The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-15
NEWS FROM THE
Army OF INVASION.
SPECIAL MESSENGER.
From the New Orleans p;cavrna Aug A
Sc. &c.

from Brasos Santiago having sailed On the ID inst
Col Horato Davis and staff and $50 of the 4th Re
gment OF Louisiana Volunteers, Capt McAster OF the
9th Regiment Capt Grcs Of the ID Capts Downer and
Staples OF the sth Leuts Kirkland and Joiner and Lieut.
The following vessels had called for Ibis port with
volunteers on board Ship Norfolk, on the Goth ult |;
sachuse.ts on the sst ships G. Carroll Burmah and
the ID
The Alabama reports the following marine disasters :
schr Cora Read hence for the Brazos with public
stores. went ashore with pilot on board on the North
Breakers, the Goth ult at p M; officers and
all safe cargo md vessel total loss. Schr Stephen
Francis q chss.on went ashore the breakers
vessel q total loss large topsail schooner went
ashore the night Of the 3eth quarter Of mile north
name not known The brig Crusoe, previously reported
sunk, proves to be a total loss.
We understand that the Matamoras Rev,iile is no
longer published from what we are not appraised
1--WE published the cause the other day 1t for
attack more Of the officers Of tho army Ed
The news from the army is meagre enough We have
no papers nor verbal intelligence information is
derived from the correspondence which We subjoin.
CAMAR 90, July 81 1886
To break the dull monotony of camp life we had ano
Their Indian alarm yesterday morning The alcalde
came in great haste and trepdaton to the commanding
officer Of the troops here, stating that the Camanches
waste the ranches the other side of the
river above the mouth Of the San JUAN numbering the
Cuilochs Rangers were at once detailed to cross the
Rio Grande, and all in the saddle in almost no
time. l
TO my thinking. these Indian disturbances will be
fruitful Of much trouble If not much mistaken at
the great treaty recently held by Gov Butler and Maj
Lewis high up on the Brazos, it uDde rstood that
the Indians were not TO be moested in any they
might be engaged in with Mexico. It might not have
been stipulated in the bond" yet the commissioners
in the then existing state of affairs between the United
states and Mexico were not in situation to to the
dnerent tribes that they must war with coun-
try that was then common enemy. That they might
and did say to them that they at liberty to wage
be q thew oa
not to approach the Mexican frontier would have been
piece OF ao;urdity not t. say stupidity they were not
OF the treaty the provisions of which have yet been
published, came Gen Taylor's at Palo Alto
ras; after which entirely face appears to have
been put upon the nature of the operations this side the
then sSansd nm me conca,aory system had not been
nor had procamatons appeared indirectly calling upon
the inhabitants this side the Sierra Madre throw of
the oppressive yoke of the Central government
In the mean time, of the wild tribes have organ
ized their bands and carrying destruction
and death upon the frontier 1t is the bounden duty Of
the United States as look upon the matter afford pro-
lection to the inhabitants upon the bank of the Rio
ssa 1ut 70 what extent the Indians can be leg
matter The result of all this is now looked for here
WIN much interest and the adventures Of McCulloch's
men with the Indians, shall be detailed to you at the
earliest opportunity.
Gen. Taylor will leave Matamons for Camargo. The
and will go directly to Camargo that shall
overtake the General write thus hurriedly, to an
AAapama, winch, am told, goes out at midday.
From the same paper Aug Al
Since last there has been an arrival from Brazos
santiago and one or two from Port Lavsccs The James
Day, which came over FROM Mobile Sunday with
the mails left Lavacca the 29th She reports that
the bark Tarqun arrived at Pass Csvallo the a5th
ra Cruz where she communicated with the fleet and left
bearer of dispatches for the city Of Mexico. fMr
On the aoth, at NJ she spoke tho Telegraph hence
ior Lavacca with troops She desired to be reported
On the sist she passed the steamer Lama. Captain
Bui CESS, thrty-fve miles from the s. w. Pass The
James L. Day brought Major Calhoun of the army
and Messrs II: w. Munroe, c. v. selkrig, n. P. Hol
brook, and l. s. Ward passengers from Port Lavacca.
The steamship McKim reports that Colonel Harding
with volunteers, left Lavacca the 3lst for San An
tonic
The schooner Catharine arrived Sunday night from
the Brazos, bringing companies and f. of the Wsshing
ton Regiment OF Louisiana Volunteers, commanded by
Captains Chase and Shaw The Catherine sailed in
pany with bark Montgomery, of Baltimore for this port
She left at anchor outside the Brazos bar ships
Davis, Charles Carroll, Birmah, Exchange, Mddesex,
Shanunga. General Veaze tongreve and Norfok bar ks
Parthian and l. H Chapin schooner Cora Bark Kazan,
Of Boston, ashore Padre lsandrepored be in four
feet watertroops and landed: vessel total los.
ShooneIs Sea and Charon of Baltimore inside the bar
and waiting to be lowed out
The ship Shanunga arrived from Brazos Santiago yes
terday afternoon bringing three companies Of the Wash
sgton Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers, commanded
by Captains stockton, Vandergri and Glenn She lett
on the 25th inst.
From the New Orleans Pic, August6]
ARnvAL.-ColonelC roghan, Inspector General, u s:
A. IOpOgr0phlcal
Engineers, U.sA. arrived in town yesterday. Col C.
has been engaged in inspecting and mastering voun-
teers into the service and Captain Sanders has been pur
forces. They are both destined for the Rio Grande
MoRE VoLuSrEERs.-The ship General veazis arrived
yesterday afternoon from Brazos Santiago, having
board company d, Capt Tobn, company c. Capt White,
and company X Capt Bright attached to the washing.
ton regiment Of Louisiana volunteers.
private letter from Point Isabel informs us that Gen
Worth has been ordered to lay out camp for 10000
at and establish depot sixty miles from there
on the road to Monterey
The Catholic Chaplains.
IT affords us much pleasure. says the Frederick Cin-
gen. to learn that letter has been received from Rev
John Nc Elroy under date Maamoras. July Is, in which
he says that his health and that of Rev Ray continues
good, as also that OF the army, with very few excep
tons.
Immediately afer his arrival, he waited on General
Tay Tor and paid his respects to him. He received
by the General with every mark of distinction and
kindness after which MIR. McEroy and Mr. Ray called
churches but insisted that during their sojourn among
them they should make their houses their home this
was dsc led but the offer of the churches wa. accept
ed, and one daily filled 18th and Mexicans,
who appear ON the very best terms.
At the date OF the letter there twelve thousand
rlver towards Camarso General Taylor invited Messs
McElroy and Ray to- dine with him-they found him
surrounded by his officers in full uniform the General
alone appeared more like plain simple farmer than
military chieftain They passed pleasant day
ry heat the weather and the badness Of the water thai
Is procured from the river hich Ia very muddy. and
looks like the Monocooy when evernowing its banks.
The Santa Fe Expedition.
fFrom the St Louis Era, August71
The Gene al Brook arrived yesterday from the mouth
of the Yellow Stone, whence she left on the 9TH July
The water falling with four feet in the chan
mel The Brook has been gone seventy five days the
trip, IL being $500 miles from st LOUIS She met the
Clermon 40 miles above Council Bluffs. At Council
Bluffs they learned that five hundred Mormon wagons
al crossed and gone towards Fort Laramie ono
thousand more were ready to cross They had sown
barley and buckwheat near Council Bluffs The fore
most parties expected TO winter Fort Laramie and
balance the Platte river At Fort Leavenw ORTIZ
the north sde they passed the Ave hundred Mormons
who had joined the army. The distant prairies we're
the settlements Plenty of buffalo found two hun
bred miles above Council Bluffs. The boat brought
down live buffalo elk and grsly bear and also
the stuffed skin Of grsly bear larger than the largest
it was killed in the act OF carry ing off buffalo that
II had caught coming out of the river The boat brought
dam q lorer. f,,ra and n