Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-13


touching at Galveston. She left the Brazos
on Saturday, the 31st ult., and Galveston on
the I'd inst
Special Correspondence of the Picayune.
CAMP BUENA VISTA, June i8, 1847.
arrived at Saltllo from Monterey on Fri
day at noon, in company with Gen. Gushing
and suite, and came out here to camp in the
afternoon. The General comes to assume
command of his brigade, consisting of the I'd
Mississippi, Virginia, and North Carolina re-
glments. The Rncampment really presents
most beautiful and picturesque appearance,
spreading overa vast plain ust sufficiently IN
cIined to enable the water to run OFT rapidly.
The volunteer brigade is encamped according
to regulation, and every tent and campfire Il
in It's appropriate place. The artillery and
Dragons are on the left of the field, General
Wool and staff in the centre, and the infantry
brigade on the right. The disciplin OF Gen.
Wool Is extremely strict, and enforced and
discipline is nine points in the game, especial
iy where volunteers are concerned. Company
drills take place every morning, battalion and
reglmental drills every afternoon, and brigade
reviews every Sunday. AS regards the eli
mate, it suits me, being an Eastern man, to
degree-the air being delightfully."- cool and
braclng at all times, except during the middle
OF the day for few hours a shower lays the
dust almost every afternoon. With respect to
the health of the troops, regret to say that
the Mississippi and North Carolina regiments
are suffering severely, and have been for some
time, from chilIs and fevers and diarrheas, but
principally the latter. The average number
OF deaths IN each regiment is about three a
day for tortnight the sick list of the North
Carolina regiment IS now about 150-that OF
the Mississippi regiment about 100. There
are about 100 on the sick list of the Virginia
regiment, but they are disorders that yield rea-
Oily 10 medicine; not one death has occurred
during the three weeks they have been up
here. This sickness is mainly attributable to
the lmprudence of the officers and men in eat
ing too heartily of fruit, which abounds here
now, and in keeping up the practice after they
are attacked. Recently Gen. Wool has pro-
and the beneficial effects of this proceeding
have begun to be felt, the sick list decreasing
gradually every day. 1t seems rather hare
matter to deprive the men of fruit, which i
eaten in moderation would prove beneficial
butas the men will not take care of theniselve:
they must be taken care of. 1t does really
seem as if they required as much looking afte
as children.
And now for news: think there are NOR
Tumors here at the present time than have
met with at any one place since have beer
IN the country-and the manufacturers deserv
great praise Tor their ingenuity in concoctln!
Ehem. RumOrS of peace and war are as gree
Oily snatched at and swallowed as is glitter
ing sinner by some yoraciOus pike. You wOul
be astonished at the credulity which prevail
no rumOr being too ridiculous 10 be believ
ed. Until the arrival on Saturday night. tn
10th inst of the Picayune of the LIST inst.
was generally believed that peace was moi ia
on Your letters from Kendall by Bugbe
Express knocked that idea in the head b
the way. talking OF expresses. sixteen day
from NelS Orleans is hard to beat.
lnt0TSsatISn was received here not long sine
that q force was marching dewa upon PARA
to occupy that place for the purpose Of pre
venting our forces here from dragging sunnIie
from that quarter. The .iahabitapIs. dead
ing their own troops more than ours. despatch
ed this Intelligence. and a company OF Texa
rangers was sent to 8 eupyshe place and scou
4he oeEAtry in its vicinity. 4 squadron {
dragons. ander command OF Capt. Rucke
and two PiecesOf artillery. were also despatch
ed To MaZabil. from whom intelligence was r
CeiVed yesterday dat ali was perfee4ly adle
and they viii be back heEe by the 20th. II
IHchN company "a mounted cavalry. hui
bering about one hundred. commanded
Capt Meares, late leutanant colonel of the A
kansas cavalry. are stationed in the Paiom
Pass, below Saltillo, to prevent a surprise fro
that quarter. PicketS are stationed on d
road TO Aqua NneVa. and every vigilance
exercised 10 guard against any sudden NOV
Enent in this direction.
And now for the runners II is report
that Urea has gone to MatehuaIa, and tn
Minon's cavalry are on their way to Potosi.
small place about seventy-fve miles from he
on the San LGis route. 1t is also stated {
good Mexican asthorty that the troops whi
have eeenOccupying San Luis, joined by 29t
ffom Zaeatecas, are GA the march to the ci
OF Mexico Some degree of credit is attac
Cd 10 these reports, and they are not al al il