Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29


BY THE SOUTHERl, MAIL.
IFIom the Nsp Orleans Picapnne, June 49,
LATER FROM TIE ARMY OF GEN
TAYLOR.
The ,owboat Mary Kingsland, which arrived
Yesterday from Vera Cruz, touched al the BIazo:
and left there on the 18th inst. She brought oVel
Can't Conner Of the Texas Volunteers; Capt
VIM. B Archer and Lieut.. Pegram, Of the Viz
GINA Volunteers; Lieut.. Phaw, OF the North "a.
Tolina Volunteers; Mr.. Atwood, the artist; and
The following officers OF The I'd Indiana Regiment,
with six companies al the same, making sou
men:
Col. Bowles; Lieut. Col. Hadden Majors
Cravens and Mooney; Capls. Sanderson, Dem
mis-, Davis, Briggs, Rousseau, kimoall, GRAHAM
and Young; Surgeon Walker; Lieuis. Rce'
Loud Tele, Rose, eagle, Shanks, Haggal', Bur
well. S,ropes, Davis, Schoonover, kemple, Hos
rer, Beerfield, Erwin Pennybacker, Pennington,
Payn.le, Epperdon and Hagan.
Mar. fl. w. Pierce also came passenger on The
Mary Kiogsland, having in charge The remains
of three OF the first Mississippi Regiment,
b. this arrival we learn something more OF The
deplorable duel in The Virginia Regimen, which
we published in our paper OF The Isl inst, since
which time we had mol till now been able 10 learn
word more oflhe affair. The parties engaged in 1t
were Lieut. Mah2n, OF Capt. Bankhead's comps-
ny, and Lieut.. hiunord, OF Cap'. Carrinstons
company. The latter died Immediately. being shot
through in several places. LieuI. Mahan was
alive al last accounts from him. but il was thought
could no! survive, having been shot directly
through the body. Further particulars are CIV
en- in our correspondents letter.
The Flag Of The 9th inst gives, upon the au-
,horiy OF Capt. Benedict, OF the schooner Ma
donna, which had just arrived a, the Brazos, the
following account ot the wreck OF the brig Mo-
bile, bound from New York for Brazos Santiago,
with 100 troops OF the 10Th Regiment U. 5. In
fantry, under Capt. Andrews, Of Buffalo, y Y.
During strong breeze from The Southwark,
on the nigh. OF The 23d uitimo, The aboye-named
brig was driven ashore Oh Orange Keys, Florida
coast-her mas;s were cut Away, and every cxer
ton made TO ease her, but she soon bged and SET
lied down. the sea making complete breach over
her. About ioNy OF the troops took 10 The boats
and reached The Keys--lhe boats were dashed TO
pieces which cut oil all further communication
between the vessel and Keys, rendering the con-
Gition CT DO b parties extremely dangerous. Such
was The situation CT the wreck on The morning OF
the 81 b. when the schr. Madonna, Captain Bene.
dict, bound from, Philadelphia 10 the Brazos with
Government, stores, d;scovc cd il. and a, the risk
OF losing his own vessel Capt 3. bore up TO the
rescue. Al imminent peril and with great exer-
lion, he succeeded in reaching and rescuing the
men who were on the Keys, and was proceeding
10 render VIVA, assistance he could 10 those on the
wreck, when The bark Alabama from Liverpool
u Havana hove iG sight, and BY hosting sig
nails and firing guns she was induced 10 come
10 anchor about FIVE miles OF. The troops, With
their arms ammunition and supplies, were then
taken from the wreck by Captain Benedict, and
placed ia safety on The Alabama which vessel
proceeded with them TO Havana, whence they
xpil ha poI In fhalr
The Madonna was got under way, and reached
The Brazos on Ffiiay last, Qhe 4.h inst.,) 10 days
from New York
This detachment Of troops has since reacheo
the Brazos irom Havana and encamped nearln
mouth Of The river.
Col {. G. ". Butler, of The 81 Dragons, ar
rived al Maiamoras on The 10Th inst.
The Flag correcis its statement that Capt. RIce
Garland's company OF Rangers has been disDano'
ed.
We have several acts Of brutality recorded IN
the Flag. In one case party oil misc.eah.s.
Americans, We are panied 10 say-insulted
Mexican woman in her own house, ana Eiiieo ner
husband, who in,erposed 10 save her. One OF Inc
party is 10 custody.
The oroDrie,or of The Resaca House in Mata-
moras was robbed oi $40 dollars - Inc lUtn
May
a man by The name Of Simmons in The en-
ploy IF the Quariermasler, was shot on The I'n
May by the guard, who inierposed 10 save SIM
mons's wife from beating by her husband.
L,sk of Deaths ~ The General Hospital al Mata-
,noras lIertco. during The month Of May, lS47 -
NAV /. Jackson Rodgers, ist North Carolina Vo-
lunleers; 9Th, Miles Boyce and Thomas We.
primes. do; TIN, Samuel J. Spooner, Is, Virginia
Volunteers; 9Th, James L. Barnes, lst North
Carolina Volunteer; Robert Pamplin, III Mis-
sissippi Volunteers. and Gureen II. Shuliz, Is,
North Carolina Volunteers; oh, Joseph Proctor,
do, and Henry Walters, U. S. Volligeurs; l0ih,
Caleb G. Patterson, lllh Infantry; llth, AMI
Campbell, Is, Tennessee Cavalry; 18th, Hudson
John T. Shitoyse do; lSlh Reuben Harrc!l, Isl
North Carolina Volunteers; 18th, w liam Dow
ME, 10Th Infantry; Doth, J. G. Devonc, 18Th IN
fantry, and Bennett Thompson Sd Dragons; cd
Reece Carroll, 81 Infantry; 23d, Benjamin Lit
lie. LIST North Carolina Volunteers; 18th, Will
liam Abrams, do; 29!h, Emanuel Myers, Wolff
geurs; 30ih, Charles H. Gray, Sd Dragons.
GEO. Il. DENSTON, Ward Master.
Especial Correspondence Of the Picayunc.l
MoSrEnEy. MEXICO, May so, 1877
When l wrote you lasl, we were all lull Of The
expedition to San Luis, and active preparations
were making for march al an carly period, but
now everything is knocked in the head. General
Scott has thrown bom5shcl into this division
of the forces, which will utterly preclude the
possibility Of General Taylors advancing for
many weeks and probably will put an end 10 The
expedition Seven OF the ten regiments have re-
ceived orders TO repair 10 Vera Cruz and join &C.
neral Scott.
The 81 Mississippi Regiment and Capt. Fair.
faxs company Of Virginia volunteers probably
entered Sal,o This morning. passed them in
camp about len miles his side Of that place yes.
ierday afternoon, The men all pretty well beat ou
by the march, the road being 4 terribly hard and
rough one. Two companies OF North Carolina
volunteers and one oil Virginia volunteers Capt
Harpcr's, LET, las, night Tor Salil.o and the I'd
Battalion OF Virsinians, who are expected up
from China in few days, will Immediately pro.
coed 10 The same place. regret 10 be compelled
10 state tina, most unfortunate and bloody af-
fray has occurred in thai battalion between Lieuts.
MuDford and Mahan. A quarrel occurred which
resulted in challenge from Lieut. Mahan, which
was accepted and each party left TO the selection
of his own weapons; the meeting to take place in
one hour after the challenge was received. The
parties met accompanied by friends, and we're
armed with musSeis, loaded with buckshof, and
pistols. The distance agreed upon vas one hun
dred yards, each party 10 advance and fire Al
will. Each man advanced about len yards and
took aim, bat recoYe,ea and advanced abuu, IF
teen PAGES further, when both parties fired a, The
same momen, and both fell MORALLY wounded.
Lieut.. Muaford died very soon after, and no hopes
were entertained for the recovery OF Lieut. Ma.