The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-16
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LATER FROM MEXICO AND TENAs

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Point Isabel, Sc, &c
BY the ARRIVAL Of the Steamship Alatsaia, Wa
die, from Galveston, from ~henes she sai,e3 80 -
9Th inst, we are placed IN pos~ossion "a o-isss,on
dates TO the Adj inst containing ipIortsti fufsiii
Igence from Gen. Tayor's army. The Ahi'ansa, q
o'clock yesterday morning feil ~ VIII De ln'ssd
States steamship Mssissipp, 81 tn hslzs hasIss
on board our minister, The Hoo. " Slidsl Wa n
Parrot, esq, secretary Of lexaloa and Rntsst oia-
art, midshipman United Saales navy. TIE Miaslss
sippI left Vera Cruz the morning u tks MA 81
and arrived OF the Ballzs on SATURDAY. fBofulns b,ii
owing to the severity Of the gale, anshAs -
communicate until she eel IA sab he Aslssfas,
Messrs. SlIde Parrott and Stuart xsFs lfsnsfsTFgd
10 the latter vessel, and the Miss,sspls iuinsdiafy
departed for Pensacola. We have ruSsiyud fil t.fs
of"E Locomotorn TO the 18th, inclusive, faspashst
US by our obliging correspondents al Nera tfz, hsl
they contain nothing Of very great importance,
We have tho proclamation Of PaFcdss, hss aTe NJ,
able To give Il entire this morning. 10 q ae-u-
| ment in the usual vein Of Mexiean 0fhoal pshl1s-
tons, spread all with denuReis0ss q the Iu-
ted States, and seasoned with abundant oond,lHsaiE
for the taste and palaes of the people Of that eon-
try
We learn from Mr.. Parot thal Mr. Slidell rcmai1-
ed at Jaapa I'LL the 2eth ulIinio, al which ufas 10
communication 10 them, his intention Of loaSing,
whether he received his passports OF DOT. On ths
9Th the necessary documents couehed In the HlOst
formal language, dated al the city 0f MsSico 2lst
utimo, were directed 10 Mr.. s at yalspa. Through
| some mistake they went To Vera CriE, and iron
thence were transmitted by our consul Ia Nc 81.
! dell. separate and distinct passport ssnl e.
Mr Parrot. The treatment received by Mic SI
dell at Mexico and Jalapa extremely cold bat
upon his arrival at Vera Cruz he received with
a salute, waited upon by the highest Official digui-
tares Of the place, and again saluted when the Mis-
sissippi lef. Mr.. Slidell appears TO have acted
throughout in the most firm and dgnihed manner,
and has shown himself well qualified for the imPor-
ant mission with which he entrusted. Mr..
Sde will remain in this city for several weeks,
less his presence is required in Washington. Nc
Parrot will proceed to Washington in the OF
ia few days
A heavy gale from the southeast commenced at
Galveston on Friday the % instant, and continued.
when the Alabama succeeded IN getting O,er the IN
The New York was TO leave on the 9Th AT ~ 01o,k.
but the weather still threatening, II
doubtful whether she got of. The Galveston New
Extra Of the 4th instant, contains the folio wing
elllgence from the army Of occupation, brought by
the United States revenue cutter Woodbury. Cau.
tain Foster, from the Brazos ST. Jago, which pla,C
she left on the 30th utmo. She wa8 TO sail Tor thu
port as soon as the weather would permit
The army Of occupation, numbering IN all J,JDO
site MatnmoTa5 Gen. Taylor, with company Of
Dragons under the command of Col. TwgEU, hav-
ing left the main army, arrived at Point lssbEl
mutoneousy with the feet Of transports from ATan-
sas, on the 2ith ult there not being half hours
difference in the arrivals by land aud water.
On the appearance Of the fleet the captain Of the
| port-RodTiguez-set FIRE TO the custOm-houJo and
| several other buildings at Point Isabel, and made
his retreat good TO the river although pursued
distance by order Of Gen. Taylor. The bdIldngn
destroyed were OF little value being constructed Of
logs, matched with straw
The enemy, who have been reported as IN rcadl-
nesG to dispute the march Of Gen. Taylor'B army
seem to have entirely disappeared on his approach
The only opposton Of any consequence he eEPe
renced was at the Little Colorado, where a Mex
can officer, with about $50 mounted men, threaten
| ed to FIRE upon him if he attempted TO that
stream, stating that such his positive orders,
and that .Nsrieans knsr fear. The artillery
immediately ordered up, and the troops formed aud
commenced fording in perfect order, the water being
yearly TO their arIn-ptts, whcreupon the gallant
Mexican prudendy reIeaied without executing his
positive orders. He was previously met on tho
prairie by party of so or 30 Mexicans, who IN
| formed Gen. Taylor that he must proceed no fur
| ,her in that direction. BY order Of Gen. T. the
army opened, and this party were permitted to
march through to the rear, and then depart. When
near Point Isabel, adcputation Of about forty rnen
waited upon him, bearing proclamation and u,es-
sage from Gen Mejia, filed with threats, ia the
utual Style Of gAscons5s, 10 which the AeXicsns
are so partial. At this moment the flames caused
by the burning of the custom-house discover
ed and Gen, T. Immediately dismissed the deputa-
ton directing them to inform Gen. Mella that no
would reply to his message opposite Matamoras
| on Saturday, the 26th ult.
The vessels were got over the bar without any
difficulty, and without pilots. Captain 'Fcster re-
ports that the schooner Belle del Mar was driven
the south side and after beating heavily the bar,
in two feet water, lay hard and fast 1t is thought
that she cannot be saved. The Louisiana,
Capt. Eddy, had her rudder unshipped, but she re-
ceived no other damage. ".a'. '"..
| The United States brig Lawrence Commander
Mercer, renamed at anchor of the bar. The brig
Porpoise, Commander Hunt, sailed for Pensacola
on the 26th ult. a n..-.e
Forty wagons, with supplies for the army, left
Point Isabel on the morning OF the 10Th, IN hne
condition, and on the morning after Gen. Taylor
followed leaving company Of artillery at Point
Isabel, under command of Major Monroe. The
News understands that Gen. Taylors orders are to
cross the Rio Grande, and attack Matamoras,
should he be fired on from the town.
! Lieut. Foil, u. S. navy, who was bearer OF des-
patches to Gen. Taylor arrived at Galveston on the
morning of the 4th inst, in The Woodbury., and
came to this city in the Alabama.
Capt Foster reported that there 81 feet water
on the bar at Brazos St. Jago; and from thence to
Point Isabel, distance ofabout three miles due west,
the UNIFORM ueptn was ABOUT 1eet IoiIlt iSaoe 10
a perpendicular bluff about 60 feet above WATER and
the surrounding country is billy and undu'aung.
The country in highly favorable condition for
the march Of the army Col. McCrea was dIsap-
pointed in his attempt to take the barges across the
Laguna la Madre for lack of water, and they will
have to be taken by land. The steamers Monmouth
and Cincinnati are constantly employed in trans
porting from Brazos St. Jago, to Point Isabel.
| From the N. o. Delta April g.
| III. IL, o6c, - ,b;
Mississippi for list Of the officers and crew.
The United States ships Cumberland ST. Marys
John Adams, and Falmouth, were at Vera Cruz
when the Mississippi lef--ofhcers and crews all
well. We must also return our thanks TO the Off
GERS of the Alabama for their poiteness and atten-
ton in furnishing US with files of Galveston pa
pers. ~
The arrival Of Mr.. Slidell created no excitement
in the city; the public mind, from previous advces,
was prepared for il. As had been often before
lstated the Mexican government would only receive
Mr.. Sldell in the capacity of special government
agent, with whom it was prepared to treat the
Texas question, and on that only Mr. Slidell, of