The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-28

regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. Col H. Mar
shall had arrived in the vicinity of Port Lavacca and
regiment left Memphis Tenn on the 10th July for San
Antonio via Little Rock and Fulton Arkansas and Rob
Tens. the regiment WA: met By an empress. from Gen.
Wool with orders to change their route to Port Layac-
ca and there encamp, and await further orders Col
Marshall has despatched Mr. Kennedy Of his quartermas
ters department to Gen. Taylor for further orders Mr.
G. w Kennedy on the Day, and will take the
There is singular mysti6cation about this business
for Col Marshall evidently uncertain a. to which div
hsnsion in the regiment /. that hey are to be- dsbanded
after their long and crcuitous march OF two months
There are various surmses as to the reason for their
change Of destination but these entirely conjec
turs that we do not give them Their friends in Ken
lucky win be happy hear that the health Of the reg
are in good order The in hne spirits save only
that they are aPprehensve Of being dsbanded before
Since writing the above, we have seen the Texas I'D
rocae Of the 10th, which says the Kentucky regiment
ordered to Lavaccs that by quartering the
the regiment in which Cassus M. Clay and Thomas
Marshall command companies
The same number Of the ADVOCATE says 1t believed
that he had received orders to remain at San Antonio
I'll the result OF certain negotiations should be known
We cannot credit this though 10 evidently believed at
Victoria.
We annex letter from ono of the Illinois Volunteer
stationed near San Antonio:-
Texas. AUG. 81, 1875
As we have the promise Of mail this evening and q
departure in the morning. unusual event at this place,
can give you item or two of present situation.
The LIST and I'd regiments Of Illinois volunteers,
one regiment Of mounted from Arkansas under Col
Yell two companies Of regular infantry under Major
Bonneville two companies u. s. Dragons. under Col
Harvey, and one company Of infantry from Kentucky,
under Capt. Williams now constitute encampment
They all parade to-day for muster and inspection
by Col Churchill who will have to wash his hands with
good CASTLE soap, after touching volunteer guns
Our troops well provisioned and in good health and
spirts The spot on which we are encamped Is most
delightful place, the clear springs which form in
part the source Of the San Antonio river We two
miles distant from the town OF San Antonio and expect
to remain some days here.
Cen Wool, without losing the energy of his earlier
life has acquired the wisdom which experience alone
brings to military Commander, and will do honor to
our country in the present campaign.
LAvAccA, Sept. IL, 1916.
A rumor has been current for day two, that
three companies left by Col Harvey at the Preside do
Rio 0rande, had suddenly stamped upon the appear
ance Of small Mexican force the west bank OF the RI
YER leaving behind their camp equipage stores ect One
report says that they fired at each other for some three
or four hours across the river and that the TEXANS lost
four men.
met with an old acquaintance direct from the Rio
Grande having served three months tour. AZ regards
the feelings Of the Mexicans to the and towards
the American forces, he thinks that they nvesratey
hostile; and that If Gen. Taylor should meet with even
partial defeat the population would turn out mssse
and that the army would be entirely destroyed He
Inmates the whole force upon the Rio Grande at 600 Of
which 5000 at Camsrgo, and advancing upon Mon
tsrey that unless negotiation should settle the matter
we may consider the war as just begun"