Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-24
From lie Ner Orleans, Picayune, July l6.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

The steamship New York. Capt. Phillips, ar
rived last evening from BRACES Santiago, via
Galveston She left the Brazos on the lib and
Galveston on the i3h inst. She brought among
her passengers Col. Mcintosh and son, Lieut.
Bib Lieut.. Power and Lieut.. Lave Twenty
discharged soldiers also came over on her. Ii
gives rs pleasure 10 Sale HAT Col Mcintosh has
recovered in a great measure from lis wounds
lie was al the public table last evening al The
ST. Charles. a his numerous friends in Savan-
nah. New York and Throughout the country will
be most happy 10 hear.
The brig Empressario, previously reported
aground on the BRACES bar, has been GOT on
without any damage, and was 10 sail for this port
on The l2h inst.
The revenue cutter Forward was at Galveston
on The lth inst from Brazos Santiago. She has
been ordered to cruZe of The coas! OF Texas.
The British sIoop Of war Rose arrived al
Brasos Santiago on the 9th Of July, from Tam
pico, and the U. S schooner Flir arrived hers
On the llih from The same port. They confirm
the reports already given of lhe ST. Marys at.
tempt upon The Mexican sunboats, &c.
We derive our news Tcm the army in great
measure iron The Matamoias Reveille ot The Sih
inst The Tth Regiment Of Infantry ici; on The
9Th for Camargo Three companies by The way
OF The river, on the steamer Zig Hatchie, the
others taking up The line Of march BY the way ol
Reynosa; both delachmenis were expected 10 ar.
rive about the same time
Besides The Il id and the Big Ilaichie the Troy,
Capt. Wright, had arrived al Malamoras. and
The papers expected a general move before long.
Verbal accounts represent that there are ten
boats al Malamo!as, and that The army is moving
as last as il is possible 10 despatch The troops up
the river
The general health of the army is represented
as good, a few cases OF dysen,ery and camp fever
alone occurring.
The Louisiana volunteers celebrated the 4ih OF
July with grea spirit. Maj. Ogden pronounced
an address; Gen. Taylor reviewed the Lo uisia-
ma Brigade; and Capt. Heats company gave a
splendid dinner. Gen. Desha, Generals Lamar
and Bnreson Col! Kinney and others, we're guests
Gen. Taylor dropped in on 'ihe boys"-thirty
Of them PrinIers-drank wine with them, and
passed on 10 others. The fetc was truly patriot
ic one.
We are truly sorry TO have to record the fol-
lowing Casually which occurred on The 9th. We
copy the circumstances fiom The Rcveile:
"a the steamer Aid was passing over the rope
suspended across the river for the use of The fer
~ boats, The rebound OF The rope on being clear
ed from The keel Of the boat was 50 great as TO
break of the large post 10 which il was attached
on the East bank Of the river, and which in lis
fall struck down Lieut. Scully, Of Capt. Keenes
company, OF The Jackson Regiment Of Louisia-
ma Volunteers, and Corporal J. J. Mervin, Of
Capt. Graham's company, Eas! Rapides voun-
ieers, OF The same Regiment who were on duly at
The ferry Lieut.. Scuily. although severely bruis-
ed on The lsiI arm and abdomen, is doing well
but Corporal Mervin fell 10 rise no more, being
killed instantly"
MIR. Mervin was a native OF Dublin, a man OF
education, and was teaching in Rapides and stu
dying the Law, when the war broke out. He was
buried with the honors Of war in the Catholic
burial ground OF Matamoras.
The Reveille has dropped its Spanish, being
printed now entirely in English. Another paper,
the American Flag, is now published in Mala-
moras.
Everything indicates that Gen. Taylor will
soon make, ifhe has moi already made a gene
raj movement towards Camargo, and thence
upon Monterey. We make The following extract
from letter from Mr.. Kendall, dated July 9Th
McCulloch's Rangers are
of Immediately after breakfast-ihis is early IN
The day you must undersiand-on another trip
up the country, and am hurrying myself 10 ac-
company them. The steamer Aid is not of ye!