The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-10

FROM THE CAMP.
Extract IF a letter from the seat Of ,cnr. (com-
mnnicofed 10 The Union.) dated
"CAMP BUTi.ER. (7 miles west of Camarpo.2

municofrd to The Umion.) dated
"CAMP BuTi.ER. (7 miles west of Camargo,2
September a. 1876.
We l"h camp Twiegs on the 10Th ullimo.-
On The 10Th ,o'k up The line of march fr Ca.
margo. which plare we reached on the 2Ist. and
marched ard encamped here the 9th and on ,he
bih. dav after 4" morrow. (Sunday.) we move
forward To Cerralvo. n town some 20 miles from
here. at the f",t of the Mountains, at which Mac,
" * deemed our stay will be as short as has been
The case here. Cerraivp is new occupied by Gen.
Worth's command, and is prubabiy the last depot
we will establish this side Of the mouniains.-
The country from this point TO Cerralvo is truly
beautiful; water in abundance, and the inhabi.
ianis seem of a much better class than those whom
we have met with on nur passing the fron,ie,
border.
Mier is abnni IS miles from here, occupied
by a portion of ont troops. Hsl1t
Yesterday the first United States infantry
and the battalion of volunteers from Your city and
Baltimore passed IN. They encamped with ia
during the heat If the day.
Company G, Of our regiment, returned from
Cerralvo yesterday. having escorted a large train
of wagons to and from that place. Brigadier
General Twiggs and staff arrived ut our Damp on
the ID. and Majnr General Taylor and staff is en-
pected ON Saturday the 9Th, and will proceed next
day to CerraIvo.
"lt may not he undressing 10 inform Won
that the tr"ops at this camp are four companies Of
dragnons. Ridgeley's light artillery, Co. F. Sd.
and 20. X ls' artillery. The whule commanded by
captain May. So you see we constitute the
noisy (artillery) portion of the army. Many of
our men have been taken sick. principally of
fever, since our arrival al Camargo and this camp.
although The number sick is certainly very prea,
as YET no deaths have occurred.
1.-The news fr I'm the interior, military or poli-
teal must he sought after in the papers Of the
States for here we know nothing of The move.
menis of our foe, except through the papers of thu
States. which reach us in about 90 DAYS, under
ordinary circumstances
"a thousand and one reports are in circulation
as regards the state of the defences of Monterey
and Saltillo in all Of which I place no reliance.
That their means were greatly cnrisiled by thu
recent losses of the battle Of the 9th, and evacu,.
tion Of the several towns, cannot be- doubted and
1t they did reserve resources at Monterey, will
the give them more credit than | am willing at
present To admit To be their due.
I'VE must have ann,her biizzard anthem. I
think. Saltillo will be the Rubicon for if thew
do not hight MS there. az n grea, portion nf the
volunteer force will, in all probability, he left ON
the line of our supplies. which I am inclined tn
believe, after entering the passes Of the mountains.
will have to be supplied by the country. else the
expense of transportation, and, I might add, the
limited means of transportation, is such that the
government would alnos, be compelled In make
this a war of conquest to come out anything like
even from The fight. Like two school BOYS. one
received a black eye; the other. hefure his oppo.
nent can give him one, cries enough 81 that The
first, it will be admitted, although victor, suffered
mast by the conflict.
"In a philanthropic pnint of view. this war
must he of advantage to Mexico. Many of The
men. particularly among the volunteers, will SET
tie down in this country, as mechanics of all
classes have every in~ducement. The short period
our troops have been in the country has cunvinc-
ed these poor devils that, by a little ~exertion, they
can better their horrible condition. Hundreds Vt
them are employed by our different departments
as laborers, muleteers. &C., &c.. for which they
receive a fair compensation. But TO return to the
subject. If we do not have a fight at SaltilIo,
the Dons may bid farewell to the halls of the
Moniezumas for then. after having this strong
hold In our possession, II can be made a depot to
supply almost any force therefore our march
onward would not be retarded, by establishing
dep"'s every 70 or 100 Riles. The country beyond
being sufficiently abundant of everything To sup
ply the want of The army, at least SO far as the
information OF those who pretend to be familiar
with those facts. can be relied on.
Our difficulties but now commence. Instead
OF wagons for the transportation If our supplies we
use mules but ! expect after it is discovered that
the routes are practicable for wagons, they will he
again supplied so soon as they have completed
hauling stores to our new depols. A. ID. Il"