Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-08
+ From The ~. Orleans Delta, Extra, April %
LATER FROM MEXICO.

By The polileness of commercial house OF
this civ we have been furnished with the follow
ing extract from letter received by the brig Or
leans, Capt. Patterson, which sailed on the I'D
inst, dated o,c
VERA CRUz, April %, 1916.
The news here is no.
hing we are anxiously waiting for intelligence
from Ma.amoras. The last we received was,
thai Gen. TAYLOR had been fired on by The Me1-
cans. but had not returned The fire. This pre-
tended pacific movement OF our Government
this eternal diily-dalying between peace ana war,
will deprive US of all the advantages which we
might obtain by the adoption OF an eliicient course.
Rest assured that England is The prime mover IN
Mexico and that to settle the Oregon question
favoraby she will keep this hornets nest hover
ing over our heads.
Commodore Conner, with The United States
squadron, except the John Adams, lelt thus place
on Sunday last, for what point Is unknown, but
he is expected soon 10 return. YOURS, &c.
FROM TEXAs-WAR BEGUN!
Late and Important f,om IeTas-lne haT nc
ean-B6odshcd on Tie Frontier, &c.
By the arrival this mcrrins Of The steamship
New York, Capt. Phillips from Galveston, We
are in receipt Of late and important news from
the Army OF Occupation
From the Galveston Gazette, April 25th.
FROM THE ARMY.
TIL, schr. L. NJ. Hitchcock arrived from the
Brassos Santiago on Wednesday night, bringing
LATER intelligence from the army ard Mexican
frontier. Various reports, more or less exagse-
rated, or altogether fabulous, have grown ou Of
this arrival, but from cautious inquiry we md
The following 10 be the substance OF all The lnlor-
nation received:
Our army is sill encamped on the Rio Grandc,
som. three miles below Matamoras. Gen. Arts
IA semi message 10 Gen. Taylor eight days
since, that unless the American army retired i'm
mediatey 10 the East bank OF The Nueces, II
would be attacked by that OF Mexico without de-
Law or further notice. Gen. Taylor returned Tor
reply, that his present position had been taken
under orders from his Government, and that ne
was prepared TO maintain il against all corners.
Gen. T. also Immediately despatched orders 10
our naval vessels on the coast 10 open strict
blockade. and prevent any communication from
the Gulf with the Mexicans on shore, which was
accordingly done and has since been in full force,
The brig Lawrence and schr. Fiu cruising CONT
pually of the mouth OF The Rio Grande and
Brassos Santiago.
We resret 10 learn ,ha, COL Cross, U. S. Pay
master General. some len days since, took his
usual ride into the country and has not since re-
turned or been heard OIL The general belief is
that he has been murdered but whether by Mex
leans Indians or renegade white men, is matter
Of doubt
A lieutenant from our army short time since,
crossed the river from what motive seems TO be
uncertain, and was taken BY The Mexican forces,
where he remained at The last accounts. Il is
reported, but we can find no direct authority for
The statement, that his liberation has been de-
manded By Gen. Taylor, and refused.
We understand that Gen. Worth has resigned
and gone on TO Washington city, in consequence
Of an old question OF rank, which has subsisted