The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-06-30
FIRST MOVEMENT OF INVASION
OF MEXICO.

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OF MEXICO.
On Saturday the 7ih instant, Lieut..
Colonel Wilson left Matamoras for Re
inoso, making the first movement towards
the invasion of Mexico by the American
army. Col, Wilson has a command ol
500 strong.
Four companies OF the lst regiment oi
infantry, under the respective commands
of Mai. Abercrombe, Capts.. Miller, Ba-
chus, and La Motto; Capt, Prices COM
pany of Texan Rangers, with section OF
Lieut.. Bragg's battery, under Lieuts.
Thomas and Johnstone, and company
of Alabama volunteers under Gen. Desha,
form the command.
This movement is highly interesting,
because it opens the ball of carrying the
war into the enemy's country. Reinoso
is small town oil the Rio Grande, sixty
miles from Matamoras, and containing a
bout one thousand inhabitants. 1t is pre-
sumed that Col. Wilson and the brave
soldiers under him, will take it without a
blow,-at least the soldiers fear that such
will be the case.
The volunteers are in good health and
spirits-very few cases of sickness. 1t
is rumored that Gen. Arista has sent a
proclamation to Gen. Taylar, ordering
him to leave Matamoras within given
time, or he should be obliged to come
down from Monterey and chastise him
for remaining Oh the west side of the
Rio Grande.
By the Galveston, the Picayune has
received Galveston papers to the 10th
inst. They bring up the news from the
Rio Grande to the latest dates, and will
be found interesting.
We regret to say that Gov. Butler of
South Carolina, reached here in very
low state of health, but we are in hopes
that few days of quiet and repose will
bring him mp speedily.
Volunteers have at last begun TO pour
INTO Galveston freely. From the News
of the 9th instant, we copy the follow
ing.
A full company, under Capt. Arnold
arrived by the steamer Samuel M. VIII
liams, on the 9th inst. They are from
Nacogdoches, ond carry a standard with
the words sold Nacogdoches' on it.
A company from Jasper and Jefferson
counties arrived from Sabine, by water,
last Saturday the 9th, commanded by
Capt. Cheshire, who was in the battle of
San Jacinto. These have also been re-
eeived, and left for Point Isabel on the
schooner Testa, Captain Fish. this morn
ing.
By this arrival we have received the
first two numbers of the Republic of the
Rio Grandc and Friend of the People" "
The first number is dated June lst, and
the second June sth. The motto of the
paper is, "Fear not-the brave and gen.
erous soldier is only TO be dreaded in the
field of battle" The leading articles are
printed both in English and Spanish.
The purpose is TO convince the people
of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, New Leon
and chihuahua, Of the lutility Of resist
ing American arms, and TO throw upon the
administration of Paroles the response
ty of the war. A separation Of the de-
partments named above from the Central
Government Of Mexico is the distinct aim
of this new paper. We have not room
for one Of its "leaders'' to-day, but Gull
few ''new itcms," as follows:
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY-A trav-
eller from Tampico met a Government
ccrrier from between that place and Vic
toria, about len days ago hunting for the
Mexican army, for whom he bore orders,
TO retreat upon Tampico. This would
seem to indicate that the Government con-
slider the day as definitely lost in this
quarter, or were reinforcing their army suf-
ficientIy to enable it TO stand another bat
tie, and were collecting It's fragments for
the defence of Vera Cruz.
The Port of Tampico was not blocka-
! ded, he states as vessels were entering and
departing through an American sloop of
war-the ST. Mary in sight Mr..
Chatzell and the other Americans, who
were so rudely driven from Matamoras
by AmpudIa. had reached Tampico in
safety, though shaken in health by their
forced journey of three hundred miles,
They took shipping on the 23d ult. for
this place, where they may be hourly ex-
pected.
Arista's retreat will doubtless continue
TO the mountains. After losing the day
with FIVE 10 one at Palo Alto and Resaca
de la Palma, ii is not likely that he will
make another stand on the plains. Gen.
Taylor takes the field wilhso overwhelm-
ing force, and SO admirably equipped in
that terrible arm. the light artillery. that Il
would be madness in the enemy to fight
again, where defeat would be certain and
retreat impossible. Monterey is the first
position of any natural strength, and it
also commands the entrance of the noun
tain pass TO Saltillo. 1t is there, in all
probability, that Arista willmake his great