Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-06
From he Nesu Orleans Pieayane, OCT. III

a an Gu an;onio Texas. VIC obtain The follow
One hall Of Gen. Woods army left San An
,on;o for The Presidio on the Rio Granoe on inc
26lh OF September. The General wen! ~ p.' s;x
on the 29th. The remainder, CONSISTING VI GA
teen companies of Illinois infantry ana iour com-
panies of Arkansas cavalry, Wele un"e n g
| a Between The 5th and 9Th OF October eign1 u
these comnonies marched commanded by Coi.
Hardin. and Col. Churchill was To have CONDUCT
sd he remainder on the 14th leaving one or TWO
| comnanies in garrison at Bexar, 10 prolecl sup
| plies and furnish escorts. .,,..
Gen. w. expected TO reach Preside IN t"eife
| DAYS He will establish depot at tha' Poih''
until il is ascertained whether steamers can a.
cend he Rio Grande 10 position more suilaoie
FIR his onerations. His army will cross The river
| nm living bridge, boats for which were con-
| struc,ed q, San Antonio, under The direction OF
| Cant Fraser. engineer, and were transported 10
WAGONS The river al the crossing is said 10 De
near 400 Yards wide, from SO to lo0 OF which are
swimming, and with rapid current OF SIX miles
the hour. II opposed by considerable force, me
passage would be exceedingly difilcult, and couio
not be effected without great loss.
Col. Harney's command, in July were COM
pelled 10 swim about sixty yards, and the stream
SO scattered them, that 100 resolue men, as as
serted by some of his officers could have prevent
ed their landing.
As soon as supplies are received 10 enable him
10 advance, Gen Wool will press on 10 Chihua-
hua, taking Santa Rosa and Monclova in his
route. The former town is garrisoned win re-
eular troops, and is said 10 be capable OF strong
resistance. This line of operations is longer lhan
might be selected, bur il has the advantage oil
turning the mountain passes-of abundance OF
water and some proyisions-and runs within ~
or so miles OF Gen. Taylor's, when cooperation
can be readily effected il necessary
Gen. Wool has exhibited great activity anu
energy in preparing for the march. On arrlv-
ing al San Antonio, on the l4h oil August, ne
was far in advance Of his army and his supplies
and met with innumerable obstacles IN procu-
ring wagons, teams, forage and provisions. he
moved his forces at the earliest practicable mo-
ment, with So limited a number OF ratons as
scarcely 10 justify his advance.
II il is found impossible TO transport supplies by
water 10 the Preside or other point on the MO
Grande whence 10 furnish the army, 1t will be ne
cessary 10 haul all their provisions from Poit La
vacca, by way OF San Antonio, distance 10 CHI
huahua OF nearly 800 miles, and through coun-
Try in rainy seasons almost impossible Tor heavy
wagons Ii will be seen that this enterprise IS 81
ganlic, and its accomplishment will be an achieve
nenl more arduous and more credltaoe IMAM
brilliant victory.
The command consists of The following officers
and troops:
Col. Churchill, Insp. Gen. U. S. Army; Capt.
Prenliss, Asst Adjt. Cen. Lieuls Mcdowell
and Bryan, Abide Camps.
Capls Lee and Fraser, Corps Engineers.
Capt Hughes, ard Lieuenanls Sigrcaves and
Franklin, Typographical Engineers.
Lieutenant Kinssbury, Ordnance Corps.
Major Thomas, Quarter Master; Captains
Cross. Wall Chapman and Chiffon, Assistant
Quartermaslcrs.
DR.. Hitchcock, Medical Director; Drs. Simp-
son, Levely, and several Volunteer Surgeons.
/ Company Light Artillery; 2 do Isl ORA
gouns; do. ID Dragons; Regiment Arkansas
Cavalry; 3 Companies 9Th Regular Infantry;
do. Kentucky Infantry; Regiments Illinois In
tanTy.
The Kentucky Regiment of Cavalry left La
vacca on The 18th October for Matamoras About
forty OF them had died, fifty 10 seventy had been
discharged. and one hundred sick were sent 10
Matamoras by wafer. Al one time il was said
that three hundred men were on The sick report.
The Tennessee Cavalry followed the Kentucky
Regiment on The 10th.
LETTER FROM GEN. BuTLER-PARTlCrLARS
OF HIS CHARGE-HIs WoUND-BRAvERY OF
HIS TRooPS-ABANDONME OF His AT
TACK, &c.
The following are extracts from letter Of
Gen. Butler 10 near relative in Louisville, Ky.
The General say. in The same letter, Ina, il is
the opinion ot hose Mexican officers who have
been taken prisoners by our army that their Co.
vetnmenl will al once oferto ours terms OF perce:
MONTEREY, Sept IS 1916.
Monterey is ours, bur not without heavy loss,
and lay division has probably sustained more
than one halt oi il. | AIN myself wounded, but
not badly. ! was struck by muskel bali below
the knee i, entered in front, grazed the bones with
out iniutin. them, ranged round through the flesh
aud came out IN The opposite side.
became faint from loss Of blood, and was
compelled to leave The field after having been in
il under heavy fire OF grape aud musketry for
three hours. | have been required by my sur
geon 10 keep perfectly STILL ever since The battle.
was in the act Of leading the Ohio Regiment
To storm Two of the most formidable batteries in
The town, flanked by a stone wall, ten feet high
with deep ditch in front, and covered by strong
muskeiry force in The rear, under complete shell
ter. There were two other batteries OF grape-shot
discharged, that swept the ground continually.
Col. Mitchell, who commanded the regiment OF
Ohio volunteers, was wounded about the same
time that was, and we then prudently abandon
ed the enterprise, as we became convinced that
our loss would have been, probably, at least one
hundred more men, had we persevered.
hope you will not think acled rashly. !
know that am often rash where involve my
self alone; notso, however, when The fate OF others
is al stake.
The condition in which we were placed fully
justified, IL ii did not positively require US to
make the attempt. The peculiarly OF our silua-
lion cannot now explain without going into
greater detail than am able todo.
The ballle commenced about o'clock, A. NJ,
and continued without inlermission, with various
degrees OF intensity for eight hours.
had almost 1000 men in The battle, (the Louis
Vile Legion having been left TO gnard our NOR
,ars) and oi tina, number We lost in killed and
wounded about $50.
We took one bacEy and house fitted up as
forliicalion and assisted The regulars in taking
a second Gen. Worth, with great gallanlry and
equal success, and with far less loss. carried on
his operations on the opposite side OF the town.
The loss ofhe regulars who acted with US, was
nearly proportional 10 ours as | learn, though
have not seen the official returns
Under all these circumstances, the terms of The
capi,uatun are favorable 10 us. There are still
several strong forts in the hands OF The enemy,
which we would have been compelled 10 lake by
regular approaches or with heavy losses. The
plaza is Of itself An enormous for fcation OF con-
linuous houses, with thick sione walls and all The
streets leading into il strongly fortified and filled
with guns.
fighting men, whilst on our part we cannot mus
Ter 5000 for duty, and have only few heavy
guns, and them we took from Them.
Never, believe, did troops, both volunteers
and regulars, behave with more calmness and in
lepidilv, and do not believe that for downright,
Straightforward hard fighting, the battle Of Mon
lerey has ever been surpassed.
NEW ROUTE TO OREGON-A new route
10 Oregon has been discovered.-I follows The
road to California about three hundred and twen-
" miles from Fort Hall, and enters The Oregon
Territory by The way Of The Klame, Lake, passes
through the splendid valleys OF the Rogue and
Umpqua rivers, and enters The valley Of the viii.
lamelle near its southern extremity
The advantage gained TO The emigrant by this
route is OF The greatest importance. The distance
is considerably shortened, The grass and water
plenty and the sterile regions and dangerous eros
sings Of the Snake and Columbia rivers avoided,
&C well as the Cascade Mountains This yoad