The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-10
OrrAwA,Iii., Fridny, July 10, 1916
FROM THE a RMY.
From the St. Louis Republican.
BRAsos SANTIAGO, June II, lS4

BRAsos SANTIAGO, June II, 1916.
The st. Louis Legion have pitched their tents
on this Island, in sight of Point Isabel. Adjoin
ing the Legion on one side, is Col Fea,herslone's
Regiment OF Louisiana Volun,eers-on another,
the Louisville Legon-numhcring in the three
Regiments, about twenty-five hundred men. We
have handsome location on a sandy plain. with
the Gulf of MEXICO in sight, and ENJOY the luxury
Of sea bath every morning before sunrise. Oys-
tiers, crabs and every superior fish, are caught by
dance. In fact, the men seem to be much better
satisfied here than they were led TO expect from
the representations a, New Orleans, and from
the treatment which they received there aud on
board the steamship Galveston.
Water i. obtaiocd lere in abundance by sink
ing Lasre in the sand which fills Immediately,
and il OF lolerable fiii quality, though a liI'"
brackish. On tho 9Th, Col. Peyton'S regiment Of
Louisiana Volunteers took up the march from
this place TO Durils, where it is understood they
will remain until some dt6nite course o. acton Is
decided uponb y Gen. Taylor. From the / st M
formation can obtain, there is between eight a I'd
ten thousand volunteers in the vicinity Of Mat
amoros, Bur'o, Point Isabel, and this place
making an army al the service OF General Fay Tor,
including his regulars, Of near twelve thousand
men. | understand from IN officer in the army,
just from Genera! Taylor's camp, that it is the
{, a aful's iutauftYu "a tho
plies and wagons for such an army can he pro-
cured, To march vr Monterey, where, il is ~ nor.
ed, the Mexcans are concentrating. From what
have seen, as to the means Of obtaining trans.
poraliou and supplies here, it may ne a month
before this can be accomplished.
We shall remain here a few days, and then
take our departure for Burita, where we will pro-
baby halt until the march Of the army on Mon
tere. The health Of our regiment has been very
good, only one death from sickness having &C.
CURED since we LETT st. Louis, and that Of man
who was sick when at left fson Barracks. The
three German companies lei Inging TO the rcgi-
ment arrived here on Tuesday, and are now on
the ground with US. Five or six of the Yagcrs
deserted on the last dry the Germans remained
at Camp Alsicrs Every cirlrt was made by
Major SchcDlhsler, who was lett in command Of
that detachment, to apprchend them but without
success. Several from he other companies took
the occasion to serve Us the same Tick, Willie We
remained opposite New Odenns, but VIC took
very little trouble To get them back.
understand that soyeniy-lour Of the Louisiana
regiment are now on the sick list T~o have
been buried from tina, regiment in the last two
days. ! was Informed 10y one of their officers
tina, they both ,t,rted itom hnmc in bad health 49,
one died Of liver complaint, aud the other Of con-
sumption. The prevailing disease among tho-,
who are on the sick list, is diaubUr, caused by
the water.
Yesterday, the arms were all dealt out to gu,
men. Owing to difficulty in obtaining com
plete rife nccoutremcnts in New Orleans. our
whole regiment were compelled to take muskeis
much to the dissatisfaction of those who volun,
teercd as rihemcn In short time they will b,
Jus, as well pleased with the muskct, as they
could have been with the rife. The musket j,
the most effective weapon Of the two, aud espe
cially against cavalry.
a drill officer from General Taylor's camp il
expected to-day, for the purpose of initiating III,
officers of the volunteer regiments at this plac,
in the minu,iT Of military tactics, aud other du
ties. General Taylor has no idea Of sending int,
mandcj by men almost entirely ignorant Of tao
tics. II he should adopt this course genera
one, with the volunteer forces, it will make hi
army much more effective body than it can pos
sihly be, il left to their own knowledge of mill
,nry service. X.