The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-11

fresh water and swamp; ~. Amencun S"i"P'
.ord's battery of four eighteen Founders.
cal Of the citizen soldiers of Galveston He is sure they
will not falter hesitate in this emergency. Ihcy
proves to their Mexican enumes That opportunity
has now arrived. 1t is expected the young men 2. uai
will IN ss y ba ds nor
rendezvous will be imme dately opened LOT voiun
teers increase the ranks of each Of the volunteer
corps Of the city and also to organize an additional com
pany infantry or rhemcn Aprompt attendance Of the
ofcers expected At the time and place aBgcInts%d
Major Commanding Galveston Battalion;
f l50yor. 200 men, with the proper officers, can oe
suppiisd with arms and and viii take pas
POINT II Tsab cSri1 ''' ''eaA''' N. KiNGsBURY
Lieutenant u. 8. Army
Correspondence of tho NJ Orleans Tropic.]
BRAzos Sr. JAoo, April a.
By the Augusta sent you some Of the items now trans
sronpd h h.r. the The
Eas been greatly overrated This is the theatre OF real
ment Of sanguinary conflict, and one, s feared OF
importance and longer duration than has been anti
cpaed; but the farce is at end, and the curtain has
risen on blood and carnage the opening Of drama almost
unexpected and country already mourns inc loss OF
some Of her finest and bravest officers on me
Mexican army had crossed the Rio Grsnde some distance
above the encampment Early the following morning.
a company Of 20 men, were dispatched by Gen. Taylor
to reconnore above and Capt Kerr the same regiment
with company to reconnoitre below the encampment
The latter returned without having made any discovery
The former division fell in with what he CONSIDERED 10
the BODY Of enemy who
held situation in the chapParra Immediately IN me rear
Of Cen Taylor's camp. Capt Th9rn!on cnargea upon
and on following the enemy Capt Thornton found his
command surrounded by the enemy, who fred on him,
killing, is supposed Capt Thornton Leus Kane and
Mason and some IS Of the men, and taking Capt Hardec
and the remainder Of the command prisoners
The Mexican commander sent in cart to Gen. Tay-
lor's camp with a soldier badly wounded with MESSAGE
that he had travelling hospital with him. and could not
give MN the assistance nus M eas Of the Rio
Grande consists of fully $500 commanded by Colo
mel Carssco and Cassbal bold and intrepid officers Of
experience and ability and the whole army omcer
ed by such Carssco as know him personally we
should not be upon an unequal footing. There Is no
Point Isabel this being the general depot Of provisions
for the American army they have succeeded and con-
situation It will be utterly impossible for Gen. Taylor
to force his along the dreary chaparas ID which the
emmy are strongly posted His command cannot exceed
Gen. Taylor has an excellent position in the rear Of
atamoras and can hold his position against the whole
Mexican army combined and his batteries can rae the
city in hour. Most of tho citizens have left Matamo
and General Taylor has said that when the regular
no would destroy the city. His batteries to be ready
tho 27th complete. General Tay Tor has IN camp fu
r% by WHICH time he IS IN hope to receive
rcinfocemens from the State Of Texas and Louisiana
upon each of which States he has made rcquiston for
the equipment and transmission to Point Isabel OF iour u
Il is thought BY the superior officers Of Cen Tsyors
short period it is well known that the Mexican army
daily receiving large reinorcements from the interior
reached Matanoras the evening Of the 9ad, with
large Brigade but to the period Of my informant eav
eng ne .yo no nsd he
received from Gen. Ampudia by the means Of flag Of
truce in very offensive terms complain
ing ofhaving bockaded the Rio Grande. To which he
replied that he Gen Ampudia had been the cause ofthc
blockade he having expressly declared that unless Cen
Taylor his retreat the Nueces within
twentyour hours after his displaying his flag upon the
banks of the Rio Grande he would consider Is being
ss S. NoS Gs
nicaton from the Mexican government unless couched
in language more respectful towards the government
and people of the United States At Point Isabel great
fears entertained Of night attack which from the
exposed situation Of that Point could not be otherwise
than successful, ii conducted with energy.
This post is defended BY Major Munros. with desch.
men Of 80 artllerss There also at the post about
400 armed and 50 under n: orders
arms by the U. ordinance officer, Organized under the
command Of Capt Perkins, and denominated the sumpter
the night Of the 10Th within Ave miles Of Point Isabel
They wcre supposed to be corps Of observation The
miles from camp frightfuy mutated and entirely d.
vested of clothing.
The body Of Lieut. Porter, who was killed by party
Of bandtu, under the command of Romer Falcon, had
not been found The principal oncers known to be in
command Of tho Mexican forces are Generals Arista,
Carraabal oftaent am indebted for the above
information to the poltencss Of Col Doane, who is Oh his
way to New Orleans in the Augusta
r S-A messenger has just arrived, after severe toll
and much danger owing to the proximity Of the troops
and the state Of the prairie From him learn that Ars-
ia communicated politely to Gen. Taylor that he had
sumcd command Of tho Mexican army.
ST. JosErH's ISLAND, TExAs,(
April IS, 1886. !
By the arrival of the steamer Monmouth this day in
tegence has been received this place Of the Army Of
Occupation being surrounded by 10000 Mexican troops
Capt Thonon al basoons in attempting to- to cut his
way out with his company, killed Also two subal
terms and 10 privstes tho remainder taken prisoner
Gen. Taylor on this day 2sth, engages with the enemy
His whole force Of fighting man viii not number soooi
his motto is conquer die" The United States troops
From the n 8. Commercial Bulletin, May A.
THE ARMY o. rnE RIO GhArpE.-The schooner Gen.
wOrh arrived Yesterday having sailed from the Sr,s Ss
brought by the Cornclia on Thursday, viz that the
Mexican troops TO the number Of about two thousand
about twelve miles below Matamoras and cutting on the
communication between the American camp sno
Point Isabel The object Of this expedition q
be the capture Of the provision wagons and so,e,
ted Point Isabel and defended a. 70 stated oy only
about three hundred men. =.
reports and wc do not vouch for them Whether true
false however they have tended gresty 20 increase
the anxiety and concern n,rss wsntonIy expo.eS
we must say--on that frontier The deepest ieelng
prevails here every one concumg IN ne senu s
be- anv further hesitation to reinforce army, and
in other respects prosecute the war with vgor and
inst to excite the increased enmy ohe Next
cans without diminishing their contempt supercous-
n ns,s O and only dde By vsr
from the territory OF an enemy with force Of only TWEEN
ty.Hve hundred men might well excite the dersion and
"A only through scouyginR Were there an iudigpodUOn