Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-02

fROs Rio GRAspE-Tho following brief letter from
our special correspondent with the army has hand
since our last publication. came by the Heroine which
lett Bfszos on tho l6'h instant;
BRAIos SAsrIAso, Feb. Is, 1917.
Cen Scott actually packing up his buds. aud will 70
ON board tho Massachusetts this evening or to- morrow
Is said. too that worihs division will oil be ON board by
the 2Oih This can hardly be accomplished, however
good weather. aAd We shall not have Epur fair ays
IN succession Vessels have arrived with tho Mississippi
aud portion OF the New York volunteers They are en-
chored IN the oiling.
IL Is stated positively that Cassis NJ Clay was ia
ken prisoner. as well Msor Gaines with Borlands com.
nsnd. at Eneamaeion, on the 23d ulL
They had regular stampede Ma,amoros the day be-
tore yesterday. and went TO work like good fellows he
Indiana volunteers Col Dtske) and fortified the plaza and
prepared Tor grand hight But Mexicsns appeared 1t
would do that regiment deal O good have hot
hight with the MeNcans; they would, after such event,
ie above the species OF amusement they have heretofore
INDUCED n There Is mistake but that the Mexcsns
between here aud Paras much holder than they have
heretofore been aud they begin to be active In their vaua
BILE operations They have power to annoy US
very much, and seem determined to do so.
Correspondence OF tie PieiyuSc.
CAnARoo. Mexico, Feb 5, 1877.
My Dear Sirs-When wrote you last the mule train
was ia check by rsnchero force Aldamas Colonel
Morgan, OF the Ohio volunteers who is the commanding
oiheer OF this place, the receipt OF tho intelligence
immediately mounted party OF his and proceeded
the OF action. when arrived there he found the
train and halted. aud waited reinforcement lie order
ed II forward and proceeded days. and when within
miles OF Cnpdaro he encimped for the night placing his
mules (about 300 enclosure, with guard them
night the udronCs robbers the
sampeded the mules and broke for the chsparra. par
pursued them aud tecaptured oil but eighty Col
Morgan with party OF thirty men, morning started
on the trail which, winding along the bases OF the
tninS and through the chaparal; led in the direction Of
China.
In his he passed several ranches occupied and own
ed by these ndones and used by and
depots In several OF them he found pistols knives swords
saddles &C. &C. all Of which he directed to be burnt
Thus lac continued until no reached China and In its
suburbs he found large rancho. which was well known
IL ~ nv thsaa In
lookout, aud for other purpose This, Also the colo
mel burnt. lie about TO commence his operations on
the he had uAed tho party IT, and was only
induced to desst by the onuoaes Of the acade and his
offers 10 return the number Of mules. The colonel
remained two day. received cghytwo mules boter than
those he los them TO the uan, which he directed
pass Monterey equred fresh horses for his men, p,d
the alcalde for what provisions they wanted and left with
many protesauons OF friendship from the acadc aud prest
always the "head devils" in every Of Mexico
To show you what favorable impression the colonel
made upon them when lie spoke of the probability Of
visiting them again, IT acts ut similar nature
peaCd in his neRhborhOod they told him that need not
Send them word and they would do every thing necessary
In China they grabbing the famous CaIrsjal
one OF the moving sprts OF all these dcpredatcns. lie
was sitting in the house with the priest-ihey had just
turned from mass-when Morgan aad mis- party came in
sight, and the sentinel the doubt communica-
ted the fact TO him, aud he "TdmOsfI."
Expeditions of this kind the best concitory policy
VIII CHI be adopted with such people. In the neghb
hood Of China, Monlemorelos, Aldamas, Reynosa and
organized lAuTonts, 10 Nhun the ~
cades and priests give their and support he
party that Col. Morgan IN pursuito less
two hnndred strong, and the alcndo OF this place has
in the band. From their former habits Of smuggling
numbering and robbng they have acquired perfect know
ledge o ali the mountain passcs roads, paths and trails
the whole country, and therefore you Imagine how
easy for these robbers 10 escape pursuit must
therefore tall other plsn prevent their depreda
to1s. Gen Taylor, am TO d. has IN Monterey hos
tsgcs from the tle town where Lieut. Richie. with dcs
patches taken and further that the General has given
the authorities three weeks produce the OF this
tragedy or he will level their the ground. Let this
system be kept up aud IN ihoTi nothing this Kind
will occur; any other is foong away time
Captain Ben MeCuoch is again in the field. IIe with
about twenty picked Texas bhoys, joined Cen Taylor
few days since Monterey.