Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-17


character. On the 18th Mr.. CARSON, mem
Der of Capt. G. JAcKsoS's company, was bu-
ried at Pawnee Fork. On the % they buried
AUGUSTUS LEEsLY, ofthe Coal Company of
infantry. On the 18th, il is said the camps
were thrown into great excitement in conse-
quence Of certain strict orders from Lieut.. Col.
RuFr-rohmteers ,ciH tollo,r. but they cannot be
d,iucn. On the 26th, il is remarked, the hor-
SEES were daily failing.
1.-THE men who have lost their horses have
generally procured either ponies or mules. and
are now remounted. The whole army. nearly
1900 strong, is now on the line of march
The wind blows continuously. but the breeze,
in passing over the parched desert, becomes
hot as the African sirocco"
From the .Ne,c Orleans Delta, Sept 6.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. rAYLoR-LA-
TEST.
We have been permitted to peruse letter
from Gen. TAYLOR, dated Camargo. the 9th
ult. In ii the General states tina, he had sent
on three hundred mules, two hundred wagons,
and one hundred and sixty thousand rations
that he would move on the lst TO the 9Th inst,
himself, TO Monterey; that il the enemy did
not give him fight there, he would push on 10
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ture and more forward movement.
LATEST FROM THE ARMY IN MExico.--The
steamship McKim. Capt. PAGE, arrived from
the BraZos St. Jago, last evening. The news
which she brings presents no striking new feat
ure. The troops are still advancing, and still
is there no enemy to be met. We alludc,
elsewhere, more in sorrow than in anger, to
the rio;ous and dsgracsiul conduct of some OF
our own troops.
The main army is at Camargo, but there
are troops at prominent points all along the
RIO Grande from the mouth up. Consdera-
bic sickness prevails and deaths are daily oc-
curing amongst them.
From the .Matanoras Flag, .2ug. 90.
THE ADvANcE-We learn by the last
steamboat from Camargo. that all the regulars
had departed tor the interior, with the eXcep-
ton Of one regiment. Gen. TAYLOR was still
at Camargo, out it was supposed that he
would leave in few days.
Gen. TwIeGs had reached Camargo with
about SG00 men from this place, and we IN
derstand he started off Immediately for Mon
terey.
Gen. WORTH, if he continued his march,
must be close on to Monterey about this time.
He will probably have the honor of marching
the first troops into that place-unless the sad
vsnturers"' have got there ahead of them,
which would no, create much surprise in the
minds of some.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF MONTEREY
Among the reports in circulation was one
brought by the Mexcans, as follows:
They say that letters from Monterey assert
that body of Americans, who came down By
way of New Mexico, Were joined near the
Persidio by number OF Texan aUcntureror,,
and the combined force had entered the town
without any opposition. Ii is believed to be
true by the natives, and we confess that many
things would surprise US more than the last
mentioned movement. Two weeks ago let
ter was received here from Moncloya, stating
that body of Americans was advancing up
on that place, but it received no credit whatev-
er from the Americans.
Report saws that Col. Harvey was at the
head of this movement.
Col. HAYS regiment Of Texan rangers Were
at the Mexican town of China on the 23d Au-
gust.
Mr.. KENDALL writes on the 23d ult., from
Camargo, that the most authentic intelligence
from Monterey represented that MEJIA had
1900 regulars and 5000 raw recruits, all with
cut money or shoes, and i'll provided in every
respect
Al Caidereyte, thirty miles this side of Mon j.
terey, there was force OF between 700 and
1000 cavalry about the 9Th Of August, better
situated than the troops at Monterey, but still
i'll provided. CAHALEs and other officers were
said to be recruiting men by every means in
their power.
In the same letter Mr.. X announces that
news had been received that Gen. WORTH had
reached a point one-third OF the way 10 Serial
vo the morning oil the 2lst-a!l well.
RIor AMONG THE VoLuSTEERs.-The Plea
yune has an account of the riot which occur
red among the Georgia volunteers, at Buri,a,
on the Rio Grande:
On the night Of the 3ls; ult riot broke out
among some volunteers on steamboat lying
at an encampment opposite Burta, in which
several persons are said to have been killed,
and others MORALLY wounded. The particu
lars OF this shameful affair, as we have them,
are these: On board the boat we've somethree
or four companies Of Georgia volunteers; OF
these there was one Irish company, between
which and some other company ieud had
existed for several days.
The quarrel reached its climax on the even
ing mentioned, and terrible fight ensued.-
Shots were fired, and swords and bayonets
We're used Unfortunately. In the ahray
some fifteen or twenty persons are reported 10
have been killed or MORALLY wounded, and
probably as many Others were injured more or
less. Besides the dead and wounded seen on
board and on shore, ii is said that eight or ten
were forced overheard, who either drowned or
died OF their wounds.
The rioters were finally subdued. forced TO
surrender their arms, and placed undera strong
guard.
The full particulars Of this outrageous tran
sacton could not be procured before the Nc
Kim left. We shall probably hear further Of
II BY the next arrival.
The Plcayune gives the names OF several OF
those who were wounded in the affray. We
have only space to mention those oil Col. BA-
xER ofthe Attn Regiment Of illinois Volunteers,
and cre ct his cfsces, Cap. RosEars Of com.