The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-13
nor body Of men ever rallied under th'
flag Of our country.
Very Truly, yours, &c.
BALE PEYTON.
FROM THE ARMY OF CHIHUAHUA.

FROM THE ARMY OF CHIHUAHUA.
From Major Hammond, Of the L. s
Army, who arrived a day or Two sIuce
from PORT Lavacca and San Antona, Tex
as,) We obtain The following Information
One half Of Gen Wool's army lef Sdr
Antouia Tor the Preside on the Rio Grand6
on the oath of September. The remain
der, consisting OF sixteen companies OF II.
haois infantry and four companies Of Ar.
kansas cavalry, we're under command d
4 Colonel Churchill. beiween the 9th and
\ Sin Of October, eight Of these companies
marched, commanded ) Col. Hardin; aud
I Col. Churchill vas 10 have conducted the
reminder on the iih, leaving one or two
companies IN garrison at Bexar, 20 protect
supplies AID furnish escorts.
I Gen, W. expected 10 reach Preside in
twelve DAYS. tie vii establish depot at
than pelnl until ID Is asceralned whether
steamers can ascend The Rio Gfaude to a
position mole suitable for his operations.
His army SiIl cross the river on a flying
bridge, boats for which were constructed
at san Antonio, under the direction OF
Capt. Fraser, engineer, and were Trans.
ported in wagons. The river nj the cross.
Ing is said Ia be near four hundred yards
vide, from fifty To hundred oil which are
swimming, and With rapid current of six
miles the hour. Ii opposed by con,Id.
cradle force, tie passage would be exceed.
ugly difficult aud could not be effected
without great loss.
Col, Hirney's command, in July, were
compelled TO SWIM about sixty yards, aud
The stream 80 scattered them, that 100 res.
olule men, as asserted hy some Of his Off.
Gers, could have prevented their lluding.
A soon as supplies are received 10 ena.
bic him to advance, Gen. Wool vii press
on TO Chihuahua, taxing Santa Rosa and
Monclosa IA his route. The former town
j. garrlsuned with regular troops, and IS
SAID 70 be capable Of strong re,Is'ance.-
| his Inc 0! operations y longer than might
be selected, but il ha, the advantage ut
turning he mountain passes-o 81 abundance
Of water and some provision. and runs
within seventy % eighty Is / Gen.
ny lar's, WHEN cO-aperauya uan q: ;cm.
~ ttieced il necessary.
Gen. Wool has exhibited .-ea. acinIty
and energy N prePar ng Tor The marc =
"a arriving a, San Antonio, on The IAN
OF August, he va. Tar 10 advance Of bis
army and has supplies, and met With lnnu.
meraJIe obstacles ~ procuring teams, TOR
ase, and provisions. lie moved hls forces
a, the earliest practicable moment, with
80 limited a number Of rAiions Us scarcely
10 lusiity h,s advance.
II II Is found impossible TO transport
supplies by water TO The Presldlo or other
pom, on the RIO Grande whence To furnish
TIA. army, It will bs necessary to haul all
their provisions from PORT La,acca, by
way OF San Antonio, distance TO Chlhua.
hua Of nearly sight hundred miles, aud
through a country IN RAINY seasons mpas.
sabIs for heavy wagons. II will be seen
that this enterprise Is gigantic, aud It's &C.
complishment viii be an achievement more
afduous aud more ctedlIable than bril-.
liant victory.
The health Of the troops had very much
improved. The sick were left al Beyar
under caro- Of DR., Glen
The kentucky regimen, Of cavalry LEFT
Lavacca on the l3th ins,an, for Maiamo.
ros. About forty Of them had died, fifty
TO seventy had been discharged, aud one
hundred sick were sent to Maiamoros by
water. Al one lime II was said dat ,hrcc
hundred men were on the SICK report
The Tennessee cavalry followed the Ken.
lucky regiment on The ldth-P.cdynae.
ARRIvALOF com SLOAT.
We had the pleasure Of greeting Com.
Sloat last evening, just arrived from the
Pacific "a company wish bis son. The
Princeton had apPr-ed Us OF his arrival at
CHagrc5. He would have returned to The
United States IN tho Princeton, but that
vessel was short Of coal and It was deter.
mined to return home 10 an Eoglrsh steam.
er by tie way Of Kingston and Havana.
Arrived ~ Havana ae there found the L.
:. brig Perry, Lieut.. Blake, AID took pas.
soge on her tor Charleston.
IN another column we have told Of the
gale whIch the Perry encountered. The
gallant commodore told us last night that
he had followed the sea now for nearly
forlyseycn years, and thought he knew
what storm vas, batth0t he nerer before
had seen Il bior. We need not detail his
very Interesting description Of the gale and
the almost miraculous preservation Of the
ship and the lives of those on board. From
the wreck Of the Perry he reached Key
West, and thence went on board schoon.
or bound to Brazos Santiago, which put him
aboard pilot boat, so that he reached TIN,
CITY last evening by q towboat.
The Commodore health is somewhat
impaired and he has been suffering for
several months, but from recent exposure
his appearance indicates no sign Of lndls
position or infrmlty.
We are indebted 10 the commodore 70,
various information on different topics
frankly communicated to u5, but nuke bu
lttle uee of it at this time. Dapllca,es O.
has dispatches, btought over by the Prince
ton, have already gone on 10 WASHINGTON