The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-24
From tho ~ Orleans Commercial Times.
Infer from Mexico and Texas.

Later from Mexico ana IeAas.
RETURN OF THE HON JOHN sLlDELL,
L. 5. MINISTER TO MEX.
The Steam ship Alabama, Capt Win
die, arrived last night from Galveston.
Among the passengers BY the Alabama,
are the Hon. John Shdell, L. ;. Minister
to Mexico, W. 5. PARROT. Esq. Secretary
Of Legation, and Robert Stuart, Esq. T..
5. \.
The las, dispatches forwarded to Mr..
SitleIl, from Washington, required him TO
return home Immediately If he vas not 70.
ceiycd as Minister within twenty -four
hours after giving the necessary notice,
and hence his speedy return. We have
not received any Mexican papers by this
arrival but are verbally informed that
there was TO news of importance. Great
CONSERVATION prevailed at Vera Cruz 10
consequence OF the abrupt departure of W
ondctI, ana Inc nuaultanis were ~ The
deepest alarm that an immediate dcclarn
ton OF war would cnsue on the pat, Of the
United States.
LATER ! kO VI IltE AkNl.
The Galveston News, extra, under date
Of the Ash instant, furnishes the following
information from the army of occupation,
We have been furnished through the po.
i,cuess Of Captain Foster, Of the Unncd
States revenue cutter Woodbury., which
arrived this morning from the Brazos San
nago, with the following items Of news
from The army Of occupation, under the
command Of General Taylor.
The army Of occupation, numbering 10
III $500, arrived aud tncampcd on the
2-th ul,., opposite Mclamoras. General
Taylor, with a company Of Dragons, un
der the command Of Col. .I~igs, having
left the main army, arrived at Point lsa-
bel simultaneously with the fleet Of trans.
ports from Arkansas, on the 2ilh ultimn,
there not beng hnii m hour difference IL
the arrivals by land and water.
J On the appearance Of The il.ct, the Cap
tuin Of the Port (Rodcrsu,z, set FIRE Il
the Custom house and several other build
ngs ut Pom, Isabel, and made his retreat
good to the riycr, although pursued some
distance by order Of Gen. lay lor. The
buildings destroyed were II little value
! beng constructed d logs, haichcd with
: straw,
. The thousands and tens e thousands d
; the enemy who have been reported as il
readiness 10 dispute the march Of Genera
> Faylof's Army, seem 10 have entirely dis
: appeared upon his approach. The only
opposition experienced by the army Of oc
, cupailon, was FIST at the Lnle Colorado
where Mexican Officer, with about | 81
. mounted mon threatened to FIRE upon Gen
: L. IT he attempted to cross that stream
stating that such were his positive orders
aud that Mcricdns kReie no fear. The Ar
: ,llcry was Immediately ordered Up, where
. the troops formed aud commenced fordns
III perfect order, the water being nearly Il
: their arm pts, whereupon The gallant Mea
. lean prudcntly retreated without executing
) his positive orders. The only other show
Of opposition had been previously made by
purity Of SO or go, who having mot The
. army in the Prairie, informed Gen. Tay
Tor that he must proceed no further IN that
} direction. BY order of General Taylor
! the army opened and this pnrly were per
, mittcd TO march through 10 the rear, ant
J then depart.
, When near Point Isabel, with the Ora
! goons, Gen. Tay Tor received Dcpulalioi
. OF thirty or forty men, bearing u procla
I nation and message from Gen. Mciia, Gil
ed with threats in the usual style Of Mex
] lean gasconade. At this moment The con
Migration made al Point Isabel, BY Roder
g guoz, was discovered, and Gen. Taylor
dismissed the depuiatlon, directing then
to inform Gen. Mclia that he would reply
to bis message, opposite Metamoras, OF
{ Saturday, the 2slh of March.
Y From The New Orleans Picnvune Ertyo