New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-10
WAR ITEM S.
Bulletin Office, Nsw.onLEANs, June l. 1874

Correspondence of the Commercial Bulletin.
D EAR SIR: The Cumberland frgste flag ship,
Potomsc frgate, and sloop Of John Adams, came
harbor yesterday from the Rio Grande. They have
come for supplies and will sail again Immediately for the
coastof Mexico.
The ports of Mexico are blockaded BY the Raran aud
Mississippi rgstes end the ST. Marys, Falmouth, Law.
renee and Somers sloops OF war.
The prompt movement OF Commodore Conner from We
Cruz the Brazos ST. lago deserves commendaton.-
his arrival he rendered valuable assistance to the oper
atoms Of Gen. Taylor.
Commodore Conner Is Just the man that should COM
mand the Naval forces in the Gulf at this time. He Is
prudent, skul and brave ocar possessing at the
time the accomplishment OF The gentleman and scholar.
Pensacola Nay 70, 1916. c.
MIR. ]. J. ScHATZEL, the American Consul al Ma
tamoros and other OF citizens residing there
had protested on the 3Oh April against being expelled
from that city. They had been forced by Gen. AMPU-
10 leave for Victoria, without being allowed any
reasonable time to settle their affairs Gen. ARIsTA re-
piled TO them the 2sh Of the month stating
that all that had been done agreeably the Law Of
nations but that they would be permitted proceed 20
Tampco there 70 leave for their native country. Their
properly ordered at the time TO be duly pro-
tected. IN. o. Times, lstinst.
From the Charleston News, June 5th.
u. =. ship Cumberland.
The following letter was received in this city from
an officer in the U. s. Squadron and the information
it contains can be fully relied upon
! L. s. Ship Cumberland, PENSACOLA, 2oth May, 1916.
You will readily suppose the cause of our de-
parture from Vera Cruz Tor the Rio Grarde. where
have been since operating with the army. The Mexican
army, reduced from $4,000 loo men, ths capture OF
Burra and Matamoros, with all their and NUM-
tons and the flight OF Arsta has left time pursue
our original plans Of warfare.
Divisions. therefore. of the squadron have been
Of aud before this the enemy ports all bockaded
pity Mexico; the people 10 be so deluded. |
In the Burrts Expedition the inhabitants Of which
place glad enough have that protection extended
10 them from troops, which they have
received from their own.
should not be surprised, that the from Me1
co should bring rdings OF revolution. ovsrthrowng
the government Of Paroles. One thing Ia certain, Mexico
can never raise such army the recently
countered.
Gen. Taylor has been solicited By Arista for cessa.
ton of hostes preparatory 70 the arrangement OF D.
terms Of peace, and Gen. Taylor replied that six
hours would DO allowed him TO evscuats Matamoros ;
there lack Of hurry when he received the reply
thing in his flight Arisa has bsen mssd and 80 de-
ce!ved the Inhabitants of the Rio Grande.
He supposed that Taylor was not empowered &c cross
the river under any circumstances but undeceyed by
the capture OF Burra when be quickly applied 10 General
Taylor, proeng agree all he demands OF the Amer
leans, crowded they would the river think,
from al appearances that the cannot last
three months.
We shall probably sail. soon as are provisioned
for Vera Cruz but doubt any attack will be made
the Castle they have prepared II well for defence
aud If their practice should be equal the IRE against
Gen. Tayor's camp they would sink the whole OF our
! navy.
When the French attacked the Castle there only
twenty five guns OF small oabre a. the pein, Of attack
they have nov over two hundred pieces, thirteen
and Paxhan guns In quantities new batteries at
the point and of our Engineer officers says
that II they were served WELL feet could make
any impression.