The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-19

Those marked thus y have started for the camp
Our accounts from Texas are as yet so meagre
that we know comparatively nothing Of the mill
tary movements in that State. Sixteen volunteers
are, however, said to have left Galveston for Point
Isabel
Military Movcments-Thc Departure OF Vo-
luntcers, &c. &c.
From the New orlean. Picsyune. May lol
down to the barracks. from the foot Of Bienvs street.
having ON board the u troops from Jefferson Barracks
red in smbarking the troops Tho barracks with their
equipments and baggage, and was quite dark long boz
that six companies should 60 aboard but it was finally
decided that only three should leavethe Greys Capt
oo
still placing aboard camp equpage, provisions arms &c,
and expected that the ateamship might not leave
win leave at IL o'clock to-day in the James L. Day At
an carly hour in the afternoon yesterday tho road the
Of mon. women and children at the barracks the road
for many yards completely blocked up. The
1 WITHIN aid 81 Ss.s n
fuaion-the volunteers drilling in squads. preparing
to depar-raw recruits being fitted with new clothes
son, brother, or husSsnd~whils few little prang in.
nature Of the occasion The volunteers all seemed to be
good spirits and comfortable a. the nature Of their
% s9 but al @ n =, TWO 70 % al and
companies were marched into the barracks yesterday,
which swelled the number there to full 1900 a. We arc
j. B. walton, Esq., was yesterday elected Colonel Of
the Washington regiment and H Forno, Esq.,, Lieuten-
By the departure Of Capt Forno with the troops for the
Rio 0rande, Capt q. w. Smith, Of Company, Loui-
ssna Volunteers, left in command at the U. States Bar
racks.
Lafayette Saunders, Esq, Of East Felicana, Is about
raising regiment Of mounted gunmen. to rendezvou:
at Alexandra about the last Of this month, and proceed
by land via Corpus Christi to Gen. Taylor the Rio
Grandc. Maj Gen. Gaines has authorized Mr.. Saunders
whitley, commanding the Arsenal at Baton Rouge for
any number Of muskets and rifles with accoutrcments
for the equipment Of the
ssry supplies also given to Mr. Saunders by General
plates raising cannot be doubted Ho u confident that
thousand will join him already more than 200
are enrolled in the town Of Clinton and tho recruitngs
II We the opinion Of Gen jackson and Cen Coffee tina.
the services of mounted gun.men-which are nothing
value, particularly in engagement where the enemy
occupies wooded and broken country. Such force
did great and effective here in is4l0 and in the
Creek war and such force will doubt prove trou
blesome customers to Mexicans
II any Of our citizens are anxious to join this rsg
ment in preerence to one Of infantry they car do
Who'll do il \
Besides large lot Of munitions sent week before last
from Baton Rouge to the Army Of Occupation we learn
that over 1000 muskets and 700 kegs Of ball and
buckshot cartridges from the place. have subse
arrived nere Destined the Mo 0rande. Our
troops will no doubt sprinkle these latter literally
upon the Mexicnn.
If occasion should require II, authorized to say
the post at Baton Rouge well prepared to furnish stu
larger SUPPLIES Of munitions. few days ago twentyf FIVE
pieces Of ordnance Of very large calibre together
with $50 balls-e inch diameter-arrivcd there from
In addition to the oficers Of the washington Regi
ment, enumerated in another paragraph learn that
Capt Glenn of the Cadets elected acting Major
Charles Doano, Quarter Master; Doct Wilson, Surgeon
Doct Gibson, Assistant Surgeon and the Rev. Mr. Allen
Chaplain.
Arepor was yesterday circulated to the effect that
Washington Guards Such ID not the case The ru
NOR has no foundation There Is sufficient at the
barracks for all the volunteers In the city Tho ocer'
Of the Ouards' are Capt j. NJ. vandergrG; LIST Lieut.
II. Kcndig; I'D do VIM. Whitman.
We regretto state that owing TO the various exciting
cmharkaon Of the troops and the benefit Of Mile Calve
the concert Of Dc Meyer was but hinly atended-the
whole net proceeds amounting TO $780, which was i'm
mediacly handed Of the Governors Aids for
the purpose Of approprsng II to the audable purpose for
which the concert was given.
Carr. BLArcHARp's CoMrArY--A full company was
yesterday completed by Capt blanchard an old and
experienced ocer, and marched down to the barracks
last night
Carr. smrH's CompAvv.--wc have heretofore ne
elected to notice the nc company OF volunteers raised
the Climax Coffee House. numbering rs men, rank and
fle who elected Capt George W. Smith captain j. Free
land Is lieutenant and John W. Williams I'd lieutenant
The company provided themselves with neat suit con.
ssng Of black velvet caps dark fock coats and panta
looms. and presented a very solderly appearance.
There was meeting last night at the Comm rcia Ex
change, called oy Capt Ricardo for tho purpose oi
drumming up recruits 10 enlist under his banner and
the same time smother meeting was held in an orposte
Of the EXCHANGE nv nurnhar ~ rlavks IN.