Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

CHARLESTON EVENING NEWS, OCTOBER l6
We indebted to Capt Thornton of the United States
Dragons who arrived here yesterday, for some interesting
particulars from the of
Captain TnonsTos informs that il now very scky AT
Maamoros which place he left somewhere about the cath Of
The last month AT The time Of his leaving there were roo
Americans about three fours volunteers sick Of dyseney
accompanied with intestinal liberation and typhoid fever The
average number of deaths FIVE day. It is be expect
ed however, that the accession of cold weather will much
the violence Of the disease.
Capt. T. further informs that order had been issued
by Gen. Taylor Gen. Patterson Camargo send the
Alabama and Georgia regiments of to Monterey
They were to be commanded by Gen. Pillow.
The following the location Of the American forces the
different points on the river Grande
One regiment Of volunteers the mouth of the Rio
Grande.
Two regiments at Mexican fort the river miles
from its mouth.
One regiment Of Ohio volunteers under the command Of
Col Curtis and four companies Of artillery (regulars) Ma
tamoros The volunteers eneamPed the north edge Of
..--i - Fort Brown one company 10 Port Paroles and
one in the Plaza.
The whole Of the troops at Capo are under the command
Of Col. Clarke, U. 3. Army.
One company Of artillery regulars and company Of
Kentucky volunteers encamped at Reynosa.
One company Of artillery, under Capt Swarwout at Mer
One hundred and thirty dragoon recruits under Lieut. Kane
encarnped in the Plaza Mer.
Gen. Patterson had, previous to the regiments being
ordered to Monterey, about 900 encamped three miles
from Camargo.
FROM THE KENTUCKY OBSERVER OF OCTOBER Ia.
FnoM Coz MAnsuALL's REsIMEsr.-By the Southern
mail Of Saturday received letter from friend James
s. Jackson, Esq, giving later intelligence from Col Hum
phey Mashas regiment than has been heretofore received
The presents sad picture of the condition of the eg
men only regards the health Of the men, but also
respects their personal comforts being the greater part of them
in very destitute condition and without the supply
their necessities consequence of the failure of the Govern
ment provide for the payment Of their dues SO utterly
regardless of the condition of the regiment have they been
whose business it is that their wants properly cared
for and that they suffer for nothing, that Mr. Jackson states
that the Of writing $4,000 at least due to
Marshars regiment Besides all this, the destination
of the regimen, has been suddenly changed and instead Of
originally intended being permitted continue their march
San Antonio de Bexar there join the command under
Gen. Wool, after months journey through Arkansas
and Texas under the burning rays Of summers sum- they
halted Victoria in the midst of the sicky and in
a very unhealthy location, and there ordered remain unit
they shall have received orders from Gen. Taylor who's
command, appears, they now destined The conse
quence is might have been oreseen that four hundred
reported to be the sick istsome make the number
greater than thisin very few days after they halted
and with the sickness the increase.
When the bill 10 he footed up the nation will be
the which the lives Of citizens have
been literally sacrificed and the Of the nation wasted
which might have been saved by udcous and wise
policy on the part OF our rulers.
The following from the letter above referred
Il is dated at Port Lavacca the 23d September
"Disease has increased in camp aamingly since
arrival here. Yesterday the Surgeon reported 100
hospital Many Of boys look chapfallen at this sudden
Of condition, but the commander and the surgeons
recognise the change they had expected and
feel great degree of fear for the result hope by the
write give account Of improving health
in the regiment You ought to the boys Their cond
ton reproach TO the Government They are barefooed
and Of them literally without breeches many without
hats and ats but they stand up proud they
dressed in imperial purple The Government is in debt to this
regiment this day s75 000 has received pay whatever
and though paymasers pass and rcpas it hath signs
Of payment Young of education and intelligence used
the Injuries of private e by this neglect absolutely
turned naked ,oH country and exposed to the climate
and suffering from the weather without any for their
dion the part of the Government they They would
pretty quickly but that they respect too highly the
feelings Of their officers place them in awkward posi-
ton by drawing down them the dispeasure of the War
Department"