Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-23
We copy the following from the Gal
yestop News EXTRA of n,ij Aih.

revenue SuiiGT bOuUuEV. WHICH arTiy-
ed this morning from the Brazos ST Iago
with The following items Of news from the
Army of Occupation under the command
of Gen. Taylor.
The Woodbury. arrived off the bar las,
evening, but on account! of heavy gale
from the east. which compelled the Cap.
tain to slip his cable and lower his top
mast. he did not come into port till this
morning.
Capt. Foster left Brazos 81 Tago on The
30ih ult., and has experienced heavy
weather and head winds ever since, and
is now compelled to put in for wood and
water. She will leave for New Orleans
as soon as the weather permits.
The army of occupation, numbering in
all $500, arrived and encamped on The
2S,h ul,.. opposite Maamoros. Gen.
Taylor, with company of dragons un-
der the command Of Col Twiggs, having
left the main army, arrived al Point Asa.
bel Simultaneously with the feet of trans.
ports from Arkansas, on the 24ih ult.. there
not being half an hours difference in the
arrivals by land and water.
On The appearance OF the deet the cap
tain of the port. Rodriguez, Sc, fire 10 the
custom house, and several other buildings,
al Point Isabel, and made his retreat good
10 the river, although pursued some dis
lance by order of Gen. Taylor. The
buildings DESTROYED were of little value,
being constructed of logs matched with
straw.
The thousands and tens Of thousands OF
the enemy who have been reported as in
readiness TO dispute the march of Gen
Tayler's army, seem to have entirely dis
appeared on his approach. The only op
position experienced by the army of &C.
cupatien. was frs, al the Little Colorado.
where Mexican officer with about $50
mounted men threatened TO fire upon Gen.
+. if he attempted to cross that stream,
stating that such was his positive orders,
and that Mericans kneD no fear. The
artillery was Immediately ordered up,
when the troops formed and commenced
fording in perfec, order. the water being
nearly TO the arm pits, whereupon the
gallant Mexican prudently retreated with.
out executing his positive orders. The
only other show of opposition had been
made previously by party Of so or 60
who having met the army in prairie, in
formed Gen. Taylor that he must pro.
coed no further in tina, direction. By
order of Gen. r., the army opened and
this party were permitted to march
through to the rear and then depart.
NJ 81, IL .:.l
geons, Gen. 7. received deputaloA Of
80 or 40 men, bearing a proclamation and
message from Gen. Meja. filled with
threats in the usual style Of Mexican gas
conade. AT this moment the conhagra.
ton made at Point Isabel by Roderigue,
was discovered and Gen. Il. dismisse d
the deputation, directing them to inform
Gen. Meja that he would reply to his
message opposite Matamoros ,on Saturday
The 2S.h of March.
Ext raordinary success attended getting
the vessels over a difficult bar, without
pilots. Capt. F. reports that the schooner
Belle del Mar was. however, driven on
the south side, after beating heavily on
the bar. and now lies in two feet water.
II is thought that she cannot be saved
The Louisiana, Capt. Eddy. had her rud.
der unshpped, but she received no other
damage.
The U. S. brig Lawrence, Cont Mer
Ger, remained at anchor off the bar. The
brig Porpoise, Cont Hunt, sailed for
Pensacola on the Goth ult
Capt. F. informs US that forty wagons,
with supplies for the army, left Poin, Is.
abel on the morning of The och, in fine
conditions; and having an excellent road
iweniy-elgh, miles TO the army opposite
Matsmoros. and on the morning after Gen.
Taylor followed. leaving company of
artillery at Point Isabel, in command Of
Maj. Mnnroe. We understand tina. Gen.
Taylor's orders are TO cross the Rio
Grande and attack Ma,amoros, should he
be fired on from the town.
Lieut.. Fobil, u, S. NJ. who was bearer
of DIES patches TO Gen. Taylor, arrived in
this city this morning, on the cutter
Woodbury.. on his way TO New Orleans.
Captain Foster states that the average
depth Of water on the bar at Brasos s.,
lago is eight and half feet; and that
from thence to Point Isabel, distance of
about three miles due west, the uniform
depth is about five feet. Point Isabel is a
perpendicular bluff Of sixty feet above the
water and the surrounding country is hill.
~ and undulating. The country was in
a highly favorable condition for The march
Of the army-more rain would have
made the travelling bad, less would have
occasioned scarcity of water.
Col. McCrea. was disappointed in his
attempt TO take the barges across the La.
guna la Madre for. the want of sufficien;
water. They will, in consequence, have
to be taken by land.
The steamers Monmouth andCincinnati
are constantly employed in Transporting
from Brasos St Iago to Poin. Isabel.
Still Later.-By slip from the office
Of the Commercial Times, dated nine A..
NJ, of the Slh, we have the following adj.
dilional information:
1co days later from the .Army of DC.
cupation in Ieras.-By the arrival OF
the steamship New York, Capt Phillips,
we are in possession of slip appended
to an extra from the Galveston News,
dated April 4th, which gives two days