The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-25

Crus. suppose you will have heard of our lamsntabs.
~i,iortunsre miserable wreck which lost Us every
upon he beach some aty miles north Of Tuspsn. and
upon with $50 and four pieces ordnance and
then summoned as to surrender, profering the same
and crew Of the Truxton. We had at most ninety mus
kets left and one days provisions asked for time for
We got here but at the cost Of all had There
was not shirt saved by any beyond the clothes worn
to Gen. Patterson and send II to YOU
L. @ DERUssY
From the INSTRUMENTATION March al
ToRTIFICATioNs AT CAMARGo.
The startling rumors from the region Of the Rio
light upon the state Of the deencss along that line on
and clothing said g BE- II hs
full defence Of that point, should be attacked ogrsat
tract Of private letter from Col Morgan of the I'd regi
men Of Ohio volunteers, TO friend In this city that
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his opinion of the ort6cations that he supposed them
capable Of being held by 500 men against force Of 5000
Ing at this time to all citizens but peculiarly 80 to
those having relatives and friends at Camargo -
"HEADauARTERs an REGIMENT OHIo VoLUrrKERs(
"CAMARoo, Dec. 81, le48
my DEAR ;-On the 10th inst. Gen. Marshall re.
lnquished, and assumed the command Of this post
Supposing the information derived from Con Worth 10 be
reliable and knowing that If Santa Anna advancing
as alleged with force of 900 men, in three columns
that he would direct column against this place fol
the purpose Of cutting OF the immense supplies collected
here and thereby sasctually crppng Gen Taylor and
having but seven companieshve infantry, artillery
and one drsgoon-I determined ct once to fortify
the place as , strongly as possible. Captain Hunt
instructed to fortify the town. and to throw dowr
all obstacles that might impede the proper defence of the
place and Major WALL Of our regiment. was likewise
directed to construct a strong feldwork the west
bank Of the San Juan. My entire command on both
sides Of the river, was Immediately put work and re-
New Camargo for all the effective Mexicans that could
be obtained and have some two hundred exicans
nearly fortified and days win complete held
work which IL pronounced the strongest 10 Mexico
The tort WI Dc ospseis Of ho,ans al the
sructed with salient angles and five basons, and after
it 10 completed could maintain the position with my
present force against Ave thousand Mexcans
wish the work called Fort Ohio, and such will be its
name 1t does honor to Mojor Wall and to the regiment
In addition to the letter from Col. Morgan, We have
been permitted to mako the following extract from let
ter written to the same gentleman BY Capt VIM La
than, of the I'd Ohio and dated at Camargo January
ls47 Colonel Morgan 10 now in command Of this post
Tho town, for the last two weeks has been busy with
deem il wise to send Of his columns against it. The
place has strong fsrtincations thrown around IT,
within q fort that 400 msn can hold against as many
Thousands.
AFFAIRS IN NEW MEXICO.
The st. Louis Republican Of the 18th inst announces
the arrival Of Mr. Hoffman, from Independence or Bents
Fort, and adds -
We understand that Mr.. Hoffman expresses no doubt
of the correctness of the from Taos OF the insur
recon and murder Of Governor Bent and Of other Anne
rcans then there. The information came to him from
different sources. all agreeing In the details and a,
Bents Fort, whore Of the murder had previously
been received, they satisfied of s correctness
The signal for the bloody work was given about day
light and forthwith the murderer who had concealed
themselves in different parts Of the village fell upon
their victims all unprepared for Defence and despatched
them.
Tirlsys distllsry or what may be termed the block
house. defended for two days against the assaults
t1e enemies but at last they undermined H. The To-
mates attempted to escape by jumping from the top and
in their defence and fight out Of eight persons
were killed. The man who escaped fsignsd TO be dead
but at the proper time started for his home some miles
distant.
Whom he reached there, he sent expresses TO Bsnts
Fort informing them Of the state Of affairs at Taos An
effort was making BY VIM Bent to raise force to 70
against the insurrectionists but somewhat doubt
ful whethsr Il would be successful.
The ReveiiIe ssys:-
1t is supposed that about fifty persons have recently
pershe1 on tho route 10 Santa Fe from starvation and
exposure. They were principally persons who had
gone out in the employment Of government eamstsu
Our correspondent writes that express sent to
Benrs Fort with an escort TO meet Captain Murphy, and
protect him against any attempt Of the Mexicsns to seize
precastion.
MILITARY movxr0NTs.
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