Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-15

Ter from Gen. Taylor, daled Camaiso, @"'' 1'"'
n,s, !, which he states that he had sent on lhlee
hundred mugs. ,wo hundred wagons, ana one
bund,ed and sixty thousand rations tna' nc
wouId move on The Isl 10 The 9TH inst, himself ~
Monterey tina, if The enemy did mol give "'"'
fight there, he would push on 10 SalIiio' anu "e's
arrange his plans ior a future and more io'"a''
movement. a.,
The Malamoras American Flag, OF The 29'
August has the following interesting scrap OF ih'
leigence:
TIE ADvANCE.-We learn by The last
steamer from Camarso, that all the regulars hao
depared for The inferior with The exception VI
one regiment. Gen. Taylor was still al Camal'
90, but i, was supposed that he would leave ID
Cen Twisss had reached Camarso with about
COO men. from this place, anu we understand NJ
started of Immediately for Monterey.
Gen. Worth, if he continued ms maicI, '" w.
be close on 10 Monterey about ihis iiIne. re
will nrobabIy have The honor OF marching Tue NJ
troops inlo that place, unless me ',a -,
have cot there ahead oil hin' which WIN "o'
crcate much surprise in the minds oil some
From a letter in The Picayune We find The fol-
lowing OF organization OF The regulars who are 10
operate against Monterey, or rather that portion
of the army on the Rio Grande:
GEN. TWIGGS' COMMAND-FIRsT Dr.
vIsroS.-3d brigade, composed Of Sd ana AN ~
tantry, commanded by Col Garland; 4lh brigade
composed of the lst and ID infantry, under COL
Riley, regular cavalry and Capt. Ridseleys bal
leIy of light artillery.
Dlvlslos-lst brigade, composed OF The artillery
battalion, acting as infantry and The o,l lnlahliy;
2d brigade, composed Of The 9th and an lnianlryi
Duncan's battery, and Capt Blanchafds cohpa-
ny of Louisiana volunteers arc attached 10 mus
division. This is high honor TO Capt Blanch-
ard and TO his company.
On the 2lst August, the following officers ar
rived al Camargo:
Maj. Gen. VIM. o. Butler, Gen. Shields, Col;
Earle, Mai. Coffee, Maj. Fry, Col. Mitchell and
Maj. BOYD Of The volunteers; and Maj. Craig,
Mai. Thomas, Dr. Craig, Lieut.. Lay aud Lieut..
| NoIyal OF the u. S. Army Maj Hammond and
Col. Beknap, u. S. Army; Mr.. Schatzel, U. D
Consul al Malamoras and Gov. Henderson,
Gen. Lamar and Col Cook of Texas. General
Twiegs arrived the same day with the ID ORA
soons and the Light Artillery batteries under
Caps. Taylor and RidsIey. Maj. Munioe and
Capt May came with him.
From the same letter We make an interesting
extract:
Capt Merrill, of the L. S. Dragons, arrived
here last evening Aug. BOY from San Antonio,
Texas Capt NJ has been assigned 10 the COM
mand of the Company b, 81 Dragons, and came
TO Join his company. He lett San Antonio on
the 9th, and was accompanied by only Tour Ger
mans, three Delaware Indians and one Cherokee
guide The distance is about 500 miles, but the
route abounds with deep favines which he was
obliged 10 60 around, and The Germans got lost
several times. and hc was Obliged 10 stop until
the Indians could find them. lie reached Lare-
do, on The east side Of the Rio Graude, about 100
miles from san Antonio, on The 18th. Laredo
contains abon, 500 inhabitants, who were very
hospiabe towards him. To Laredo The country
is complete prairie wild. aboundins with game
oi d III kinds The Captain saw many fresh In.
dian trails on the route.
The McAicans al Laredo have been much an
moved w The Pan and Cananche Indians OF late,
several citizens having been killed hy them. The
scenery on tie Rio Grande from Laredo 10 this
place. is represented by Capt Merrill as very
beautiful, portions OF il being mountainous and
The country bordering the river being covered
with chaparra and cactus plants OF immense
size. From within Is miles OF San Antonio there
is no timber on he route 10 this place. Capt. NJ
met with only three streams OF water on his Jour
ney. and was obliged 10 obtain supplies from
ponlS This is what We all have 10 do in Mexico
He saw bn; three ranches on the eastern side .!
ne Rae G!au6e Tor loo miles.
CO. Harnev lei, San Antonio on the 23d OF Ju-
i. win about 100 L. S. Dragons, 500 mounted
Texans from the Red River counties, and 10 De-
.awa,es in The United States service under Capt.
Beaver. The Colonel was marching Tor Mon
clova. Mc1iro. This movement OF COL Harvey
aslonishcs Gen. Taylor very much, but We will
n. ~. II. .,,l.. =, I al
H. will learn hat his moving in advance OF Gch.
Wool (who is To take the same routc,) and that,
too without any authority, saying nothing ABOUT
his mastering volunteers into the service on MS
own responsibility, will not meet with the appfo-
val OF the commander Of the army.
The "Soulhern Standard" made lis first ap-
pearance Yesterday. II is a handsome and beau
lifully printed Sheet filled with spirited and we'll
written editorials. As specimen OF their style,
we extract a portion OF The leading editorial. I'M
der The head Of "Frcedom OF the Press"
"What is this liberty OF The press Of which We
talk SO much? Is il The license that is given 10
newspaper editor 10 indulge in rbald abuse and
low defamation Of every thing that is good and
noble, either Of a public or private character that
NAV oppose his own narrow-minded political
yiewsl Moths is not The liberty Of The press
tba, is The FIRST sentiment in the heart Vi every
patriot. His great object is 10 secure 10 every,
| even The humblesl citizen in the commonwealth,
The nestimable privilege Of giving expression TO
all the feelings Of his heart-recos the un-
doubted principle, that in republican govern
rneni al least the freedom Of thought is not 10 lie
! limited he would secure the freedom u Speech
without which, thought itself would be worse than
useless. But il the conductor, Of the public press
Sc, up their own peculiar lencts as The standard OF
right and wrong, and refuse admission 10 all whose
opinions do not square with their own, what be-
comes of this liberty OF specch1 This species OF
tyranny is exercised daily and hourly by The con-
duclofs Of the public press, and nowhere, We So
lemnly believe 10 such an extent as in this PREF
and happy government Of The u. States. Here
| il is that newspaper editors exercise dcspotic
control over private opinion, and become the mas.
lers rather lhanihe servants 81 the public. II an in
diyidnal, holding even the same general tenes as
the Editor, and enrolled as member Of the same
pary should happen 10 exercise The privilege oi
thinking for himself on some particular subject,
and should desire 10 defend any measure thai The
Editor has chosen 10 rcprobate, can he be heard
Not only will he be denied an opportunity OF ex-
pressing and defending his opinions, but il the
unfortunate wight persist in his contumacy, he
will he denounced and il ignorant, or nobly
regardless OF The power oil the overgrown monster
with whom he contends, he still refuses obedience
10 party diclalon, he is put under the ban, as a
traitor 10 the best interests Of the country Il is
by this system that many gallant spirit has been
crushed, and that many of our abesl and nobest
citizens have been precuded from the public
councils. II is against this Jesuilical spiri, Of
editorial tyranny thatwe mean 10 war 10 the knife.
We will, therefore, open our columns not on
" 10 all The members Of our own party, bnl we
even invite The communications Of our political
opponents; and, although we shall retain 10 our
selves the privilege of reuting their arguments
and demonstrating their errors, yel, having invit-
ed them 10 parake our hospitality, we will render
them all the courtesy that is due to stranger
guest We propose, in short, to establish a po-
Utica arena, where an open field and fair play
shall be awarded TO every advenlurer, intending
often TO appear in the melee in person, and hop.
ing TOO TO strike some stout blows in defence OF
the good old doctrines Of the Republican cause y
In another article, headed sour Independence
the Editors say: