Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-25
From the New Orleans Delta. Aug. IL.
LATEST FROM THE BRAZOS

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Al :? o'clock last evening the steamship New
York, Capt Wright, arrived from the Brazos-
She had on board some officers of the U. army
some OF the Louisiana volunteers and divisior
oil the 81. Louis Legion Things IN general mo
sented about the same features as they dill ain.
| time Of our previous advices. On Inc Sin ne,
Gen. Taylor moved on with his staff and IN. beae
quarters OF the army 10 Camargo
Capt. Walker (whose counterfeit present,oar,
is now at the Parish Pri>on in this ci,y) i I,,ro
dangerously i'll al Matamoras. Sickness am
| the volunteers IS increasing.
| In conversation which our informant ia,
with Col. Twiags he Ohe ColoneN renars.,
| that the last shot IN The Merriam ,rar 5o5 Ill.,,
| fred. This is more evidence, luuifrct i !. ~
that peace has already been conquered a.
that as il may, Gen Taylor hiss more volunteers
under his command now than he wei knows /.
| disposition he should make OF lhem.
The ship Norma, Of Boston from New w:
with POI recruits, Dragons and infantry 49,
rived al BRACES s.. Jago on Inc TIN The .ese>
j. WEIGH, Condor and ship Sophia y s.ker. hi
| arryed-lhey carried oul detachmenis h. l..
| llnois volunteers The baiqne Cona,r o-,o.
Alphabetical and Tasso, schrs Hero ana ii.
l.. McCready, sailed for this pom on the III md
9Th instant; they all bring volunteers exccoI lie
Condor
The schrs. Warsaw and Rober, Mills are Il.
side, waiting The arrival Of volunteers
The water on Brazos bar is scant sever re-,
in both the North and South channels
On The 30ih nit, AT Burla member ID Carr.
Mclniosh's company OF Louisiana Volunteers.
named VIM. Overion, stabbed another ii III.
company, named King, who died Immediately
Overton made his escape.
From tie .Natamorqs F'0g IF Ausna6l
DEPARTURE OF GEN. TAYLOR-Y,..
terday morning early, Oh Rough and Ready ,er
MatamoraS iof Camar2o in lie >isaai-I White
vile, accompanied, we believe, w about ofr.
halt Of the Texan regiment oil inianlry ant d .rg
regulars. There was no announcement, II II,
departure no firing Of guns, nothing II iGai lie
| that 50 conspicuous parsonage as the coEmas.
| der Of The American lorces was about t. lcasrs
| place he had taken, 10 assume Inc lndiyiiua .
recton OF his forces al another point He Ri.
whilst hall the city was wrapped IN >lumbee art
ere the slugsard Dad Quilted his couch wa> rnany
miles upon his Journey. Tins i cndrdci-riNi,
Of the brave old veteran, Tor he wolit "a hrtiaee
The enemy, donbe in numbers, than hear Ire
booming oil the cannon amt the shout, OF men psy.
| ing homage 10 his well-deselyeG fame Il We
understand Gen. Taylor rightly, he IS d man at9
would travel twenty miles out III he way father
| than encounter host Of friends and adulus.,
| who had assembled 10 honor him b. ,ubicLe.
monsIralion.
Gen. Taylor since the occupation Of hi> ci,y
by the Americans, has created many warm al.
ardent friends, and his departure will lie mae. fe.
gretied-we do not mean IN an official capacty,
Tor, as We said before Col. Clarke will doubtless
do all that Taylor would have done-bui be Id,
endeared thimsel! 10 The people ~ his many as
Of kindness, ana first impressions are had 10 pe
erased or superseded
FROM CAMARGO.-The steamer BIZ
lIachee arrived nom above nigh; before IA !, 10
a remarkably Short lime, bringing some :uuhe;
particulars II Inc depredallons e"mmillei BY The
Indians, and an account Of 4 Ski nii,h teiWrsn
them and the ran gers. There number 81
reports in circulation relative 10 tue ss,gmish,
from among which we will state that ih- Indians,
alter collecting number OF horser an DESTROYING
several ranches, started of with their booty, 'aa
ing some OF the women with them as prI,onrfs
A portion OF McCulough's and Gile>pe's com
panes united started IN pursuit and overhaul.
the 'spoil-encumbered" savaees fight ,t,n
rnsned, in which The Indians los, some twen'f.
men and the rangers Two, the latter hls
Ing of about $50 horses. The Indians nunb-,t
some 800 and The ranges - or ~. We hag-
selected ihis a The mos; probable accouni. &.
though j, is doubled b. many. In next ruE.
mcnt OF The affair.
MuspER.-I Yesterday morning, about o'cl7ss
Jack Haynes was Instantly Killed BIZ inta
named McCanan, a ranger belonging t. In
Greene's company, from Lafayette, Texa>. VI
Haynes had lett The theatre but shot time, n.
was in cofee-house hard b., when he wd> caU
ed out by some one-a word or I've pdssec,
blow followed. and The murderuus knife was cf.
ven deep into The Jnsular Vein 0; the unior'uuas
victim, depriving him of lite in two or three
nutes. McCanan Immediately left The town. ~.
We learn has surrendered himself 10 The Cap,aa
Of his company. We did not hear whel her arr
difficulty previously existed between mem
The remains oil Jack HAYNES were lollowei
to The grave Yesterday ty a large cuncuur>e !
friends. He was maa universally pupuar
ami his death creates a blank ~ lie c,rcir Of h,
friends, ch.wiIl be difiicult 10 I'LL. MI HAYNES
was native OF Philadelphia. lie resided seve-
raj years in Texas.
Cen Taylor, under date Of The .. inst, issuci
"Order No. 81" viz:
No spri,uous liquors will be permitted 10 ene'
the river or The city Of Malamuras Tor tho pu'.
poses OF barter or traffic on the account VI "ty
person whatever whether Suier in the army q
private dealers. Any liquors ruund III violation
OF this order will he cout-calei and sen' 10 tie
Quanetmasicr in New Orleans 10 he soid-one.
halt oil the proceeds tor line benefit oi the inform.
ami, the other hall 10 be applied 10 The support Z!
the Hospital Department.
The merchants al Ma,amofas will be permit.
ted 10 vent the liquors lLry may actually have
on hand, hat 10 receive no new supplies.
The Commanding General Issues ms oicerur.
der the sanction Of Inc General Gogerucai an
calls upon All officers 10 syr tner AID IN ,xeca.
ling its provisions. The QuarennaS .r> D.
parment and Col. Clarke will AXE the rec, -.
~ measures 10 have il communicated to IT, r..
sons interested. particularly 10 the dealers 10 Va
and the masters of all public transports
or other vessels in The river. An sresmboa;
captains, or other hired persons ha, are found
il, will be al once dismissed iiom Tho |