Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-30


). Army. came passengers ia the Day.
An article in ihc Amcricsn Flag of the 10th |
inst. informs ~ thot hrcils occasionally break /
out amongst Tia Volunteers AMI Mcxicans. |
resulting IN death. That rep,r SAYS that Gen.
Taylor Us.s every cXrriion TO prevent persons |
attached to the army lrlm disturbing the citi |
zsns Of MitmpTos. Th, Mexican aulhuri- |
ties are urged To more attentipn ia keeping
their citizens IN orl'r aud dispensing them
when engaged IA riotous proceedinss. Some
OF Candles mrn are supposed TO b. lurking a
bout -Matdmoros los purposes ol rapine aud
murder.
Considering The leniency shown by Gen.
Taylor towards the captive city. in permitting
the people To PURSUE their wonied avocaiious,
add the courts OF law Ia administer Justice, it
bchooves the civil police to be diigent in
supprcSsiifg disorders aud sending away dan
gcrous persons. young American soldier
WAS found near the Office ol the American
Flag, on the 9th inst. with his throat dread
fully cat and his heart pieIced with several
dagger wounds. The murderer has not bcen
discovered.
Tae Ri Ora vi was ;et risiIs on the 10th
In several places about Matalnoras it had
ovcrllowed its banks.
MIR. KgSDALL, OF the Picayune, writing to
that paper from Reynosl. under date OF July
Slh, says
I The steamer Aid. Capt. Hyde. has Just ar
rived with three companies ot the 9TH o. s.
Infantry, un'ler Cdpts. Holmes, Whiting and
Paul, ON boanl. The rest OF thu regiment, all
under Capt. Miles. will H. here in a day or
two; either by land or water, when move
will Dc made towards namargo. We learn
here that that city has suffered much from
the overflow OF the river, different accounts
giving the number of houses washed away or
destroyed al being between one aud five hun
bred. That the place has Suffered much there
can he do doubt, but the full extent cannot be
known until we reach the place.
You have seen DRIFT on the Mississippi i'm
high water times; drift is different thing
here. To b. sure YOU sec a few small trees
and heap of light brush floating along at in
tervals; but the principal drift, il | can be-
leve the words ol one who am half inclin-
ed to believe IS bit oi vag, is waternclons
and dead horses. A strange combinations but
have seen both coming down together
They have been expecting an attack from
Canales again here, aud the Plaza has been
| placed ia stronger state than ever, but no
CsndlSs has appeared Report had il that he
was coming in last night, with fire and sword,
but the different watches passed off quietly
lie as not coming into this place.
A correspondent of the Picayune writing
from Fort Folk, uudcr date of July ii, SAYS
No news or material change since my last
The rain, IL any thing, has risen, completely
cutting oil transportation by land between
this aud Matamoas--particular at the sew
eral ravlDes the other side OF Pdlo Alto, which
appear to be the old bed OF the river, and
through which the water flows with quite a
rapid current aud oi considerable depth.
Ihs oh I.s,s. Il
Jury To the crops on the Rio Gande, some
asserting that even three -iourths of the cotton
md corn IN the bottoms have been DESTROYED
twill not only go hard with these from
land -to-mouth, whose only thought is of the
'ay but am fearful that il may occasion dif-
nculiy M giving Gen. TAYLOR the means al
sqbslStlnS hls troops 10 the extent he antici-
Pdtu NOM tde appearance OF the crops a short
whllc slhCe. Three weeks ago, when went
down Oh the Aid To AIatamoras. there never
was as good promise OF an abundant harvest.
anu all were cheerful; now the poor Mexicans-
are stalking about waist deep III the corn
fields, the families have been driven of To
the high grounds, and every face is shroudcd
IN gloom. The war has been Of service. real
service Ia the inhabitants on the Rio Graude
but the ireshet has ruinct them
The last report Is That the water is at
stand perhaps falling, having caused the reno
va vi all tbN Cdluph save one.
Troops continue to arrive almost dsily. aud
soon afterwards move up aud take position
upon ihe river near Burlta. The 7lh Rcgi-
ment oi Infantry hasSone to Reynosa or Ca
margo.
The weather, together with the inactivity OF
The troops. has caused considerable sickness
among them. ! Ieam there are several hun
drcd ia hospital at Ma,amoras, aud the mea-
sells has broken out in one of the camps.
Curiosity runs high" to know the object
OF a visit oi two British naval olIicers to Gen.
Taylor, who arrived here in vessel Of war
from Tamrico. Communication being cut
off, they sent their dispatches by mail TO
their Consul at Matamords, to be laid by hun
before the Consul General Nous uerroms.
Appearances indicate a move of the army
INTO the interior as soon as the waters sub
side.
Report SAYS Gen. Paroles has sent pruCla
nation to the people OF Matamoras, calling
upon them To treat our regulars with every
kindness and consideration, because of the
unparalleled kindness and attention to his
wounded, as well as prisoners aud citizens.
lie takes occasion To score the Texans, &c.
II this be true, it argues more iayorably than
otherwise.