Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-25

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TREdT or rms lJEXICANS TO n
IA MPiCO- TiiE BODY OFLLEUT.
PORTER FOUND, dc.
The Galveston got mp To New Orleans ON
the l3A. The correspondent OF the Charleston
News writes as follows;
Ga Satuuloy, ihe 9Th inst. Lieut.. Col. vii.
sou icl MuianOras Tor Remoso, making the
first movement towards the invasion ol M.x
leo by the AmericSn army. Col. Wilson has |
a command of five hundred siron..
-Four companies OF the Is, regiment Of in /
ianiry under the respective commands of Mai. |
Abercrombie, Capls. Mixer, Bachus. and La
Molte; Capt. frees company OF Texan Ran
gers, Mitla section of Lieut. Bragrs' hatt,rv
under Lleuts. Thomas aud Juhnstone. a com.
pany cot Alabama volunteers under Gen. Dcsha.
iorn The command.
THIS movement is highly interesting because
" opens the tall of Drrying the war into the
enemy country. RcinOso is a small town
on lhe hlo Grande, sixty miles from Nlatamo-
rds, aud containing about one thousand inhab-
uants. IL is presumed that Col. Wilson and
tae brave soldiers under him, viii take with
out blow.-at least the soldiers fear such
will be- the case
The volunteers are in good health and spir.
iis--vcry few cases uf>iCkmpss IL is rumored
mat Gen. Arlstu has seat a proclamation Ia
Gen. Taylor ordering him To leave Matamo
ras I given time, or he should be Obliged
TO come down from Monterey aud chastise
him tor remaining on the west side of the
Rio Gaudc.
We copy from the Picayuna the following
additional news by the Galveston:
The following officers arrived destined Tor
the recruiting service: Lieuts Smith, Gordon.
johns and Van Bookseller, of the 81 Infantry.
destined Tor Newport, Ky. Capts Morrison
and Morris, of the 4th Infantry, aud Captain
/ Montgomery and Licuts. Burbank. Jordan,
| Beanlsley, and Reeves, of the 4th infantry. Tor
I New York; Licuts. Marcy, Rugglcs and Crit
/ tenden OF the 9th infantry, for Philadelphia:
Mas. Rains and Seawcll, and Capts Hawkins
and Lee, and Lieuts. Hayman, Henry. and
! Wood, of the 9TH iniau,ry. for Boston: Can't
! Hunter, and Lieuts. Lowrey and Sanders. Of
I the 81 Dragons, for Baltimore.
| Liet. P0rier.-We lcaned Yesterday from
one OF the officers of the Army, that the body
I OF LIEUT.. Porter, Of the 18th Infantry, has been
found about 20 miles from Matamoras, on the
other side ot the river. 1t was recognized by
| d peculiar mark upon the arm.
! We regret To say that Gov. Batter, OF South
Carolina, reached here in a very low safe OF
n attn, but we are in hopes that few DAYS of
| quiet and repose will bring him up speedily.
Volunteers have at last bugun to pour into
Galveston freely. From the news os the 9Th
Inst. we copy the following:
fall company, under Capt Arnold. ar
rived by the steamer Samuel NJ Williams. on
the 9th inst. They are from Nacogdoches and
carry STANDARD with the words .'Old Nacog-
doChes' on it,
A company from Jasper rand jeff, rson coun-
ties arrived from Sabine by wafer, last Satur-
day the 9th. commanded by Capt. Chesire.
who was IN the battle Of San Jacinto These
have also been received, and left for Point Is /
abel on The schooner Tesla, Capt. FISK, this
morning.
BY this arrival we have received The first
two numbers OF the Republic OF the Rio
Gande and Friend OF The PEOPLE The first
numbeT IS dated June lst, and the second June
oih. The motto OF the paper il, Fear not
The brave and generous soldier is only to be
dreaded IN the field OF battle" The leading !
articles are printed both in English and Span
ish.
The purpose is to convince the people of
Idmauiipas, Coahuia; New Leon aud Chihua-
hua, oi the utility otrtsisting American arms
and To throw upon the Administration of Par
edcs the responsibility of the war. A sonar
alton OF the Departments named above from
the Central Government of Mexico is the dis.
llnct aim OF this new paper We have not
room for one Of It's "leaders' to-day, but Gull
lew ''ncws items" az follows:
W0pcmcnis Of The Enemy traveller from
ldmpico 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 Tamoico. \
TINS would seem TO indicate that the Govern. |
ment consider the day az definitely lost i'm this /
quarter or were unable To- reinforce theirarmy
sufficiently To enable IL To stand another bat !
tic and were collecting It's fragments for the
defence of Vera Cruz.
The port Of 'lampico was not blockadcd he
states, as vessels were entering aud departing.
though au American sio1p ol war-the 81
Mary.s--was in sight, Mr.. Zchatzell and the
other Americans, who were so rud. driven
from Malamoms boy Ampudia, had reached
lampco in safety, though shaken in health los
iurit forced journey ol lhr.- ha:drcd miles.
ihcy took shipping on The 23i ult. for ibis
place, where they may bc hourly expected.
correspondent of the Picdyune saws the
wounded are all doing well. He savs ln3
were wounded in the two battcs. AMI notices
, deaths from wounds Capt. Page i. o,u OF
danger. Col, Mcintosh is improving very
much.
Irih Hmor.-An lri~hman Of Capt. Dun.
cans battery, iuleujInga wouuledhorse from
lhc iirld at PalO Alto after the battle. was an
noyed by ,he bowling Of wolves, attracted ,o /
the spot by the Mexican dead. "Ah be ai,y
sc bisits, sure there enough foguli iv ycesl' I.
Sickucss pTcyailsto SOM extent throupLoutI
lhe Volunteers; confined. however. to bowel
conPlolnls chiefly but mo- sign OF fever /
lhr water oni green corn are Ihe principal
causes.
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