The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-03
Later from the Rio Grande--Re-
turn of Northumberland
of General TAYLOR, &c.

the steamship James l.. Day, arrived mt New
Orleans on the 18th ult, bringing advices
from Fort Lavacca to the 10th. The Plea
yune says, the Telegraph brought 1856 sick
and discharged volunteers, of which she
landed one company ofGermans at Port La
yacca, aud the one company of Texans at
Galveston, bringing the remainder, two hun
dred to this city.
BY this arrival, we have news Camargo to
the 9Th Sept. Gen. Taylor has crossed the
San Juan the day before, and taken up his
line ofmarch for Seralvo on the morning of
the 9Th. The commands of Gen. Worth and
Col. L. +. Smith were stationed at the latter
place, awaiting the arrival of Gen. Taylor
The whole force, on the march to Monterey.
is estimated at about $4,000 men.
| Gen. Patterson was left in command of
all the volunteers from Camargo to the mouth
of the Rio Grande, Gen. Butler and Quitman
accompanying Gen. Taylor. He has prohib-
tied any strangers from coming up the river,
under instructions from General Taylor. 1t
was reported that Gen. T. would not pro-
ceed farther than Saralvo, until he received
farther orders from the government.
An express was received at Camargo, on
the 9Th September from Gen. Worth, stating
that he had obtained information that Gen.
Ampudia had arrived at Monterey with about
5000 troops, which would increase the force
nj that place to upwards of 1000 men. Some
doubts of the authenticity ofthis news were
expressed at Matamoras, as we learn by let
ters we have received thence; but we see no
reason to doubt il. The Mexican papers
have announced that he had been appointed
to the command of the "Army of the North"
and uniformly mentioned Monterey as the
point at which their troops were to be con-
| centrated. One letter we have seen sets
down the force with which Gen. Ampudia
entered Monterey ut from 5000 to 10000. 1t
adds that he had issued n proclamation pro-
| hibiting all intercourse between the MeXicans
and the American Army.under pain of death.
| The Delta says General Taylor, in his
march, is prepared for any emergency, either
an advance or retreat He permitted no
soldier or officer TO take more baggage with
him than he can conveniently carry on his
back A number of steamers had reached
Matamoras with the extra baggage, and the
Quartet of the Zapodores was converted into
a depot for it, All the supplies of the ad-
vancng army, so far, have been sent on by
pack mules, and the General expects to have
80 days provisions for 1900 men at Seralvo
when he reaches it. Notwithstanding the
reports of the advance of Mexican force,
between San Luis Potosi and Saltilo, the
Gen. believes he can enter Monterey, and ev-
en- Saltilo, without encountering any oppos-
ton. No troops were suffered to go but such
as were willing and able to stand the fatigue
ofa long march. This had the effect of re-
ducing considerably the Volunteer Regiments
few of them exceeded 500 strong-many of
them numbered even less. These Reg-
ments are, one from Tennessee, one from
Mississippi, one from Kentuck6, one from O.
hio, one from Texas, (IIayso the Baltimore
battalion, part of the Texan Infantry, reor-
gained, and Mr. Culloch's and Gillespie's
Rangers.
A Point Isabel correspondent ofthe Delta,
says: AT last accounts, Taylor's Head Quar-
tiers were at Seralvo, half way between ca
MARCO and Monterey. Letters received from
above anticipate desperate resistance at the
latter place. The carnpaigne has commence
ed in earnest.
LAvAcCA, Sept. 13.-I met with an old ac-
quaintauce direct from the Rio Grande, hav-
ing served three months tour. AS regards
the feelings ofthe Mexicans as TO the war and
towards the American forces, he thinks that
they are inveterately hostile, and that ifGen.
Taylor should meet with even a partial de-
feat the population would turn en- masse and
that the army would be entirely destroyed
He estimates the whole force upon the Rio
Grande at ten thousand, of which six thou
sand were at Camargo and advancing upon
Monterey. so that unless negotiation should
settle the matter we may consider the war as
just began.-.N 0. Bulletin.
SICKNESS AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS. The
New Orleans Delta learns by the late arrivals
from the Rio Grande, that there were near six
hundred sick volunteers in the hospitals at
Camargo, and they were dying very fast. So
many were sick it required nearly a whole
regiment to attend to them. Those whom
the Tennesseeans left behind seemed to be
particularly unfortunate, for they had to call
upon Aabamans to attend the living and bur-
y the dead. AS fast as these men are able to
leave the hospital, they are discharged and
sent home. In fact, Gen. Taylor shows
disposition to discharge all volunteers who
are disconnected and whish to return to their
homes. Though the number of patients in
hospital at Matamoras is larger than at Ca
margo the mortality is greater at the latter
place-near three to one. Those who are
llnaccustomed to Southern climate, when
once FRUSTRATED by the fever, seldom regain
tqeir former strength on the Rio Grande; with
outa change ofatmosphere they die off quick
ly, else become so enfeebled that they are
unable to help themselves. A person who
has visited the hospitals at the different posts
has said that if one half of the Southern and
Western volunteers who went to the Rio
Grande are effective men on the 18th of Octo-
Der, it is more than he looks for.
We learn that General Gaines has received
orders from Washington, for the immediate