The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-15

Movements OF Troops.

For THE BRAZos AND VERA CRUZ-1he James L..
ing passengers Colonel r. G. W Butler, Sd dragons
Lieutenant j. " s. Haviland, adjutant; Lieutenant
Charles Radzminski, adjuant; Lieutenant Joab Wilkin-
son, 10th infantry; Lieutenant Wescot I'd infantry
Captain Leslie Chase, A. @ NJ; Captain X. d. Gholson,
A. C. s.; Assistant Surgeon j. Felix; Major Gwinn, 9th
infantry Captain Van Horn, Sd infantry; Captain G. >
Lowell, 9th infantry Lieuenants Hendrckson William
son, and O'Sullvan, of the Sd infantry; Mrs. Rumble,
Mr. Burns and $50 of the Sd and 9th infantry, I'M
der Major Gwinn.
The Galveston left with $50 horses and 100 for
Vera Cruz. B. F. Whittier and w. s Waterman went
The u s. steamboat General Hamer will leave on
Monday for Brazos and the Rio Grande--NeD Orleans
Picayune, June 9Th.
DEPARTURE TRoops.-The brig Magnolia, Captain
Leslie cleared from Savannah the Goth uIt for Vera
Cruz, with one hundred recruits Seventy eight of these
soldiers belonging to the lst regiment u s Vogeurs
recruited in Georgia, many of them in Savannah,
says the Republican of that city The remaining twenty
two recruits came from Charleston They belong TO the
artillery, and under the charge of Lieutenant Welsh
The detachment oil Voltgeurs is under the command of
Lieutenant Forsyth, Lieutenant Mcintosh being detained
at the barracks by sickness.-D.
ARRIVAL OF COL JEFFERSON DAVIS AND THE MIssIs-
sPpIANsOn Saturday, companies X, and OF the LIST
Mississippi regiment arrived in the schooner T. b. Savory
from Brasos Santiago These companies are commanded
by Captains Delaye, Taylor and Rogers. The Savory
left the Brasos on the 3oth ultimo,-
The brig Forest arrived yesterday morning from the
Basos bringing five companies of the lst regiment Mis-
sssippi volunteers Col. Davis in command, viz: COM
pauy 4, Capt. Sharp; company B, Capt Cooper; com
pany G, Capt Willis company H. Lieut. Fletcher, com
handing; company II, Capt Clendenlng; with Leuts
Corwin Posey Calhoun, HARRISON Cook Griffin, Arthur,
Bradford Steward HOPKINS and Powdender; and s9
ARRIVAL OF TRoops-The steamer Wave, Captain
Harris, from PASSPORT which arrived yesterday brought
Capt ii. H. Higgins Lieut. Ripley, Assistant Surg. Ma
lone, with company +, 18th regiment u s. infantry, con-
sisting of 81 commissioned officers and privates
~. .. Picayune June s.
Major Cass, with detachment of the ID Dragons,
arrived in city Monday last The destination of
portion of the regiment has been changeda battalion
OF five companies, under command OF Lieut. Col Ihos.
Moore being ordered to join Gen Scots the remainder
of the regiment with their colonel Gen E. g. W. But
Ter, of La y will join Gen. Taylor.
Mr. Parish, bearer of dispatches from Washington to
Gen Taylor arrived in city yesterday morning, and
Immediately proceeded up the river TO Camargo, route
for Observation-Disclosures Flag.
Gen Gushing has received orders repair forthwith 10
Gen Taylor, at Monterey. Although the generals leg
lacks some three weeks more of rest to permit his re-
moval without pain and great inconvenience, yet he
avows his determination TO leave Matamoras IN a few
days The Massachusetts regiment accompanies him.
ID.
TEXAS INDANs-Col Hays is actively engaged in rails
ing regiment OF mounted volunteers in Texas, to
for twelve months Several companies had arrived al
Bexa the rendezvous on the Sd instant and others
on the way They are designed to operate against the
Cumanche Indians, unless requston is made for them
by Gen. Taylor The conduct OF these Indians of late
has excited lively apprehensons among the frontier set
tiers The encroacbng disposition OF the white man
to have stirred up the present discomfort among
these children of the forest They claim territory the
river Llano and refuse to part with their lands above
that stream deputation Of six chiefs waited upon the
agents OF the German colony at Fredericksburg, and in
formed them that they were disposed to live upon terms
of peace with their white BRETHREN but that they had de-
ernned to resist any further surveys Of the disputed
rtory They expressed strong desire TO have the land
marked, that the Indians could remain their side
and the whites stay on theirs request so reasonable
we hope will be attended to.--Ib.