The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-10-13
Vol. 4.--No. 48

a long fight no troops can excel them, and
Worth and Smith are worthy TO command
such men,"
The Picayune also seems TO doubt the
entire accuracy Of the above letter. Ithas
letters from Seralvo which it supposes to
contain intelligence quite as late as Cap
tain Murray could have brought to Ca
MARCO. The first one is dated at Seralvo
on the 9th September, and gives all details
of the expedition Of the Rangers. The
second is dated on the 7th, and merely
indicates that Gen. Worth was meditating
an attack upon the enemy, rather than ex-
pecting one.
We copy the following from the "a,
merican Flag" published at Matamorasl
of the 18th inst:
"In our last paper we stated the ad-
vance of the army under General Worth
to be at China. 1t was at Seralvo, a
small town about sixty miles from Mon
terey. Further reports have reached
! here as to the number of Mexican troops
in Monterey, which puts them at s,000s
with a heavy additional force on the
march, which, It's said, viii be there be-
fore General Taylor can possibly arrive.
| The whole force with which General
Taylor marches to Monterey will not ex-
ceed 1000. The place is represented by
the Mexicans to be extremely well fortl-
fed, and they are firmly of opinion that
the Americans viii be whipped. We
have had no intelligence from General
/ Taylor since he left Camargo. He is no
doubt by this time IN Seralvo, and but a
few days can elapse before important
news may be looked for. Much the lar
ger part of his force has been left behind.
which he will not move forward unless
the exigencies may demand it. The i'm
possibility of transporting provision has,
no doubt, caused him to move forward
less force than he otherwise would"
The New Orleans Delta has letter,
written at Point Isabel on the evening of
the 10Th, which states
"That two spies were found in the
camp Of Camargo. aud their guilt was so
evident that they were Immediately hang
ed. Also, that there was a skirmish be-
tween party of Americans bound from
/ Camargo TO Matamoras and some Mexi-
calls, in which some lives were lost. And
further, that Col. Clarke, commandant of
Matamoras, had been shot at while sitting
! in his room; th at in consequence an or
der was issued to deprive the Mexicans
in that town of their arms; that no Mexi-
can should leave nor enter the town With
out written permit from the command
ant. In depriving the Mexicans of their
arms. new discoveries were made Of Sc
creted arms of all descriptions and ammu-
niton. The Americans in the town
were held in readiness TO repel any at
tempt of the Mexicans TO make an insur-
rection.,
The New Orleans Times has the sub
Joined letter from Camargo, noticing more
particularly some of the movements of
the troops. We arc sorry to learn from
it that there is no abatement of the sick
ness among the volunteers:
CAMAReo, (McYIco,) Sept. 5,
Since the date of my last letter there
has been much hustle and note of prep
aration here. though not as mnch effected,
1t appears to me, "a novice in military
matters as might have been. Ten days
ago it was well known that the army
which is going to Monterey had orders TO
march in the course of the present week.
On Monday the Sd brigade of regulars
crossed the little river San Juan. The
river is not exceeding one hundred and
fifty wards wide, and the brigade is not
more than nine hundred or one thousand
strong; yet it took great portion OF the
day to get them over, and the provision
train that went with it was not ready until
Tuesday afternoon. and some portion OF
ii and the troops did not get away until
the next morning. OF the division OF
volunteers commanded by Gen. Butler,
some have gone, but many are here, or
in the vicinity of the place, and the day
is not vet known when all VIII be on the
march. The want OF sufficient transpor-
tation is alleged to be the cause OF delay:
If this be true, load Of censure should
be heaped upon those in the United States
whose duty ii is to provide II sufficient 10
crush them. If there be suficieney OF
transportation, then those here, on TINS
frontier whose business it IS to use IL
properly, should be held to strict respon-
sibiiiiy. That the movement ol the forces
on This frontier have been dilatory and
cvncnsive is undeniabe, and Gen, Tay-
Ior and his friends owe il the country and
( his fame to have the causes fully ex-
planned.
/ 1t is ,said, and suspect truly, that
money is much wanted in all the disours-
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