Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-09
From tho New Orleans rropie, Oct. 20.
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The steamship Palmetto lie wis arrived las, niOb, 4, al
hours nom Galveston Among the passengers were DR.
Conrad and Lieut. Nichols. U. s. Al Lieuts Dorfendorf
Price, reported desdJ Smith and Smedes of the Mi.,.
siPpi volunteers, and lieut. Read of the Texas Rangers
with al volunteers The vessels left at Galveston wor,
the shp Star Republic for New York; bark Bos,onian fol-
Ihomason brgs Jenkins, Of Southport and Martha San.
ger Bremen brig Napoleon; do Mary New York brip
Damascus, for Mobile schrs. Sea Nymph of Sou,hpor
le'emache. of Halowe; Enenor Stevens New York;
ogs unknown; the steamship McKim and steamschooner
Florida, both for New Orleans. The McKin, wa. from
brazos Santiago and was to leave Galveston for this
port on the 2sth Wednesday, The steam ,eboep,,
Florida was eleven days from BraIos Santiago with three
hundred discharged volunteers. She put into Gal
weston the 25h short OF provisions and water and was
leave again for this port on the 2sth inst
There is not much news from the Army. Lieut. Price
whose death has been announced in Mississippi papers
our own is, thank God, alive and now nj the 81 Cba,..
Hotel in this city From OF the officers of the u S
army who came passengers the Palmetto, and who
lett Monterey on the III inst learn that the first Co
vernment Express, ordering Gen TAYLOR to carry ON tbs
wa' with renewed energy of the refusal of
Mexico TO negotiate, was within few miles OF Monterey
ana would reach that point the next day.
The health OF the troops Monterey was much better
than II had been on the Rio Grande
Ne iorhheanons IN the city gaisoned by the re-
Gen. TayOrs camp about three miles this side Of
Monterey. "
The last accounts from Gen. Ampudia and his army left
uis po-
tosi, at which point rumorcd that Santa Anna had
arrived at tho head OF thirteen thousand daily expect
ing reiniorcem,ns
The Georgia Regiments was the only reinforcement,
which had reached Monterey at the time our
lett Orders had been received understood by the
oheT Reg stationed the Rio Grande to move to-
wards HEADQUARTERS. The Kentucky and Tennessee
mounted Regiments had not yet reached Matamoros
The people OF Monterey Who had left about the time of
tn ssge, were gradually returning. They had begun to
exhibited friendly feelings towards the Americans inter
changes OF visits not being among both parties
There had been ARRAYS between the czs rs Of Monte.
rey ana Texas RANGER which resulted FIRST the
slnauon oil Texan Volunteer aud then, by way of re-
venge, IN the killing OF eleven Mexicans by the comrades
OF the slain General Taylor prevent similar recurren
ees had ordered efficient guard be distributed through
the city.
Lieut.. Col MoCLUSs was rapidly recovering from the
effects of his wounds One Of the officers of his Regiment
informs US that the gallant Colonel the FIRST man that
showed himself on the first Fort stOrmed by Cen Tayot's
Division and that he received his wounds whilst waving
his sword aot and cheering his men, shouting "Victo-
Ihe nuskei bail struck him his left hand whilst
holding ms seabbad 10 his hip, and of two Of his fin
gers gahcing from the scabbsrd and entarnR his abdo
men iractunng IN its course, the bone above the hip
Joint.
We feel bound further from the evidence fur
nshed that Gen. Tayors GOODNESS and sound Judgment
throughout the terrible three days remarked by ever
one engaged and that his nuepidiy SUCH he being
IN tue hlekost OF the hight and always where the balls fell
fastest, that his escape deemed miraculous lie sul
preserves the noble feelings and stands ready to 20
where his Government may order him. the services OF
twenty thousand men.
We gratfed be able state that the due which
were on the taps at Camargo between Col Bale Peyon
and Gen. Marshall, and also between Capt. Musson of
this city and Capt. Cheevess of the Texas Volunteers
have oil been amicaby arranged
Gen. Ampudia has issued another since his
retreat from Monterey, calling upon the Mexicans to flock
to his STANDARD 70 efei the invaders Of their soil His e.
ense In the proclamation for defeat Monterey and the
.TTelter d ihet city to our roop' lie a WANT OF AM
MUNlIlON!! The utte' iasy Of this statements well
known, for any quantity Of ammunition found at Mon.
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