Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-05-14
LATER.

/ The New Orleans Commercial Times of the
! lst instant has the following intelligence
which is the latest that had reached New Or
leans before the mail left for the North:
! We are informed BY Capt Atwell, of the
/ schooner Gen. Worth, who left BraZos St
Jago on the 25th, that the day before Ohe GATH
/ the Mexican schooner Juanita, was taken by
the y. S. Schooner Flirt, and sent into that
port as a prize.
vi learn also from the same gentleman.
that the two thousand Mexican troops above
spoken OF as having crossed the Rio Grande,
had captured several wagons, belonging to
settlers, loaded with provisions for the Ameri.
can camp. The object of the enemy seems to
be, TO intercept the supplies destined for the
U. s troops. h is more than probable that an
engagement has taken place before this
The American Consul and Merchants. resi-
dent in Matamoras had been ordered by Gen.
! Ampudia to leave for Victoria. Tamaulipas-
twenty-iour hours having been allowed them
to adjust their affairs. This is a violation of
the terms of treaties existing between the u.
States and Mexico, it having been agreed on,
that IN the event Of war, the citizens Of the
two countries, respectively, should not be mo-
Tested in their affairs, but six months. be allow
ed to those living in sea-ports, and twelve
months to those IN the interior, to arrange for
their departure.
Our army is in good health and spirits, on
ly 1876 being on the sick list
The New Orleans Picayune Of the LIST inst
has the following paragraph:
BLOCKADE OF THE RIO GRANDE.
We learn last evening that formal protests
had been made before the British Consul by
the English houses which had shipped car
goes on board the schooners Equity and Flor
ldian, which were turned back by the United
States brig Lawrence, off the mouth of the
Rio Grande.
The Picayune has also the following cor
rection:
The -.MiSpprehenSion Corrected
General Woth.-Our readers cannot fail TO
have been struck by the number of officers re-
ported by the city press 10 have arrived here
in the New York on her last trip from Gal
weston. Enough Were reported to have Off
cered several regiments. This was entirely the
result of msapprehensona We learn thai but
three gentlemen connected with the Army did
in fact arrive; these were Gen. Worth, Mai.
Van Ness and Lieut. Smith. Gen Worth, il
is known, has transmitted his resignation to
Washington the other gentlemen named
came here on important business connected
win the service.
IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY.
a Battte-Fyieen ,4aericans killed, tortysir
taken prisoners, aud Gen. Tdylor's supple,
ca e6.
On Thursday, the 23d of April, 1000 Mex
ican troops crossed over. Capt. Hardin and
Capt. Thorton were sent with two companies
Of Cavalry, GO men in all to reconnoitre. On
FRIDAY morning they fell into an ambuscade
OF the enemy, when Lieut. Kane and Is men
were killed-Captain Thorton missing, and
Captain Hardin and 46 men are prisoners
After the fight the Mexcans on the American
side OF the river Were largely reinforced, and
had surrounded Gen Taylor's camp, cutting
OIL all communication with Fort Isabel, at
which is the train and all the stores belonging
to the army. Gen. Taylor has only 10 days
provisions on hand. There are at Port lsable
go artillery men, 20 dragons, about % team
sterS, and $50 citizens and laborers-the en-
lrenchment not quite finished. The steamer
Monmouth landed Mr. Catlett on the night Of
the 18th Of April at Port Tobacco. with deS-
patches from Gen. Taylor, calling on Gen.
Henderson for 40 companies of Rihemen Of
Of go men each, twenty ofthem TO be mounted