Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-08

for the sale OF the steamers OF war inon'eHuno
and Guadalupe, fol- The sum OIL 1oo,ooo, dnu y
suggests that under the actual CIRCUMSTANCES
was not proper for The Mexican government 70
snter ;rto any such arrangements with SPAN
bul 10 offer the said steamers al public sale, ana
d;snose Of them 10 The highest bidder. II mas oeeh
rcnorted and il is stated in some private letters
thai The steamers have been bought by the English
house OF Manning, Marshall & Co, Tor Inc sum
of $40 600 and that they were 10 proceed 10 I'd
v.n. Immediately. We cannot credit the latter
rumor. for We have seen both steamers and are
we'll acquainted with their force, buiid ana other
circumstances, which are not enough 10 maze
them worth half the amount which IL IS sara nds
heen maid for lhem and there is too great diner
.nce between that sum and the one which the
.ocomolor states had been offered for them by
Spain.
FROM THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
Below we give farther extracts from The New
Orleans papers relative to the U. States troops
now stationed on the Rio Grande, under the COM
mand Of Gen. Taylor. Gen. Worth, Coils. Cot
fin. Waite. Fi:her and Treadwell, Majors Van
Ness and March, Captains Duncan, Whitehead
and Mcclellan, and several other officers OF The
army, arrived al New Orleans on The 10Th April,
in;the steamship New York.
The iron steamer Hume. vas of Galveston
bar on the 9th April, having los, her smoke
pine. and being short OF provisions. She was
then eleven days out from Brazos Santiago
Some of her passengers were transferred 10 the
| New York.
The .chr. L. M Hitchcock, Captain Wright,
arrived a, Galveston on the 23d April from Bra
eos Santiago, having sailed on Sunday, The 18Th
three days after the Colonel Harney-bu! she
brought no news of much interest The rash al
tempt of Lieut.. Deas 10 discover The fate OF his
friend Col. Cross, whereby he fell into The hands
of the MeIicans, is fully detailed, with us untor-
tunate issue in The letters below from correspon-
dents Of the New Orleans Picayune. The re-
naming intelligence by the Hitchcock has been
anticipated BY the arrival OF the Col. Harvey.
About fifty OF the American army had desert
ed, and swan The river for the Mexican camp;
but a number Of them were shot as deserlers
while in The water The whole number of Anne
rican troops is estimated al between TWO and
three thousand, and they are said TO be in excel
len, discipline, and eager for an engagement with
the enemy. Ampudia's forces are reported AT
b,tween three and four thousand II is reported,
that Aris,a is abou. 10 supersedc Ampudia in the
command:
| Correspondence OF the Nvw orlean. Pieayuns.
CANT, OPPOSITE MlTAMoRAs,
Texas, April lSth 1916.
The Two opposing armies are within five hun
/ bred wards Of each otherboth busily engaged
in entrenching themselves and throwing up field
works. The most perfect non-inercour,e is es-
labi,hed Thousands OF reports are in daily
circulation with regard 10 the probable time
az which we are 10 be eaten up and frequently
new. reaches US that the MeIcans are crossing
| the river at some point above or below US, when
some unlucky devils [whose detail il happens 10
bel are detached on a scout for the whole night
The last report is, that Gen. Arisla has taken
command Of The Mexican army, and that all hos
lille operations are 10 be suspended until next June
| in order 10 give the Two Governments an oppor-
lunily of negotiating peaceaby-or, in other
words, giving the MeIicans an opportunity Of
| backing out with some show OF deccncy. Take
nv word for il, we are TO have no fun, unless we
lead of The dance.
Many Of our officers assemble daily on the
banks OF the river, and gaze with longing eyes al
| The houses streets and signoras Of the beautiful
city Of Malamoras In The course OF week our
fortihcalisn will be finished, when may safely
DEFY the whole Mexican army. 1t is said that
Arsta is The rival and enemy OF Paroles. and
will therefore be disposed 10 favor the American
Government.
Col. Cross, our Quarlermaster. General, has
doubtless been taken prisoner by a party OF ran
cheros, and taken over TO Mexico. Lieut.. Deas,
oil the 4th Artillery, concluded very strangely,
the other night that he would swim over 10 Ma
tamoras and get information about Col. Cross
He swan over in his uniform; and yesterday,
when Gen TAYLOR made demand upon The au-
horlies for Col c., they returned an answer
that he was not there but that they had Lieut..
Deas. WHOM they held as prisoner of war. Deas
had no permission from Gen t. TO 60, SO sup
pose he will have 10 get back The best way he can.
There is no apprehension hut that these gentle
men are sale-Dsas al Maa moras, and Col.
Cross al some place in The Interior
Correspondence Of the New Orleans Picayuns
CAMP, OPPOSITE MArAMoRAs April 49,
Nv Dear F1iends-A report has been brought
over here, by Mexican from Malamoras, 10 the
effect that Ampudia will, in three days. be relev-
ed in the command of The Army OF the North"
by General Ari,ta, and that SO soon as he
arrives, he will give US battle and as mat
of course we all TO have our heads
boiled in oil and our ivers stuffed with gar.
lie. Look out thai The Maamorians don't
"rng in" an extra LOT of sausage meat on
The Crescent City. From the general character
of Gen. Arsta look for more favorable views
towards Inc UDUeu otdlcS llldu III appointing any
other general in Mexico. He opposed the present
Govefnmen, Of Mexico, and since Paroles has
been in power has expressed sentiments fayora-
BILE 10 the United States.
Lieut. f. Deas, mentioned in my last, has been
heard from. He the river for The purpose
Of gaining information in relation 10 Col Cross.
He went on his own hook and responsibility, with
! out permission or sanction from either party
He was taken by picket-guard, and is now a
prisoner at Matamoras. He writes that he is
kindly treated. We heard that he was not in
close confinement, but had the privilege of the
barracks on his parole, and was invited TO the
mess OF Col Curesco. Deas is brave and in
lelligent man, and think will some day be found
"righl side up" He is, however, 10 an unfortu-
naie position, leaving our camp wlhouthe sane
ton Of Gen. Taylor and crossing into Mexico
without passport
have not time TO say more to you this morning
except that there has been very severe fog here
for two days, which has bronshtihc mud 10 abou,
ANGLE deep. Yours truly,
HASKELL'S SOIREE-It will be seen BY
an advertisement in to-day's paper, that Mr.
Haskell stays Two nights longer, and that he ha.