col. Hsrney became i'm.
patient OF his long detention AZ S,a Antonio,
and accordingly took up his line Of march for
Mexico on the route to be followed BY Gen.
Wool, with the dragons under bis commend
anIo Co. A