The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-15

Inc southern mail OF this evening brings IA n,
New Orleans or Mobile papers. We avail oursel,.,
OF the opportunity thus given to publish porpo'
Of the correspondence of the Pieayuns, which W.,
crowded out of yesterdays "Union,"
Especial correspondence Of the PiesyuneI
CAnARsO, MEXICO, Aug. II, lsi6
EDIroRs or THE PIcArUNE: 1 have ALREADY =,
served that the present will hereafter be regarded
an important epoch in the history Of the war rs
army is here brought together and is, at tins T,a
msnt, on the eve OF making the first movement AND
Tor the first time in history 10 the Int, Tor :.
enemy's country. There Is every reason to bsh.,.
that a battle will soon be fought anu bloody on.
| al that. II may urn out otherwise, but can a,
sure you that this Is the belief and expectation az
the test informed officers herein fact, Of nea1v
all.
This evening Gen Taylor reviewed the regp,,
troops. This the largest body Of regular tFooo,
that mas ever been brought together since the N,
war, there being about three thousand on the 6ed
| The scene was beautiful beyond descnpuon-beau,
ufu, not because Of any display of gaudy uniform,
for every officer and man was in "undress q,
every day lworklngl attire-but beautiful in eonss
quenee OF the precision and prompltude with which
every order was executed. There were six reSi.
ments Of Infantry, one artillery battalion acting !,
| infantry, and two batteries of light artillery In
general, Of course, received salute from IN.
4
Duncan and Bragg, two as fine officers Us the Ser.
vice contains. The 7th infantry, under Captain
| Miles, which is encamped IN the plaza, marched
down and joined in the review. THIS Is a splendid
regiment and is in the most perfect state Of dlseIu
line. II will be remembered that the 7th Vas IN he
hattie of New Orleans, and distinguished itself there
| Its present officers though not many Of them Der
sonally acquainted with him, frequently speak win
great respect Of Major Pierre, of New Orleans who
commanded the regiment at the battles belOrs and
on the 8 h Of January.
Gen. Taylor looked better to-day than ever ssv
him look before. He was on his warehouse Which
ne rode with more grace than usual, and his coal
and forage cap were 10 aPplepie order, IN shOH, 4
| stranger would not have been surprised, az som,
are, when told that they saw before them the hero
Of the glorious 9th and Oh. The more | see Of
Gen. Taylor the more am impressed with the con
yetion that he is a man Of extraordinary ability, and
The very man to occupy the place he does.
The regulars who are to operate against Monte.
rey, or rather that portion Of the army on the Rio
Grande, have been reorganzed, as follows
GEN. TwIeG's coMAAEp-FIRsT DrusloS-N
brigade, composed Of 81 and 4th infantry, command
ed by Col Garland; Alb brigade, composed Of III,
LIST and % infantry, under Col. Riley, regular cav.
airy, and Capt. RIdgey's battery OF light artillery
GES. WoRTH's coMMAsD-SEcoEp DIVISION -la
brigade composed Of the artillery battalion, acins
rs infantry and the 9Th infantry: ID brigade CON.
posed OF the 5th ami 7th infantry; Duncans bal.
terry, and Capt Blanchard's company Of LOUISIANA
volunteers are attached to this division. This il
a high honor to Captain Blanchard and to his CON.
pany.
should have remarked that Col. p. F. Smith,
Of the newly made mounted rhemen, (regulan,i
appeared in the review TO day. in command Of The
2I brigade. This command he will retain during
The war Major Sanford, in anticipation Of b,
promotion, has been assigned to the command Of
the infantry, his place in the 5th being filled by
Capt Martin Scott.
The first brigade will march day after tomorrow,
18Th, 10 the direction of Monterey. They will %.
taOllsh a depot on the Misr route at Srrayo about
sky miles distant from Camargo. Two comps.
MES of Col. Woods regiment OF Texan horse will
accompany the brigade, to escort the train Of pack
mules on their return TO this place. The whole Of
Gen. Worths division will be in motion in Ii,
course Of the week. H.
CAhARGo, Mexico, August q, 1886.
Night before last General Worth crossed the San
Juan with one brigade of his division, to Wit The
artillery battalion acting as infantry, "red-egged in.
fantry," and the Oh regiment of infantry. Their.
are some fifteen hundred pack mules on the Other
side, ready to carry up provisions TO Seralvo.
When General Worth left, the active command
of the forces at this place deyolved on Colonel P
F. Smith, General Taylor giving general directions
OF course, as he did when General Worth was here
Colonel Smiths brgade-consisting Of the 5h and
7th regular infantry, and the Louisiana volunteers
under Captain Banchard-sre ordered to move
across the San Juan tomorrow, and will take "
their line of march for Seralvo on Monday or Tues
day next. The 7th infantry will be relieved from
garrison duty IN this town by the LIST, under Colone
Wilson. The citizens Of Camergo regret very mucl
the departure of the 7th. They have the most I'm
bounded confidence in Captain Miles, and never ir
of prasing him, both for his kindness towards them
| and for ,cdn IN, kaan ltp,,n nfth
reach of his men. They say they apprehend nc
danger from sober men. 'o ... &
General Twiggs will be here tomorrow or mex
day with the Dragons and the balance of the regu
lars below here.
CAMAReo, Mexico, August 81, 1886.
We have had three steamboat arrivals since dark
The Whteville came first, bringing Major Gener'
w. o. Butler, General Shields, Colonel Earle, Ma
jor Coffee, Major Fry, Colonel Mitchell, and Majo
= Boyd, of the volunteers; and Major Craig, Msjo
Thomas, DIR. Craig, Lieut. Lay, and Lieut.. Norya
, of the United States army.
The Eagle brought parsonage who has bee
looked for here during some weeks with great any
Iey, to wit: the paymaster, Major Kirby. h
comes, | suppose, with "a pocket full Of rocks.
parl of General Wortbs division were obliged
march without receiving any money to start on; br
fortunately for the 9Th and 7h infantry, and III
= Louisiana volunteers, they will receive their pa
, before leaving. The Eagle also brought up MaJc
Hammond and Colonel Beknap, United States Al
1 my; Mr.. Schazel, United States consul at Matamt
Y ros; and Governor Henderson, General Lamar an
: Colonel Cook, of Texas.
: man is said to have arrived to-day from Mont
b rey, bringing news of some interest | will no
rust to report, however, but will go in the mornn
the fountain head, and what it is, before ii
V first boat leaves.
!, Captain Merrill, of the United States dragons
j. arrived here last evening from San Antonio, rexa
. Capt. M. has been assigned to the command Of con
d pany b, Cd Dragons, and came to join his comp
{ n.y. He left San Antonio on the III, and was a
= rompanied by only four Germans, three Deawa
Q Indians, and one Cherokee guide. The distance
I about 300 miles, bui the route abounds with del
. avines which he was obliged to 20 around and IL
= Germans got lost several times, aud he obllg'
+ o stop until the lndians could find them. He reac
Ell Laredo, on the east side of the Rio Grande, abo
I 60 miles from San Antonio, ON the 18th. LareF
e contains about 1880 inhabitants, who were yel
$ hospable towards him. To Laredo the countryI
e complete prairie wild, Astounding with game of
, kinds. The captain saw many fresh Indian traI
on the route.
: Capt. Vi. met with only three streams Of war
m his Journey and was oblig ed to obtain sappIt