Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-22
Latest news from Gen. Taylor.


X The United States steamer Fashion arrive.
at New Orleans on the 5lh. from Brazos.-
Her intelligence is that Brig. Gen. Hopping
then at Malamoras, was to proceed immedi
nleIy to Mier to superintend the formation o
camp Of instruction for the troops now OF
the Rio Grande and to arrive.
\ The Matamoras Flag Of the 30lh Of June
says THE 10Th (Col. Tibbatt's) regimcnt
entire. is now at Camargo and will be the
first at the camp. Two companies Of The
18th (Col. Echolss) regiment passed up ,bt
river on Monday (; one company is in For,
Paredes, where II will remain for the present
and two more are at Brazos. expected up
The other five companies of this regimen
are yet 10 arrive.
In addition TO the troops above mentioned
the following forces, raised and TO be raised
under the recent call for volunteers and as
signed 10 Gen. Taylor, will enter Gen. Hop
pings school at Mier as fast as they arrive
one regiment Of infantry from Indiana and
one from Ohio one battalion five cOmpa.
nies) from New Jersey 4; ore battalion five
do) from Delaware and Maryland (; one bat
talon five do) from Alabama one company
Of foot from Florida four companies Of horse
from Illinois, Arkansas, Ohio and Alabama
two companies Of foot from Virginia, and one
company from North Carolina. The troops
will be exercised in their studies at this
school under Colonel Belknap, and when
they shall have passed through q course OF
instruction under him, they will be fully pre-
pared to fight under Gen. Taylor's invnci.
Bile manner.
MONTEREY, Mexico, June 90, I847.-The
prospect Of moving upon San Luis has grown
a little brighter; and we look forward 10 the
arrival Of the let Of September with consid.
erable importance. / understand that Gen.
Taylor has been apprised from head quarters
that three regiments and one battalion of the
Sd Dragons are assigned to his column, and
that three Of the volunteer regiments recent.
ly called for are also assigned him. They
will probably be in the field by the latter
part Of August, and ready to march by Sep
tember.
Accounts of the crops in the interior are
very fattering the wheat crop 10 said to be
unusually fine, and corn also gives token Of
an abundant harvest.
Eight companies of the North Carolina
Regiment, Col. Payne, part Of whom arrived
with the last train from below, marched up to
Saltillo on Thursday, and apparently with
pretty full ranks. A part OF the Massachu-
setts Regiment are at Cerralvo and the rest
at Camargo, and are soon expected up
There have been great many discharges in
the Virginia Regiment OF sick, incompetent
to perform duty, and the greater portion Of
Them were never fit to perform duty when
they we're mustered into the service in VIr.
ginia,-[ Cor. " o. Picayune.
MONTEREY, Mexico, June 23d, 1S47.-
There are now at this place, In garrison, six
companies of the Massachusetts regiment
in camp, Bragg's battery, a squadron of dra,
goons. and company Of Texan Rangers (;
the remaining battalion of Virginians leave
for Saltlo to-day. At Saltillo, there are the
I'd Mississippi, North Carolina, and also par,
Of the Virginia regiment; also Chevallie's
battalion of Texans, three batteries Of artil.
Iery, and a squadron Of Dragons. The
total of this force can scarcely amount To
1000 men. The Governor Of the city, Ma ajor
Early, leoves with his regiment for Satillo.
and Col. Wright, Of Massachusetts,, will take
his place. The city is rapidly filling up; The
Mexican families are returning in large mum
bers; and TO tell you the truth, there are
now a great many very pretty girls in town,
some of them so fair as to resemble Amcrl-
cans. Gen. Gushing arrived here yesterday !;
he has, believe, almost entirely recovered
from the accident which befel him in Mata.
moras.- Cor. " 0. Delta.