The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-06
BY this Evenings Southern Mail.
From the New Orleans Tropic-Extra.
Important from Texas and the army.
Late from MexiCO!!

Late from MeXiCO!!
The steamship New York, Capt Phillips, has
Just arrived bringing Galveston papers of the 27th
and dates from the army to the 22d. The follow
ing persons came passengers:
UslrEp SrAfrs ARaY.-Gen. Worth, Col. Coffin,
Col. Fisher, Col. Waite, Col Watts, Major Van
Ness, Major March, Capt. Duncan, Cap,. McLel
lard Capt Whitehead, and Capt. Cobuin, Lieut..
Root, DR.. Robinson, DR.. Kahn, and seventeen dis
charged United Suites soldiers.
The iron propeller Hunter, which sailed from
Brasos ST. Jago, in company with the steamer Col.
Harvey for this port, arrived off Galveston bar on
the 27th, eleven days out, with loss Of smokeppeI
and short Of fuel She had encountered very heavy
weather, having once been within seventy miles Of
the Pass and obliged to put back on account of head
winds.
We take the subjoincd article from the Galveston
News, of the Gath:
LATER FROM THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
The schooner L. Nj. Hitchcock, Capt. Wright,
arrived yesterday morning, having left Brasos st.
Jaeo last Sunday We are indebted for the follow
inc information to Col. March, who came on board
the Hitchcock, having left the camp of Gen. Taylor
on the 18th instant
Our former intelligence by the Hitchcock, in re-
gard to the movement of the army to a position
three or four miles below Matamoras, was material
Iy incorrect. On the morning Of the 10Th ultimo,
when Gen. Taylor found himself exposed to the
enemy's fire, with his right and LEFT unprotected IN
ordered one division Of his army to take position in
the bend above and the bend below the town, while
with the main army he maintained his first position
where he still remains. Gen. Taylor has used all
diligence to strengthen his position by throwing up
breastworks, by Entertainments, Notifications, &C.
and the Mexican General, Ampudia, has been equal
Iy industrious in fortifying the town defensivey
keeping his soldiers employed night and day Gen.
Taylor's heavy ordnance Of FOUNDERS are
said to be situated within point blank shot Of Gen
Ampudias house in the middle of the city, at dis
lance of 800 yards. Thus the two armies have been
situated for upwards of two weeks up to our pres
ent dates neither having committed any positive act
of hostility upon the other. On the 10th instant
Col. Cross, commissary general of the army, rode
out by himself about ten o'clock in the morning, to
the house of German, about two miles from the
army where (as was afterwards ascertained) he was
taken prisoner by party of Mexican rancheros.
As soon as he was missing, Gen. Taylor sent de-
tachment of men, who secured the country in search
Of him, but to no purpose.
Two or three days after Capt. May, of the End
Dragons, took runaway negro in the neighbor-
hood Of the same place where Col cross was cap
the taking Of Col. Cross was obtained Immediate
ly after Gen. Taylor sent messenger to the Next
can general requesting information whether Col
| Cross was prisoner with him or not. The next
day Glen. Ampuda sent several officers TO the Amer
loan camp with the answer that they knew nothing
of Col. Gross, but they had made Lieut. Deas a
prisoner. This officer, it appears, had previously
crossed the river (but without orders) in search OF
Col. Cross (who was his particular friend and had
| fallen into the hands of the Mexicahs. Much un-
| certainty and many surmises prevail in regard to
the fate of Col Cross But the more probable opin.
ion appears be that his capture was unauthorized
lby, and unknown to Ampuda; and it is to be fear
ed that he has been murdered by the party by whom
he was taken, and his horse, money, and clothing
| divided among them. -
| On the l4tb, Gen Ampudia sent formal notice
| 10 Gen. Taylor, ordering him TO leave his present
| position within "a hours, and TO evacuate the
whole territory west of the Nueces, or that his re
| fusal would be considered declaration OF war
Gen. T.. Immediately returned for answer, that his
orders were to maintain his position on the cas-
bank of the river and that he should do so, especial
" as the roads were muddy, and it was unpleasant
retreatng at this season. Shortly after the recep
| ton of this answer, the Mexican army partially
withdraw from the town, and portion OF the troops
disappeared from the west bank OF the river. Thu
closes the last act Of the drama as far as reported
that has vet been performed. This movement Of tn,
enemy is quite as nexphcable to Gen. Taylor as t.
everybody else. Col March informs us that re
port has been put in circulation, that the threatened
hostites are only suspended I'LL the first Of June
then to be renewed, we suppose, with redoubled en-
ergy and still more slaughter,
Gen. Taylor is prosecuting the Qualifications a
Point Isabel, with steady perseverance.
Before he returned the above answer TO Ampudia
he ordered the blockade OF Mataeeras and directe'
the commanders Of the Flint and Lawrspceto en-
| force il strictly, which was accordingly done,
vessel, with cargo Of -four, having been Fwsitn
some time for fair wind TO enter the port, Was "
first to suffer from this measure, and was compese
to leave the market, where Hour Is now wofI
| $40 per barrel - is
| The Texas congressional election was yet undeei