Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-15
From the New Orleans Picayan@, Sept. 81
LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM TIL
ARMY.

ARMY.
--latest fron, the Rio Gyande-.Nei1s from Col.
faus regiment-RiOt and 6loodsicd amongst The
T0iuntecrs-Particulars Of tie blo,cing uPof The
Enterprise, &c.
The Steamship McKim Capt. Page arrived
Yesterday evening from Brazos Santiago, which
place she LEFT on Wednesday morning last The
McKim brough, 10 this city several sick youn-
teers and some discharged soldiers.
Our last accounts from Col. Hays were con-
tanned in letter from San Fernando, dated The
18th ult, as our readers may remember. Ills re-
eiment, which had remained some three days 4,
San Fernando, left that place on Sunday, the 10th
Of August just before starting il was discovered
that Mexican servant, who had been attending
10 Lieut. Col. Walkers mess, was missing, and
with him also twelve fine horses Walkers tine
charger, however, was mol one OF them. This al
fair, OF course, detained the marching OF the reg-
menl some time. Good shots and good riders,
mounted on the best horses, were soon on scout
after the thief dividing and taking different routes.
In the course Of some three hours he was found,
and part of the horses were recovered The theft
was proved upon the Mexican, and court martial
sentenced him 10 rece We one hnndrcd idsfes The
stripes were duly administered and The prisoner
sci a, liberty; but II is almost certain that further
punishment followed. No doubt the unfortunate
man was shot BY men who lost their horses, and
who way-ad his retreat. Besides this, nothing
OF importance occurred while the regiment re-
manned al San Fernando.
From San Fernando Col. Hays moved to-
wards China which place had previously been
entered by Capt. McCullock, an account Of
which our readers have seen. Hays reached Chi
ma on the BID OF August. The route from San
Fernando to China is, Tor most Of the way, very
difficult of passage, being sort OF caltle-paIh,
rather than highway, winding around enormous
hills, through ravines and upon The margins OF
yawnins precipices hedged in almost conlinu-
ousIy by prickly pear and chaparra, and over
hung with lhoIns and bramble. In their march,
the Rangers were constantly on the lookout for
The enemy. They passed innumcrabe ranches
and villages but al none could they find The peo-
pie in arms At one or two points they found
The uniforms Of Mexican soldiers, but there was
moody in them The wearers, We suppose, had
romosed. In this way the march was continued
day after day-Hays hearing OF body OF troops
al one point and another, but on his approach
there was nobody 10 be seen but women and chill
dren, with two or three ragged, dirty, cowardly-
looking men.
China was entered BY the Ranger. without
any opposition. On the arrival Of The regiment
every door was found closed only few of The
inha bitants were 10 be seen, and these upon the
house-ops and balconies. Al night the Mexican
penehant for horse flesh was INDUCED in, and
three horses were relieved OF their halters and
carried off, Next day, by vigiant pursuit the
rogue was overhauled, his case soon decided up
on, and he was shot. lie implicated his master,
a man Of wealth, in The theft and we may hear
further of the affair soon. The "boys" intended
10 silt the mailer thoroughly.
On the 26lh ult. the Rangers were 10 move
from China some eighteen miles on the way to
tho in T., tor
further orders. Col. Hays with about twenty
five men from his regiment, went into Camargo
on the 26th, and communicated with Gen. Tay-
Tor. |, was understood at Camarso on the 9th
that all the Texan volunteers, except Col. Hayss
| regiment, were disbanded or were 10 be dsban-
ded, their term Of enlistment being out or about
expiring. Hays, il was thought, would come in
for three months more service.
The main army is al Camargo, but there are
troops al prominent points all along The Rio
Grande from the mouth up. Considerable sick
ness prevails and deaths are daily occurring
amongst them.
On the night of the 3lst Aug. riot broke out
among some volunteers, on a steamboat lying al
raj persons are said TO have been killed, and 9TH
ers MORALLY wounded. The particulars OF this
shameful affair, as we have them, are these -
On board the boat were some three or four CON-
panies OF Georgia volunteers; Of these there as
one Irish company, between which and some
other company teud had existed for several
days. The quarrel reached its climax on the
evening mentioned, and terrible fight ensued.-
Shots were fired, and swords and bayonels were
used indiscriminalely. In The ARRAY some fifteen
or twenty persons are reported to have been KILL
ed or morally wounded, and probably as many
others were injured more or less. Besides the
dead and wounded seen on board and on shore, il
is said tina, eight or ten were forced overheard,
who either drowned or died OF their wounds.
While the fight was going on, the Colonel oil
the Georgia regiment endeayored most CALAMITY
10 quell ii, interfering personally and attacking
| The rioters with sword and pistol. He shot down
one man and wounded several others. Finding
that he could no, succeed in putting an end 10
lhs diSlnrhance he called nnnn Col Raker OF the