Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-30
From the New Orleans Trop;c.
sun Later from the Army,

From the New Orleans Trop;c.
sun Later from the Army.
TnE GALVESTON ARRivEp.--The Galveston
is Just in, having left Brazos Santiago on the
evening Of the 18th instant. We hasten to lay
the news by her before our readers.
From the Galveston Civilian Of the 18th
On the morning of the 18th, General Tay-
brought down the train, &c, started for his
camp He was met by an express few miles
| from Point Isabel, informing him that 5000
! fresh troops had arrived in Matamoras, 1000 of
crossed the Rio Grande at Barria, near the
Bocachlca, not more than eight miles from Point
Isabel. Gen. Taylor returned to Point Isabel
at once, and made preparation to leave the next
| day. with such forces as were arriving.
The steamship Galveston landed $50 nfan.
try, (regulars and volunteers y the Augusta
landed about $50; Capt Price arrived via Pa.
DIRE Island from Corpus Christi, with his COM
pany ofseven'y mounted rangers. They all
reached the point on the 18Th The Telegraph
and Jas l.. Day will doubtless land their troops,
amounting to upwards ofS00 at Point Isabel on
the l4th Great credit s due To Capt. Jeremi.
all Smith, of the steamship Cincinnati, and
Capt r. McBaker, for the skill, energy, and
promptness shown in the management of their
boats in transporting troops and supplies across
the bay at Brazos Santiago.
Gen. Paroles is at the head of 5000 trours,
on his way to Matamoras. 1t may possibly be
that the fresh troops arrived at Maamoras, is the
advance division of his army. No doubt the
enemy were fully advised that Gen Taylor had
left for Point Isabel, and their plan is to tr,
and capture him on his return, whilst strong
force crossing above, is 10 come down upor
his army. General Taylor appeared high
ly pleased with the intelligence ;; Tor since tn,
war has opened, and no mistuke, the excite
ment and activity attending operations, open
new era to his vigorous achievements, AM
oil have marked how much better he looks tha
when confined to the "masterly inactivity" 0
q the Corpus Christi campaign.
v THE FoRT-The Mexicans have continues
It their firing into the fort opposite Matamoras
ii nearly every since Gen Taylor left the works
y The brave and gallant Major Brown died o.
n - from a wound received in his thigh b
o the explosion OF one ofthe enemys shells. Hi
= wound was not considered dangerous, but he wa
placed in one of the bomb proof burrows, an
% modification ensucd from the want of tres
- air. His death is deeply deplored by the army
his intrepid conduct in foilIng every attempt
the enemy to reduce the fort, prepared them
a measure TO antici pate the result OF these col
-, flic,s with our brave army.
v. The strength of the fort and skill with whc
it is defended. is ncomprehensbe to the Me!
nd leans; and indeed, well it might be, for the
IL have thrown upwards of 400 shot and shell il
he to the works, and every morning they prese
SO the same appearance; our loss has only bes
n two or three in the fort The constant practi,
on the enemy have had in firing at il, has taug
them the proper bearing To give to their gun
!" and almost every shot falls within the work
he The fort is never idle, and the ramparls al
- dwellings of Matamoras exhibit ruins as plain
"' as those Ofa hundred centuries when gapiI
forth their amentation OF ~. and behold VIII
desolaton is here
The sloop ofwar st. Marys arrived frC
81 Pensacola on the 10Th the steamer MIsslsSiy
:, on The l2th, from Vera Cruz. The BsinbrId
on is off the Rio Grande, enforcing the blocka,
The schooner Flirt sailed for New Orleans
=. the 9Th.
J., Ii is stated that an expedition is to be sent
:, boats of the squadron to take the town of Bari
'he l6 miles from the mouth of the river, VIII,
wo there is a military force.
Gen. Veia is the Col. Veja that was cap
Lu- red by the Texan forces at the slaughter of ;
Jacinto. lie was also at the fall of the AlaI
l., and is brave and accomplished officer.
9TH MERCER COUNTY Coal TRADE.-The amo
of coal shipped from Mercer county via the
ions extension canal, to Lake Erie says the Erie
server is very great. The steamers on
900 lakes, and all the principal cities, on the Can
ex. as we'll as the American side are now suppl
with coal from the Shenango mines. No cou
bse. in the commonwealth is increasing as rapidly
nton wealth and population as Mercer.