Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-01

yuin himself was only Two hund'ea yaies " ~;
liant when the rife was discharged al one " n,r
/ spies and further that he, TOO mace d. ones
the chaparal as last as MS morse WON
WAYS un,ij = poir, was reached where ihey "cIe
scattered. Scouts OF The eneGy were seen Oh us !,
distant hill.ops, watching our advance, t"' d. !"
was ,,ecmed useless 10 pursue The iasiss- i"'
,her en- lircI horses. and ihcy knowing every 'oo'
OF he country, we were ordered Dach W ~" -
and are now occupying The very quarters IT, -,
" lilied by Seguns men. History meh'i"ns Wv
few Instances where handful oil men nave III -, -
double their number from strong posi'lon, -; ~
such This really is, without some Sho" u 'e''''
ance.
China is but a small place, numbering moi
more than five or seven hundred inhabitants
The principal part OF The men, so far as was
able 10 Judge are gamblers, robbers ana SNUG
glers and all looked surly and cross--hot aPpea.
ing to like the idea OF handful Of RANGE
rakip. their town without Struggle. FROM 'i.e
hi.h lands in The neighborhood, we eou'u W. We
lincily see The high, blue mountains shoi' us
lance this side of Monterey. lheir sunuii,s iou "-,
inc far above us. and seeming 10 pierce Inc very
heavens would give good deal TO catch Il
mop,htuI of The fresh air that is circins about
their ions and imagine We shall all be climbing
Them in The course of few weeks-no one cares
| how quick.
CAMARGo, Mexico, Aug. IL, lS46.
The steamer lIalchee Eagle arrived here last
evening, General Taylor and his staff coming up
on her The talk now is of an immediate move
ment towards Monterey, making a depot Tor pro-
visions al some point on the route. Whe'her inc
army is to move by way of China, or is to cross
The San Juan at this place, and march on me
other side OF the river, has not yet been se!'iea
! upon believe There are now near three lhou-
sand men, all Regulars, encamped al CamatSo,
and hosts Of volunteers are en- route, and shortly
! expecied-some of them his afternoon
| Tie general impression among The hest m
J formed as regards the chances oil The Nlexicahs
giving another baulc, is that General Iaylor
will have an opportunity OF gaining fresh an-
rels al Monterey, or near that place. On the
river The inhabitants appear friendly enough, Out
in the interior the case is different
| There was a grand parade OF all The regular
troops last evening, and magnificent show they
made. Gen. Taylor and staff passed the dii-
lerent regiments as they were extended in line,
and expressed himself highly gratfed with their
appearance Gen. Worth is drilling the men
constantly, and the mastery style in which they
perform their evou!ions beats any thing your
humble servant has ever seen in The way oil mill
lary tactics.
One step towards Monterey is TO be taken To-,
morrow. Capt. Duncan's battery, accompanied
| by a small portion Of McCullochs men, leaves
this place in The direction Of the mountains, and
BY some road on The opposite side Of The river
| Ii may be looked upon only as rcconnoifSancc,
although an artillery lorce is along. Oi what
ever belalls them on the road, you shall be made
acquainted all in good time. II The command
does not take Mier in the route, il will 60 close
| 10 that place.
News has reached here this morning to The ell
| feet that The city of Guenero has pronounced IN
favor OF the United States Government. The
people OF that place have all along been friendly
towards The Americans, or have 50 seemed; but
whether from any love they might bear them, or
| from fear Of the encroachmenls OF the Canaan
ches, is matter am not able 10 determine at
this present writing. believe, honestly, that The
people Of Guencro have some intelligence, and
are bette. disposed than those OF any place on The
! river
By way OF a Letter from Mier, j, would seem
that McCulloch came even nearer having
brush with Seguns men, at China, than was at
first supposed. When the rife was discharged al
one Of his spies his main command was not
| mile off, and genera Scamper al once followed.
Had there been daylight al The time, although il
is now said they numbered over 200 strong, they
would not have got off so easily
The crack steamer Brownsville, by which
send this brought up two companies OF The ad-
vance of The Baltimore troops last evening, the
rest coming on by land.
A, Camargo as we'll as at Maamoras, The Is-
failing OF spirituous liquors has been prohibited,
and the bs>l effects have followed. Scarcely a
man has been seen intoxicated, and perfec, o.der
prevails The men are always ready for duty,
and enjoy better health than they did al Malta
moras. Another letter Of the llth August says:
"The army is arriving rapidly from below, and
everything betokens an early movement of the
troops on Monterey. II has always been my OPT
Mon that the Mexicans would give General 'iay-
loI another chance 10 whip them, and on large
scale, al or near Monterey, and find that most
OF the officers here, who are best informed with
regard 10 The condition OF things in that vicinity,
entertain The same belief"
A letter 1.-THE 18th says, that General Worh's
Brigade was under marching orders lor. the in
teror the order being 10 be in readiness 10 move
within eight days from yesterday"
We wind up with an extract from Malamo-
ras letter Tin the n. Orleans Commercial Tines
OF the 18th August:
1.-THE second Dragons, now commanded by
Captain May, and The Light Artillery OF Lieu
tenant Ridgey, leave tomorrow, 10 escort train
Of wagons. In The course Of fifteen days. The
largest army ever assembled al one point since
the time Of our Revelation, in the service Of the
United States, will be al Camargo. We shall
all regulars and irregulars, be there, and then
see what is 10 follow
have endeavored 10 ascertain the actual force
in this quarter, and the best information TO be
had makes il over eighteen thousand men, and
they still come. What they are 10 do is more
than can TELL as | feel confident the Mexican
Government can never organize force one half
as strong.
The Rio Grandc is 10 be The base Of the line Of
operations. The principal depot will be al Ca
MARCO; from whence we shall go 10 Monterey,
and as much further as directed. Gen. Taylor
says his orders are to advance, and he shall 60
ahead until he is ordered or forced 10 stop. The
latter not a probable event. Garrisons will be
Left al Point Isabel, Brazos Island Burita, Ma
lamoras, Reynosa, and other places. Colonel
Clark now has The command Of the force here,
which consists oil A battalion Of regulars, and
some volunteers are 10 be joined with them.
The Texas mounted regiment, commanded BY
Col. Hays, LETT this place On The Sh inst, on an
expedition into the interior. They g. first 10 the
town of San Fernando, about one hundred miles
West OF South from here, from whence they will
range up The country 10 the main road from
Camarso 10 Monterey. They left without tents
or supplies and expect 10 subsst by foraging.-
Hays is supplied with sufficient luncs, and or.
dered 10 pay well for all he takes 10 subsisi his
command The trip will be interesting, though
hard one; and should not be surprised il they
have brush with the rancheros. The regiment
is about 500 strong now, as TWO companies have
gone different course. Lumsden, Of The Plea
yune is one OF the crowd, as are several others
well known in your city.
The Warrentvn dinner 10 MIR. Dallas must
have been an interesting scene. Virginia could
honor no one more justly than yiHuous ami
able man, who had been true 10 her srca, princi-
pies.
Our readers will be interested in the cnmpli-
menl paid 10 The distinguished statesman Of South
Carolina, MIR. Calhoun, al the Salt Sulphur
Springs.
The story OF a marriage by the Telegraph, one
party being in Boston and the other in New York,
is con;radicted. II was all fiction. Nothing Of
The hind lonk nlacp and nohinu of the Iii nd cnDld