American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-16
FURTHER NEWS FROM THE ARMY.

FURTHER NEWS FROM THE ARMY
LETTER FROM A BALTIMORE VOLUNTEER
COL. HAYS EXPEDITlON-MEXtCA THIEF
PUNISHEO-ANOTHER SHOT-TROOPS RE
VIEWED BY GEN. TAYLOR.
The Union says that the last dispatches from
Gen. Taylor state, that the army will be on the
advance for Monterey by the LIST of September
al The lalest-perhaPs several days earlier. The
same paper states that the report that 400 ram
cheros had entered Matamoras, was a hoax.
The following letter from our correspondent,
who is Baltimore volunteer, will be found in
teresting
Correspondence of the Baltimore Clpperl
CAMARGo, MEXICO,
August 2lst, 1916.
.MesSrS Editors: We are now encamped at
this place, as is also General Taylor and his
army. This place is situated on the st. Juan
river, about seven miles from where it branches
| off from the Rio GIande. 1t is about five hun
bred miles from Brazos Santiago, where we
first landed, by the course of the river. We
were the first volunteers that were ever up this
far, and this is the farthest any steamboat has
ever vet navigated. The weather is very warm
here, but we have no mosquitoes, which is a
great blessing; where we were before encamp-
ed we could scarcely sleep for them. We ar
rived at Brazos on the LIST july all safe; we en-
camped there about eight or ten days; from
there we marched 10 the mouth Of the Rio
Grande, and encamped there about the same
length of time; from there we marched to
Camp Belknap, and such march no poor souls
ever had, we had to cross seven or eight
creeks, and the water was up to our arm-Pts,
and the rest of the way was through pools OF
water, and mud that covered our shoe tops; and
when we arrived there we had to cut away the
chapparel for an encampment in doing which
we killed any quantity of snakes, horned frogs
and every other kind Of venomous reptiles; we
killed some rattlesnakes as long as our muskets,
and some of them had as many as twenty sc .
ven rattes. From there we moved TO where
we now are, where we shall probally remain
until about the first of next month, and then
we shall march TO Monterey, where the Mexi-
cans are all concentrated, and then the grand
battle will come off. 1t will no doubt be a
sanguinary conflict, and we.shall have a severe
time of it, but we are determined TO do our
whole duty. There is but one way to enter the
! town. and that is between two high mountains;
and they have guns placed on each side, and
were we to attempt to pass that way they
would cut us all to pieces. 1t is General Tay-
| lor's intention to surround them, cut off all
their supplies, stop their flour mills, and force
them out to fight us, in which event we will
give them sound drubbing. The Americans
have now in their possession the following
Mexican towns: Barta, Matamoras, Reinosa
and Camargo, and ere this reaches you we will
have Monterey. | have nothing further to
communicates; there is nothing stirring Just
now of any event. My respects to friends and
acquaintance, and believe me,
Yours truly, }. 5. A.
The N. Orleans Picayune contains number
ofletters from the Army, from which we make
several interesting extracts. The Pcayune
gives the following account ofCol. Hays expe-
dition:
Our last accounts from Col Hays were con-
tanned in letter from San Fernando, dated the
18th ult., as our readers may remember. His
regiment, which had remained some three days
at San Fernando, left that place on Sunday,
the 10th Of August. Just before starting it was
discovered that Mexican servant, who had
been attending to Lieut. Col. Walkers mess,
was missing, and with him also twelve fine
horses. Walkers fine charger, however, was
not one of them. This affair, ofcourse, detained
the mar ching of the regiment some time Good
shots and good riders, mounted on the best
horses, were soon on scout after the thief
dividing and taking different routes. In the
course Of some three hours he was found, and
part Of the horses were recovered The theft
was proved upon the Mexican, and court mar
tal sentenced him TO receive one hundred LaSheS
The stripes were duly administered and the
prisoner set at liberty; but it is almost certain
that further punishment followed. No doubt
lat &C, 70 cbnf hu me- uh IN lost
their horses, and who waylad his retreat. Be-
sides this, nothing ofimportance occurred while
the regiment remained at San Fernando.
From San Fernando Col. Hays moved to-
wards China, which place had previously been
entered by Capt. McCulloch, an account Of
which our readers have seen, Hays reached
China on the 23d of August. The route from
+ San Fernando to China is, for most Of the way
very difficult of passage, being sort of cattle.
: path, rather than highway, winding around
enormous hills, through ravines and upon the
, margins of yawning precipices, hedged in al
most continuously by prickly pear and chaPar-
raj, and overhung with thorns and bramble. In
, their march, the Rangers were constantly on
the lookout for the enemy. They passed in
Vulnerable ranches and villages, but at none
could they find the people in arms. Az one OF
5 two points they found the uniforms Of Mexican
soldiers, but there was nobody in them! The
t wearers, we suppose, had vamosed! In this
| way The march was continued day after day
Hays hearing ola body of troops at one poin
and another, but on his approach there was
a nobody to be seen but women and children, with
=. two or three ragged, dirty, cowardy-looking
men.
f China was entered by the Rangers without
r any opposition. On the arrival of the regimen
h every door was found closed; only few of thu
Were d to be SEEM ana .nese uP0n TN
r can penchant for horse. flesh was INDUCED in
e and three horses were relieved of their halter
and carried off. Next dag, by vigilant pursuit
:, the rogue was overhauled, his case soon decided