Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-06-25
LATE FROM MEXICO,
FROM GALVESTON AND RIO
GRANDE.--FIRST MOVEMENT OF
INVASION OF MEXICO.
From Tic .Neas Orleans Pieapo.e, JLns IA.

iNsASiCN OF MEAILO.
From The .Neas Orleans Picaysse, June Ia.
The steamship Galveston, Capt WRreHr.
was towed up 70 town az an early hour yester.
day morning 0y the towboaf Star. BY her we
have received Galveston papers to the 10Th
inst, and our correspondence from the army.
They bring up the news from the Rio Grande
to the latest dates, and viii be found interes-
ting.
Among the passengers brought by the Gal
weston were Gov. p. M. BuTLER. of South
Carolina, Maj. McCREA, u S. Quarter Mas
ter, Maj. BELL; Capt. Hawkes. Capt. HooE;
DIR. MooRE, of the Army Com. MooRE, Of
Texas; Lieut. HooE, of the Navy, and num-
Der Of officers OF the army ON the recruiting
service.
We regret to say that Gov. BUTLER reach
ed here in a very low state Of health, but we
are in hopes that few days of quiet and re-
pose will bring him up speedily.
On Saturday the 9TH inst, Lieut.. Col Wn-
SON left Matamoras for Rienoso, making the
first movement towards the invasion OF Mexi-
co by the American Army. Col. WILSON
has a command of five hundred strong ,compo-
sed as follows:
"The four companies Of the first Regiment
Of Infantry, Brevet Maj. ABERcRoMBIE, Com
pany X Capt MILLER, Company c.; Capt.
BAcKus, Company G.; Capt LA MoTTE,
Company c and Capt PRIcE's Company of
Texas Rangers, with section of Lieut.
BRAGG's Battery, under Lieuls. THOMAS and
TOMBSTONE"
This movement is highly interesting, because
it opens the ball of carrying the war into the
enemy's country. Reinoso is small town on
the Rio Grande, sixty miles from Matamoras,
and containing about one thousand inhabitants.
Ii is presumed that Col WILSON and the brave
at least the soldiers fear such will be the case
The volunteers are in good health and spir-
its-very few cases Of sickness.
Volunteers have at last begun to pour into
Galveston freely From the news Of the 9th
inst, we copy the following:
"a full company, under Capt. ARNOLD, ar
rived by the steamer SAMUEL M. WILLIAMS
on the 9Th inst They are from Nacogdoches,
and carry standard with the words sod Mac
agdoches" on it. They are fine looking men,
and have had a most fatguing march on foot,
of several hundred miles. They have been
mustered into service and received their arms,
which can hardly fall into better hands to do
good service.
"a company from Jasper and Jefferson
counties arrived from Sabine, by water, last
Saturday the 9th, commanded by Capt. CHEs-
HIRE, who was in the battle of San Jacinto
These have also been received, and left for
Point Isabel on the schooner Vesta, Capt. FISK,
this morning.
ga company of mounted men, under Capt
l.. S. BALLoo, left Brazoria for the seat of war
on the 9th ult About 20 persons had left
that county previously with the same destina-
ton.
''By this arrival we have received the first
two numbers OF the Republic Of the Rio
Grande and Friend of the People" The first
number is dated June LIST, and the second June
Sth. The motto of the paper is Fear not
the brave and generous soldier is only to be
feared in the field of battle The paper is ed
tied by II. McCLEoD. The leading articles
are printed both in English and Spanish
The purpose is to convince the people of Tam
auIipas, Coahuila, New Leon and Chihuahua
OF the futity Of resisting American arms, and
to throw upon the Administration of Paroles
the responsibility of the war. A separation of
the Departments named above from the cen
trail government Of Mexico is the distinct aim
Of this new paper
eve find in the News the prospectus Of the
Rio Grande Herald, a paper which Messrs.
Bangs s Lewis propose to publish at Nlata-
tuOfdS, OF SOtIle punt iSdl Lidlu
army"
The "Republic of the Rio Gra,de and
Friend Of the People," of the Sth instant, has
the following
Movements of the Enemy.-A traveller from
Tampco met Government carrier between
that place and Victoria. about ten days ago.
hunting for the Mexican army, for whom he
bore orders, he said to retreat upon Tampico
This would seem to indicate that the Govern
ment considered the day as definitely lost in
this quarter, or were unable TO reinforce their
army sufficiently TO enable it to stand another
battle, and were collecting its fragments for the
defence of Vera Cruz.
The port of Tampico was not blockaded, he
states, as vessels were entering and departing,
though an American sloop Of war--the StMa-
ry's-was in sight. Mr. ScHATZELL and the
other Americans, who We're so rudely driven
from Matamoras by AMPUDn, had reached
Tampico in safety, though shaken in health by
their forced Journey of three hundred miles,
They took shipping on the 23d ult for this
place. where they may be hourly expected.
ARIsrA's retreat will doubtless continue to
the mountains After losing the day with five
to Que at Palo Alto and Raseca de la Palma, it
is not likely that he will make another stand
on the plains. Gen. TAYLOR takes the field
with so overwhelming a force, and so admlra-
bly, equipped in that terrible arm, the light ar
tlery, that il would be madness in the enemy
to fight again, where defeat would be certain
and retreat impossible. Monterey is the first
position of any natural strength and 1t also
commands the entrance OF the mountain pass
to Saltllo. 1t is there, in all probability, that
ARIsra will make his great effort, which the
importance of the object, his wounded pride,
and the advantages of the ground, will all con-
spire to make brilliant but bloody day in the
history of this war.
We understand that CANALEs is at Olmitas
Rancho, five leagues on this side of Reynosa,
levying contribution upon the people, and
plundering them of all their mules and other
movable property, He has closed the road
and intercepts all communication from this di-
recton, treating all those who are suspected Of
coming from this place with the greatest harsh
ness.
From the .Ne,c Orleans Delta, June IA.
The particulars of the recent Indian Treaty,
is the most important news which we find In
the papers received by the Galveston. Elev-
en- tribes were fully represented, and all the
chiefs signed the treaty, and declared their de-
termination to assist in Furnishing all who
might violate it, One Of the objects of the del
egaton of Indians who have accompanied
Gov. BUTLER to Washington City, is to fix