Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-11
GENERAL ORDER.
ORpERs 10 81.
Head Quarters, army ef Oecnfaf.on,
Alatamnras lnly u lHl6

Maiamoras, July u, 1915.
II having been decided By The War Depart
ment that the Louisiana Volunteers composing
Gen Smiths Brigade, the 81. Louis Legion, and
The three companies from Alabama, under Cap
tains Desha, Plat and tlinore, cannot DC legal
" retained beyond the period OF three months
and 4 large number OF them having expressed
wish for rheir discharge, they will be furnished
as ranitly as possible with the transportation 10
New Orleans, and will here I've mustered out q!
service BY Cant. Mccall, LII Infantry, who IS
specially detailed for that duty.
# having neea decided bv Inc War Depart
,nent that he Regiments Of Louisiana Vonn'
Ieer, commanded By Coils. Peyion ana Feather
sion. aud The Battalion from Alabama under L..
Col Raiford, are not IN serrice uatder any e1's'-
tan lar, they will, asreraby 10 instructions from
the Secretary Of War, h. transported 10 New Or
leans. and then be mustered on; o. service as
above.
The volunteer troops above indicated will take
,he,r arms and accuulremenls, knapsacks and
havTesacks, 10 New Orleans, where they will be
tnrned over 10 the proper department. Their
camp cquipage of every kind will be turned over
10 m. lluarler-n,aslcr al BRACES Island as they
embark.
The Regiments underthe command OF General
Smith will he prepared ior emhaiHa!ion IN such
order as he may prescribe. The ohcr regiments
Wll embark dllci Iltll .,lIlll
the order they joined the Amy.
Attae same time The Department Of War has
found itself under the necessity OF ordering The
,,ischaroe of the above regiments and companies,
!, makes provision Tor the retention oi such as
nav he willing IL serve for twelve months or
during the war, under the act OF May l3lh 1910.
Any companies or bauaons that may offer for
such period will be received BY the commanding
General and duly mustered into service The
organization Of a company will be- captain,
/ First Lieutenant 1 Second Lieutenant, Str
ecants and Cogporals, , Musicians, and 4 num-
Ter Of privates not less than 81 men, or more than
so.
Individual volunteers who may desire to re-
main with the army for employment in the Quar-
tcrmasteI's Department, or elsewhere, will he per
milted 10 do SO, being mustered absent when The
rolls are made up in New Orleans.
In thus executing the orders OF The war De-
paTtment 10 discharge large number Of patriot
ic volunteers, The Commanding Genera would do
violence 10 his feelings, were he 10 umi! The e1-
preston OF regrc' that these brave men have been
disappointed in their wish 10 meet The enemy, and
must now under an inevitable necessity be dis
charged from the service. The General cannon
forget that with an enthusiasm seldom exhibited
in any country, they were The first 10 flock to ms
standard. when he was iacGaced with superior
force That with a generous disregard u sell
they sacrificed Tie highest personal Interests TO
aid in sustaining The reputation vi The American
arms.
The rrompt and gallant movement! 10 The seat
of war will he held in grateful remembrance oy
their comrades in The regular service. The Com
manding General wishes them safe voyage and
bappy return 10 their families and friends. BY
order Of Maj Gen. Taylor:
W. w. S. BLISS, Asst. Adl't Gen
Editorial Correspondence of Nc Pieoynne.l
CaMARGo, Mexico, July 10, 1876
The city OF Camargo-or what is leit Of il
stands on The South side of the river San Juan,
and three miles only from The Rio Gfande It's
nopulalion has been as high as 5000; bur pre-
yious 10 II creciente as The people call lhs recent
dreadful food, il had fallen 10 5000, and is now
much less even than that number. Many Oh the
inhabitants who have lost all, will never return,
choosing higher ground in The vicinity on which
10 rebuild their 2aca!cs, as their houses or ene-
ment, are termed
Tine extent Of the freshet, or the rapidly with
which the waters Of the San Juan rose have mol
b,en exaggerated. In this place alone No less
Than eigh Hundred and sixty houses-anonS them
some OF the best houses-weIe either much IN
iured or totally les Toyed, the frightened inhaol-
IL MS lockns to the hills 10 crowds when ;hey
saw that The place mus. inevitably De inundated
'rh, houses immediately around the Plaza, IN
cludine The church and The dwellings Of the priest
and aicadc, were injured bul lite, although The
waters gave even these thorough SOAKING. 10
commute The entire loss sustained ~ Camarso
were mpossbe il Would not amount 10 as
much as many might suppose, Tor hundTe S OF
HE houses we're oil lille value; YET The amount
ofsufierins, as most OF the people have lost their
all, has been [-ightu
MANY amusing stories are told OF the means
resored 10, by the supsIsliiious Old women, 70
siay the progress OF the dreaded hood. ono "lu
crons when the waters lacked but lew inches
of running over the banks, rushed 10 Inc TlVer
| with 4 small image OF our Saviour and The holy
Virgin, and loudly impiored them 10 stay .ns
nroeress OF la creciente. An American near, toid
her 10 qui, this hummery, go to her house ara
save as much of her property as possible. She
beckoued him away, and called more loudly man
over ON the mute images in her hands 10 arrest
he Hood. Again she was told to leave, ouI moi
until heavy surge Of water reached her. &C,
companiei by a cIumb!ing in oil the BANKS dlu
she receive sufficient ACCOMPLISHMENT that her fay-
ers were of no avail Then she turned, anu ran
as fast as she could; and well was II Tor hef lna1
She did So for in len minutes more, Inc water
| reached her house. The only persons VINO 1t
NAMED in The place were The few American resi-
dsn,s who lived in canoes while The city was
under water. Neatly opposite where am No"
writing, is large nesquit tree, IN me 'oP o'
which thew built ruosl, which still remains.