American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-25

! FURTHER NEWS FROM THE ARMY-CAP.
TURE OF AN ENEMY BY THE BALTIMORE
VOLUNTEERs-A VISIT TO THE BATTLE
FIELDs-THINGs AT CAMARGo, sc.
We give below, some further news of inte-
rest from the army. correspondent of the
New York Herald, writing from Matamoras,
under date of August I'd, says:
left Burita late on the evening of the 30th
ult,, in company with Capt. l.. S. Piper, of
company b, Maryland volunteers, and Lieu
tenant Hosser, of the Ohio, having under my
charge prisoner, and arrived in this place last
evening
The prisoner is young man from New Or
leans, who has been engaged for some time in
smuggling liquor into the various camps along
the river. He has kept the volunteers in "good
spirits" for long time, and with great success
to himself, pecunarily, and the perfect safety
with which he practised his vilainy, gave HIM
the most hardy holiness. Col. Watson of the
Baltimore Boys" in this, as in every case,
meted out Justice TO the gentleman, aud Just in
the right time. Circumstances led him to be-
lieve that an enemy of this kind was in the
neighborhood, and induced him to take the
general method of ascertaining the fact, by
sending out spies, who soon returned and re-
and his "choice liquors" seized. | delivered
him into the hands of Gen. Taylor last even
ing. He severely reprimanded him, and in
formed him that he would see that his "whs-
key was put in safe keeping" "What, )" says
the astonshed man, care you agoing to take
my property away from me-" eyes, sir" an
swered the General, 81 will see that it never
troubles you more: go home, sir, and learn no.
nesty; learn to respect your country" | would
here remark, that Gen. Taylor has issued an
order to volunteers, to seize any spirituous Ii
quors they may find in the possession of SNUG
glers, or even their own suffers; and if the
amount was sufficient to send to New Or
leans, that they should do so, and there to
be sold at market price, half the proceeds 60
ing to the informant, and half to the benefit of
the sick in the hospital. This order is both
lust and benevolent, characteristic of the
man.
One of General Taylor's spies returned this
morning, and reports that there are about 800
cavalry between this place and Monterey, and
that General Paredes is at the head of $4,000
strong, making active preparations for an inn
mediate march to this city, | think this can be
relied upon. | received it from an officer, and
he received his information from Gen. Taylor
direct.
The Baltimore and Washington companies
are still encamped OH the Texan side, opposite
Lometa; they will proceed on to Camargo in a
few days. The encampments along the Rio
Grande present the appearance of little villa
ges. There are some eight thousand men be-
tween this place and the Brazos, all in readi.
ness to march for Camargo.
A correspondent of the New Orleans Picay.
une, in letter dated Matamoras, August 4th
says:
Ispent few days last week in Capt. Mays
camp, distant from this place some eighteen
miles, where enjoyed every comfort, and re-
ceived every attention that could be DESIRED
The Captain is, as you already know, a mes
gallant fellow. When | visited the dragoor
camp | rode from this place in company with
him. We started from Matamoras about sun
set, and it was past midnight when we reached
the encampment. | would not take anything
for the pleasure the trip afforded me; but
would gipe anything if | could tell you wha
were my emotions while making the journey
In our way we crossed the plains of Resaca d.
la Palma and Pale Alto. 1t was in the still
and silent hours of midnight; the young moot
family shed her light-a gentle one, ust strong
enough to give a shadow view Of the sur
rounding obiects-when we passed the battle
plains. My companion pointed out all the mos
interesting points of the two fields, and while
listened to his detail-one made in all sim
plicity, and never intended to be spoken Of
could not but feel that stood on consecrated
if not on holy ground! He little dreamed o
the emotions stirring within me while by hi
side, upon the very ground where many a gal
liant life went out! felt, indeed,
-sHke one who ueads, alone,
Some banquet-hal deserted,
Whose lghts are fed, whose garlands dead,
And all but me departed"
rode into the rude entertainments of the Mex
ican infantry at the ReSacG de la Palma, from
whence the death-dealing bullet was fred
stood where our little army threw up their hast
breastworks on Palo .Ato-I saw the bleachH
bones of horse and rider, the tattered garment
Of many daring soldier on the green grass
and looked upon the graves of the fallen brave
Around US all was still. Nothing broke tn
silence of the few short moments during whic
we stopped, but our own conversation. In
battle-ground of Palo Alto is smooth and ope
plain; that of the ResaeG de la Palma NOR
broken, and studded with patches of chaparra
There is something in the view Of both thes
battle fields that is beautiful-the soft an
waving grass of the one, and the deep gree
chaparral of the other. Yet there, where a
was still and silent and beautiful, man had me
his fellow man in deadly strfe-sabre had CLASH
cd against sabre, and the earth had drank tn
ifebIood of valorous men. But when locke
upon those plains all strife had ceased, and III
night winds passed over the rustling grass an
trembled boughs as though their quiet Ina
never been disturbed by the lannon's roar G
the battles deadly strife
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