Democratic banner., 1846-05-30
Correspondence of the picayune.
La Rarita, (Mcxico,) May Il, 1916.


La Rarita, CMcxico,) May Il, 1916.
To tie Editors oftEc r.cayuEy:-
Here we are within Tie Vice Royalty o..
Mexico, 1T a beautiful little village On the
right bank of tie Rio Bravo, eight miles
from tie mouth. Old Zach-God bless
!him!-!ras through, US, on t!iis day, planted
his foot Oh It's SIDE of TIE river. Ioa may
be aSSurcdit viii hot be Withdrawn until ell
the indisnit,cs offered oar beloved country
are amply ator.cl for.
The detachment, consisting Of five COM
panics OF the Is; Infantry, and four COM
panics If Volunteers, with one piece Of dr.
';~i!!crv. IS under ccmmiaud e Lieut.. Col.
Wilson of the r,@u,,4r army. Tie cxpedi-
ton up this riycrwa> originally planned by
the General aud Commodore to be a COM
hinrd movcmtnt of e." two services. Some
delay arising from rough weather. the mil
i,aly part cf TIE expedition started alone
this morning. ana after marching Scmc ten
miles found themselves at this viiiagc-
which is situated on the first high and dry
LAID above TIE mouth Of The river bcauti-
full ridge with a fine bluff ~cscarPmrnt.
There being all engineer a!cng,i ii is tho't
that some Notifications will he planned,
and that we shall tc initiated into the art
and mystery of throwing dirt out Ct ditch.
The gallant little army with which We
have to emulate dug bitches aid threw up
cntrencLnncntS Tor Il whole month.
Yours, Alb
PorSr ISABEL, TEXAS, May Is.
Gentlemen: Yesterday 1t. Col. Wilson,
lst L. s. Infantry, with four companies
Of that rcgimcnt, Col. Dcsila'S Mobile vol
untccrS and two companies of the Wash
ington REGIMENT Of Louisiana volunteers
amounting TO 100 men, crossed tic Rio
Grandc at lis mouth and took up :Lcir
line Gf march OIL lis west or right bank
for the small town of La Barita, eight
miles above; supper e! By Tic |. States
Ncva, Capt. frederick, on board of which
was small detachment with field piece.
The command had arrived the day pre-
viouS at the river, marcl:i:G from BrazoS
de Santiago on tie sea beach, expecting to
be ioiucd bya detachment Of sailors and
marines from the squadron dying Il few
miles off the cntrancc) to assist in cross
ing and TO operate in their movements, but
were disappointed until the Ncva entered
the river and relieved them from tllcir diff
i%culticS, she having been despatched with:
supplies, by that inlcfatisahic %o!licrr
of the Quartcr-Mastc.'s Department, 5is;.
e. Thomas, WHO wos rrr-rEt Wiz Assist.
AIT Nuirter-A'a>icr, Captain VI. :. Miller,
at the crossing.
To-Day an express was received from.
Col. ". statins'iS safe and ~unorposcd c:-
trance into La EaIita, where he has taken
up position.
Information was received from General
Taylor la t evening, that lie Intended cross
ing over to Matamoros carly to-day. Ear
" in the morning 4 few cannon were heard.
| suppose he has taken the place without
opposition, as tie remains of the Mexican:
2O0G mrn, were two days since in ac-
tive preparation for retreat to San Fcrnan-.
do, 30 leagues soutE-the balance. net kill
drowned or prisoners, having scattered
IN utter confusion TO tErir homes. Never
were an army So panic stricken. In tie re-
from ike battlefield CT tic 9th, Cen
erals Arista and Ampudia led the van en-
loot through the chararral, stripping of
their clothes as they ran, and wien tlcy o.
had nothing but their shirts, stream I
ng in the wind-tI!cy plunged in and swan