The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-05-21
FROM THE ARMY.

Safety of Capt Thornton and Lieut. Kane
Attack upon Gen. TayIor's Camp-.Varra-
tiUe Of the fiction, &C., &C. te hasa
From The Neo Orleans Picaga.re. MAY H. isaas
Mhe steam schooner Florida, Capt Gift ar.
9ved at this port last evening from Brazos Santi-
8ctt whence she sailed on the 9Th inst
#lhe Florida brought over official dispatches
from Gen. Taylor for the Government Colonel
Whistler came passenger on the Florida. A gem
tleman, who also came passenger on the schoon-)
err, has furnished us with the following narrative
Of Ganeral Taylor's march from his camp to Point
Isabel and of the subsequent attack upon the
camp.
It differs from the accounts received by the
New York, via Galveston. The reader may re-
pose entire confidence in the following, as it may
be considered almost official: ees., s-.aw s,,
On the LIST Instant the main body of the army
OF Occupation marched from the camp on the
Rio Grande, leaving in the garrison for field ope
rations the 18th regiment of infantry, and the
company of artillery commanded BY Lieut.. Lowd
AID Lieut.. Briggs-the whole commanded by
Major Brown of the infantry. On the I'd inst. the
ssmy encamped at Point Isabel easly in the
morning.
On the Sd Sunday. heavy cannonadng was
heard in the direction of Matamoros, which con-
tihued during the day, at intervals, through the
night and during the day of the 4lh. Owing to
the difficulty Of communicating with the fort, no
Intelligence was received at head quarters re-
speeding the result of the cannonading, until the
morning Of the 9TH, when party was sent for
ward to ascertain the particulars, brief state
ment Of which is as follows:
At O'Clock on the morning of the Sd fire was
opened on the fort, from one OF the Mexican bat
teries, and was continued with seven guns. The
fire was Immediately returned, and the battery
was silenced hyaour guns in thirty minutes. Two
Of the enemy's guns were supposed to be dis
mounted. The enemy then ceased firing.
From the lower fort and mortar battery brisk
damage to the fort or garrison.
The fire of the enemy was kept up without
suspension till halt past seven O'Clock. At 10 it
was temporarily suspended. 1t re- commenced
and continued at intervals to II o'clock at night
although it is believed that from IL to 1900 shot
were fred by the enemy during the period. A
casualty occurred to sergeant Of company D,
7th infantry, who was killed.
Not one of our guns was dismounted, though
the enemy's fire was, for some time, concentrated
on the Is FOUNDER batteries and the shottrequent-
ly struck heiembrasnres.
ing was commenced by the enemy, which was
continued for twelve or fifteen Shots and kept up
at long intervals during the day, but without eff
feet The amount of damage done to the enemy
beyond their battery cannot be correctly known.
Our boys dismounted one of their Is Founders
and threw it fifty etin the air.
Gen. Taylor's troops are in fine spirits and good
health @
Our informant assures us that it was under
stood to be Gen. Taylor's intention to remain at
Point Isabel until that post should be perfectly
fortified, and large accession of troops should
arrive.
TIt will be observed that nothing is said here Of
any attack from the Mexicans in the rear Of the
camp, and that no pretence is made of computing
the Mexican loss in Matamoros, of which moth
ing could be known, of course, on the other side
of he river, though 1t was easy enough to guess
at good round numbers.
If the Mexicsns had invested the camp in
force, and made an attack upon it, how did this
wonderful Captain Walker coutrve to reach the
camp and leave it again as he is alleged to have
done a $3.50
IS SURPRISE AND SURRENDER OF CAPTAIN