The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-10
News from Camargo.
From the New Orleans Pic. Aug. I

The u s. revenue cutter Forward, II B. Nones, Esq,
commander arrived yesterday forenoon from Brazos San
crew all we'll
Lieut. r. s. Jones, of the Forward has been promoted,
and ordered to the cutter Ewing The Forward brought
Conf Aiex'r slidelI Mackenzie, U g. N. came pas
scnger the Forward charged with dispatches for the
government The Courier of last evening states upon
the authority of this gentleman, that the Louisiana
volunteers had been discharged.
We learn verbally that nothing Of especial interest
has occurred since last advices from the Rio Grande
that the movement up the river going as fast al
means OF transportation could had and extra
ordinary sickness had broken out amongst the volun
teers-
CAmAneo, Mrxrco, July I6, 1916.
The city of Csmargo-or what is left of it-siands on
the south side Of the San juan and three miles
ly from the Rio Grande Its population has been high
the recent dreadful food it had fallen to 5000 and
much less than that number Many Of the inhabi-
tant who have lost all will never return, choosing
higher ground in the vicinity which rebuild their
jacaies, as their houses tenements are termed.
the extent Of the freshe the rapidly with which
the of the San Juan have not been exagge
acd In this place alone less than eight hundred and
sixty houses among them some OF the best houses
were either much injured or totally destroy ed the
frightened inhabitants nockng to the hills in crowds
when they that the place must inevitably be mum
dated The houses Immediately around the Plaza, in.
Guiding the church and the dwellings of the priest and
acalde were injured but little, although the waters
gave even these thorough soaking To compute the
entire loss sustained by Camargo were impossible 1t
would not amount mach many might suppose,
for hundreds of the houses of little value yet the
of suffering most ofhe people have lost their
ALL has been frightlu
Many amusing stories told Of the means resorted to-
by the superstious old to stay the progress oil
the dreaded flood One old crone, when the waters
lacked but few inches of running over the banks rush.
ed to the rver with small image Of our ssvioar a inc
progress Of Ia creeenfe An American near told her 10
quit this nummery go 70 her house and save as much OF
her property as possible She beckoned MN away ana
called loudly than the mute images In her
hands the food Again she was told to ieave
but not until heavy surge reached her. accom-
uiad by a crum IA of
sufficient ACCOMPLISHMENT that her prayers we're OF no
avail Then she turned and ran as fast as she could ana
we'll was that did So for in ten minutes more the
water reached her house The only persons VINO re-
NAMED In the place the few American residents,
who lived in canoes while the city was under water
Nearly opposite where am now writing Is large mus
quit tee the top of which they built roost which
still remains. A.
middle of the day with little air stirring as was the case
at Reynosa On the march from thai place to tns 'hs
Laruna del pasras or Lake Of the Little Birds there
being water the road, and the sun pouring ms
the ground exhausted by the heat while others so
much overcome that 1t was necessary 10 give Ine,
places 10 the forage wagons. oil . meen,ed
but this thing Of campaigning in southern latitude
during midsummer is not particularly pleasant un-
der any circumstances. To be sure by sounding the
reveille at half past two o'clock in the morning, and
starting at O. much Of the march through with before
the sun Is yet but starting of at such an unseasona
BILE hour and being obliged lay about during the heat
OF the day without shade for have no tents comes
ramer nara on the American people-on poruon OF
them at least BivouackiBg and all that sort Ct thing
may sound very well in ballads but when comes down
to the stern reality Of the thing, IL Ia distinctly different
matter.
There 10 no string--no intelligence yet Of
the movements whereabouts Of Cansles and Cara
bsJal
CAMARoo, Mexico, July IL, 1916
The Enterprise steamboat IL of in an hour bnt before
she leaves wish to give you for the information Of their
friends the United states list of the officers now
this place which is follows:--Capt d. Miles, 18th
Infantry commanding; Lieutsnant " N. Page sdjutant;
Lieut. f. Brtton, commisssry and quartermassr; b. M
Byrne and @ M Provost sssistant surgeons; Lieut. d. T.
Wood, typographical engineer; Lisuts Thomas and
Johnson light artillery. Captains Holmes, Ross, whi
ing 9atlin and Paul, It'll infantry; Lsuts Hopson, Han