The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-15

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Monterey, under the immediate command ofPs-
redes. The American army appear 10 DO on the
point of taking up their march to penetrate as lar
as Monterey.
PorNr ISABEL. July 8, 1876
Gentlemen,-I left Matamoras last evening,
and started from Gen. Smiths camp, on this sid.
OF I'VE Rio Grandv, AT 9 O'Clock, with a volunteer
officer, to ride across the prair,e. l saw odd
ROUGH and Ready just before !. aving. He was
7 ding ont hunting for newspapers. Tue. old gem
tleman hardly ever is seen attended by any Of his
officers or men in his rides, but goes poking
about" as heard a volunteer remark the other
day, "just like other folks Gen. Smith was 10
begin TO remove his camp to-day some IL or Is
miles up the river on the Mexican side. The
General looks remarkably well and is in fine spi-
rits. The mosquitoes showed themselves in num-
bers for the first time at headquarters last eve
ming. The volunteer camp was perfectly shrouded
by smoke, raised by the men to keep off the in
truders. A rumOr obtains in camp that a portion
of the Louisiana volunteers are soon to be dis
banded, and. though they h-ve been assured that
such will not probably be the case they are quite
uneasy aboutit-n few because they want TO go
home, and fear the rumor is not wel,fonnded, but
most Of them because they desire to stay and
Can we ever get fight out of them y are the
questions constantly put TO persons coming from
Gen. Taylor's quarters.
That large portion Of he army will soen move
towards Monterey can no longer be doubted, as
boats enough OF light draught have arrived 10
warrant Gen laylor in taking possession of the
country between the mouth Of the river and that
place
The road we came over last night moan the
wagon road between Point Isabel and Matamo-
ras-is still impassab for loaded wagons, aud it
is wonder to me how light wagon can be
dragged over 1t. From the river to the Palo Alto
some nine miles, there is not altogether, half
mile OF hard road. The mud is generally foot
deep--and in some places TWO or three feet deep,
and there IS at least four miles OF water, in many
places hardly iordable Tor horses. ! he gentle
man who accompanied me down captured gar
fish on "six mile prairie,' between thu battle
fields the other day, nearly three feet long. l
passed over the same place four or five times
when 1t was perfectly dry, with no appearance of
la Palma where, as you will observe on the map,
a road passes between the ponds, there is now
but one pond, and that ia deep enough anywhere
for respectable sized steamboat to pass through
il. The Palo Alto battle field is two-thrds covered
with water.
A Mexican prisoner Of war, Lieut.. Ruix, whose
arrest mentioned sometime ago, will go out to
New Orleans in the Alabama You will reco'lect
that he was caught in Matamoras in The act OF
trying to gather recruits from among the citizens,
and the convalsscent of the wounded soldiery.
A Mexican als'' goes out in chains, accused of
being one of the murderers of the Rogers family
am not lawyer enough TO know exactly how lie
will be tried, before what tribunal, but he has
an ugly phiz to bring before a jury. Mrs Page,
wife Of the Capt. Page, who behaved sqGallanily
in the recent battles, and was so dteadfnly
wounded, will 20 out in the Alabama. She came
to this place to meet her hu band, but found, on
her arrival, that the captain had already sailed for
New Orleans, expecting to meet her husband
there.
Military Operations throughout the Union.
The following is list of the regmental officers
of the volunteers raised in Texas for Mexican
First Regiment Riflemen-A. Sidney Johnson,
Colonel; Ephram Milan, 1t. Col; Wells, Major
VIM. r. Balllnger, Adjutant. CHI
Number Of men TOO.
John Hays. Col; Samue! c. Walker, Ii. Colonel;
NJ. t,hevalier, Major.
Number OF men $50
Total number exclusive Of regimental officers,
1850.
Nearly sufficient number Of men havo arrived
TO organize another regiment OF Mounted Rifle
men, and we understand that several companies
Of infantry are on their way to the seat OF wal.
Texas, we have every reason to believe, Will fur
sh her full quota OF men speedily as possible.
She would have had several more foot companies
in tn @ field already, if the government agent al
Galveston had felt himself authorised to issue
arms and furnish means of transportation.
The detachment OF Alabama volunteers, COM
posed ofthe Jackson county volunteers, Captain
Jones, and the Talladega Rangers, Captain Gun
nngham, left this city on Saturday evening, on
the steamship New York, for the seat of war
Mobile Herald, J~ty 4.
MILITARY OurRxoE-The detachment Of Ala
bama volunteers, composed Of the jackson
County Volunteers, Capt. Jones, and the Talla-
dega Rangers, Capt. Cunningham, left this city
on Saturday evening, on the steamship New York,
for the seat of war. Previous to Their leaving,
some three or four of them became engaged in
a rather serious affair Two negro men were
sitting on the wharf fishing The volunteers,
AFTER abusing them, throwing melons at and other
wise lll-treating them, knocked them into the
river. One Of them fortunately caught by the
wharf, and was drawn in the other, very valu-
able and trustworthy servant, named Berry, be-
longing to Mr. !. L. Jones, Of this city. was
drowned. The alarm was gwen, and the Mayor
and Marshal, accompanied by others Of the police,
repaired 10 the wharf and demanded the offend
ers. Capt Cunningham drew his sword, ordered
his men TO defend themselves, and refused to de-
liver up the men charged with the offence :
Capt PHILIPPE, of the New York, assured the
Mayor that he would not allow the boat to leave
unless with his consent. The captains OF the
companies, upon consultation with the quarter.
master Gen Toulmin), consented to yield up
two ofthe supposed offenders, but not mill they
ascertained, by inquiry among their men, that
they would be acquitted. The Mayor caused the
companies to be formed and the rolls called, when
it was found that there was one man mis-
sing, for whom search was made. After some
trouble he was discovered in the hold Of the boat,
covered up with blankets, knapsacks, muskets.
&c. lie and two others were arralgned before
the Mayor, who was assisted by F. G.. kimball,
ESQ. The names Of the men were John A. Will
hanson, of the Talladega Rangers, Samuel Row
an, and Galloway Horton, of the Jackson county
volunteers. The most essential testimony given
was that OF Mr.. Curran, who testified that he saw
Galloway Horton one Of the prisoners, strike Ber-
ry on the back, and knock him into the river,
without any insolence from or provocaton on the
part of Berry. The testin ony OF Captain DorSan
(pilot) and Messrs Shreve and Powey went to
corroborate the testimony OF Mr.. Curran, and also
to implicate Williamson and Rowan as accesso-
ries both before md after the fact. Alter pa
tent hearing Of the case the magistrates dismiss
ed Williamson and Rowan, but committed Hor-
ton to jail TO appear Mt the Criminal Court, the
case being so aggravated as not 10 allow them TO
admit him tc bah.-iobik Herald, July 9Th.
GEORGIA.
The steamboats, Bradstrcet, Amaranfh,
Lowndes and Eureka brought down the Georgia
volunteer regiment on Sunday. The companies
are desigus ed as follows =,