Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-21
From The Missouri R,nnl
Eater from New orle,.,

H'VH tae Missouri R,nR ~"
Later from New orlea, lues
BY the steamer Hannibal w. 49,
New Orleans Commercial B,Lr IT.
Tuesday morning the 10Th. hr-f ] :,
the mouth of the Ohio by III. Nrt ~, ~;
The accounts from the seat Of -.
not so late as those received bv /, ANY,
York, but they are much mora i, ..o
ry and ineligible. ,SJ
The Bulletin says: The steam r.
er Florida, Capt. Cliff, arrived hIIipo;
ing from Brazos ST Jsgo, whaI rco
sailed on the 9th inst. Allhough m,
late by one day as the New Y.1H.,
brings letters and papers contains Y s,b
circumstantial and particular acaa. bonn
The mail bags, however, wer. NO md
last night, and we have only 10 VI iucl,
nar. of our correspondence % W Srsa
favored with by private hand he
We Go net think from the intr n h
we have, that any Apprehension blac
entertained Of disastrous BATH End
believe it was not Gen. TAYLuls y n
lion 10 leave the encampmenlaPn |n.sI
bel until it was completely nn h,
and portion Of his reinforrsna |slt
arrived. In this case he would u Ai,er
leave Point Isabel secure, bat vi Beac
able to make his way thrOughu c
the Mexicans could bring seroms ban,
er. Bio i
As for the camp opposite Nh G
il is regular bastion intrenchna men
cation Of five sides, very strong 4 nd,
supplied with guns. 1t has lhss
about $50 men, with provlscH I
are informed, for thirty days a lieE
dance of ammunition. except Ms par
Founders, which is accordingly u nei
ed. The enemys artillery, mnf Vii
the little effect of his cannon,dg pas
so perfect, or else not SO well ~ VII
was supposed. The place may i'm
fore, we think, be counted free iIs spa
ger except by assault. Thsrs " VII
son to think that an allemplp =
was in contemplation by Tho M Ia
and their irregular fire kept Ps Tor
purpose Of faliguing the garrsai The
vance. Major Brown. howeMl VI
Gen Taylor left in command %!
scented as a very cool and prudsil !.
as brave officer, and there u 10 WI
he will be found al fault; and y %
cessful assault upon battery naa isi
much greater degree of dlssf osl
resolution than have ever been y %
by the Mexicans, no attack !hyA 70
is likely TO be successful. :,
We have heard by this srrI'a' n u,
our correspondent says nothing !"
neither Capt. THORNTON o. o. y,
Lieut.. KANE, was killed. "a
that letters were received 10 c'' =
one of them, and, that they mMs =
in Matamoros, and received v "
ment aud attention due TO pp'
war between civilized nations "
The Mexican force is vsrIoug !,
ted, and we presume that n'!'1 y
mite can be known concerning" !"
The Mexican war |"
The following circunslanIial a y
the movements and opsfaa0ps D
Mexican frontier, are from an l.
authentic source: =,
On the LIST of May. the man 4
the Army of Occupation mas l..,s i
its camp on the Rio Grands, go. = Il \,
garrison in the field work ophS
moros, the 7lh Regiment Of la.
two companies of Artillery, ma .,
by Capt. Lowd and Lew p,s,s \
whole commanded by MAJ Nv :"
7ih Infantry. .uo,is :
On the I'd the Army encsn \
Isabel. Early on the moIn,us
heavy cannonads was So, a.
direction of Matamoros, su .
tinued during the day, any, b 7
through the nigh. and dui u! dd55 4
the 4lh inst. Owing to ias J
'"o .,;n nth The fcfl . \
genee was received at hsao sss, 4
pec,ing the resuI. Of the Isu =
the morning of the 9th. Hn 800
forward 10 communists -
patch from Major Brown = sbsI o
!iculars, brief staiemsn'u amid .
Sd, a fire was opened w. .s,;t, y 4
one Of the Mexican D''