The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-06-10

wounded to be rcmovcd-all but three,
it is thought will recover. There arc
three AlcXican prisoners having but one
leg between them all. After being shot
i'll the arm, Colonel Mcintosh received
Il bayonct wound in the mouth, which
passed through one side of his head
There arc no hopes Of his recovery.
The condition Of the brave and es-
tccmcd Captain Page is melancholy in
decd. The whole of his lower law,
with part of his tongue and palate, is
shot away by grape shot. He, how
ever, survives, though entirely incapa-
bic OF speech. He communicates his
thoughts by writing on slate, and re-
cclvcs the necessary nutriment for the
support Of life with much difficulty.
tlc docs not desire 10 live, but converscs
with chccrlulness and exultation upon
the success of our arms, and concluded
an answer to some queries concerning
the battle of the 9th, by writing: "Wc
gave the McXicans h-lln
All our accounts represent the Mcxi-
cans as having fought on the sth and
9th with courage and desperation that
would have reflected upon the troops of
any nation. They were nearly in
state Of starvation, and had been promi-
sed the ample supplies of the American
camp, in case they would secure the
victory They met the charges Of our
troops manlully, and stood the destruc-
tive fire that was poured in upon them
without giving way, until the works
were encountered with the dead and
wounded.
On the 10Th, it was reported that
three thousand men had crossed the
river: none of the volunteers had vet
gone over Gen. Taylor was OH the
other side; he intends, as we under
stand, to proceed Immediately to the
city of Nlatamoros, which he expects to
take without the fire Of gun. Moth
ing further had been heard of the rein
forccmcnts that were reported to be on
their way to the relief Of Ampudia.
Capt. Symptom found a Mexican a
few days since in thickct AS soon as
he was discovered he threw away his
arms. saying that he had been fighting
month, with nothing but bread and
water for provisions, that he now wished
to surrender to the Americans, as he
would fight no longer under the NIexi-
can government, and that two thirds of
the whole force wished to do the same.
From the ". o. Picayuuc, sob uh
LATER FROM THE ARMY
The steam ship Galveston arrived
last evening from Brazos Santiago,
which place she left on the 9th ult.
She brings confirmation of the news
brought by the Telegraph. Gen. Tay-
lor has obtained pcaceable possession of
Matamoros. The Mexican army left
large amount of ammunition in the CITY,
which is of course valuable acquisition
to our army.
The Mexlcans destroyed an immense
quantity of their ammunition by filling up
the wells and throwing other portions
into the river.
The steam schr. Cincinnati, Capt.
Smith, was at NIatamoros-the Mary
kingsland at anchor Off the bar, the
Monmouth acting as her lighter. The
steamer Augusta was aground in the
10y AiS AoCd uuu L lOIluu WSTC also
engaged as lighters.
On her passage to the seat of war, the
Galveston was the seat of a terrible
murder, man named Robert Mitchell,
of the Mckelvey Guards, having stab,
bed one Of his comrades named Will
liam Malloy. The deceased was bur-
rlcd at sea, Capt. Waddell reading the
lurneral service. The murderer was
Immediately put in irons and placed in
close custody Immediately upon their
arrival at Point Isabel.
General Taylor gave most positive
orders to his men not to take the slightest
article without giving fair equivalent
The citizens were told by Gen. Tay-
ior to continue their business operations,
but prohibited from selling to any of the
army.
Commodore Cpnnor with most of his
hoI 1x,E e.