The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-06-13

. al The Notifications with about 300 men, .
The army were seen by the Mexican. on III
opposite side Of The river 10 leave the en-
csmpmen,, they approached The Fort
Arista sen, flag Of truce to Gen. Taylo
requesting an armislice Of six weeks, Civ
ing as reason for his request that he want
eG 10 communicate with his government
Gen. Taylor answered that he would Civ
him until o'clock next morning to evacu
ale the City OF Malamoras, and would per
NIT him TO take the public property unde
his charge, the flag then returned. On ih,
next day, the 18Th, the army crossed OF
fats OF thsir own construction, and bodies
Of wagons caulked. The passage was mad,
about miles above Fort Brown.
On arriving at the City, ii was discover
ed that Arisla had departed with his forces
leaving only the mounted battery all the
mortars, and such OF The military apparatus
as could not be removed in their haste to
escape, were thrown into the wells. A
party from our army went ont to reconnoi'
ire Immediately after the entrance into Ma,
amorss. and overlook portion Of The Mex.
leans, who were retreating, % of whom
were made prisoners. 1t is understood
that Ailsl4's headquarters are al F. San
Fernando, about 80 miles from MaIsmo.
ras.
On The passage Of the Galveston 10 the
Brasos, man, named Mitchell, of ,he Nc
ElTy Guards, on board, stabbed one of his
comrades, giving him mortal woand. lie
died on Monday morning,
The New Orleans Picayune, of the 3Olh
contains letter from Point Isabel, dated The
26Ih ult. 1t gives some interesting items.
The writer says that Fort Polk is now a
complete museum, filed with Mexican pris.
oners, mules, ladies' saddles, curiousy
wrought leather pack saddles, huge saddle
bags, muskelS, drums, ordnance, copper
cannon balls, grape shot, letters and all kinds
of documents, picked up on The ground
where .ampudia was encamped. One Of
The officers who was in The Two engage
menis Of the 9Th and 9th, says that The sup.
per which theMexicans,i in their confidence,
had prepared fo. themselves, and which
they were obliged so suddenly to abandon,
afforded rich Iepasl to our tired and hungry
officers and men, who pronounced their IL,
quors, chocolate, soup, roast beef, &c to
have been frslrale
is announced that Ampuda's plate,
which was valuable, was promptly return
ed 10 him.
Most of the wounded had been taken TO
Corpus Christi.
Capt. Page, whose under jaw had beer
shot away, is in fair way of recovery.
Capt. Hooe was walking about with the
stump Of his right arm dangling by bis
side, and appeared 10 be in excellen. hu.
NOR.
Col. Mcintosh who ives badly wounded,
was stretched out yesterday nornIng in a
Mexican wagon, trying 10 read. lie was
stabbed in the throat, or rather down tie
throat in the neck, and other parts of his
body, and was repeatedly knocked down in
the fight.
Capt, McClay, who was wounded in The
action @ the OH, is here, with an awfully
bad chm, which a Mexican grape sho. pass
ed, shaving little closer than was safe, as
ii carried with il some OF the bones and sim
ews.
The Pcayune states that the amount
of money found in the Mexican army chest
after The battle Of The 9th, was 10000 in
gold.
The commanding General has ordered
that The Rio Grande shall be considered as
closed in regard 10 all vessels bringing car
goes for merchants in Malamoras, excep,
such as contain munitions Of war.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF YU.
C.ATAN.
The New York Sun has received la,e