Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-22


Speaking of Gen. Taylors movements the Ma
tamoros correspondent Of the Picayune says:
Gen. TAYLOR and staff here to-day for Camargo and
all the troops leave by about the 10th instant Gen
TwIoGs left to superntend the Of the troops now
here and those that to arrive for while at least He
In excellent health and looking better. Col
CLAax, of the 9Th infantry, will bs left this place in com
mand after all the troops have been forwarded and will have
two companies Of artillery and regiment Of volunteers u
der him Gen, Twiggs with Capt Mays four companies of
dragoons and Capt Rdgely's battery Of artillery will bring
up the the army forward Col Hayss regiment
Of mounted volunteers and COL Johnsons regiment Of foot
Texans-are to march tomorrow.
All the regular troops remaining here except Captain
and Rdgeys commands also ordered to march to-
morrow II expected that the army will not move from
Canargo before the 25 instant lido choose to express
an opinion on the probability Of another fight the Mexi
cans, but know is thought by many who will have great
deal to do in the matter if occurs that fight and ahard
one at that, is before them. 81
FROM ORLEANS PAPERS.
Governor HENDERSON is received in the army as Major
General His staff consists of General Lamar Colonel Kin
ney, General Edward Bureson, and Edward Clark.
Captain Walker is lying dangerously i'll at Matamoros
Sickness among the volunteers is increasing
The schooner Delaware loaded with coal for the navy on
the 9th instant parted both chains and on Padre
lslsnd-vessel and cargo total loss. III
In conversation with friend, Colonel TwIess lately re-
marked that the last shot the Mercan tCar had been fred
This is more evidence, indirec is true, that peace has
already been conquered Be that may, Gen. Taylor
has volunteers under his now Shan he well
knows the disposition he should make Of them.
According to recent private advices from Mexican citizens
living at Monterey their friends Matanoros there are in
that vicinity about four thousand soldiers who can be
traed very short notice Monterey This comprises all
the Mexican forces this side Of the Sierra Madre Gen. Tay
ors advces which are not however, Of quite recent date
state that there only about two hundred sapas working
on the forificatons at the city In question.
GALVESTON NEWS OF AuousrI IL.
Verbally, learn that General TAYLOR has sent forward
to Camargo all the troops intended for the campaign Mon
erey and has himself followed the last When Gen. Worth
will take the lead from Caarpo we cannot ceanIv learn
but presume the march will not much longer be postponed
We get very satisfactory information regard the
Mexican operations the interior They are however rep
resented TO be in small force Monterey engaged in oy
ing that and other places which thew will abandon mo-
ment the American army approaches. We hear nothing from
Paredes
Very few Of the inhabitants left the town of CamarQo on
approach Of the United troops and between them
and the inhabitants much better feeling exists than was
evnced in Matamoros The population Of Canago have al
ways been friendly disposed towards Americans and have
permitted them reside in the and to travel to and from
Corpus Christi at their pleasure, before and the com
From the papers would appear that the camp at M.ta
moros continues very healthy, but otherwise we learn that
much sickness prevails the Brasos Island on account of
bad water, where the hospitals crowded with inmates
We learn from Of the officers Of the St. Louis Legion
that the Texas infantry regiment is about being dsbanded
and that the composing organizing themselves into
mounted companies whose services such will be accepted
together with the mounted regiments already Camarpo
These troops believed be absolutely necessary 10 Gen
Taylor, in ORDER to move forward to Monterey.
THE MarAxoHos AMERICAN rLae"
DKPARrUHK GKSknAL TArLom. yesterday morning
early cod Rough and Ready" left Matamoros Camsrgo
in the steamer Whevle accompanied by about one half Of
the Texan regiment Of infantry and few regulars There
was no announcement Of his departure firing OF guns
nothing to Indicate that conspicuous parsonage the
commander Of the American forces about leave place
he had taken the individual direction Of his forces
at another point He let whilst half the city was wrapped
in sumber and the sluggard bad quilted his couch
many miles upon his journey This is Of the
brave old veteran for he would rather enemy double
in numbers than hear The booming Of the and the
shouts Of men paying homage to his wedeserved fame I'll
we understand Gen. Taylor rightly he is who woud
travel twenty miles Of his way rather than encounter
hos, Of friends and admirers who had assembled honor him
by public demonstration.
General Taylor the occupation Of this city by the
Americans has created many and ardent friends and
his departure will be much regretted He has endeared him
self 10 the people by his many Of Kindness and first i'm
Pressions are hard TO be erased or superseded.
Faos CAsaMeo-The steamer Big Hatchee arrived from
above night before last remarkably short tme bringing
some further particulars Of the depedatons committed by
Indians and account Of skmsh between them and the
rangers There number Of reports in circulation rela
i've W among WHICH we VIII Stale the
Indians after collecting number Of horses and destroying
several ranches started of with their booty taking
the with them prisoners A portion OF McCul-
lougs and Gespies companies united started in pursuit.
and ovcrhauled the "sp osncumbercd" savages fight
then ensued In which the Indians lost twenty and
the rangers two the latter bringing of about $50 horses
The Indians numbered 6O0 and the rangers rs or So
We have selected this the most probable account although
tits doubted by many
Enthusiastically morning, about o'clock, Jack
Haynes instantly killed by a man named McCanan a
ranger belonging to Tom Greenes company, from Lafayette
Texas
ASoTHrR.-On the Goth ultimo at Burta a member Of
Capt Mclnoshs company Of Louisiana volunteers, named
VIM Overflow stabbed another Of the company named King
who died Immediately. 0verton made his escape
who up from Burita yesterday
on the steamer Enterprise report having sevem dead
bodies floating in the Deeds OF blood being perpe
rated nightly somewhere and the victims the
TO wash out all Of the muderers Wewi again caution
beware OF getting drunk and exposing themselves
to the knife Of the assassin More will fall by the
sims knife in Mexico than will be killed in battle
DEsrnucTIyK SroRm.-The town Of Nashua, in New
Hampshire, visited Friday with terrible Storm which
occasioned great damage The large building used by the
Nashua Manufacturing Company for the construction Of their
wheels and hundred and City fee, Of the brick walls
Of range of buildings which had been raised to the
cond floor blown down. Besides the above some thr
y or forty houses less damaged by being un
rooted losing their chmneys II is estimated that So 900
panes Of glass broken by the hail. and the damage to
fruit other very great while All tho corn