The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-06-04

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died on-irom wound received IA his
th.ch by the explosion Of one Of Tue enc.
mics shells. HIS wound was not consid.
cred dangerous, but as he was placed ia
one Of the bomb proui burrows, murliiica.
ton ensued from the want of fresh air.
Ills death is deeply deplored by the army;
his intrepid conduct IN ioihng every al.
tempt OF the enemy 10 reduce the For,
prepared them in measure to anticipate
The result, Of these conflicts with our btayc
army. The strength of the Fort, and skill
with which il is defended, IS Incompetent.
sibe 10 The MeAicans, and indeed well Il
might be, for they have thrown upwards Of
| 100 shot and she'll into the works, and
every morning they present the same ap.
pearance-our loss has been only Two or
three 10 the Fort. The conslan, practice
the enemy have had in firing at 1t, has
taught them the proper bearing to give 10
their guns, and almost every shot falls
within the works. The Fort is never IDLE.
and the ramparts and dwellings Of Ma,a.
morns exhibit RUNS as plainly Us those Of
hundred centuries, when gaping forth
their lamentations Of 10 and behold what
dcsola,lon is here.
The sloop.of war ST. Mays, arrived
from Pensacola on the l0th the steamer
Mississippi on the l2th from Vera Cruz.
The Balnbrldge IS OF the Rio Grande, en-.
forcing the blockade The schr. Fhfl sail
cd for New Orleans on The 7th ull.
II is stated that On expedition is to bc
sent by boats Of Tie squadron 10 take the
town of Burrila, rs milrs from the mouth
Of the river, where there $ military
force.
Gen. Vega is the Col. Vega that Vas
captured by tho Texan forces a, he slaugh.
ter OF san Jacinlo. lla vas also al Tho
fall Of The Alamo, aud is brave aud &c.
complshed officer
From tie New Orleans Blllotin Fun
Tro dat, !df,r t,oe. hs Alny-aa slg- d,noa
sufsl 10 dtiack B4rui4 Gsa T5glor ss
p1r.sS 70 ctsss he RIO CfIsle. aud ati4st
and sceaFy haiamo,as.
The steamer james l.. Day, Cap, N
Gniliu, arrived tbs mornlug from the Bra.
z9s ST. Jago, which place she left OF tie
10th uit, bringing Intelligence two days
later lhab lhal is tic Gdtestrn.
Captain Griffin nlcrus as TIA, Gcneta
Taylgg .e.t rUat Isabel Oh ihc mnrfrct
Tie l5l4, with about Two hJulI,l an,
api Supply Of pfot isi0Hs fol lhc arms Il
/ the camp. hnet prucr'uns tlHgi A.'.
lance however he deemed i cNpe I,cat 10
return aud Increase Us rscor atl ale
with him .argc qlanliy u supplies He
d,I -, aud took UP hs march asa'u s.
/ ,hc camp on The morning o. he ish "iih
from SIX TO eight hundred men. a pHk "
artillery, and about ,No hundred no. ity
wagons lie wbs met about midway be.
tween Point Isabel and the camp, late on
the evening Of Tie 18th. Up 10 that ume
he had not met the enemy, nor VAS It at
ucIpa,ed tina, tie would encounter opposi.
,lou, as the general impression Vas that lie
enemy had rclrealed from our soil, .mme.
dlately after their disastrous defeat 90 The
-lh and 9th, and sought safety on tic west
back q the RIO Gnude.
While General Taylor was Of poiat l..
abel he received Intelligence that the Nct.
leans were gathering N large numbers Al
Barula. a MEXICAN town, Immediately 81
the bank Of the RIO Graudc. On beng
thus informed. he ordered tie tWo comp.
ules Of Louisiana Volunteers, under Cop.
tans Dcsha and Stockton, and deiaeh.
ment Of United States uiauUy, numbering
ia all, regulars and volunteers. about enc
thousand met, composed entirely Of ,I'an.
Try, to proceed 10 the attack Of that iowa.
4 These troops embarked on The mornlag
of the 18Th ult, on tho steamers NeYa,
Leo and Clncluuatt, and were landed 81 ho
Brazos att Z. NJ, aud immediately march
ed for the RIO Crau1c he steamers being
ordered to ascend the river and transport
the troops and their ammunition across.
Commodore Counor With his whole squad.
ron consisting Of the steam ffgaie Mlssis'
s2pI, the lugates Cumberland, Rlrit1n
and Potomac, sloop 81. Mary. The brig Law.
renee, aud the schr. SaGta Anna, a, tie
Same time weighed anchor bnd sailed fOr
the mouth Of the rivcr, Intending IL assist
tho troops IN crossing with his boats, aud
to aid IN the attack with his men, The
! expedition was under the command Of COI,
Wilson.
General Taylor intended to cross the
river at or near his camp, to take posses
sion Of Matamoraz, and the expedition was
ordered for the double purpose Of dlslodg
ing the Mexicuns from their position nj
/. Barracks, and assisting General Taylor ID
occupying MaIamofas, should he be oppo'
sed
Gen. Taylor Intended TO cross tie river
on bridge formed Of the boxes Of his wa.
CONS caulkcd tight. For this purpose he
had ordered all the oakum al Point Isabel
to be sent up TO the camp.
CAPT. Griffin heard nothing whatever
Of tho report that Parcdes was marching
20 Malamoras with 5000 ncn, nor was
there any certainty that the McNlcans had
been reinforced; the general opinion, how
ever, was tina, they had been,
There were none OF the enemy between
the camp and Point Isabel If any remain
J cd on this side Of the rNcf they were above
M.