Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-03


linen, leave this place in the direction or 4.
mountains. and BY some road on the oppoS:,,
side ofthe river II may be- looked mon ~
as reconnaissance, although an ARTILLERY fe,..
! IS along. OF whatever be!alls them On n.
road you shall be made acquainted all ii sN,S
time. II the command does not take Misr 1.
the route, i viii 90 close % tina, place.
News has reached here this morning 10 Il,
effect that the city Of Guenero has propos,1s
ed in favor ofthe q. States Government m,
people of lhat place have all along besn Tr,anG
II towards the Americans, or have 50 sn,pe3.
bot whether from any love they nigh, ~.
them, or from fear OF the encroach,nen,s :,
the CanIanches. is matter am moi aha !.
determine al this presen, writing. belcys
honestly, that the people Of Guenefo bay.
some Intelligence and are better disposed tbso
those Of any place on the river
The crack steamer Brownsville, hy wh;eht
send this, brought up two companies az H.
advance Of the Baltimore ,rccps last eyenir-
the resi- coming on by land. They are ba,'
dy looking set Of '.b-hoys" to all appearance
but ! have no doubt will do good serylee
: Capt. BLaScHARp'scomp oitwelye uon,b,
louisiana volunteers, recruited from the reg,
ments recently disbanded, entered camp RI,
forenoon.
CaMARGo. Mexico. Aug. f2. 1876
Editors q the PicapT:e---G
Just heard OF the arrival Of the remalnterof,b.
Texas Infantry. under Col JoHSsov--also u
portions Of the Sd and 4th t. S. .nGantv. m.
der Col. GARLAND. with Capt BRAGe's hare
Try. | have already mentioned that Gen
WoRrH's Brigade was under marching order,
for the interior. the order being to be IN readi.
ness TO move within eight days from yester.
day.
Gen. BuRLEsoN. and several other Texa,
gentlemen OF distinction have arrived AT his
place. | also see Capls Mason and popr
and believe they are about 10 JON the new spy
company that McCULLocH is forming. CAM
McC. is now out with small party. win
Capt DUNCAN, of the Light Artillery, recon.
notering the country in the vicinity of Aqua
Leguas.
The weather is fine, but exceedingly warn
Citizens who hoped to trade at this place Al.
constantly arriving, and are constantly receiv.
ing orders TO return ION the first boat They
do not like this, of course, but there is no hql1
for it. Camargo is an important depot, and
Gen TAYLOR is determined the scenes Of Cor.
pus Christi and Matamoras, so detrimental 10
VIC oSfNiCCf Sudfl lCt w ittaidtltu utit.
The New Orleans Times supplies the "a.
flowing items from the Army on the Rio
Grande:
-Four companies of the first regiment Of
Ohio volunteers proceeded up the river on The
10Th inst, 10 Camargo. This regiment i,
commanded by Col MITCHELL.
Four companies ofihe second regiment Pas.
BED up on the Virginia on the i lib inst.
The remaining companies OF these two reg
imenis are en- route. on foot for the same plaza
one half going by water aud the other hall
by land.
Those OF the Maryland and Kentucky CON.
panies, whose lot II was TO 60 on foot, are also
on the road up. Those men have a long road
to travel in this warm weather, but if repos
be true they are well able TO stand il.
I,dinna Tol,nliecry brigade, com.
prising three regiments, is now at Camp
Belknap, opposite Buriia, and is commanded
By Col Jos. LANE, A. S. RonINsov. aid.
The 81 regiment Of Ohio volunteers are sta
toned at Maiamoras.
Extract Of letter dated
MATAMoGAs. Aug. II, 1876
The army on this frontier is now so much
! dispersed in different encampnenis, or en- ropic
10 the ports above here, that it is somewha,
difficult 10 fix Their whereahouts--if such a
word is allowable. Two Of the Illinois Regi.
menis were still at the Brazos Island on the
| 10Th inst. The Georgia, Alabama, MisslsSp-
pi, and some portion of the Tennessee, Ohio
and Indiana volunteers are strung along The
river below here, utnearIy all under orderslo
move as soon as transportation can be furnish
ed.
The 80 Ohio regiment is encamped on h.
east side of the river, nearly opposite this place
Col. JoHNsToE's Texas rifle regiment has
gone to Camargo, rs has the mounted rife
regiment Of Col Woops, from the same State.
besides nearly all the regular troops and many
volunteer corps from other States.
Br2adier Gen. QuirMAN left last night or
early this morning, 10 go above, where he ez-
poets TO be assigned 10 the command Of the
Georgia. Alabama and Mississippi regiments.
Brigadier Gen. H.MER, the Baltimore and
Washington battallions, reached her'thlsmorn-
| ing, going 10 Camargo. where the head quar-
ters OF Gen. TAYLOR now are, aud where the
army is concentrating as rapidly as possible
The I'd Dragons, now commanded by Capt
MAY, and the light artillery OF Lieut. RIDGELY
leave tomorrow, TO escort tram OF wagons.
In the course Of fifteen days the largest army
ever assembled, at one point since the time Of
our revolution. in the service of the United
States, will be at Camargo. We shall all, reg
ulars and irregulars, be there, and then see
what is to follow.
| have en1eavored TO ascertain the actual
force in this quarter, and the best information
TO be had. makes il over eighteen thousand
men, and they still come. Whatthey are TO
do. is more than can tell, as feel confident
the Mexican Government can never organzs
a force one half as strong.
The Rio Grande is to be the base ofihe lue
Of operations. The principal depot wall BE-
Camargo, from whence we shall 90 TO Mon
terey and as much further as directed. Gtn..
/ TAYLOR says his orders are 10 advance; ana
he shall 60 ahead until he is ordered or forced
to stop. The latternoi probable event
GaTrisons will be LETT at Point Isabel; Bra.
zos Island, Buria, Maiamoras. Reynosa, and
other places. Col. CLARK now has The com
mand Of the force here. which consists Of
battalion Of regulars, and some volunteers are
to be joined with them.
RIGnT OF WAY IN ViReIaIA.-The Rich
mond Enquirer of Saturday says: A great
on l.