Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-09

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lions into the river. "es Pes-
Gen Taylor gave positive orders to hi. ,,.,
TO take the slightest article without giving "a,
lent Inc citizens told to contnu. their h,.,,
operations but prohibited from selling liquor to anv Of
the army Coin Connor with OF his squadron h..
LETT Tor Pensacola 10 reft and reinforce before maxine .
ss.asA upon rera Crar He intends taking with him
three or four line OF battle ships. The steam scheap.,
Cincinnati. Capt Smith, at Matamor,s-th. NJ
kingsland at anchor of the bar the Nonnon,h ,c,;n ~
hef f'snIef- ne steamer Augusta aground in
On her passage TO the sea, of the Galveston wa,
Mitchell, OF the Mckelvery Guards having s,ahh.a Gu
of his comrades named William Mailoy. The d.e-,.s5
was buried a, Capt addei reading the funeral ser
VICE The murderer Immediately put irons and
placed IN close custody upon their Point Isabel
Gen Taylor, Immediately after having taken posses
follow the Mexican army. They accordingly followed
them about fifty miles but approached arrr than
six hours travel The Mexican soldiers, said refu
sed to defend Maamoras against the American army.
having had no raons served them for five DAYS
chest after the battle of the 9th, said $4,000
gold. The Jas L. Day. which sailed evening of
the Doth arrived about o'clock; short the
'atestoh' he only additional item of news she brings
IS that the Mexican army had retrcated Camargo a
bout 900 miles from Matamoras. il is supposed
fereemen's party of Col Twigg's regiment of dra-
goons under the command of Capts. May, Arnold.
Cart arrived at FONT Isabel on the evening of the 25h
instant, Tor the purpose of recruiting their horses
Correspondence of the Pcayune.
FORT Polk, PorNr Is,akI., May % 1916
There is nothing occurring here now of stirring inter
est the fighting having ceased for 10 come
at least and inclined there will be no nov-
OF the Rio Grande army must seek the enc
my IN Their own country they desire to meet them
consde rablc bodies. Fort Folk. this point is now
called is complete the present momen, viii,
It's Mexican booty; Mexican prisone rs mules ances sad
cieS cnnonS wrought leather saddles. huge sad
die bagS auskets drums ordnance
grape shot, letters ana all kinds of oocue MS ,,ck al ~
on the ground where AmPudia encamped. Most of
the wounded have been Corpus but
still enough here TO represent painfully the sad
results of war Capt Page whose under Jaw was shot
away Is now IN far way for recovering. Capt Hove
Is walking shout with the stump of his light arm dang
ling by his SIDE and appears to be in excellent humor
Col Mcintosh, who was badly wounded, tched
out yesterday in Mexican wagon irving TO read n,
was stahb~ IN the throat rather down the throat in
The neck ANA IN other parts OF his boly, and repeat
eaiy hhecked down IN the fight Lieut.. Maeiay, who
was wounded in the action of the 9th here with a.
awful sore SHIN across which Me grape shot pass
Fort Polk situated on bluff some thirty fee, !,
heghti; the breast works enclose an area Of aloa, II,
acres they resemble very high Levcc along tn. Mis-
sssIPpl; contains half dozen settlers stores mum
Der OF store houses built IN hurry, Mexicans
cunt NUS matched with coarse grass and fifty or
sixty tents Through the fort, west runs ridge
with steep slope TO Tho south and nclinne gradually
TO the north On this ridge the llg staff from which
floats tie Stars pangicd Banner.
The N"gnteeIs are gathering here in crowns. There
are moro than ~ vessels lying here, aud osi
OF the bar One Frgate of War, and the baane. tr,us
ports ANA tracing vessels The Florida drew less ,bnn
feet. and bumped heavily on The bar as She c,'o x
Yesterday morning. The Hon Rice Garland i har. md
Is about to establish line coaches between ,s 80,
and Matamoras. The sea bathing al this nl,c. /. e.
Tue sun excessively hot, and solitary siad. reelep
~ of fish, and fine breeze. The Voluu,,ers a. g.
a. / nav" he'Iu' eiJoy excellent health III.
letter from our private correspondent contains
the following item
Il forgot N The beginning my last letter 10 va, he
commanding General has ordered tat The btark 49,. ~
the Rio t'ranGc VIII be considered rais. IN rea,yt ia
all vessels bringing cargoes for merchants in Ma,snoras
except such contain war of anx aeserin
non
he New Orleans Commercial Times of the 3at, nj,
says:
MExfcANs At KEINosA.--A letter was received m In.
city yesterday by individual wei; represented ON r.
theatre OF which states that the cxicaus had COR,
ccntrated their forces at Reinosa town distant ,bn,
40 miles from Matainoras. Hero they propose makinga
stand. -e =