New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-17
Lar.r from rexa-The Army Of Occupation.

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By the srrfTs Of the Steamship Alabama st SevOr
ssos from Galveston We have advices from that city
The 5tb inst From tie Galveston News Extra CT the
al inst, ~e learn that the L. :. Revenue Cutter Wood
bury Capt, Foster arrived that morning from Srassos
s. Is.o with he following items OF ueEs IRON tie Army
Of Occupation uader General Taylor
Can't. Foster lef; Grasses s. lago on the Eth ut
The Army Of Occupation, numbering N all sou az
rived and encsnped On the esh nit opposite Hsfano
ras Gen Taylor with company OF Dragons, Under
the command Of Col Tvirs having LEFT The nsin army
arrived a, Po;n, Isabel simultaneously win he feet OF
Transports from Aransaf on the stn ut there moi De-
ing half hours difference IN the srEiFs' ~ ana ano
water.
on the appearance of the beet the Captain OF the
Port Rcjeryue-l set fire The Custom House and Sc
versl other buildings al Point Isabel sud made his re-
tres, coed the river. although pursued some distance
by order Of Cen Taylor. The buildings DESTROYED we're
Of little vsGe being constructed OF logs tnscned "n
straw.
Who have been reported in readiness 20 dispute the
march ri Gen Tayiors sy seem 10 have entirely dls
aouesrei upon his approach. The only opposition eS
psrfsuced 5y the Army OF Occupation "ss hrst 81 me
ftIe Colorado where Mexican officer With about 90
mounted men threatened re upon Gen. l. If be AT
-red to cross that stream stating that such were ais
o.iri-a orders and that Ms-ic1ns knee fsdr. TIE
srerv was Immediately ordered up where the troops
formed and commenced foTdiug in perfect order the
a,er being nearly 10 their aruips xhereupon the gal
snt Mexican prudenty rereated without executing his
Dositve orders The only other show OF opposicon had
been previously made by party OF % or CO. 40 havins
mot ,as army in the Prairie informed Gen Isyor thsi
~ rst proceed no farther in that direction BY order
of Gen the army opened and this party were permit
Ted 10 march through 70 the res. and then depart
Wbsn near Point Isabel with the Dragons, Gen. /
race;v.d deputation of 30 40 bearing procla.
mston and message from Gen Meja hlled with threats
In the usual style OF Mexican gsscorade Al inls mo
meut the conaaera;ion made al Point lssoe oy ooef
cnez was discovered and Gen Taylor dismissed the dep
uta,ou directing them inform Gen. Mejs that he
would reply to his message opposite 10 Ms'suofa On
Saturday the 2Sth Of March.
Frt-aordpary success attended getting the vessels
o-er difficult bsr wihou, pilots. Captain r re-
norts that the shooner Bella del Mar was however
driven on the South side after beating heavy on me
hsr and now lies In t~o feet water. IL 10 thought
,bs; abe canno, be saved The Louisiana. Captaia
Eddy had her ,udier unshpped, but she received no
The q. 5 brig Lawrence, CONT Mercer. remained at
anchor of the Bar The big Porpoise, CONT Hunt
sailed for Pensacola the 26ih ult.
Forty wagons with supplies for the army, lett Point
Isabel on the morning OF the 26.h in fine condition,
ard having ga excellent road - miles TO the Army
opposite Matamoras; and the morning after General
Point Isabel in command Of Major Munroe- We under
stand that General Tsylors orders to cross the Ro
rande and attack Matam0ras SHOULD be be hred On from
the town.
Cant Foster states that the average depth OF water on
the bar al Brsssos 81 Isgo ia eight and half feet and
that thence TO Point Isabel distance OF ABOUT
three miles due West, the uniform depth Is about hve
feet Point Isabel ia perpendicular blua Of sixty feet
above the water and The surrounding country Is hy or
unduia,iug The country was in highly favorable con
dit!on the march Of tie armymore rain would nave
made the travelling bad, less would have occasioned
scarcity OF water.
Col. McCres was disappointed in his attempt to take
the barges across the Lsguns Madre for want OF sum
Glen, They will, In consequence. have TO be Ia
ken by land.
The steamers Monmouth and Cincinnati arc constant
y employed in transporting from Brasso' ST. iago TO
Point Isabel
The austin Democrat contains the following extract
from a letter written By Capt Coleman. dated " heSsr'
O1 have, mat cd from q
DAYS with Capt Gillespie and forty of his who start.
ed in pursuit OF Indians but found none After cross
ng The Nneces river, Capt Gillespie concluded TO sis
I.oredn to which place Wa proceeded forthwith I'm,
teriug the town about day light and expecting to IND
some soldiers under the command of Col Bravo (hav'
ing received such information twentysx traders
we saw West Of the Naeces) to disappointment wo
found but tsgeutv-cght soldiers with Captain com.
nanding-8ravJ having smell mounted his horse and
sought refuge in the chsparia The Captain however,
came running and asked we came 10 heht- go
he was no, iq--coudn't fight; but provided WE wanted
prisoners we could have many We cared for. Our
Commander told him to bring them The Mexican
CAPTAIN accordingly drew his tweny-eght soldiers,
with whom found thirty stand Of arms swords &c
Capt Gillespie detained his prisoners about seven hours
and released them.
Can, Gillespie had talk With the Alcalde aud the
principal citzens ofthe place who were very glad Ia
see US After they asce -tained or intentions were
friendly toward the cilizens they perfectly salts
United States government They say the Indians are
hsrassing them all the time and that large parties oil
1 the CsmsDchcs are down ON the river now
Tho cit zens Of Loredo sag there about
1000 regular Mier large force At Mstamoras.
and none the Preside Rio Grsnde or the destina-
on and intention Of these troops they know nothing
The eentemsnly department OF
Captain Gillespie and his men was truly commendsble
4 heavy gale from south east commenced at Calves
ton on Friday Sd inst aud continued till Sunday. 9Th.
when the Alabama succeeded in getting the Bar
The New York was leave the 5,h-doub1ul, as the
weather threatening and the Alabama has expert
enced continued gale from Galveston Bar TO the s
/ w. Pass
LATER-A slip from the Office Of the New.or-
leans Bulletin of the 9Th says:
Ry the pilot boat L M Hitchcock from Brasos st
Iaru the instant learn that the arrival OF the
ARMY OF Occupation in from. Of Matsmorss the Next
can forces were drawn the opposite bank Of the
river making great display of martial music. buees'
etc which mode of sautstion duly rcciprocaed IN
Kind By similar sounding of trumpets and drums in the
American lines Thus ended the frat days encounter
between the armies the opposite hanks OF the
Rio Grsnde and within three hundred yards OF
each other On the next morning, (2e;h) the American
! troops discovered the Mexican artillery Of eighteen
FOUNDERS lining the oppoate bank and pointing directly
into their camp. whereupon the American army moved
I their cncsmpiucnt four miles below This step
doubtless taken by Gen Taylor in order avoid every
appearance of any disposition 70 commit sgCressons
upon the bank of the river and TO maintain strict,
" the defensive character OF his operations The
reliable statements represent the regular army In Mata
The Mexican citizens of the Rio Grsnde said to be
/ quite disafected toward their own government. and
secretly friendly 10 the American cause
Card.
! To N, Editor of The Tribune