Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-06-13

i Ne IN i,s prsdsssassk, bssdss ~ - bar
do u feempsin's.
Geo. Taylos's effective force consists Of IA
eascsp, 2sis psivsses; ,o,al soes. This 1853
eemprises tho whole force Of General Taylor,
ssd cut u il h IN : smsIl eemsnsd :, cO'Pu'
Christi, se1 ansshes ., Point Isabel. He has lost
BY desenion. captured and killed. 800 more; %
that ths ~ho'e command BY The vosks IN stons
Of Mssmosss eanno, exceed 24Oo. Tho whole
army ef ,hs United Sss,es coos;ssing Of oaiesn
and psivstss $40. AIn.os. half Of the whole
forco j. in Texas. Tho force Con. Taylor has
ssss increased, long before this. TO many ,hoa-
sands. BY the arrival Of volunteers. The States
have ali exhibited ss.rems gaIlansry in furnishing
their quotas.
rTk War Sp;ru-lt is source Of extensive
pleasure to us 10 isce the spirit manifested BY
Tho counties and papers in this State, upon the
call OF Gov. Drsw for Volunteers. The spirit
is ardent, free, determined. War is 1ow wnging
and the gallan, sons Of the west are rousing BY
Thousands TO aycnge the craelties and iodignities
which have been heaped upon US BY Mexico.
Ample will be their revenge-jus. their retribu,ion
which the Me.icans will receive. 10 oil the
counties we have heard from where there has
been an attempt 10 raise volunteer companies,
there has been hearty response. IN Washington,
when last heard from. forty one bad volunteered
In Crawford comp,ny is completed. In Johnson
one; 10 Pope and Yell two companies, we under.
stand, will be raised; one of mounted men, one Of
foot for frontier service; which last will pass, ts
said. through this town early next wesk. to their
destination at Fot Smith. Indeed, wherever VT
have heard, the volunteer spiri, is warm nmI
unanimous. Glory be their need. and Right
speed lhom let them be called where they may.
W The mail on Friday brought no additional
news from the Army. Con. Taylor was still
Nu,amoros fortified.
Ano,her Hsrd TO "So5er Sensitive copy
the following paragraph of Gen. Jones, in relation
to desertions. BY it Sober Sense" will discover
that not one word is said Of foreigners deserving
His in.mation that they were foreigners who de.
serted, is an entire and graiutous SANDER, ana
shows that he follows in the footsteps Of his illus.
irous leader, Gov. Yell: eal
\ Efforts are continually making TO en,ice our
men to desert, and, regret 10 say, have met with
considerable success. Four. however, have been
drowned in swimming The river. and Two have been
killed BY our pcquets 'si,ie attempting TO desert,
which has operated 10 c eek The practice. A Ma
jority Of those who have deserted are old offend
--.v EI- ..~ u ET
GStand Waite has offered the President Of the
United States Regiment Of mounted Cberokees
Tor Mexico. This is a gallant tender Of walie.
but will Of course be properly declined by the
President. We are amply able to fsh. our own
battles; Besides ii would be setting dangerous
example to the Wild Indians Of the Prairis.. .bo
would swarm in bands against Mexico. Unless
That Power influences the Indians 10 attack us.
We should not permit them to engage in the war.
'ars upon Mexico. When the Western Indinns
become Mexican allies, then i, would, in our opin
ION, be rsh; TO accept Of Mr.. Wn,io's offer, and
oraver nnd more chivalric Chief DOES not exist.
HEAD QUAsrERs, ExEcUrwE OFFICE,
Linie Rock, Nay 2S,h, 1916.