Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-19
FROM THE ARMY.

We have various letters from the Army on
the RIO Grande. one Of which we publish. We
learn tina; Lieut.. Gcnrgs Stevens, a fne young
officer Of the 81 Dragons, and 4 native Of YER
mont, was drowned in swi thinning across to Mt.
a'noras. where the greater par. Of the arnv
was also drowned,
Col. Garland, who pursued the flying Mex.
cans 80 ne 60 miles, taking a few s,raggIers. had
returned 10 camp. Upon information. derived
from various sources. u was thought in camp
that i, would be impossible, during the summer,
fur "ur arInv I" march ~. any c"nsiderab Q ds
lance nto The incrinr Of Mexco. whether from
the wan, Of wafer, or from the rainy season,
does not clearly appear. This was long since
| ireseem BY General Sr"'t, a. appears frnm his
rerentlv published correspondence with the
War Department. But the official newapaper,
which takes upon itself the de- atorial supervis.
ion IT All Departments Of The G .vsrnment, end
which has conquered "all of O-egnn or none."
kr ~ least hundred times since the campaign
| was opened. ride uled the idea that trOnps were
To he stopped. on their victorious march, by eth.
sr hood Nr drought! The progress Of the sea.
ann. We are fearful. will sadly vindicais the "a.
g,clty and foresight If the distinguished soldier
whose advice the Union 80 loflily dis aims.
| u 10 mentioned in one Of our letters, that
nearly all the oxen by which the two 10 pound.
ers, commanded BY Lieut.. Churchill were drawn
were killed in the first Of he two engagements.
The great weight Of the guns. and the want Of
proper cattle to draw them. prevented their
taking part in the second battle.
The following 10 an extract MI private letter
from an officer in the Army, dated
MArAMoRAs. Nav 23.-"I went over the field
after the battle Of Resaca De Ia Palma, and the
sight which met my eyes there, was one which
i'm ,gnaton can scarcely depict. Bodies nj
) Mex'can soldiers were lying about in every d..
rsction-so,ne with their heads entirely o. part
" shot o6-nthers witho1t legs NJ ssms-oikss,
with their entFa,s torn out. One msu, n 6ne
l",l'ne lell"w. "a. lying on the ground with Z
carl ridge in his fingers, having evidently beer
killed while in the &C, Of pruning his musket
8 ] crepi ab"ut on my hands and knees thr uzt
/. the chapparal. aud ~ every lev PAGES ] weaLs
come across dead had iss and at one sp~t, die
!. covered the body Of a beautiful Mexican girl
. STABBED through the heart. Il 10 impossible 4
: conceive who could have been guilty OF this in
: human act. Il 10 hardly necessary 10 say il i
impossible that any American could haze don,
q H."
!" Fson TcsA.oo-Ths b.,qus Texiao,, Gao
y Majm. from T"basc'. bound to Marse,Iiea, can
!, 10 an anchor of the 8 'u,hwsst Pace m Monds
!. last. She sslsd fran tina, port on the 18Th y,
~ having q passage Of only four days 10 Ii
y Bal,ze.
FrMn Capt. Major, WIN came Up to the city
" procure provisions. a., We lsssu ,ha, Rsest .,
Z. cite'nen' existed in Tobaseo against ths Amel
=. ieans. An order ri emhargo on American 70,
h seis was reesived from the General Cover
=. msui % hs was abnui lsaviae. The order csu
ty exPssss frnn Jhs city Of Maxic0 and Cas-
h.. Major On receiving the earliest iniinalion II !
~ arrival in ahe city. succeeded, by the asss,sns
:" 81 several fleads. ~, Fsachag BIZ vessel. I'll
~ tQ'vefArr having Iailsd tai rsvsn, Cant. Msio,
N .''use, ordered. il il said the Mexican s,eau
no e. ventarsto - out and capture HE vessel
ke} Tss eosh,na'iaer u The steamer, however. kne
a. thai the rsxidor was furnished with on. q I,
n vHeNsvsFofs e6kfdsrsd Il the Sster % :, N a,
- sse'ion eos to b 10 ton gre., hurry 6sine v
The policy Of This sourss wis farther surres,s
~, 20 him bv Capt. M. hcavihg 70. o6 the bar =
M tevYihe up BE chain. sheets INTO snsI lonctI
no ~ sh~. ',sSihg ME ss- peyud.s sr3 insSr1'r