Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-03
FROM THE ARMY.

FROM THE ARMY.
From the N. Orleans Della, Man %
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
The steamship Alabama, Capt. Wind,sy
Arrived. at this ;port about 9 O'Clock th;s
morning, bringing late dates from lbe Bras
EOS, whence she called On The 18th inc, =,
o'clock. p. Nj. I'VE have onlv Tins a. a.
make brief extracts from our letters. Ths
hewsis only important as keeping m a
connected history Of the events on the from
tier.
OFF BRAzos ST. IAeo,
Monday. May l5, 1916. {
Dear Deltd-s n This morn;,:
the steamship Cincinnati came aIonss;dss
at the anchorage aud conveyed most Of rbe
troops lon board the Alabamal to Po;nt
Isabel. :" Last njebt Geno,aJ
Taylor was 10 have crossed the Rio Granda'
and this morning to attack Matamoros
The volunteers arrived before us. bsvs
lett Point Isabel to join Gen. Taylor al
Camp Brown, opposite Matamoros. and
we are ordered TO follow, as soon as We
land. without baggage. We have q nros.
P't' VI "G,u' "oIN. Tom.
PoINT ISABEL, May 10, 1876
Dear Detta-Erhbracins auoibsr nm
portunity prior to the departure of all tbs
volunteers now al this post. commsndoJ
by Col. Marks. | will 'endeavor to give
you an idea of things as We found them S
The steamer Monm mouib. Cam, 7 A.,
Baker. took portion Of the troons off H.
Alabama-the Cincinnati the remaind.s.
The NJ. having crossed the Brazos hs,
got bur ali,tle way Up The Daenns NJ
DIRE leading 10 The Point, and sIucL fas,
where She aas been for lwentv.fo .fonr hoass
with no probability Of getting assistance
and that cannot be furnished at nresen,
owing to the ABSENCE of light drauebf
Sieamboals-this epartniient Of the ,nesns
OF transportation is most wrelehedlv alien,
ded TO. Indeed, the truth beino ;oI ,rs
find every thing in wfetched copf,s;o, "o
ool. Wai.on'S command left yesterday af-
,e,noon Tern! for La Baria, 10 join Lieut.. Col.
Wilson, and his command of tbe Ia, II
>. Infantry. Col. Marks; with all ,be Vol: II:
unleer companies now here, i to foIioa;
as speedily as possible. and when ,,i i,ho INV
troops are concentrated, ;sve are 10 msse %
an attack on the Mexican fort =, The MaAe ,ou,'.
OF La Burila, and try to take bo,h tT%u Tr
Mexican force there is aunnosaJ ne
small. Barila is about seven and ba'r H
miles from this in direct line sbnt ud,. ,ba
way we have to get TO il, is Is miles so..
ing part of the way by water. F,nm 81; e.;
we expect 10 move on and Join the m.;D
army. '"' 'naiu
The encampment at Po1pt Ts,bo,
braces au area Of abou, FIVE acreo III,
entrenched' and when we leave viii Hi., bs
leit tn possession two companies of req %
a,ar troops under command of MAJ,
Munroe,;U. S. A.. a brother of Can,s;n
Hugh Monroe. of Mobile: The eorssn a,u
meut have erected within The enIrenah
ment several large frame s,orebouoe. ~
sides many Subllers' stores of, sm sIls. ,. oo
these with about; niue' old tba,chsS is
Mexican huts, form quite decen, u ,own.
!a!d Oh INTO Streets Owing 10 The orders
o, Col. WALTON given yesterday moro;ng
Capt. Heads company struck their ,sn,s
aud conveyed Them with all their comn
equIPase, to the wharf, prepara,orv e
their departure: On our arrival The c,ds. w
Tor them TO march was countermanded
tne consequences Of which was, ;ba, thsy
with u.s. had to take The open air nm
prairie, outside The Fort, for their res,;na va
place. Much 'grumbling ensued in con
sequence and curses hot loud bu, deens
were heaped upen some of the arro1.n,
chiefs of our Volunteers.;.: 'u'
'We have here quite hospital of vo,,n:.
aed men, comprising 43 privares. three
Mexlcan prlsoners-oue of whom has lost
99'h G9 legs-and the following officers of,be
U. S. Army: - 'Ho
Col. Mcintosh, 5th Infantry WAC n;s,
ced through The mouth with bayonet.
and shot in three places. :.
Col: Payne, Ins. Gen., sho, in the hin
Capt. Page, 4'h Infantry; lower law.
part OF the tongue aud upper teeth enr;rs'
~ shot away. He is suffering dreadfuIlv
Capt. Hoe. 5th Infantry rish, arm sbo,
on above the elbow.
Lieut.. Gates, 8lnfantry. riobt arm L,,
ke9' and shot in the left hand.
Lieut.. Jordan, 9Th Infantry; sho, and
bayonetted in several places. 0
Lieut.. Luther, I'd Artillery; lower bin
1t is expected that all the above will, r..
cove cover but most of them will require great
views has just arrived that a body of
marines from the feet an,icinatrd ,he or. ~
rlVal Of Col. Wilson at Barita, by march
ing upon The Mexicans, who Immediately
evacuated the post. The inhabitants Of
tne town then hailed the marines, and
forthwith sent them fresh beef and other
provisions. We a,a oo;,. 49,.