The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-07-04
From the W q. Pieay,uae, June 2oM.
FROM THE ARMY.
Return Of the committee of
the observation-disclosures
taken. sc. &c.

We had the pleasure ofmeeting one
Of the gentlemen forming the commit
tee Of the legislature who repaired to
the army of occupation under instruc
tions Of the House of Representatives
to convey to Gen. Taylor the resolu
tions passed by the legislature express
sive of the thanks Of the people Of Loui
siana for the gaiiantry Of himself and
the army under his command, IN
achieving the splendid victories OF the
9th and 9Th of May, and in defending
Fort Brown during bombardment OF
a weeks duration. The committee
Were received by the brave old soldier
with every mark Of courtesy and kind
ness. and the officers Of the army, one
and all. We'd with each other in hospi-
talites 10 a delegation from legsa-
ture which had met crisis of peril
with swift and efficient measures, and
had borne prompt testimony to the
chivalry that won two successive fields
against great and alarming odds.
Just before the committee left Mat
amoras, Major Ogded arrived from
above, with the information that the
detachment of regulars and volunteers
under Col. Wills on had taken the town
ofReynosa without meeting any oppo.
sition. 1t was thought that the navi
cation Of the Rio Grande was practi
cable to Camargo;ifso, that town would
be the next in the order of conquest.
From this point {Camargo) prepara.
tions would be made for penetrating
the interior.
Before the committee left the Rio
Grande, intelligence Of the death oi
Gen. Torrejon reached Matamoras.-
1t is said he died Of fever. After the
battles of the 9th and 9th of May, it
was thought he was killed in one or the
other of those actions. lie was the
commander Of the Mexican division
that captured Captain Thornton's COM
mand.
There was no certain knowledge in
the American camp as to the position
ofthe Mexican army, but it was gener-
ally supposed to be at Monterey. 1t
was also confidently asserted that Cen
erals Arista and Ampudia had both left
the army for the capital, the lattercharg-
ing Arista with having betrayed the ar
my, and Arista charging Ampudia with
cowardice.
The U. S. sloop Of war John Ad-
ans, brig Lawrence, and cutter Wood
bury were blockading the mouth of the
Rio Grande.
FURrHEa.-Since writing the above,
the barque William Ivy, Capt. Hoii-
man, has arrived from Brazos Santiago,
having sailed thence on the 18th inst.
She brings us the letter which we give
below from our correspondent, but her
.advices are not so late as the Fashions.
Capt. ker, Of the Cd Dragons, and
Lieut.. Scott, of the 7th infantry, came
passengers on the barque.
Capt. Hoffman reports that the brig
Archelaus arrived at Brazos Santiago
on the 18th instant, from Tampco,
with Mr.. SchatzeIl, the former Amer
ican consul at Matamoras, and several
other Americans on board. They had
previously been ordered from NIata-
moras by Gen. Ampudia.
A passenger reports that an express
arrived at Matamoras on the 9Th in
slant, with intelligence that reinforce,
ment of 5000 Mexicans had arrived at
Monterey, as he says, under Arista.-
We give the rumor as we hear it.