The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-29

II Y. TAYLOR, Maj Gen.
II U. D. A. commanding.
II .. From the New Orleans Picsyuns July a.
\ The steamship Alabama, Captain Thompson, ar
Invsd evening before last from the Brazos, wheDas
she sailed the 10th instant--one day after The
James L. Day. The news by this arrival does moi
change the aspect Of affairs on the Rio Grande
The papers notice several instances Of robbery
Ieommtted by Mexican marauders upon persons
travelling between Matamoras and Burita. Stran.
gers are cautioned to 60 armed. a tlfgr| ~.
The following letter is from occasional cores
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1 -aa no. .ai ..-r "MArAnoRAs, July 10, 1886. d
4 isEproRs PrcArusr We are apparently in the
mdst Of peace and plenty, even In an enemys coan-
Try. .-H''.i5. u l
''We are on the best possible terms with rhs ma
nves, and they contribute in every way 10 lix
our burdens par example, A gentleman Of
your acquaintance who introduced himself to thiz
eity few days ago, and psrtook too freely Of the
genefalb convisialry' which psrvades al casses Of
Qnveefs who enter into foreign parts To the sele
plant and other strange sights' being overcome 10y
the iaigues Of novelty, INDUCED himself in quiet
zap on soft pine plank in one of the public high
ways. hbV aac0i 30 Erurai7sqy5 81 30 ai- 81
4 THE rosy beams Of morning awoke him 20
consciousness bordering upon morn6eation and re-
gret, for he found himself hat, ssas money,
iuas gold spectacics, and almost ssss everything. n
sour troops have commenced moving INTO the in
terror, and in day two you will hear Of our be-
ing in possession Of Camargo, Meir, and Gaino. b.
IL received letter from citizen Of Camago this
morning, which states that tho people generally,
from the mouth Of the Rio Grande 70 the mountains
are anxiously waiting approach hailing It az
blessing. In fact, the Mexican people submit TO cir
eumstances with the best possible grace, and they
are al this moment very much inclined TO be our
most intimate friends; but were such word de.
feat applicable 10 the American army, we should,
4 e.. IL
appreciate their kind attentions, treat them cvilly
citizens, and thrash them soundly as soldiers Since
we have been in possession of Matnmoras, have
always been Of the opinion that the over.
The enemy will never make another stand. IL is
positively known that Arista fed from this place
with 1000 men and II pieces Of artillery, at time
when he had every advantage of position against
lntle force.' We cannot, therefore, expect him or
any other Mexican officer TO meet our old Rough
and Ready with less force than four to one. =
ain less than one month shah have IS 900 men
N the field Where a Mexican army be raised
70 meet usi have letters from the interior,
from private citizens and from officers in their army,
and all go to prove my conviction that the fighting
| B over. BIZ a.fl ~runU BHi r-uH g .f. "I,.rruE
81 have some slight experience Of the Mexican
character, and with few exceptions money is their
God with u.s. our country proof of the superior
moral character Of our race, at least cannot leave
this subject without saying that nothing but the love
and men, could place US in our present position; and
The examine into the facts the force Of
the enemy, and the difficulties our little handful had
TO surmount and engage them, the more brilliant
does the victory appear. 10 'sr' Erai ig q ln.Dr.'n
'Maiamoras is completely A mericanized, and one
half Of the number Of stores in the principal street 10
occupied by merchants and suffers for the sale
Of all descriptions Of merchandise free of duty;
which enterprise will do more with the citizens to
effect a peace than our ls-pounders' The British
sloop-ofwar Rose is off Point Isabel, and We are
anxious TO know the character and particulars Of her
an. b News from Camargo informs usthat the
sudden and extensive rise Of the waters or the Rio
Grande has ovsrfowed that town and destroyed all
the buildings but six.uoi -a' p da'aw nruH Hgfns
MANY lives have been lost, and thousands of cat
lie swept away Theinhabitants have taken refuge
At Meir and other neighboring places. Pc o.a0I.
1.-THE road between this city and Reynosa is 20
much land covered with water and Is mpdssable.
"Sevcral regiments in our immediate neighbnrhood
have been compelled to shift their camps to higher
lands. The waters are much higher than in reason
they ought to be, and are still rising, which will
very much retard our movements, as we have not
sufficient number of boats to operate efectually on
the river. nnn'~.r .si aa.m' i-".'Hs.., ''..''
"our troops are in excellent spirits and generally
in good condition, anxious to meet the foe. n
"The gallant little Captain Todd, of Mobile, has
just arrived, not at present in command, but hope
will be. 'l' 's, aa5' .a, East4 PALo ALTO. "T
We do not concur in the opinion that the fight
ing lie done. The news from Mexico leads us to 1
different conclusion. The Mexican departments
had in a measure returned to their allegiance and
Paroles was fast making friends in all directions.
The government party were growing stronger, and
the people were laying aside their party feelings and
combining in favor of active and stern resistance
the United States. WV" =, ".
Nothing had transpired concerning the object Of
the British naval officers who arrived at Point Isa-
bel on a mission ID Gen. Taylor.
One Of our correspondents at Point Isabel writes
as follows: ~ ''1 VIZ ~ UT
sour popular and efficient commandment, Major
Monroe, renquished the command Of the post
about a week ago, having been given most beau
tiful, responsible. and enyiabe command, as chief
Of artillery commandant of the light artillery
batteries. Every one in the army was pleased to
see the command given to such an able officer, and
look upon il as a merited compliment and reward
for his services rendered here so efficiently in try
ing tines May his mantle fall upon his success
scr, whoever he may be-" ...;. .., a.aM|
We copy from the correspondence of the Bee, the
following statement, showing the present location Of
the different regiments composing the army of oc-
cupation: ~ '"" %" ..H3 wv t' .H
AT the Brazos are the Alabama and Baltimore
regiments and Immediately opposite, on the Point,
the, Texan regiment Of infantry. At Barta is
Featherston's regiment of Louisiana volunteers;
quarter OF mile ABOVE, the LOUISIANA Legion anu
four detached companies Of Alabama volunteers;
quarter of mile further up you come to Peytons
Louisiana volunteers and ST. Louis Legion, and
three miles above Burta the Tennessee regiment,
being all the troops below this place. Al Matamo-
ras, below the ferry, are the 9th infantry and the
regular artlery-forming brigade; the Sd and 4th
infantry are below Fort Paroles, above the town on
the river: the 5th do. above the same fort. Nine
teen miles by land and fifty by water, the Washing
ton, Jackson, and Dakin's regiments Louisiana vol
unteers, with Gen. Desha's Alabama command, are
encamped. At Reynosa, the lst regular infantry are
posted and the 7th are at or near Camargo. II is
almost impossible to give you the position Of the
Dragons or rangers, for they are always moving
from one place to another. The last heard of the
dragons, two days ago, most of them were near
Palo Alto, leaving one company for service below
the Sd and 4h infantry. The cavalry from eastern
Texas were near the Point, and several transient
companies Of middle Texas were between them and
the Rio Grande, at at old rancho. Capt. McCul-
Iough's Rangers are on scout towards Monterey;
Capt. Wells's (late Walker's) are in or about the
city; Capt. Bells, from Corpus Christi, do; Capt.
Price has disbanded; Gen. Burleson is on the other
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