American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-16

| five men from his regiment, went into Camargo
| on the 26th, and communicated with Gen. ray
lor. 1T was understood at Camargo on the 9th
that all the Texan volunteers, except Colonel
Hays regiment, were ds5anded or were to be
dsbanded their term OF enlistment being out
or about expiring. Hays, it was thought, would
come in for three months more service.
Another letter in the Picayune, dated Ca
margo, August 25, says
The camp commences in the lower edge OF
| the town and extends in an almost unbroken
| line, ten or twelve tents deep, full three miles
down the river.
Tomorrow the I'd Dragons and two bate
res of Light Artillery move across the San
Juan, preparatory to marching up towards Sc
| rGlvo. The two remaining regiments of u. 3.
Infantry will follow IN three or four days
General Taylor will follow, probably in eight
days, and overtake the head ofthe army at Sc
ralvo.
Capt. May is at present in command OF the
I'd Dragons, but will soon be relieved by SUI
perior officer. The second is composed at this
moment of four companies-iL will have seven
again as soon as recruits arrive-viz: LIST COM
pany, Capt. May, and I'd company, Capt GIa-
ham, forming lst squadron; Sd company, Capt
Hardee, and 4th company, Capt. Merrill, form
ing I'd squadron
saw a letter this evening from the 9th In
fantry-whch with the 9Th and the company
of Louisiana volunteers started this morning
in which it was stated that Capt. Chapman, of
the 5th Infantry, and Capt Blanchard, oNthe
Louisiana volunteers, fell this morning from
the excessive heat Of the sun. They were not
believe, sun struck, but tainted. AS their bril-
gade was to have marched only between and
8 o'clock, A. NJ, some idea can be formed Of
the heat of the weather from the effect it had
at SO early an hour on these gentemen.
A letter in the Delta, from China, says:
We are now in the very heart of the enc
my's country, within hundred miles OF Mon
terey; but am confident we will never get
fight unless with overwhelming numbers-the
Mexicans fear the Texan troops more than
Gen. Taylor and his whole army, as one told
me that if thousand of any other troops had
come here, they would have had to fight for the
town, but that they were afraid to fight Tex
ans, as the only way that they could be whip
ped was to kill them all; for if one was left liv-
ing, or got away, he was sure TO do some seri-
ous damage. The Mexcans are also appre-
hensive that if they were whipped in fight
with a Texan regiment, they would have no
quarter shown them, and appear to be much
surprised and gratifed at our conduct towards
them, and the protection of their persons and
property.
A letter in the Picayune, from Camargo, Au-
gust II, says;
| have already observed that the present will
hereafter be regarded as an important epoch in
the history of this war. The army is here
brought together, and is, at this moment, on
/ al ,,c, bo al
the first time in our history, to the interior Of
an enemy's country. There is every reason to
believe that battle will soon be fought, and a
bloody one at that. 1t may turn out other
wse but | can assure you that this is the be-
| lief and expectation of the best informed Off
| GERS herein fact of nearly all.
This evening Gen. Taylor reviewed the re-
gular troops This was the largest body of
! regular troops that has ever been brought to-
geher since the last war, there being about
three thousand OIL the field, The scene was
beautiful beyond ription-beautfuI, not
because of any display of gaudy uniforms, for
every officer and man was in "undre3s," or
every day working attire-but beautiful in
consequence of the precision and promptitude
with which every order was executed. There
were six regiments of infantry, one artillery
battalion acting as infantry, and two batteries
Of light artillery. The General, of course, re-
ceived salute from the latter. These two
batteries are commanded by Duncan and
Bragg, two as fine officers as the service con-
tains The 18th Infantry, under Capt. Miles,
which is encamped in the plaza, marched down
and joined in the review. This is a splendid
regiment, and is in the most perfect state Of
discipline. Ii will be remembered that the 18th
was in the battle of New Orleans, and dlstin-
guishcd itself there.
Gen. Taylor looked better to day than | ever
saw him look before. He was on his war-horse,
which he rode with more grace than usual, and
his coat and forage cap were in apple-pie order;
in short, stranger would not have been sur
prsed, as some are, when told that they saw
before them the hero Of the glorious sth and
9th The more see Of Gen. Taylor the more
am impressed with the conviction that he is
man Of extraordinary ability, and the very man
to occupy the place he does.
SEDUCTION, DISCRETION AND ATTEMPTED
MURDER. We find the following painful case
ofseduction and desertion, and an attempt Of
the unfortunate victim to seek revenge, record
ed in the N. Y. True Sun:
About two years ago a widow lady by the
name of Wilson arrived in this city from Eng
land, and became acquainted with one Thomas
Raven, who, it is said, was for soma time very
attentive to her, and finally became the reputed
father Of a little responsibility, about Christmas
last, from which time less attention was paid to
the young widow, and about two months ago
Raven was married to young lady Of this city;
since which time, Mrs. tWiIson became half
frantic and has sought every opportunity to take
the life of MIR. Raven, and with this object in
view, she repaired on Saturday TO an organ
factory in Centre street, opposite Canal, and in
quiIed for Mr.. Thomas Raven. Ca that gen.
tleman making his appearance an alteration
ensued, in the course Of which Mrs, w. drew
forth loaded pistol and pointed it at the head