Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-26
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have once more succeeded IN returning Monterey
but there Is very pleasant intelligence communicate
when wrote you last we were all full OF the expedition
san Louis and active preparations making for a
march early period but now everything IL knocked
IN the head Gen Scott has thrown a bomb-she into this
division Of the forces which will utterly preclude the possi-
bti OF Gen Tayors advancing FOR many weeks and pro-
badly will put end to tho expedition Seven Of tho ten
regiments have received orders repair Vera Cruz and
Join Gen Scott which completely strips Gen Taylor Of the
troops the Br1Zjs To form part OF his rce
and leaves him utterly poworess IL seems hard indeed
that be should thus be stripped for the second time and when
everything was IN readiness advance, but Gen Scott
determined that his compagn shall be brilliant and sue
eessul, and makes all his arrangements without the slight
est consideration for his brother general whose plans he
utterly dsrcgads II would be utterly useless TO attempt
an advance into the interior with loss than six thousand
men, and It would require at least thousand TO
keep open the line Of communication from Salullo
10 the BraZOs. II tbs last order is complied " it'll
as must be, Of cUursc, Gen Taylos whole force will
consist Of the Virginia. Massachusetts, North Carolina and
Mississippi regiments, six mpanes Of regular artillery
one regiment OF dagOODs regiment Of Texan horse
and coy, battalion Of volunteer cavalry composed Of
o-enlstcd volunteers. These will scarcely number 5000
oil told and "a leave garrison forces will reduce the column
to 3OOO With this force would be quixotc attempt
move and you are well awe that is matter Of great
uncertainty when sufficient number Of troops arrive
the Bfaz,s. Thus Gen Taylor prevented from bring.
ing nfduoug hard-iouRht campaign q brilliant erm-
nation. We'll "us III wind that blows nobody good
tho old adage, nnd this second attempt pafnyzs the
movements Of the old general will but endear him
the people, end the missile Of destruction hurled HIM will
bur fcc0 on ihcr own heads suppose you have heard
from below this that Col Hays en- route for this place
with foil regiment Of Texan rangers well mounted
The % Mississippi regiment and Capt FatisS's compa
ny Of Virginia volunteers probably entered Saluo this
morning. passed them In camp about miles this side
Of h1 place yesterday afternoon the all pretty well
beat out by tho march, the road being terribly hard and
rough Two companies Of North Carolna volunteers
and Of Virginia volunteers, Captain Harpofs left last
night for Salho, and the I'd Battalion Of Vtgnians, who
expected up rom China in few days. will Immediate
~ proceed % the place.
Ireget 10 be- compelled to state that unfortunate
and bloody aay has occurred in that battalion between
it, Muulord and Mahan. A quarrel occurred which re-
suited challenge from II Mahan, which accepted
and each party ot 10 the lection Of HE woapons
meeting take place 10 hour after the challenge
received. The parties met accompanied by fiends and
aimed with muskots loaded with buckhot and pie
iols. Tho dsmnce agreed upon hundred yards,
each party advance and FIRE will Each man advanced
about yards and took but recovered and advanced
about fifteen paces further. when both parties fred the
samo moment, sud both fell MORALLY wounded. 1t Nun.
ford died very after aud no hopes entertained
Cor the recovery Of L. Mahan. There also disturb
oocssonod by Of the men refusing obey orders
and be- placed under arrest IN which the officers
roughly handled but they succeeded In reducing the
ruiany fellows subordinsuon. Muscal was the cause
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