The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-09-22
Late from ths Rio Grande.

lower down lhs river two or lhree cay
ia.o- W. make the following compI2-
- from tie Commercial Time.
Fyerv thing is qnie; at Matamoras.-
s;nca tLe advance up tic river, the usual
slug.dshness In Mexican towns has re-
ermeJ us sway there. The American
FLAG sa,s al the excitement seems TO
have LEFT NJ ttanoras and followed the
,roo,s m 70 Camarga. The utmost ac-
,;y;sU 1regajled at Camargo. Troops
we're sent daily into the interior, taxing
the rou,e to Monterey. The American
Flag OF lhe 29,h ulumo, IN relation 10
.bis. has he following
4We learn by the last steamer from
carssrgo that al the regulars had depart
u for ftc interior, with the exception Of
one regiment. Gen. Taylor was still 81
Camargo, but ii was supposed that nc
wculd leave IN a few days.
"Gen. Twiggs had reached Camargo,
with about 1900 men, from this place,
and we understand he started of Immedl-
s,ely for Monterey.
.sGen worth, if he continued his march
must be close on to Monterey about this
time. He viii probably have the honor
of marching the first troops, into that
Mace. unless the "adyenmrers" have got
there ahead Of him, which would not
create much surprise in the minds OF
s2me."
MILITARY REcoNNoIsANcE.-Colonel
Hays with his regiment had successively
visited San Fernando, population 5000,
and China, population 5000, on the road
10 Monterey; he himself, with an escort
Of twentv-four men, returning TO Camar-
90 on the 2Gih uliimo with a report 10 the
Commsuder-in-Chiefo of the state of the
roads. | appears that our advancing
troops. baggage, &c. will encounter some
difficulties and the men experience great
fatigue from the rugged nature of the
Frosnd over which the route lies. In
deed there is nothing like military road,
or one affording easy transit for armed
bodies from Camargo to Montery. From
San Fernando 10 China, distance of one
hundred miles, Col. HAYS fonnd the road
exceedingly uneven, and occasionally
PERCEPTIONS, ascending and descending
iruge hills. thicklv covered with jungle
and chaparrel, and brushweed interlacing.
so as 70 render the pioneers labor lndis-
pensible. During his march he visited
al the ranchos, or farms. which studded
the country in proiusion, but the mos
profound tranquility rcignod throughout
Not Mexican was found in arms, al
though reports were daily bruited in hi:
ears that hostile force was concentrating
sometimes at one place, sometimes at an
other; but on making his appearance a
the spots indicated. nothing but the every.
day appearance Of Mexican country life
met his eyes.
with the Second Dragons, and flying Ar
tillery batteries under Ridgely and Taylor
arrived at Camargo en the 2lst ultimo
and were 10 proceed Immediately 10 Mon.
iereY. The first and second regiments oi
OHIO volunteers, the Louisville legion
and the Baltimore regiment have also ar
rived al Camargo. In the march of the
volunteers from Matamoras they only lost
two men, proving their stamina in the
most satisfactory way, the heat and pri-
vatons 10 which they were exposed be-
ing duly considered. General Taylor
has. signified his intention to leave Camar-
20 about the end of the first week in Sep
tember- He would assume personal d.
rection Of The whole advancing force at
Seralyo; thenceforward to head them un-
III they met The enemy.
There were various reports in circula-
ton al Camargo, at latest dates, about the
position Of things at Monterey: some an
nouncing that the Mexican army had
abonduned that city, others that they had
strongly fortified it, and would certainly
make a stand
Gen. WORMS BRIGADE.-The steam
er Firginidn crossed Gen. w orlh and.his
command, consisting of the Sth infantry
and two companies of artillery, over the
San Juan river, on the 18th ult. Gen
Worth received orders 10 march TO the
village Of China, and remain there until
further advised. On the 2lst ultimo he
had reached one-third Of the way TO Sc
ralvo. all in perfect order. The other
brigades were following him rapidly. Ii
is stated, according to Mexican accounts,
given in the streets at Camargo. that Mon
terry had for its garrison about 5000 men
Of fwhom 1000 were regular soldiers. the
others recruits. A force of about 600
cavalry was encamped at Caidereyte,
ihirty or forty miles east of Monterey.s
SAN ANTONIO. INpTsNs. &c.-We learn
that Col. Harvey, at the head Of about
100 United States DRAGONS, 500 Texan
cavalry, from the Red River districts,
with Capt. Beaver, who has with him a
small company of Delaware Indians, was
moving on Monclova, thus anticipating
Gen. Wool's instructions. Col. Harvey
lefi San Antonio on the 23d July. Capt.
Merrill, United States Dragons, reached
Camargo from San Antonio on the 20th