Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-07-23


tin on the 10Th ult, with his family,
and would remain there till the return
of Gov. Henderson.
1t is said that General Lamar will
be~elected bngadier general of the Tex
as volunteers, General Burleson refu-
sing to be a candidate against him.
Reports of rather an indefinite char
acter had reached San Antonio, that
the Mexicans were concentrating a
large force at Preside de Rio Grande,
for the purpose Of marching against
San Antonio. The report faxed to
excite much alarm among the Texans.
We think it has before been men,
toned that the United States dragons
formerly stationed at Austin, left on the
10Th ult., for San Antonio.
Captain NJ. K. Smell, of the Texas
volunteers, arrived at Galveston in the
Galveston from the army, for the pur-
pose of raising from three 10 four COM
panies of foot. He would not remain
to enroll them himself, but appointed
other persons for that duty, and would
return to Point Isabel in few days.
CAMP OPPOSITE MATAMoRAs,
July 81, 1916.
GENTLEMEN: The steamers Aid
and Neva have been up the river with
supplies for Col. Wilson's command,
stationed at Reynosa, about 60 miles
from here by land. Three companies
&C." 81" and "K"-of the 7tb
infantry, will leave here shortly for Rey-
nosa, on their way to Camargo, under
Capt Miles. The three remaining
companies will shortly follow them
1.-THE ten companies Of our regiment
were formed into six, in consequence
of our number being small. The Off
GERS Of the four companies broken up
were sent off to recruit others. The
four towns of Barita, Matamoras, Rey-
nosa and Camargo, will form a base
line upon which to establish depots;
and if our people from "the States'
keep making their "smokes" or this
line, it will force us to Monterey and
Mexico. There is Yankee here, who
says when his six months are cup"
with the government, he is going to
enter into contrac, to carry the mail
from General Taylor's camp to Com.
Stockton.
There was rumor here yesterday
that some of our gun-boats and crews
had been captured by Mexicansa at Tam
pico. How many, or the manner, not
stated. The Mexicans of Matamoras
believe it; this ofitself would lead US to
doubt it. Y
Col. Canales with his force is sup
posed to be in the neighborhood of
Rsynosa or Camargo; and if he is, ]
think we shall make it rather too hot
for the colonel to remain much longer.
My own opinion is, that their main
force is at Monterey, and that they are
to give us warm reception.
Our only regret is, that circumstances
are such that we are compelled to keep
hem waiting; but, gentlemen, the
blame, any is 10 be attached, does
not rest with "the drill-sergeant of the
army" Our commanding general
would bear witness, / think, that we
are ever ready to obey orders at mo-
nent's warning, to go wherever he
shall direct. Even his calm DISPOSE,
ion has been ruf1led in consequence
Of the want of facilities; as he remark
ed after the rout of the 9th, if he had
1ad The means furnished him for eros
sing the river, he "would have annihi-
atedt the army of Gen. Arista." There
S "something rotten in Denmark, ,"
and while on this subject, let me remark
another unfortunate oversight or mis-
somewhere. General
Taylor, directly after arriving at Cor.
ous Christi required of the government
1t Washington two 1O-inch mortars
with view to its being necessary to
lombard Matamoras. These mortars
lid not arrive till after the battles of the
9Th and 9th Of May, and after Fort
Brown had been bombarded for seven
lays and nights from the city of Mata-
noras. The "drilI-sergeant" had no
over this matter. We ask no
avors, but we have right to expect
Justice. 49,
U. S. SCHOONER FL1Er,
Brazos St. Jsgo, June 80, 1916.
The gale occasioned some little da-
mage at the Rio del Norte and the
Brazos In the river one steamer went
o pieces inside the bar, and one
schooner on shore near the mouth of
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