New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-22
War Items.
Army Movements.


From, The New Orleans P!cayune, May 18th.
Had we room we should be glad to give series
of letters which have reached from officers at Fort
Taylor They all breathe the right spirit. The fol-
lowing, however we will not suppress, SIS ii shows
the feeling which exists in the camp and Is the very
latest date received thence:
FoRr TAYLOR CANT OPPOSITE MArAaoHos.
May lth lsi6-Hslf past . in the morning
DEAR FRIESDs-The ball opened yesterday morn
ing from the Mexican line. They fred the hrst
shots reveille and the way t. 90 and le II think
pound shot flew about these parts was sin. and
their mortars throwing smells kept the atmosphere
in continual confusion with their "whiz whiz
bang! y all the time But notwithstanding, sthe
Star. Spapgled Banner still waves over the land
of the free and The home of the brave. Thei. firing
did not cease until ~ last night. | suppose 10 NOR
row will be duplicate of today.
Il would have warmed the wax In your ears
TO have heard our ls-pounders d" give out the
cry" One shot struck in the embrasure OF the
enemy's works. and Knocked cannon, carriage.
embrasure and men Into Its" We have no
mortars. Had we received those General Tay
lor requested from Washington when he first
came TO Corpus Christi we should have LETT no
more bricks in that town than there 'in my hat
But sirs this is only the introductory act Just you
lay low" and you'll see, perhaps, the all fired est
fight df they'll agree that perhaps you ever did see'
Yours truly, -
MAY 4, lsi6-6 O'Clock in the Morning.
Here we go aEap !" the boy said when the
bull chased him. As expected, at daylight they
led off again. and we are going it nip and tuck
like frog at burnt boot. Up the present speak
ing the enemy have thrown between 1900 aud 1850
shot. solid aud hoilog, while we have fred 351.
On side one seargnnt, of company A, 7th He.
giment has been killed. and one man slightly wound
ed in the arm This is all the damage TO US; the ex
tent of damage TO the enemy isnot known. but mast
be considerable. Ii ia almost incredible to suppose
we shoald receive so little injury from so many shots
If live may tell you some more If die you
can't expect IL. Yours.
From the N. O. Delta, of May 18th.
T' We perused last evening letter from one
OF the Army Of Occupation to bis father in this city
dated Fort Mstamoros, May 4th. 1t describes with
minueness the number Of shots fred by either Army
during the of the previous day He tells Of one
and one only OF the Americans being killed bus does not
word Of Matsmoros being eveled nor oil toe num-
Der of Mexicans killed though hs does speak about
sIsncing the batteries of the enemy. Es concludes
thus -" Arsta Is COMMANDMENT Chief. Ampudis Is
this place and Point Isabel This Fort under
the command Of Major Brown, is garsoned by only 500
We expect the Mexicsns TO storm us tonight 10
forccl they come your 10 coward, and VIII DO
his duty
VoLUSrEERs.-It is with no small degree OF sat
con that enabled announce that volunteers are
pouring II! from all quarters and tho Idea of esortns TO
draft abandoned Yesterday less than 437 volunteers
came In from different towns Ia the State, and the
full compliment OF four regiments required from this
state under the requson Of Gen. Taylor will soon be
nlled up and doub, double the number. The va
rous recruiting otcersi In this city are also obtaining
hourly accessous 10 their Aumbers.
RAPIDEs-The steamer Clinton yesterday brought
the city company OF los brave volunteers who mus
tered In RAp!des under The command OF Cspf StewHt
and Lieuts. Waddel and Patterson.
CovISGroN VoLUSTEERs-The steamboat I'm
dine brought Yesterday Company Of Volunteers organ
lied a. Gown gton under Capt Solomon g. Staples the
brother n.aw Of our worthy Postmaster BIZ Penn sno
yesterday they this city 25 strong in the Undine
VoLUNTEERs-The steamer De Soto brought |
down e5 Volaneers from, the parish Of Rapdes under
the command Of Capt. G. u Graham and Lieutsnantn
Smith and Holt the steamer Highlander also orought9
Volunteer belonging 10 Capt heanes company Hon
the parish Of Carroll
THE Parishes on FRA fine company, con- !
ss,nu of az I07 reached here yesterday morn
ing from the town OF Psquemine and par!sn oil lnerve
under command of Gan. G. :. Rousseau. as Captain
VIM q. Higgins, az lst Lieut.; and Gustave Lanve, "a
I'd Lieut. They almost all young men, and arc a.
from the parish Of lberytle.
company OF 30 ai.o arrived here yesterday from
the parishes OF East Baton Rouge and berve, under
the command OF the Rev Richard A StsTart a. Cap |
tain. Capt. Stewart Is worthy clergyman Of the Nc
,hodist persuasion who allows nothing TO prevent hs
discharge Of tha, duty every citizen 70 his country
IN the hour OF peril
DEPARTURE OF VoLusrgERs-The steamship |
New York sad last evening from This city for the brazos
Santiago touching at the Barracks and taking on board
four companies OF Cot! Marks splendid regiment OF vol
unteers all armed and equipped and waiting very i'm
patient ee the of action, where they VII
doubtless crown themselves Win the highest surels.
THE ALABAnA-The steamship Alabama leaves |
this evening for Psint Isabel and Will take down I've more
companies belonging 70 Col. Marks regiment
g Hon. Bale pEYroS, of New-orleans for |
nery u c. from Tennessee, has enrolled himself
in volunteer company to go to the Rio Grsnde
AsorHER REGtNEsr OF Gus MEs-lt will be
seen by the following orders thar another regiment
of gun men 70 be raised Tor the United States ser
vice:
HRAp QUARTERS WESTERN DIVISION
New Orleans May y 1916.
Col VIM. 3. Lewis Is hereby authorized and re-
cuested 20 raise regiment battalion Of ncanted
consist OF ess than i've 10 exceed ten
coDpantes-esch company 20 number seventy 70 one /
hundred rendezvous 81 9pe!ousAs, where they
Will be mustered into the sery.ce Of the United !
States 70. duy upon the Bio Grsnte for SIX months
less sooner discharged The United States Quarter.
Master and ComrssarJ Of Subsistsncc wt be instruct
ed 1sre The requisite supplies Of camp edupage for
age and subsistence upon ,hs reccsiticn Of Col Lewis
Edmund P. GAINES. Nal. Gen. U. 5. Army, |
Commanding ths Western Dtvison.