The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-14
FROM THE CAMP.
We are favored with the following extracts of


We are favored with the following extracts o
letters just received in this city;
"CAnARoO, (Mexico,) July %.
1--WE are furnishing transportation for the army
and securing supplies of forage the route TO Mon
terey. We have contracted for 1000 TO 1900
mules" (another letter fixes il positively at 500
with the packing equipments complete and these
with the 5UO wagons expected here, will be ample
for the marching columns. A large portion of The
10000 men Of this corps FaHiSs will be LEFT at III,
different dePots and entrepots, from Brazos Sant'
ago to China, about 60 miles from this place on the
route to Monterey.
THE troops are now fast arriving here in oul
steamboats,; and the general will in all probability
move forward from here about the middle of mex
month, (August) Now comes the commencement o.
those operations which will require all the capacity
skill, and energy of our general to accomplish The
great difficulties of army invading Mexico begin
here: SO far, everything has favored Gen. Taylor
and he has acquired not only most enviable repu.
tatlon, but his good fortune has become a proverb
hope, OF course for his further success but in or
der TO secure II, the most careful combinations OF
every kind, preparatory to the march, are absolute.
ly necessary. Too much haste may prove as greal
AN evil as faulty hardness. IL takes time for the
requisite arrangements for the transportation re.
CURED for so many men, suddenly collected here
Meantime, the general is impatient of the least de-
lay, and the officers Of department are ncessant
~ occupied in preparations.
"Our news from the interior leaves US in doubt
whether Paroles, at the head of the army will sue
coed or not IN assembling force sufficient to oppose
us lie Is said TO have called out the male popula
uon en- Dasse, and has strong positions 10 defend
but It is doubtful whether we shall have another
battle IN Mexico"
Extract Qfd letter from Col Whiting, dated Matamoras
18th July, 1876.
THE subsistence General Taylor called for
that ID, 800 900 TatOns-Is now AT or near Camargo
We are now throwing up forage, ammunition, and
olher supPlies-the boats taking moderate loads in
order TO accommodate troops.
"a company Of Texan rangers came into Camar
go few days since, having started from San Anto.
MO de Bexar, crossed the Rio Gande at Laredo and
passed through Mier. In thus descending the right
bank II met with no molestaton, saw no rising fol-
defence, but found all things in tranquility.
"When the Louisiana volunteers were about
going out, and had many good horses for sale, it
was deemed expedient by General Taylor, as well
az myself, that the opportunity should not be lost
OF putting the light artillery and Bragg's company
IN b. condition for the field the horses called
for from New Orleans might not arrive in time for
the march, In this way, these companies have
been recruited ct once, and Captain Duncans com
pany has already marched for Csmargo. The
price has not always been moderate, but in no in
stance, extravagant"
Extract Of letter from Col Henry Whiting, daiso
.uatanOras, July 81, 1886.
General Taylor has just issued an order direct
ing the remaining troops to move up to Camargo
without delay. The traiss, it is feared will be in.
adequate. To remedy this he will buy and hire all
the mules he can. The last report from Camargo
is favorable A contract has been made for fifteen
hundred mules and packs complete. General Tay-
lor goes to Camsrgo in a few days, when | shall
Immediately follow to complete all arrangements.
Horse shoes are now coming in--we were likely to
suffer for them and for forges Forage and subsis-
tence is abundant. The United States steamer
Neva sunk on her way up to Camargo with cargo
on board. No lives lost, but much company bag
gage and supplies"