Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-14
OrrIcg or THE n. O. PlcAyuSE, I
Monday IL A. NJ. July l.. 1916.

LATER FROM THE ARMY.-The steam
ship Alabama, Capt Windle arrived this morn
ing from Brazos Santiago, having sailed thence
on the Sd inst. We may say al once that she
brings no news Of interest from the army. The
Mexican forces are supposed TO be concentrated
in The vicinity of Monterey under The immediate
command Of Paroles. The American army ap-
pear 10 be on the point OF taking up their march
10 penetrate as far as Monterey.
we have received onr full correspondence by
this arrival and will lay il before our readers all
in good season. We annex the following as OF
mos, immediate interest:
PoiNT IsArEL, July 81, 1916.
To he Editors 81 The Ptcayunc:
Gentlemen leil Matamoras last evening,
and started from Gen Smiths camp, on this side
oil the Rio Grande, al 9 o'clock, with volunteer
officer, 10 ride across the prairie. | saw "Old
Rough and Read" just before leaving. lie was
riding ont hunting Tor newspapers. The old gen
t!eman hardly ever is seen attended by any oil his
officers or men in his rides bu, goes 'pokins
about" as heard volunteer remark the other
day. diust like other folks" Gen. Smith was to
begin TO remove his camp to-day some Twelve or
fifteen miles up the river, on The Mexican side
The General locks remarkably well, and is in
fine spirits
The musqni,oes showed themselves in num-
ming. The volunteer camp was perfectly shroud-
ed by smoke, raised by The men 10 keep of the
inlruders. A rumor obtains in camp that por-
lion OF The Louisiana volunteers ale soon 10 he
disbanded, and, though they have been assured
that such will not probably be The case, they are
quite uneasy about il; a fcw because they want
10 60 home and lear the rumor is not we'll found
ed but most Of them because they desire 10 stay
and "see the thing out" when can we move
Can we ever gel a fight OUT OF them2" are the
questions constantly put TO persons coming from
Gen. Taylor's quarters.
That a large portion of the army will soon
move towards Monterey can no longer be doubt
ed AS boats enough oil light draught have arrived
TO warrant Gen. Taylor in taking possession OF
the country between The mouth Of the river and
that place.
The road we came over last night mean The
wagon road between Point Isabel and Matamo-
ras; is still impossible tor loaded wagons, and il
is a wonder 10 me how a light wagon can be
dragged over il. From the river 10 The Palo Allo
some nine miles, there is not, altogether, nal.
mile of head road The mud is generally 100
deep-and in some places two or three teel oeeP
and there is al least four miles OF water, IN mau,
places hardly fordable for horses.
The gentleman who accompanied me dowI
captured gar-fsh on "six mile prairie, between
the battle fields the other day. nearly three lee
long. passed over the same place Jour or fiv
time. when it was perfectly dry with no appear
ance of having ever been overlooked: AZ tn
Resaca de la Palma where, as you will observe o.
The map, road passes between the ponds, 'her
is now bur one pond, and that is deep enough any
where for respectable size steamboat 10 pas
through it. The Pao Alto battle field is two
thirds covered with water.
A Mexican prisoner of war, Lieut.. RuiS, who's
arrest mentioned some time ago, will go out I
New Orleans in the Alabama. You will recol
lee, that be was caught in Matamoras, in the &C
of trying 10 gather recruits from among The CHI
Gems and the convalescent of the wounded sol
diery. A Mexican also goes out in chains, &C
eu.ed Of being one Of the murderers Of the Roger
family.
am not lawyer enough 10 know how he Wi
be tried, or before what tribunal, but he has Al
ugly phiz 10 bring before jury. Mrs. Page
wife of,he Capt Page who behaved so gallant
in the recent battles and was so dreadfully wound
ed. will 90 out in the Alabama. She came Il
this place 10 meet her husband, but found, on he
arrival, that The Captain had sailed for New Or
leans, expecting 10 meet her there.