Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-16

munklpsiity ~ s6At isihsir namesb al
up IT, nnnbls| of lroobo refnired ~ the
reinfarcesaentsf Gsn. 1sslsFs Capt. Fur
nos Company 10 Sstislery Was full. ~ h
marching order. In Major Marks COM
pany there are forty printers enrolled
IL was expeetsd, that The Governors re-
QUESTION would be fully met in day oz
two.
The oiIer 81 b. SroHr, President Of the
Bank Of Louisiana, to advance the State
half I million Of dollars was not made in
his Official capacity, but - an Individual.
lie i, however, % good o the Bank for
the amount. als se g ssl
Letter from Gen. Taylor 10 friend in
New Orleans: sa 40 rNsa gss I'll
/ Strong guards Of foot and mounted men
are established on the margin Of the river,
and thus efficient means have been adopted
on our part to prevent all Intercourse
While opposite to us their pickets extend
above and below for several miles, we are
equally active in keeping up a strong and
ivieilant Guard to prevent surprise, or at
lacks under disadvantageous circnmstan-
ices. This is the more necessary, whilst
we have to act on the defensive and they
are at liberty to take the opposite course
whenever they think proper to dose. Nor
have We been idle in other respects; we
have field work under way, besides hav-
ing erected . strong battery, and anumber
Of buildings for the security Of nur snp-
niles - nl,lsacv, T.. = IL. ~. b..
for their protection. We have mounted a
respectable battery, four pieces Of which
are long eighteen Founders, with which
we could batter or burn down the city Of
Matamoros, should it become necessary to
do SO. When our field-work is completed
(Which will soon be The CASEY and mount
ed withits proper armament. five hundred
men could hold it against as many thousand
Mexioans. During the twenty seven days,
since our arrival here. a most singular state
Of things has prevailed all through the ont
lines Of the two armies, which. TO . certain
extent. have all the feelings as if there were
actual war. A dl IS
Fronting each other for an extent of
more than two miles and within mnsket
range are batteries shotted, and the officers
and men in many instances. waiting impa-
tientlv for orders toapply the matches; yet
nothing has been done to provoke the fir
ing Of gun or any act Of violence. as
Matamoros, at the distance we are now
from it, appears to cover large extent OF
ground, with some handsome buildings,
but would in,agine the greater portion Of
them to be indifferent one story honses
with roofs Of straw, and walls Of mud, or
unburnt brick. During pence the popnla-
tion il said 10 be FIVE or six thousand, but
is now filled to overlooking with, troops.
Report says from FIVE to ten thousand Of
all sorts, regular and militia. The number
Ipresape 10 very much overrated.
p. ST. Since writing the above, an en-
gaeement has taken place between de-
tachment Of our cavalry and the Mexicans,
in which we were worsted. So the war
has actually commenced and the hardest
must fend off. ma . ss
: From. the above it will he seen that Gen.
Taylor has neither fallen back nor retreat
ed. but has acted strictly in accordance
with his orders from the Secretary of War,
which was to act on the defensive until at
tackled.