Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-26
LATER FROM THE ARMY.


Another steamer arrived at New Orleans on the
lth instant, which left Brasos Santiago on the 9th.
By her we have little intelligence of importance,
| except the confirmation of the news received by
previous arrivals of the advance of the army from
Camargo into the interior. The subjoined letter,
from the correspondent of the New Orleans Com
mercial Times, gives some interesting details re-
garding the movements Of the troops
CAmAnso, (MExlco,) August 81, 1916.
passage Of six days inferior terminated
here the night of the 2sth instant From Matamoros
wrote you that the Goth Gen. WORTH with the first bril-
gade Of regulars marched the Monterey road and to
be followed by the I'd brigade under the command Of
as then believed, Col Garland but my arrival here
ceained that Col r. f. Smith commands that brigade and
Col Garland the Sd, which takes up the line of march to-
day. Capt May commands the three or four companies Of
the I'd Dragons which also to-day tomorrow. Light
artillery batteries attached each brigade. That Of
the service commanded by Major Munoo and the whole
regular force will be under the immediate command of Gen.
Twiggs
The brgades of volunteers Of Generals Hamer and Quit
man. under the orders of Major General Butler will march
three four days. will the Texas mounted regiments of
Hays and Woods, commanded by Gen. Henderson. Gen.
Taylor will move these troops route, and
commands the whole force, which will be about 1900
The volunteer corps will be made up of the picked of
the different regiments and all bu, those selected will remain
here, at other stations the Rio Grande Brigadiers
Marshall, Lane, and Pion will command them until the
rival Of Major General Patterson.
The officers and men who are be left the different posts
complain and scold very much but it cannot be avoided
Some troops be left guard the posts in the and
keep up communication with the depots Of supplies and the
commanding General has probably made his selections ofhoe
who advance judiciousy the objects he has in
will permit is of the great objections to volun-
teer troops that they will be state Of excitement about
something other If there nothing to do they get tired
of the ennu and monotony of a camp. II movement is to
be made, all wish CO. and those left behind complain Of in
justice if personal 1t is difficult to satisfy all Al
this time, if General Taylor thought necessary to advance
with the whole army, he could not do it, there is not su
cheney transportation here for supplies almost nced
b yet true that whilst the Government has pressed to
this frontier than $4,000 men, not single additional
wagon has been transport supplies unless they
have been landed within very short past Whilst the
army stationed the river afford great facilities,
but any the interior must of necessity depend
upon land transportation. About2 900 mules have been
chased hired from the Mexicans and by packing them the
| force in motion is enabled to advance.
Lieut.. Kane, with about $50 dragoon recruits yet
mounted remains in this place, guard the public stores
The volunteers and will be encamped in the vicinity
4 they arrive.
Gen. Worth, with his command, arrived at pleasant little
called Seralvo the foot of the mountains, the
24th where he will until the main body of the army
approaches 1t is about seventy miles from here Colonel
Smith is yet within a few miles of this point, but will ad-
vance Immediately. .
Gen. Taylor expects to be at Monterey by the 18th of Sep
tembe and in Salo about sixty miles beyond, by the LIST
of October Whether any beyond the latter place
will be made this line of operations is unknown to the
initiated. Whether shall meet with any resistance,
question upon which opinions divided II is certain there
will no this side Of Monterey unless it may be
skmsh between small parties and that is very proba-
bic. Col Hays, in his tour of upwards Of two hundred
miles, met no resistance Gen, Worth has not
N.Y. Single companies of Texan Rangers have aversed the
country in different directions, and met opposition. Small
parties of men have travelled different without inter-
rupton So far, every thing indicates state of quetudc
and peace. y W. rs
AT Monterey we understand there is from three to five
thousand men, almost of disorganizaon, and de
sertng every opportunity. Gen. Me6ca commands there
doubt if there be any serious fight The Me1icans have
army that resist the moving against them They
are all excellent troops and efficient in every respect
Before you receive this letter it is certain you will have
received full of the revolution and proceedings in
different parts of Mexico overthrow of the Government
Of Paredes and the recall of Santa Anna The poclams
ton of the Provisional Government is begerent in its tone,
BUTT questionable if Santa Anna will pursue hostile
towards if he avoid it. think probable that the
mediation Of the British Government viii be accepted by
Mexico and when that acceptance notified to Govern
Mr. Polk is bound by his public declarations and
sages Congress into negotiations He has always
said he ready make peace whenever Mexico should
innate her wishes that effect II movements of pacific
tendency shall result from the existing state of things and
all parties Mexico shall merge their civil Discussions and
join the against us may be proracted and
culinary than many suppose. It Machave believe,
who said that naton divided by its civil bros and dissen-
sons the most dangerous to foreign foe when all par
ties agreed abandon their disputes and unite in resistance
the energy which the civil contact has inspired being directed
against the enemy. Should this prove true in
Mexico this war will be finished The country
can be defended with small force well commanded The
very inaction Of the Mexicans embaasses us and will
us millions. We occupy the country, and find to
fight We plumber the people, and they make pay
two prices for all purchase. All the supplies get here
from the United States in consequence
Of the high price Of transportation. - mastery inactivity
is the true policy Of the Mexcans until they
patience and gather strength. t9A
i 3l STATISTICS OF ACCIDENTS
1 In the late sitting Of the Polytechnic Society at
Berlin, Baron vow REDEN produced document to
| prove that accidents on the different railways in
Europe are extremely few in comparison with the
number of travellers. We extract the following
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