Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-07

\ LATER FROM .7rrirat OF
Capt. Fremont at .NoniSrey.-We had the
pleasure of convcrsing with q gentleman who
arrived IN town on Monday direct from Cali
fornia. He left there on the 18Th of F.bri-
sfy last, by sea, for NIaza'lan. and thence
proceeded to The city Of Mexico.
! The nn's' important intelligence fnf which
We are indebted Ia him rclnles 10 Capt. Ere
mont. That gallant officer reached Capt
Su',er'- sc',l"meni. at N"w Ilcl,ctla. about
The LAT Of February, with force Of abou,
sixty mounted inen.
Capt. Fremont had been So forlnnn'e ms To
discover new route or pass. by which Cali
iorniu can be reached by emigranls in sixty
days less time than by the old route via Ole-
con. This new route lie perfectly practca
bile for wheeled vehicles, and when it comes
to be generally known, will give a removed
impetus to emigration to California.
Capt. Fremont left his party near Capt.
Suffers, and proceeded himself TO Monterey
on a visit.
There is a strong tide of emigration pouring
in from the States by way Of Oregon. Some
leave this country with view iD the outset
To settle there; but there is a greater influx
Of disappointed emigrants to Oregon who
wander on farther South. in. search Of better
lands and milder skies.
" o. Picayun, 22d uh.
FRoM THE ARMY OF OccyPArIoN.-Let.
ters from Washington, dated on Wednesday
evening. April 29lh, announce the receipt q,
the War Department of dispatches from the
army, and that rumors were current of n
serious battle on the Rio Grsnde. 1t is
probable that these rumors were without
foundation, and that the substance Of the
dispatches is embraced in the following ex.
tracts from the Union of the 20th:-
We understand that official accounts have
been received from the army Of occupation
to the 18th of April, which confirm the fo!.
lowing statement:
"Informalion has been received in this city
from an officer of the army stationed at Point
Isabel, that on the 10Th instant Colonel Il.
Cross, assistant quarter master general of the
army Of occupation, left the camp opposite
Matamoras for the purpose of taking short
ride. Not returning within q reasonable
time, search was made for him in every dl.
rection in vain, and up to the evening of the |
18th instant nothing had been heard of him,
the country had been secured by
the dragons and light artillery for many
miles around the camp. lie had been traced
to house few miles from the camp, the oc.
cupant of which admitted he had been there,
but that he had left to return to the camp
The impression appears to be that he was
taken prisoner and carried across the Rio |
Grande, although fears are entertained by |
some that he may have met with foul play |
from the banditti who are said to infest that |
part Of the country, and who are as obnoxious
10 the citizens of Ma,amoras as they are TO
he Americans"
The Mexican officers who brought General
Ampudla's despatch to Genera Taylor, as.
'ured General Taylor that Colonel Cross was
not in Matamoras. and that if taken prisoner,
hey knew nothing about il. | believe he
has been captured and taken into the interior
,f the country.
"The regiment has been on the move day
md night, for the last five days, guarding the
crossings Of the river"
FURTHER FROM THE ARMY We mention.
ID in our last that Gen. Worth was on his
way TO this por. from the Rio Grande, on
he steamer Hunter. We have since learned
With great regret, that Gen. Worth has re-
igned his commission. 1t is we'll under.
tood In the service that the causa of this
tep is that old source of complaint, brevct
ank Bot whatever may be the cause, the
whole country will regret the loss of Gen.
Nor,h.-.N o. Pieayune.