Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-12

Capt. Caleit on board, bearer OF dispatches
from Gen. Taylor 10 Gov. Henderson, of Texas
calling upon him for aid. We give the letter 10
the Galveston Committee in tuil, as II bes, shows
the urgency OF the call for reiniorcemenls:
LETTER OF CAPT. CATLETT TO THE
PEOPLE OF GALVESTON.
On Board STEAMER MONMOUTH,
OF 81. Josephs, April 2sh 1916.
Gentlemen am The bearer of communIca-
ton from Gen. Taylor to Gov HENDERSON, re-
guessing 10 be ,mmeGiotely reinforced b. twenty
companies of loot Rifr,aen. Nj destination is
Victoria, and thence 10 Austin. was instructed
~ the Genera! TO send an express from the former
place Ivy land 10 your city, with communications
10 Lieut.. kngsbury and at the same time 70
spread The information through the county,
But il having been LEFT discretionary with me, and
the Monmouth being available, | have deter
mined TO send the communications by her aud
also 10 write to you in order 10 facilitate as much
as possible The sending IN Of troops. Gen. Tay-
lor is in very precarous situation al his camp
near Matamoras, and an attack is feared on the
post al Point Isabel believe that reinforce
ment al two hundred men would save that place.
This is vastly important, as a large amount OF
commissafiat and ordnance stores are deposited
there, and il tina, place should fall, Gen. Taylor
was instructed hv Gen Taylor 10 send gu,
from Victoria expresses in such directions as
might deem most advisable, 50 as 10 have all the
men possible on their march 10 his rellci without
awaiting the orders OF the Governor. You will
have il in your power 10 send 10 the Lover Bra
EOS. Houston and Montgomery, sooner than an
EXPRESS can 20 from Victoria. | therefore leave
that 10 you knowing that it will be promptly
attended TO- shall send 10 Matagorda, Texana,
Richmond and San Felipe. II You have an op-
portunily, please send TO Washington. shall
send there from La Grange.
The place Of rendezvous for the foot compa-
ME. is suggested bv the General al Galveston;
that OF the mounrd men al Corpus Christ; at
which place there will be provisions and forage.
No party less than 400 should think Of going
through on the direct road 10 Malamoras as there
is large force Of Mexicans On The Arroyo Colo
RADIO, for The purpose OF cutting OF reiniorcmcnis
in that direction. Small parties can cross from
Corpus Christi on 10 Padres Island. Arrange
menls are made fJr crossing from Inc lower point
clhe Island TO Point Isabel.
1.-TWO hundred men could he raised even tenn
porarily at Galveston, am decidedly OF opinion
tha; il would be better 10 send them forthwith by
The Monmouth; The security OF Point Isabel is
OF The last Importance.
From The best information We could obtain, The
force of the Mexcans is sci down al seven thou
sand certain, and reports 60 as high as twelve
thousand.
An communication is now cut off between the
eamp and Point Isabel, eIcep, by running The
| came out in the night of the 26h
with guide, and was prowling III night through
chanarral, swampS and lakes.
Capt Baker will be able 10 give you all the
particulars OF what has happened, the situation
Of Point Isabel, &c, &c.
The old General is as cool as cucumber and
has 50 strengthened his position, that am oi
opinion nothing can more him but starvation.
In haste, your obsdienl servant