The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-06-02
From then. o. Tropic-T -ThirdEdition, P M
sLkTER FROM THE ARMY.
TIHE GALVESTON ARRIVED.

The Galveston IS Just IN, naVlng iell
Brazos Santiago on the evening of the
18Th. We hasten to lay the news by her
before our readers.
From the Galveston Civilian of the 18th.
On the morning of the 18th, General
Taylor and his staff, with the guard that
had brought down the train, &C., started
for his camp. He was met by an express
few miles from Point Isabel, informing
him that 5000 fresh troops had arrived
in Matamoras, 1000 of which had cross
ed the Rio Grande at Barrita, near the
Bocachica, not more than eight miles
from Point Isabel. Gen. Taylor return
ed to Point Isabel at once, and made pre-
partitions to leave the next day with such
forces as were arriving.
The steamship Galveston landed 46O
infantry, Irregular and yolunteers;) the Au-
gusta landed about 250; Capt. Price arrI-
we'd via. Padre Island from CorpusChris-
ii, with his company of seventy mount
ed rangers. They all reached the point
on the 18Th. The Telegraph and James
l.. Day will doubtless land their troops,
amounting to upwards of 500, at Point
Isabel on the l4th. Great credit is due
TO Capt. Jeremiah Smith, Of the steam
shin Cincinnati, and Capt. r. McBaker,
OF the Monmouth, for the skill, energy
and promptness shown in management Of
their boats in transporting troops and sup
plies across the bay at Brazos Santiago.
Gen. Paredes is at theihead Of 5000
troops, on his way TO Matamoras. Il
may possibly be that the fresh troops ar
rived at Matamoras, is the advance divis-
ion of his army. No doubt the enemy
were fully advised that General Taylor
had left for Point Isabel. and their plan
is to try and capture him on his return,
whilst strong force crossing above, is
to come down upon his army. General
Taylor appeared highly pleased with the
intelligence; for since the war has opened,
and no mistake, the excitement and activ-
ity attending operations, open a new era
TO his vigorous achievments, and all have
marked how much better he looks than
when confined to the "masterly inactivi-
ty" of the Corpus Christi campaign.
THE FORT.
The Mexicans have continued the fir
ing into the fort opposite Matamoras,
nearly ever since Gen. Taylor left the
works.
The brave and gallant Major Brown
died on-,from a wound received in
his thigh by the explosion of one of the
enemy's shells. His wound was not con-
sidered dangerous, but he was placed in
one of the bomb proof burrows, mortlh-
cation ensued, from the want of fresh air.
his death is deeply deplored by the army;
his intrepid conduct IN foiling every at
tempt OF the enemy to reduce the fort
prepared them in measure to anticipate
the results Of these conflicts with our
brave army. The strength of the fort
and skill with which it is defended, is in
comprehensive to the Mexcans; and in
deed, well it might be, for they have
thrown upwards of 400 shot and shell
into the works and every morning pre-
sent the same appearance; our loss has
only been two or three in the..for The
constant practice the enemy have had in
firing at it. has taught them the proper
bearing 10 give TO their gnns, and almost
every shot falls within the works. The
fort is never idle, and the ramparts and
dwellings of Matamoras exhibit ruins as
plainly as those OF a hundred centuries
when gapping forth their lamentation of
10! and behold what desolation is here!
The sloop-ol-war st. Mary's arrived
from Pensacola on the 10; the steamer
Mississippi on the 10Th, from Vera Cruz.
| The Bainbrldge is off to the Rio Grande,
enforcing the blockade. The schooner
Flirt sailed for New Orleans on the 7th.
1t is stated that an expedition is to be
sent by boats of the squadron to take the
town Of Barita, 6 miles from the mouth
Of the river, where there is military
force.
Gen. Vega is the Col. Vega that was
captured by theTexan forces atthe sIaugh-
ter OF San Jacincto. He was also at the
fall of the Alamo, and is brave and ac-
complished officer.
In postscript Of the Picayune, we
find the following:
The Mexican army was so confident of
victory that every preparation had been
made to celebrate it; and all their prepar-
atoms fell into the hands Of the Ameri-
cans. In their flight, many Of the Mexi-
cans took TO the river, and were drowned
iii their attemps to swim it.
General Taylor reached his camp the
afternoon of the action. Leaving there
his whole force, he started the next morn
ing for Point Isabel, and arrived there on
the evening of the 10th without molesta-
ton. The morning of the | lth he start
cd back to his camp opposite Matamoras.
Correspondence N. o. Tropic.
BRAzos SANTIAGO, Nav i3.