The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-06-04
WAR WITH MEXICO!
Arrival Of 5000 troops at MatamO'
rOs ; Gen. Paroles advancing at
the head of $4,000 more.

published in Postscript has been confirmed. The
following looks rather ''squally" for our little ar
my, unless reinforcements arrive to their assist
ance.
The brave and gallant Maj, Brown
died from a wound received in his thigh
by the explosion of ore Of the enemies
shells.
The strength of the fort and The skill
with which it is defended are incompre>
hensib!e to the Mexicans, and indeed they
nigh, be, for they have, thrown upwards
of l4OO shot and shells into the works
and every morning they present the same
appearance.
Our loss has only been GO in the fort.
The constant practice the enemy have
had in firing at it has taught them the
proper bearing TO give their guns and
almost every sho! falls within their works.
From the N. o. Tropic.
The GALVESTON ARRIVED. The Gal
weston is just in, having left Brazos San
tiaeo on the evening of The 18th. We
hasten TO lay the news by her before our
readers.
From the Galveston Civilian, May Is.
Ga this morning the 18th, Gen. Tay-
Tor aud his staff, with the guard that had
brought down the train, &C., started for
his camp. He was met by an express a
few miles from Point Isabel. informing
him that 5000 fresh troops had arrived IN
Matamoros, 1000 of which had crossed
over, and 1000 more had crossed the
Rio Grande at Barita, near the Boca-
chica, not more than eight miles from
Point Isabel. Gen'l Taylor returned to
Point Isabel at once, and mode prepara-
tons to leave the next day with such for
ces ss were arriving. The steamship
Galveston landed 450 infantry, regulars
and volunteers F.; the Augusta landed a
bout $50; Capt. Prince, arrived via Padre
Island from Corpus Christi, with his
company Of 10 mounted rangers. They
all reached the point on the 18th. The
Telegraph and James l.. Day will doubt.
less land their troops, amounting to up
wards of 8O6. Al Point Isabel on the
I4th, Ger. Paroles is at the head of
$4,000 troops, on his way to Matamoros.
1t may possibly be that the fresh troops
arrived al Matamoros, is the advance di-
vision of his army. No doubt the enc
my were fully advised that Gen'l Taylor
had left for Point Isabel and their plan is
10 try and capture him on his return,
whilst a strong force, crossing above, is
10 come down upon his army:
From .he N. o. Bee, May Is.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES TO GENERAL
GAINES. We have been politely favored
with a p%erusal of the official despatch ads
dressed by Gen. Taylor TO Gen'l Goines,
dated from his camp on the field OF bat
tie, three miles from Matamoros, May h
l84G. 1t does not differ materially from
The accounts Of the two engagements al
ready laid before the public. On the 9Th.
Gen. Il. drove the enemy from their po-
%sition, and occupied it during the night.
The loss ia this conflict was IL killed and
SO wounded.
Ga the OH the army resumed its
march, until it encountered the enemy,
protected, as stated i'll our extra, by ii
%ravine, with artillery on its ravine. This
battery was stormed by Capt. Mays Com
pany of Dragons. The number Of
killed and wounded on our side could not
be ascertained. Private accounts make
the number something over one hundred.
In this second engagement, Lieut.. lnge
If the 2od Dragons, Lieut.. Cochrane of
the 4rh Infantry, and Lieut.. Chadbourne
OF the 9Th Infantry were killed. Officers
wounded Lieut.. Coils. Mcintosh and
Payne /; Captains Montg emery and Hove;
Lieuts. Gates, MacIay. Selden, Burbank,
Jordon and Fowler of the Infantry.
The despatch states that the forces un-
der General Taylor were two thousand
three hundred men, and that they had TO
contend against $500 Mexicans of the
regular army, and about 1000 irregular
cavalry.
The fort opposite Matamoros has been
nearly necessarily bombarded during one
hundred and sixty hours, dur ing which
an immense number of shot and shells
were thrown in it. No material damage
has been sustained.
News from the Army.
The news received by the James L.
Day yesterday is interesting, and more
importan. than at frs! glance we had sup
posed.
This arrival establishes the important
fact that the report brought BY the Calves
ton, that immense reiDforcements had been
received by the Mexicans was unfounded,
or at least exaggerated. Gen. Taylor
arrived at his camp the evening of the IA,
inst. without molestation. BY the way,
we find that the camp opposite Matamo>
ros has been christened "Fort Brown"
- bonor If tho Gallant Nj ,inr Rroun III