The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-12
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. Is, l845.
Oar Army Of Occupation-Ks Comforts and Po-
siti0n, etc.

CORPUS CHRISTI, lexas, Uec 10, lc4o
Orr Army Of Occupation-Ks Comforts and Po-
sition, etc.
The government seems to consider us in foreign
country; for it will not establish post office, but
depends upon transient vessels from the coast to
communicate with u.s. and it is only by making ar
engagements with some person in Orleans, to take the
letters from that Office, that receive mails We
therefore, constantly the qu pipe anxiousy awaiting
news from the United States.
We have sunk into insignifcance the papers
longer TEEN with intanded movements and the
military spirit Of the country, which began to rise has
quietly subsidized into its old political enthusiasm. Your
proximity to Washington enables you learn the pro-
gress of the negotiation with Mexico while lie here
in incidence laid upon the SHELF forgotten by the autho
We are sncsmped in fonts along The beach, nearly in
direct line Al one extremity lies the town. composed Of
few miserable huts, and miserable. vicious class Of
people. numbering not than two hundred In front
Of the town, about three hundred yards 10 gentle rise
hero lies Knneys Ranch" or residence. In front
Nueccs The military line IL about one and half miles
long, and number 1000. II 10 with great dculy that
We are :rPIsd WIN rd ps the and
less, saline. Coming from land Of flowers We are
planted in bed Of thistles. Still, prefer Texas to
Florida Futile efforts have been made to penetrate the
interior.
Although in hostile array the Mexicans
tempted to march to the Rio Grands they we're thwar
cd in their efforts by being begged in morass. The
whole prairie hence to the Rio Grande at this season.
immense swsn.p, which loaded wagons cannot
advance. After moving up the Nueces, by land, some
sixty miles, forest of ehapardl proved obstacle to
further progress in that direction, nsurmounabe This
chapardi IL q prckly plant that grows above your
height and impenetrable. The mouth Of Nueces Bay
obsructed by oyster which steamers Of two
feet draft cannot pass and the bar ID ford for travellers
going over into Texas. We are now working channel
through the bar for steamers and then the Nueces
nsvgable for eighty miles, and how much further 10 yet
to be ascertaned. Again, have explored along the
coast ascertain the possibility of getting into the
mouth Of the Rio Grsnde without going to sea Boat
parties went along Lsguna dc Madre," about 30 miles,
and returned for want Of water deep enough proceed
From the foregoing you will readily perceive that
hemmed in on ell sides, but the sea, and that
10 open to return to the United States fast
came away We came here to head of wild buffalo
that expected to dart the praires and
Texas He can't be found We expect, next, to be
called away check mad bull in his career He stands
In the road, ready to plunge his horns into any object
that offers obstacle to his movements He will ultimately
find himself believing at railroad car roaring louder
and faster than heat which, he PUSHES forward and
plunges head foremost, he suddenly disappears, and
never shows himself on that track again.
Oregon now creates more excitement than Mexico.