Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-04


n iaNor oi the u. States Government. The
'eople ot that place hayeall along beeu friend
y towards the Americans, OF have 80 seemed;
Dut whether from any love they might bear
,hem, or from fear col the euCruaChmeuts of
lac CainauChcs. Is a matter ana no, able to-
ietruninc at this present writing. believe.
that the poodle ol Gueuero have
,oms intelligence. are better disposed than
those OF any place on the river
The cratk steamer Brownsville. by which
send THIS. brought zap two companies oi the
advance OF the Baltimore troops last evening.
the rest comingou by land. They are a hardy
looking set oi "b-hoys' To all appearance, but
have 40 doubt will do good service. Capt.
Blancharls company OF twelve months Louis
lana volunteers, recruited from the regiments
recently dlsbanded, enteJcd camp this al,cr-
noon.
CAMARGo. M.xico, August l3, 1916.
Editors 81 Tic PiodyUHc -Genilemen--I
have just heard OF the arrival OF the remainder
OF the Texas Infantry. under Col. Johnspn-
also OF portions ol The 81 aud Ilh L. $. lniau
Try, under Cot. Garland, with Capt Brigg' :
battery. have already mentioned that Gen.
Worth's Brigade was under marching orlers
FOR tire interior, the order being To bc la read
mess TO move within eight days lrom yester-
day.
Gen. Burlcson. aud several other Texas gen
uemen ot distinction have arrived at this
place. also see Capteins Mason and Pope.
aud believe they are about 90 join the new
spy company that McCulooh j. forming. -
Capt. McC. Is now cat wi h small party,
with Capt. Duncan. oi the Light Artillery,
accommodating the county III the vicinity OF
Aqua Lcguas.
The weather is fiue. but exceedingly warm.
Citizens who oped To trade at this Ice are
constantly orriVing, aud are constantly re-
Ceiymg orders To return ION the first boat.
They do not like this, OF course. but there j.
NO help tor II. Camargo !, an important de-
pot, and Gen. Taylor is determined the
scenes OF Corpus Christi and Matamo.as, 50
detrimental Ca The service, shall not b. rec
nacted here
Tae New ocIeans Times supplies the fol-
lowing items from the Army ON the Rio
Ganle:
Four companies Of the first regiment OF O.
h1o volunteers proceeded up the river on the
lCth inst. to Camargo. This regiment is com
mandcd by Col. Mitchell.
-Four companies oi the second regiment
passed zap on the IugiHid on the lih inst.
The remaining companiesof these two reg
menis are oH route, on foot for the same
iiace-one halt going by water and the oth.r
AL by land
Thre oi The Maulrn and Kentucky com.
ames, whose lot II was To 90 on foot are
lso on the road up. Those men have a long
DAD To travel un this warm weather, but n
eport be true they are well able To stand II.
ihdid"d Volunteers. --Ihis brigade com
'noing three regiments, Is now at Camp Bel
nip, opposite Btrita anl is comm indel by I
jol Jos. Lane, A. 5. Robinson. aid.
The 81 regiment of Ohio volunteers are sta
Toned at Alatamoas.
Extract OF letter dated
MATAMoRos, Aug. IL. 1916.
The army on this frontier is now 80 much 1
Isperscd IN different encampments, or on
lHic 20 the ports above hers, that il is some T.
hat difficult 10 fix their whcreabouts-ifl
ich a word is allowable. Two OF the hi.
DIS Regiments were still at the Brazos Island
a Ia, lOh inst. The Georgia. Aabama.
lssissippi, ant some portion ol the Tonnes.
&c, OHIO anl Indiana volunteers, are strung
long the rlyer below here, bat nearly all un-
"a orders to IN Dvc as soon as transportation
an be- furnished
The III OHIO regiment is cncampcl on the !
asst side OF the river, nearly opposite this
'iace. Col. Johnstons Texas iii; regiment
las gone u Camargo, as has the mounted fiflc
eglmcnt ol Col. Woods, from tn, same State,
''sides nearly all the regular troops, aud many
.oiuutecr corps from other States
Brlgadier General Quitmln left last night
" early this morning, TO 20 above, where hc
NpeCls TO be assigned To the command oil the
Georgia, Alabama aud Mississippi regiments.
}rigadier General llSmer, with one regiment
rom Ohio. one from Kentucky. and The Bilti-
more and Washington blttalions, reached here
his morning. going TO Camargo, where the
icad quarters of Gen. Taylor now are, and
where ulc army Is concentrating as rapidly as
possible.
The 2d dngoous, now commanded nv Capt
Way, aud the light artillery ol Lieut.. Rlscly
cave 10 morrow, To- escort tain Ot wagons.
In the course OF fifteen days the largest amy
,ycr assembled, at one point since thc time
'i our revolution, ia the service Oi the United
States, will b. at CImlrgo. We shall all e,
regulars and irrcgulars, be there, aud then sce
what j. Ia follow.
have cndeavored 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. What they are to
do, j. more than ! can tell, as feel confident
tAe Mexican Government can never organize
a force one halt as strong
The Rio Grdnde is to be the base of the line
OF operations. The principal depot will b.
Cam1rgo, from whence we shall go to Monte
rey aud as much further as directed Gen.
lay Tor saws his orders are to advance: aud he
shall 60 ahead until hc is ordered or forced To
stop. The latter not a probable event.
Garlsons will be- left al Point Isabel. Bra.
nos Island, Bunta. Matamoms, Reyno,a. and
other places. Col Clark now has the com
mlni OF Tic force here, which consists of d
battalion OF regulars, and som. vOlunte RS aJs
10 be- joined with them.
By TIE officers OF the steamer Balloon. whicl
arrived from ST. Josepbs on saturday. W,
learn that the main body Of Morm0ns. boun,
lor Oregon, consisting of twenty-onc hundrc,
wagons, bad arrived at Council BIuns. ay.
were engaged in cutivaling the cs,cn.i,,
h'ld, at corn and other grain that had been
planted b. those who preceded them. Tho,
wee. doubtless, becoming weary OF tmycliu.
tnl report. bryan 70 prevail, lhat pioplirt
h"d proclaimed that lU b. the ldudof pf1.ni,.
I I tUuuuIuy of gIl4fufst y.fttf.. ,. &C..