The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-07
FROM THE CAMP.
Ertraei 9 letter from HE seal Of ,car, communicate
10 The Union dated
SCAMP BUrLER, Il miles ives, Of Camargo,)
"SeptembeT4 lS46

to The UniOn,) dated
"CAMP BUTLER, Il miles west Of Csmargo,)
"SeptembtT 1, 1896
we len camp Twiggs on the 10Th ultmo. Or
| me l0th took up the line Of march for Camsrgo
whlch place we reached on the 2lst, and marched
ana encamped here the 9th; and on the 9th day af
yer tomorrow, Sunday we move forward 10 Ger
raiyo, town some 10 miles from here, at the foo
OF the mountains, at which place il is deemed oul
sihy wIli be as short as has been the case here
terraIVo Is nov occupied by Gen. Worlds com
mend, ana Is probably the last depot we will estab
ish This side of the mountains. The country from
una point TO Cerralyo IL rudy beautiful; water N
abundance, aud the inhabitants seem of much bet
ter Class Than hose whom We have met with on Our
passing the frontier border
"Mier IL about Is miles from here, occupied by
"a portion Of our troops.
Yesterday the first United States infantry, and
the battalion Of volunteers from your city and Bal,
more passed up They encamped with US during
the heat OF the day,
Company c, Of our regiment, returned from Ce,
ra'Vo yesterday, having escorted large train Of
! wagons to and from that place. Brgader Genera
l"iggs and staff arrived at camp on the %, and
MAJOR General Taylor and staff is expected on Sat
urhiy the 9th, and will proceed next day TO Ger
TalyO.
at may not be embarrassing TO inform you tina
the troops at this camp are four companies of dra.
goons, Ridgeey's light artillery, Co. E Sd, and Co
LIST artillery, the whole commanded by Captain
May 30 you see We constitute the moi (arlillery,
portion Of the army. Many of our men have beer
taken sick, principally offever, since our arrival al
Camargo and this camp; although the number sick
IS certainly very great, ms yet no deaths have oc
Cured.
"fhe news from the interior, military or political
must be sought after in the papers Of the States fol
here we know nothing Of The movements of our foe
except through the papers Of the States which reach
US III about 20 days, under ordinary circumstances
ces.
"a thousand and one reports are in circulation az
regards the state of the deienees Of Monterey and
Saluloi In all Of which place no reliance. THAI
their means were greatly cuTtaed by the recent
losses Of the battle Of the 9th and evacuation Of
several towns, cannot be doubted; and if they did
reserve resources at Monterey will then give them
more credit than am willing at present TO admit
10 be their due.
1--WE must have another blizzard at them | think
SatIo will be the Rubicon; for il they do not hgh
US there, as great portion Of the volunteer force
WILL In all probability, be left on The line Of our su D.
lies, which am inclined TO believe after entering
the passes OF the mountains, will have n be supplied
by the country, else the expense Of transportation
and, might add, the limited means Of transpOrta.
tIon Is such that the government would almost be
compelled TO make this war Of conquest to come
out anything like even from the fight. Like two
school-bOys, one received black eye the other be-
fore his opponent can give him one, erica enough
that the FIRST it will be admitted although victor
suffered most by the conflict
ain philanthropic point Of view this war mus
be Of advantage to Mexico. Many ofthe men, par.
ticularly among the volunteers, will settle in this
country, as mechanics Of all classes have every in
ducement. The short period our troops have been
IN the country has convinced these poor devils that
by little exertlon, they better their horrible
condition. Hundreds Of them are employed by our
different departments labor.rs, muleteers, &c.
Ne for which thew fair RAJ
to return To the subject II we do not have fight at
Salo, the DOns may bid farewell TO the halls Of the
Montezumas;' for then, after having this stronghold
in possession, it can be made depot to supply
almost any forces therefore our march onward would
not be retarded, by establishing depots every 10
or 100 miles, the country beyond being sufficiently
abundant of everything to supply tho wants Of the
army, at least so far the information of those
who pretend to be familiar with those facts can be
relied on,
"Our difficulties but now commence. Instead Of
wagons for the transportation Of supplies we
use muIes;bu expect after it is discovered that the
routes are practicable for wagons, they will be again
supplied so soon as they have completed hauling
stores 10 our new depot. A. ID. T