The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-13
THE UNION.
FROM THE SOUTH.


great interest, indicating the probable designs oil
Gen. Taylor in his next movements. We find a
similar summary in some other OF the New Orleans
papers, purporting to be derived from an American
tv.ndsmsn recently in communication with General
TAYLOR at Matamoras. The views Of the Pcayune
NAV probably be referred to the same source:
From the y. O. Picayuue
THE ARMY Of OCCUPATION,
The army Of invasion" would be better desig-
nation of the force under Gen. Taylor, as the Amer
ean troops have crossed the Rio Grande, and are
now in possession of the territory Of the enemy.
Bot as the army has gained credit under ITS own IT,
tls. il will be well TO keep this nomenclature until it
has done greater things under its new one.
We understand that the next demonstration of
General Taylor will be upon the city of Monterey.
THIS place Is about 80 lie lgues from Matamoras, and
/, approached by difficult road running through an
arid and ill., Watered country. IL is the principal city
Of the province Of New Leon, and commands the
entrance Of the table lands the interior Of MeNl-
co. through the passes Of the Sierra Madre.
To make the operations of the army upon Mon
,srsy more secure, If not absolutely certain, Geo.
Taylor designs occupying the town OF Camargo,
about 80 miles, by water above Matamoras. 10
do this securely, It is necessary for him to have
transports Of draft suitable to the navigation OF the
Rio Gnnde Camargo will be the basis Of his oPe-
rsions upon Monterey, and this point must be hrst
made the depot of supplies, and entTenched IN d
style capable Of sustaining a siege.
Il was the design of General Taylor, as we learn,
to be at Monterey by the first of July but the
want Of to convey his stores TO Camargo,
has compelled him to delay further progress In the
enemy's country till this deficiency is removed
Camargo is situated upon the Rio Grande, and pre-.
sents an admirable foundation for display upon the
INTERIOR and from Camargo to Monterey is about
40 leagues, or 100 miles. The country lying be-
tween that town and Monterey is more fertile thin
that between Mauamoras and Monterey-conse.
Quenly il is altogether better for the army TO pro-
coed from Camarso upon Monterey than from Mat
amoras.
With a view to expediting the march Of the ar
nv, Captain Sanders, who has Distinguished him
self in the admirable deferces he 1ls constructed
about Point Isabel has been despatched to this city
10 procure the necessary transports. He is now in
the city Of New Orleans, but will proceed up the
river Immediately to supply the deficiency in trans.
ports which his purchasers here may leave. From
the mouth Of the Rio Grande to Matamoras vessels
drawing four feet water run without obstruction:
above that point up to Camargo, there are not more
than three feet water in many places. Steamers of
the proper draft can scarcely he got in sufficient
numbers here to answer the purposes Of an invading
army, and therefore Captain Sanders will go west
TO find them.
Before reaching Camargo the army will have to
take the town Of Reynosa, which is between Mat
amoras and Camargo. It's not expected, however,
that any defence will be made of such villages.
General Taylor designs now to he at Monterey
as soon in July possible. At that place, it is be
lleved, the Mexcans will make stubborn stand II
at all during the war. If the troops under General
Taylor occupy Monterey, the whole of Mexico this
side the Sierra Madre will be in the possession OF
the United States, including the mining districts OF
New Leon, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Chihuahua
&c, &c. This calculation is based somewhat upon
the idea that the United States will order expedi-
ton from the Missouri river upon the northern
provinces. If this be done the whole of North Mex
leo will be In our possession. Such disposition OF
The forces Of the United States would end the wal
at once. But if it did not our army would hold
the key to the whole Of South Mexico, and the
gates Of the capital would, speaking in military
sense, be in the possession Of Gen. Taylor
We subjoin the following interesting extracts
from letters of the regular correspondents of the New
Orearns Bee. OF these letters the Bee says: "W,
publish to-day two highly interesting letters from
General TayIor's camp. 1t may be well to remark
one Of the volunteer corps, who before joining the
army, was one of our mos, intelligent, steady, and
skllful composors. Though his correspondence is
originally penned for this paper, he has expressed
desire TO furnish duplicates to two Of our contem
poraries the Tropic and Delta, in which his letters
will therefore probably appear simultaneously with
our own
MArAMoRAs, May '25, 1876.
Matamoras is a much handsomer place than ex.
pected to find it. 1t miles square, though
by no means as compact as an American city
L.. Al
having large garden attached. The houses in the
business part Of the town are built after the American
fashion though seldom exceeding two stories in
height. All the windows to these building are
grated from top to bottom with iron bars, and hall
Of the door only opens for admittance, which gives
them the appearance Of prisons more than business
houses. The public square is in the centre of the
town, and must have been laid off by an American
or European, for the Mexicans never could have
laid 1t out with such beauty and precision On the
four sides of the square the houses are built close
together as in block and all Of the size and
heght with the exception of the cathedral which
though unfinished still towers above the others In
these houses are sold dry goods, groceries, and
every kind ofwares, with now and then an exchange
Or coffee house They are principally occupied by
Europeans, and you can hear French, English
Spanish, and German spoken at the same time
After leaving the public square on either side, tn,
houses decrease in size and beauty for two or three
squares, when the small reed and matched huts com
mence, and continue TO the extreme limits Of thu
place.
Lieut.. Wells, OF the spies, informed me yesterday
that General Arisa had halted at the distance Of Il
miles from this place, and is receiving reinforce
ments quite briskly. Lieut. w. with few mer
followed them 60 miles The Mexlcans say, h,
(Arsta) will certainly return and attack us at THU
place, but the best informed Americans entertain M
such idea.
If Things are left to Taylor's discretion he vii
march from this place to Monterey ON this river
and If he does, the Mexicans will give him har,
hght-men will turn out 10 defend their homes anC
property in that section that we have never had L
cope with yet--men, who when called on hereto
fore TO put down rebellion or to invade Texas. hav
paid two or three dollars for a miserable substitute
will now take their rifles and march to the field o
fight and these Rio Grande Rancheros know how
to use the rife too. From the manner in whicl
they fought the 9th you may safely infer that tn
next fight will he hard one. They will alway
manage to have two or three to one when they 6gh
us, ard we look upon i as an equalizng thing, (yo
may think this boastng but It is an absolute fact
An express was sent from this place to Washing
ton six days ago. and the general belief is, that
will not move from here until advised by the gov
ernment to that effect. In such a case we will drl
during the interim and make prenafatiOns for an