The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-04-18

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aud Gen. Il. dismissed the deputation directing
than to inform Gen. Mejia that he wouldreply
to his message opposite Matamoras on Satur,
day the 28th of March. qii,
| Capt f. informs us that forty wagons with
supplies for the army, left Point Isabel on the
lmofning Of the Goth in fine condition, and hay
ing an excellsnt road 28 miesio the army OPP
.poste Matamorns; ana on the morning after
General Taylor followed, leaving company q
Artillery at Point Isabel, in command of Mai,
Mpnroe. We understand that General Taylor's
orders are to cross the Rio GTande and attack
Matamoras, should he be frfdson from the
town. y
The dispatches brought TO Pensacola. BY
Lieut.. Porter, and from thence taken to Vera
Cruz BY the steam frigate Mississippi on the
25th ult., as mentioned incur last, are now said
to contain orders to Mr.. Slidell requiring him
to return home Immediately if he isnotseeeiv-
ed as Minister in 24'hours after notice is given.
Capt. Foster states that the average depth Of
water ON the bar at Brasos St. Iago is eight
and half feet, and that from thence to Point
Isabel, a distance Of about three miles due
west, the uniform depth is about FIVE feet. Pt.
Isabel,is perpendicular bluff Of SO feet above
the water, and the surrounding country is billy
and undulatng. The country was in highly
favorable condition for the march of the army
more rain would have made the travelling
bad, less would have occasioned scarcity Of
water
Col McCrea was disappointed in his attempt
to take the burges across the Laguna la Msdre
for the want Of sufficient .Yater They, will,
in consequence, have to be taken by land. nm
The steamers Monmouth and Cincinnati Sfo
constantlysemployed in transporting from Bias-
SOS St. Iago. to Point Isabel. So ei bes
s,isi.,,BalletinsO 6ice, M O. ,.apri 8, Pm.
Blythe arrival Of the Ns,o York, from sGal-
weston, we have the following clip from the
Galpeston .Nems: "a 4ifi g' Rish gsFi
7sgo days later from tie .qrnsy Of Occupation.
by the Pilot Boat, L. IN. Hitchcock, from
Brasos ST. Iago, the list instant, we learn that
On the arrival Of the Army Of Occupation in
front Of Matamoras, the Mexican forces were
drewn out on the opposite bank Of the rivar,
making. great display Of martial music, bus
giles, &C., which mode Of salutation was duly
reciprocated in kind BY similar sounding of
trumpets and drums in the American lines
Thus ended the first days enconnter, between
the two armies on the opposite banks of Abe
Rio Grade; and asithin two 81 three hundred
yards. Of each other. On the next morning,
(2sth,) the American troops discovered the
Mexican artillery OF eighteen Founders, lining
the opposite bank, and pointing directly into
their camp, whereupon the American Army
moved their encampment four miles below
This step was doubtless taken by Gen. Taylor
in order to avoid every appearance Of any dis.
position to,commit aggressions upon the west
bank Of the river, and to maintain strictly the
defensive character Of his operations The
most reliable statements represent the regular
army in Matamoras to consist Of 1000 soldiers
and 50Orancheros, The Mexican citizens Of
the Rio Grande are said 10 be quite disaffecteds
toward their own government, and secretly
friendly 10 the "A n,erican cause. NJ 'ls . NJ
III M one day later from Mexico. ~
We are indebted to our friends Of the stea-
mer Memphis, and to Mr.. Bancks, for slip
from the Tropic, with the foreign news by the
Yorkshire, but we had received the same news
and had it in type, We give from the extra,
the following item about Mexican affairs; h
Late and important from JMerico. - The
barque Mandarin, Capt. Colley, arrived this
morning from Vera Cruz, which port she left
on the Sd inst, at noon. Capt. C.reports that
Just before he left, he met Mr. Dimond, U. s.
Consul, who said to him that if no wanted TO
see .fin, he had better wait until 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon, at which hour the Republicans
and Santa Anna party, united, were to declare
against the Government. Captain Colly fur
Their reports, that Mr.. Dimond informed him
that the Government troops were so disposed
Of that they could not act against the insur-
gents. Further news will be anxiously look ed
for. ia SIS csss a Al Yg4