Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-02


Picayune. of Saturday. (23.) containing the foil
lowing interesting letter. brought by the Alabamd
on the day previous, from the seat of war:
LOUISVILLE. Thursday. 10 o'clock. A. NJ
The \. Q. papers of Thurs lay. May Is;, con-
tain very little Of interest. GA Wednesdav
night the citizens held public meeting Braves
+ Exchange. which addressed by the Hon. S.
IS. PRESEIss. on the subject OF tho with
Mexico. His speech is spoken Of BY tho \. O.
Commercial Times, of tho mos. fer.ed
IN eloquencc. and exciting the audience ''in
thoughts tina, breathe and words tina, burn to
tho expression of the most patriotic sentiments.
c.
From the y. Q. Tropic Extra
THURSDAY, May oath, p. NJ.
Tho Steamship New York arrived about s o.
clock P. NJ. having lef, the Brasos Santiago
yesterday, bou, / O'clock, being % hours from
bar to bar.
| Soon after tho decisive repulso Of the Mexi-
cans CD the BIB. Gen. Taylor. finding tina, tho
enemy had entirely disappeared. and left the
communication between his encanlpment aud
Point Isabel unobstruced, collected the bagg, 60
and plumber which they had left. and returned 10
his depot. n, Point Isabel. wing previously I
word 10 Gen Ampndia, TINT he had permission 10
send Two hundred men to bury his dead.
/ The news is not important. No further crga-
gements had tnken place. As far can
i learn. the McNicans appear 10 have retrea,cd to
the other side of tho Bravo.
We learn from Capt. Phillips TINT Gen. Tay-
Tor is now al Fl. lsa bel, having returned from
his oncampmont He is directing his operations
against Matainoras. and exploiting the ma rch of
the troops to that point, fast rs they arrive.
On Friday night detachment of 900 vol
untecrs and regulars took up their line of rch,
for the purpose of crossing the Rio Granio a,
tae month. intending 10 enter the CITY Of Mat1-
moras. They were Ia be Joined by 80 o seamon
in boats. Tho steamer Vesia left Sunday
morning for tho mouth of tho Rio Grande, for
the purpose of assisting the troops crossing
the river at that place.
The steamship Telegraph WIS 20 L ayo last even
ing Sunday. 18th. for n. Orleans.
The Governor has been authorised, bv
oinlon of both Houses of tho Legislature. TO take
Command of the troops called into Tho field By
tho State of Texas.
Correspondence of the n. o. Picayune.
La BURir., (Mexicol May II. 1916.
GEHTIEMEN:-IIere within the vice-rovalty of
Mexico. beautiful little village the right bank
the Rio Bravo. eight miles from the mouth. Old lack
God bless him! has through thus day planted his
foot this side of the on be assured that
it will not be Withdrawn until all the ndignities offered
our beloved country are amply atoned for.
PoIST ISABEL. Texas, May 1e, 1916.
GExrIEMEN:-Y eserday Lieut. Col. W ilson, LIST L. S.
Infantry with four companies Of that regiment, Col De-
shas Mobile volunteers. and two companies of the
Washington regiment of Louisiana volunteers, amount
ing 400 crossed the Rio Grande mouth and
took up their line of march right bank for
the small town of La Burt eight miles above: support
ed by the United States steamer Neva, Capt Frederick
hoard of Which ".ell d~t~einasnt with held
piece.
To-day express received from Col. w. stating
his safe aud unopposed into La Burita where
he has taken up position
Information received Gen. TAYLOR last even
ing that be intended crossing Matamoras carly
to-day. Early in the morning few were heard.
suppose he has taken the place without opposop as
the remains of the Mexican army, 1900 two
days since IN active preparation for San Ferna
do, thirty leagues south; the balance not killed,
ha-.,
sion TO their homes Never army panic strick
The command had arrived the dav previous at the riv
err marching from Braso de Santiago the beach,
expecting be ined by a detachment of sailors and
marines from the Squadron. dying few miles off the
entrance 10 assist IN crossing and 10 cooperate in their
movements, but We're disappointed until the Ncva
ed the river and relieved them from their difficulties she
HAVING been despatched with supplies by that na etatiga-
bic officer Of the quarermasers department, Maj. c.
Thomas. who was present with assistant quarteraster
In from the battle field OF the OH Gems
ri~ta and Apuoia led the through the chap
poral stripping oil their clothes they ani when
they arrived at the had nothing bot their shirts
iving in the windthey plunged in ana swan across
many OF their deuded followers sinking into that "sep-
ulehre that Ne had promised te degenerate sois
o " asington.''
p s The Mexicans lost 100 drowned on their return
crossing the Rio Grantc. Most OF the wounded who
delivered up TO them by Gen. TAYLOR have since
died BY neglect and want of hospital supplies
We have never known the Wing sentiment 10
be moro unanimous, more sound, more true to
the country. thnn in the presen: innciare of NJ
fa'rs All questions have been postponed until
q ms, money. provisions, and men IRE lpnted 10
rcpcl los'Iities aud preserve tic lives aud Tie
honor Of our army the frontiers. With fun
conviction If the niproprietv. or NJ least tic ia.
policy. of tho course OF tho Adlninistrati4 ~ in
scnd'ng troops to the Rio Grande a, this time.
and u.der the circumstances in which thcv were
sent In Wings have not hesitated or fal,crcd
IN their tu;y. frey have spoken out isdet,an.
IDENTITY mi hat al i
oack from those having tho control Of public
affairs whic, they wanted in the crisis tho, bavc
broush upon the nation. They hive como up 10
nj our expectations. And those who, i: danger
oscs cone IN reality. if il shail become ncccs-
sary 10 PnIsh aggression, viii be- rs we have