Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-08-06
LATER FROM The ARMY.

kAIGn TNUW TIE AnMJs
.arriual otthe Steamer Fashion-.Move.
meat OF Troops up the Rio ,G,ande
| -Camargo Taken, Surrender vith-
out Firing a Gum-.Negotiations
! for Peace Supposed to be on Foot.
The steamship Fashion, Captain
Fullerton, arrived at New Orleans on
the 25th ult., from Brazos Santiago.
The Picaynne has not received their
letters by this arrival, but learn verbal
ly that there is general movement of
troops up the Rio Grande. Gen.
Taylor was still at Matamoras, but he
was sending forward the recruits as
fast as his means of transportation
would permit him to do so.
Advices had arrived of the taking
of the town of Camargo. Six compa-
MES of the 7th Regiment entered that
place day or 1.-TWO before the Fashion
sailed, without firing a gun. These
companies were under the command of
Captain Whiting and others. When
the D.. S. troops arrived at Camargo,
Col Carrajabal was on the opposite
side of the ST. Juan river. He wit
messed the entrance of the troops
into the town, but offered no resis-
lance.
Gen. Taylor had received reports
from reconnaissance parties, who repor-
ted only three hundred troops at Mon
terry. The general impression in the
army was that there would be no more
resistance offered to the American for.
ces this side of that city. No prepara-
tons for an attack of the town were
made.
The absence of every thing that in
dicated resistance on the part of the
enemy had led to the belief in the army
that the war was at an end. The i'm
pression was that negotiations for peace
were on foot. There was no other
way of accounting for the apparent SUI
pinenesS of the Mexicans.
Reports had reached the camp that
Paroles was afraid to leave the city of
Mexico-hiS presence there being ne
resSary to keep down threatened
revolution.
Occasional brois between the Mexi-
cans and Texan volunteers occurred.
The regular soldiers exer,ed every
means for the protection Of the citl-
zens, who were promised security and
support in case they conduct them
selves in peaceable and inoffensive
manner.
There was a rumor in camp that
Mr.. LnmSden and his party had been
intercepted and cut off by Indians. -
The report was not generally credi-
ted. ....
The volunteers were suffering
from diarhea, but otherwise We're
we'll.
The Fashion left Brazos Santiago
last Tuesday, and experienced heavy
weather on the trip. The Sea left Is
hours before the Fashion, and has not
yet arrived. .....
ECO
The following Proclamation has
been issued by General TAYLOR, and
is published in both English and
Spanish languages, in the Matamoras
papers:
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE
ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
To the People Of Merico.-After
many years of patient endurance, the
United States are at length constrained
to acknowledge that war exists be-
tween our Government and the Gov
eminent of Mexico. For many years
our citizens have been subjected to re-
peated insults and injuries, our vessels
and cargoes have been seized and con-
tiisticated, our merchants have been
plundered, MANNED, imprisoned, with
out reparation.
At length your Government ac-
knowIedged the justice of our claims,
and agreed by treaty to make satisfac-
ton, by payment of several millions of
dollars; but this treaty has been viola
ted by your rulers, and the stipulated
payments have been withheld. Our
late effort to terminate all difficulties
by peaceful negotiation, has been re-
jecied by the Dictator PAREDEs, and
our Minister Of peace, whom your ru-
Iers had agreed to receive, has been
refused hearing. He has been treat
ed with lndignity and insult, and PAR
EpEs has announced that war exists
between us. This war, thus first pro-