New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-27
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
THE BATTLES or TIE RIO GRlsDE.
FATHER PARTICULARS
co!-es2onte1oe Of Tae TTi7una

mi BATTLES on The klU bhtApE.
Ezract Of LATER ro az :a.elEEea: Soldier Of Capt
DaacsE's Company. dated
Camp near MATAxoaos, 10th May iSsa
Z" W. have just -eta-ned-tocshI t"o dreadful
battles with he &exicans on The -th aIc III In re-
turning 70 this plsce IRON Point Label
TIE Mexican force &c over soOo We had not
halt the number- yet succeecei n dFlvihs ano ds-
pttsipg t-lr arIny n ell dI-scticns Jos. Eoou'
50 killed ard several hundred Eounced Their
oss IS not :ar s50r; Of 500 2ud We captured ~ pieces
o. artillery several hRudret uuskeis, iances IL soan
dance, 800 pack mules aboat 80 prisoners sao
among ,hern Iheir second CfEcer IN coUlDaAd zen
LIZ Nrge Inc Mexicens made curiag oG3 absence
every et.Or1 10 take me Fort MAJOR Dlo"H' LUG
commanding officer was killed and ore Serseant
We lost several officers il the battles On The -th snd
s;h-Col. Mcintosh. Ma]oT RIcgsold and many So
aiieros killed and wounded. In our company "e
iosI but horses, SHOT dead. Serg " a!ence' soo
three men badly wounded By cannon ba!is- Inc
IRIS, bate was fought on the open prairie. Coll,
Ulenced az ? clock ard continued while We coalu
see. Each army law OF the battle ground duElns
the night The screams OF the wounded ana aJlns
vas heart-reoding during that night LIE mex
morning the Mexicans let Inc ground as soon Is
hgh:. leaving bury their dead and iahe care Oh
their wounded. They ihen took their position ABOUT
four miles farther toward ibis place about three
miles from here in the thick goods, and inougns 10
drive us back 10 Point Isabel We overlook Iheni
al 0 clock, ?. II. and the second battle commenced
and continued about txo hours.
will give you all particulars when ger le1'
! pitched and some place 10 write
The Bombardment OF Fort Tnyior.
The roonngt fract from leeT n Or ne OeT'
/ Of ne Irmy al ri Camp he Rio Grunde;
Gen Taylor lef. here with his troops on the st
inst. for Point Isabel, leaving the TN Regiment OF
Infantry ABOUT 400 men. together with Capt Lowd's
and Briges's Companies oil the Artillery to defend
/ the Fort until MS return. Onlhe 50 sunday morn
ng) at day-break the Mexicans attacked me OFT
with their batteries and four mortars at different
psints. They fred from o'clock a. NJ until !! A.
! NJ During this time Capt Lowds battery OF four
i pounders fired $50 balls, destroying one OF their
batteries and injurlng another; they then stopped
firing 10 repair Tor short time they Kept up thelr
attacks on all their batteries generally at day hight
again . ?. NJ, and al sunset Their attacks as'eo
: days from : cannon and mortars. Ihey oii as
but i,tle harm. and killed but two persons MAJOR
Brown. commanding officer and one soldier. Gen
/ TAYLOR returned on the 9Th. On his way osch ne
had two fights with The Mexican Army, on ms sioe
The river: the first The ctn The next on me IN
Al the last of which, he completely routeo 'neu
/ They amounted 10 about 5000 The last hsn' IooA
place about 3 miles ifem this Fort. he took Ten
/ La Vega prisoner, and many other officers and
troops and all their field artillery guns ana an
( immense pile of baggage 4 or 500 mnskets aud
rnuskel ana cannon cartridges. The held was GOV,
cred with their dead aud wounded, and not until
jus, now have they ell been buried
This makes more sure that only persons above
naed were killed Fort and that the report Of 2o3
being killed was a mistake
THE LOUISIANA VoLUsrEERs-We learn from
the y o. Commercial Bulletin that the four regiments
called for by Gen Taylor were fully organized enrolled
into the service OF The nited States armed clothed and
completely equipped in the short space OF ten oays-a
remarkably abort period when every circumstance IL
considered; and 10 addition 10 these four regiments
there have been organized in New Orleans and arrived
from tho interior Of the State additional companies AI
Gent for another Regiment but unless farther requs
zion Is made the men will not have an opportunity 10
repair to the seat Of war The following is the official
report If the volunteers so far furnished oy LouisnA
! Washington Regiment, commanded by J. D. Wal
ton, t0tal strength. E. Do
Jackson Regiment, commanded by 5. F Marks..--..s66
aion,ezums Reg commanded by J II DaSn t3
Louisiana Volunteers commanded BY Horh!o DAVIS 134
Brig General P-rsfor F. Smith and STAFF: A.: 3UUs
Louisiana Legion, 10 companies OF Infantry and
Battalion Of Artillery (to be enrolled 10 day. COM
manded by Brgsdier General D. Augus;in about 1000
Fifth Regiment composed 9: companies and squads,
who were too late ray .3o
Total number of volunteers. far organized. 753
The fret three regiments, with the exception OF one
company, have embarked.
yoLuHrEERs.-Tas following companies have ar
rived since last publication From the parish Of her
vile, 81 volunteers, Capt Geo. X. Shic, first Lieut. F.
GIyne From Nachoches, SO volunteers, Capt. John
Waddell, nfSt ltu;eqSnt DOsIln FROM west Baton
Ronge. IS. Capt ROBERTSON From Madison Parish, s2
Capt. McKernnn. From Alabama, i00 Capt Pratt.
The steamer Florida and the brig Orleans. sailed last
night with the remainder OF the panes, undor the
Inand Of Col. Dakin. y. O. Com. Bulletin
PACKING AND PAkKING.-There is one express
sion IN of Genera! TsyIor's battles which
bothered u. amazingly. On approaching the enemy he
is said 10 have packed his train II is so In all the
multi,udnous reproductions OF the account but what it
could mean was beyond our military science 70
ceive Accidentally. however. We have stumbled upon
probable solution OF the puzzle The word should per
hsps bo parked " meaning, suppose got his cannon
in order Tor use as park OF battery. Commercial
SQUADRON IN THE Pacific We have received
advices squadron the Pacific principally lying
at Nazstan, under command of Commodore Soai to the
sth Of April. al which time, glad TO learn, the Of
tcers and crews OF all the vessels there in soot
health, and the squadron In efficient condition fer
any service u may be required TO execute
No blockade has AS Yet been enforced. though the
Governor OF the PROVINCE and his officers toReh.r with
mns of the inhabitants in the greatest state Of
element and alarm by OF report having been
circusted that the American commodore Intended block
Adiug the port The Governor had marched all his
troops some miles out Of town all the papers OF the
Custom House aud town removed i1to. the inter-
and many OF the poor people with their families bad
Ted into The country seek place OF safety from the
unprecedented attack of the bsroarops and all
without the least even denomination OF any
Kind from our squadron. The letter says:
We have still! lying here most OF The squadron. VIZ
Savannah 81 Constitution ST. Warren "a, Levani 22,
Portsmouth % Ere and the Congress 81 Captain Stock
ton and tie Cyane, daily expected. The shark IL. has
gone The Sandwich ISLANDS 10 repair after which she
will return 10 the coast again" Com Adv
From the ST. LOUIS Republican. May 10.
THE MoRMoNs.-We learn from Nauyoo that
Msvr warrens proclamation OF Tuesday the 2th inst.
The citizens Of Hancock county, WAS rs wesuppcsed is
sued upon the proceedings OF the meeting hec on Saturday
the 9l az FcnOosuc. That The day following ne Ma
jor received letters, presume anonymous, from
Carthage advising HIN ard his command toleave The City
OF Nauvoo by the 5h-yeserdsy-or, In the event OF
noncompliance IL would be with him. IN other
words understand the purpor Of the lett er correctly
plain ;ntiration OF disposition TO second The
proceedings OF the Ponioosuc meeting enter the City on
the 5th and drive destroy all the properly OF the
Z MorTnons who remained. We understand that Mslor
Warren was preparing meet the emergency, and our
knowledge OF the justices The belief that ne VIII rot
swerve from his position purpose for any slight oPPo-
si,ion.
We are told that the order for the removal OF o. P.
Rockwell from ;he Quincy JAIL 10 Carthage where tue