The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-22
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rom tie s41'lg
Through tie kindne q Captain
Waters, Clerk 81 lie aieans letech which
Soal arrived about 10 o'clock so-ntgl, ve
received tie Vieksburg Intelligence, Extra.
81 The 29th cslerdayl from which.we ex.
irac. ihe following intelligence
Ff0n ~ ~ b Topic, Eslra Nay ~.
THE GALVESTON ARRIVED.
] o'clock p M.
The Galveston is just n. having left
BFazos Saint JagO on the Cyensngof The 9th
We hasten ID lay the news By hes before our
readers.
Fromtke Galpeston Csplian n tie lstt
On the morning Of The 18th, Gen. Taylor
and bis staff, wilhlhe guard that had brought
down the train, &c started lor lis camp.
He was met 81 ia express few miles from
Poinl Isabel, informing him that 900 fresh
troops had arrived ia MalanoFos, 900 Of
which had eros q over and 100 more had
crossed tic Rio Gfande at Bairta, near the
Bocachica,not more than 8 fniies from Point
Isabel. Gen. Taylor returned 70 Point Isa,
bel a once, and made preparations 70 leave
the next day with such force as were arFiv.
Ing. The steamship Galveston landed $50
Infantry, Regnlals and YolunteeTs;) the
Augusta landed about 25n, Capi. Pfice az.
rived via Padre Island from Corpus ChTista,
with bis company of 20 mounted Rangers.
They ell .reached The Point On The I3lh.
The Telegraph and Jas. i. Day will doubt.
less land their troops, amounting 10 upwards
Of 500 d Point Isabel on the l4ih. Great
credit is due to Capt. jeremiah Smith oi
the steamship Cincinnati, and Capt r Nc.
Baker Of the MonmouthsloI ihe skill, eneIgs
and promptness, shown ID management 81
their boats il Transporting troops and sup,
plies across the Bar at BFazos Santiago.
Gen. Paroles is at The head Of s, 00l
Troops on bis way TO Matamolos. Il MAJ
possibly be that the fresh troops arrived Al
hatamoros, il The advance division 81 hi.
army. No doubt the enemy were fully ad
vised that Gen. Taylor had leff for Point
Isabel, and their plan Is to ify and capture
him on his return, whilst strong force eros
ling above, is 10 come down upon his army.
Gen. Taylor appeared highly pleased witt
the intelligence; for since the war has open
ed, and no mistake. the excitement aud &c
ltiYity attending operations opens new eF
10 bis vigorous achievements, and 81 hav
marked how much better he looks iha
when confined 10 The emasteFly inacliYily
Of the Corpus Chtists campaign.
lf our few Volunteers from eRlsssson ha
been joined By suficient nnmhe % foE1
q companys il Is more Than printable illa
they would have borne par. II ih
honor 81 the battle q tie sll and 9lh..
They applied Is aceonlpany The ARMY IN .bu
lhey were too few IN number 10 be place,
81 the line, and were left lot the defence o
Point Isabel
TIE FORT.
The Mexicans have continued their fir
ing into Tie Fort opposite Matamoros. nea
] ~ ever since Gen. Taylor left the works.
The brave and gallant Major Brown die
on--from a wound received in his thigh b
tie explosion Of one Of the enemies shell:
His wound was not considered dangerous
) butss he was placed ia one of the BON
f proof burrows, modification ensued, fror
) the want Of fresh air. His death is deepl
. deploFed By the army; his inlriped conduC
il foiling every attempt of the enemy I
. reduce the Fort prepared them in mesur
70 anticipate tie result of these conflict
with our brave army The strength Of the Fol
and skill with which il is defended is incom
! lprehensble 10 The Mexicans. and indee
! well il might be, for they have thrown up
wards Of 400 shot and shell into the work
} aud every morning they present the sam
appearance; our loss has only been two q
: three Ia the Fort. The constant practic
the enemy have had in firing at it, ha
taught them the proper bearing 10 give I
! their guns, and almost every shot falls witt
! in the works. The Fort is never idle, an
: the Tamparls and dwellings Of Matamoro.
exhibits ruins as plainly as those of hun
dred Centuries when gaping forth their Ia
mentatioHs Of 10! aud behold what desols
ton is here!
I The sloop Of war St. Mary's arrived frOr
q Pensacola on the 10Th; the steamer Missi
9 sippi. on the 10Th from Vera Cruz. I'll
: Bainbridge is of The Rio Grpnde, enforce
0 ing the blockade. The schr. Flirt sailed e
: New Orleass on the 7th.
. II is stated that an expedition is TO ;
: sent by boats Of the squadron to take Ii
/; town Of Barila, lG miles from the mouth
9 The river, where there is amilIilaEy force.
a A letter has been received here by Gel
johnson, from Governor Henderson, date
the 6lll inst. in which the Governor stat,
. that he was about 40 leave for Corpus Chris
Ito assume his position, we presume, ID Il
g command Of the volunteers Of the state a
i cofdiDg TO The resolution Oftfe Legislator
!, Gen. Johnson has been ordered 10 repo
{ 10 his Excellency at Corpus CoFistI.
5 From the Austin Democrat Of the 81
inst. we learH that Gov Henderson, under i
]. stFuclions from Gen Taylor has made a
= QUESTION upon the militia Of the State {