The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-11
BY this Evenings Southern Mail.
LATER FROM THE BRAZos ST. JAGe-ANoTHE
ARRIVAL EROM NEXICO

LATER FROM THE BRAZos ST. JAGe-ANoTHEF
ARRIVAL FROM MEXICO.
The New Orleans Daily Delta Of the 4th instant
contains the following summary Of intelligence from
the Brazos, received by the steamer Alabama Tn,
Alabama left Brazos on the LIST instant, at 8 a. m:
The steamship Alabama, Captain Windle, which
took down Colonel Peyton's regiment returned las
evening. She encountered violent gale on the
bar the particulars of which we give in the extract
from her log. She left the Brazos on Sunday morn.
ing Colonel Peyton's regiment disembarked, and
encamped on the beach, where were already Colone
Davis's regiment. All volunteers were expected tc
rendezvous at Barita, which is at present the head
quarters of General Smith.
Captain May, with a squadron of dragons, pur.
sued the retreatng Mexicans some sixty miles
west of Matamoras, but so qnick was their march
that they could not even come up with their rear
guard. He is satisfied that the Mexican force at
that point at the present time is not more than four
thousand men. Everything goes along as smoothly
as possible at Matamoras. The citizens are all
minding their business, many of them making
money by trading with the soldiers, and all learning
to believe that the Yankees not such outside bar
barans after all they were led to believe them to
be.
II is now northumberland Gen. Taylor, who
will not be accused of exaggeration, admits it
that the loss Of the Mexcans on the 9Th ard 9th
particularly on the latter day-was much larger
than was at first supposed. A gentleman, who
went through the hospitals in Matamoras, and who
took some pains to ascertain their number, thinks
it must amount to SIX hundred.
Many Of the cannon which they sunk in wells
and elsewhere, have been recovered
Capt. Page is recovering. Major Lear, who
crossed the country from Fort Jesup and for whose
safety fears entertained, has reached the camp
in safety.
A quantity of the trophies Of victory, taken or
found on the battlefield is deposited at Point Isa-
bel They form quite a cabinet Of curiosities.
They are all now burning to have another crack
at the Mcxicans; and the prevailing opinion is that
"od Rough-and- Ready" will before long indulge
their desire Captain May and his command are
still at Point Isabel.
The only United States vessel off the Point was
the schr Frt.
The following is the list Of vessels blown ashore
in the gale Of the 18th ult: United States steamer
Colonel Harvey will be got OBJ steamer Augusta,
ashore, badly; steamer Leo do. do, inside the bar;
schooner Waterman, ashore, will be got of when
unIosded; schooner Eufaua, do do; the steamship
Sea is also badly ashore, and is supposed cannot be
got of.
Aransas Bay, bound to the Brazos, is reported to be
lost in the same gale
VESSEL, AT THE BRAzos Sr. JAeo Steamers
Monmouth and Florida; a barque from Galveston,
with troops on board; brig Apalachicoa; schooners
Water Witch, William Bryan, Ellen, and Clara,
Enterprise, Cornelia, Southerner, and Arspe also
ship off the bar, name unknown.
PASSENGERS PER STEAMSHIP ALABAMA Colonel
More, Captain Sanders military engineer; Colonies
Winthrop and n Lyons-all attached to the COVER
nors staff. Also the following sick and wounded
officers from the army Lieutenant Arthur, I'd artil-
lery; Lieut. Gates, 9th infantry; Lieut. MeCay, 9Th
infantry; Captain Kelly, 9Th infanryi II. Stevens,
5th infantry.
The same paper (the D,ls) gives the following