Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-05-16

MUM a. substitutes will be disappointed Besdss ,hs ey
would do well TO reflect that they stand fair chance Of be-
ing draughed others and then they would receive neither
ado1ace ef one months pay nor the bounty cfa dollars Of
ered to volunteers by the Governor To those who are
solved joining their citizens arms no time is SO
opportune as the present Courier
We have accounts from Galveston as late as Sun
day, the Sd instant, but nothing further from the
Rio Grande. The Gaiueston Ciuilian Of the I'd
says:
We understand that the United States schooner Ft was
endeavong TO get the bar into the Basos Santiago in
order cooperate eectuay the defence the depot
and position al the mouth of the Captain SYMPTOM,
Of the A assisting in the object having taken off
OF the Fs guns in order to reduce her daught OF
The Monmouth left Friday the lst Brasos SAM
tago, with number Of volunteers for the army under Gen.
TAILOR. The short time Of her stay not sufficient for
many who desire get ready but others will doubtless
follow. Gen. JOHNSON has Just reached town. He is
soldier in whom citizens have confidence leader,
and doubtless raise company in Galveston. We
doubt not general and immediate Of the hardy and
experienced czsnsodiers Of Western Texas be followed
by the whole State dy the occasion which demands
their services shall become known"
1t appearing to be impracticable promptly to raise
the requisite number of volunteers to fulfil the re-
QUESTION made on the Governor of LOUISIANA, he
has caused orders TO be issued for the enrolment
forthwith Of all persons liable to do military duty,
preliminary movement to general draugh, in order
supply the necessary force.
untees mustered the United States NEW Oa-
LEANS including company from Aakapas and another from
East Felcana. These make, in ALL twelve companies,
force Of about thousand men, under that
place. and nearly ready proceed to the theatre Of the
noted that Of the companies last mustered into service
chiefly composed Of pnters lawyers, and merchants
all of them young
The steamer Augusta had e for Point Isabel with the de-
tachment Of regulars from Forts Pike and Wood and the
Mobile volunteers under Gen. Desha.
One brig and three schoones cleared from New Orleans
the 7h for Brasos Santiago loaded with Government
for the use Of the army.
Il appears that the steamer Monmouth, which was
announced in last paper having left GALvEsTox with
troops for Point Isabel only had seen volunteers board
The people Of Texas awaiting further orders from their
Governor.
The city of MoBLE appears have evinced the best spirit
raising troops Besides having had the honor of dpaching
the FIRST company the Rio Grande observe that another
company nearly prepared the 9th, and that
the organized rifle corps had also volunteered their
both of which depart for Point Isabel
veyance could be procured.
The troops stationed at Fort Moultre Charleston have
been ordered the relief Of Gen. Taylor have the three
companies stationed at Fortress Monroe, Norfolk
RUMoRs OF PRIvATEERs-The New Orleans
Picoyue of the 9Th instant has the following para
graph:
sWe heard last evening that affidavit had been made
before Judge McCaleb of the United States District Court
the effect that vessels IN this port about preparing to sail
pryaeers against American commerce. This may
be tue not but certainly becomes the officers Of
toms to be the alert"
Alludng to the same subject, the Courier, pub
lishcd the preceding night says:
cit has been hined that certain emssaries who
now, have been lately here had in their pockets commits
sions for pivatoes signed by the Mexican authorizes which
they ready dispose Of persons willing to incur the
risk Of hoistne the flag Of that country agans the
of the United States This traffic felonious
might have been carried week ago without much
hazard persons of those emssares under present
circumstances they might perhaps find benefit secresy
and caution. For humanity sake, again inform these
efnissares that their movements watched"
We trust for the honor of the country, that the
suspicious set forth in these paragraphs are entirely
without foundation.