The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-09
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
From the N. o. Plea

Later from the Army.
Arrival of the steamship Nc Km:-Gen Worth, rtth ID
command, al BrdcoS.--Gen. Wool tett near SaltdO-
Merican Mdrauders, &C., &c.
By the arrival last evening of the steamship Mckm|
Capt. Pisbury, from BraZos via Galveston, we aya
dates from the former place up to the 2ih January an]
from the latter up to the Goth. The Mcklm renamed
Galveston long enough for the editors there TO make
the intelligence, and from the News we make up the
lowing summary.
By far the most important news is the arrival at h|
Brazos of General Worth with his command. tie al
rived there the 23d ut by way of Camargo. I'M
News says that Gems Scott and Worth are to have conf
mand of the main and regular army which now concel
tratng at Tampico at place in the ncghborhoo
The new recruits have their place OF rendezvous at N
new island of Lobos, about sixty miles othe south
Tampco. The opinion is almost universal that NOV
men is now to be made against Vera Cruz. 1t undel
stood that that place is TO be invested both by land
wafer Col Harvey, with five companies OF the q lai
goons, was expected in Maamoros on the DIST ut, Cl
which day Col. Duncan arrived there, and his baleIE
was hourly expected; Lieut.. Kearney had arrived waI
his company the day before
From the News we also learn that Gen. Taylor has ri
turned from Victoria to Monterey with small e:ccI
He is to remain at the latter place in command Of
volunteers His orders to this effect proceed IRON uk
Scott, who now holds the chief command ii
Gen. Wool was in command at Saltillo or in the neg
borhood retaining his original force--3,o0o men
was encamped on an elevated and commanding posI
ten miles to the south of Saltillo the road TO San
Potos This place is called Buena VISTA and gseI
Gen. Wool, with battery of twelve pieces of ordnaaal
command of the only passabe route to and from u
Luis. His orders are to maintain this position Il
Col Hardin and his regiment from Illinois, par Il
Gen. Woors .command-are spoken of in the hShrE
terms. The discipline OF this regiment is SAID to
been carried to almost incredible degree Of periec'
In fact, the whole of Gen Woods army is Represented
composed of excellent troops, in whose vaor and@
conduct every confidence may be placed.
The country from Rcynosa to Ca,nanso and Ae, j
through to Monterey, is filled with marauding Aexc
robbing and numbering wherever they can do so win
punlty.
The kindness and hospitality of the Mexican ladies T.
Parras highly eulogzed AT the time of GendE
WOODS departure from that place there were thirteen
valid soldiers too much worn by sickness to accomd
the army On this occasion, some fifty or sixty MenaU
ladies' favorable TO the American cause visited the D. i
pita. every one Of whom sought it as favor thai
might be permitted to take home one of those suffer-
soldiers, where she might be able 10 nurse and reo
him to health. All, OF course, could not be gratbd
inns benevolent desire, and great was the disappon
OF those who had To return without an American sa1
Another similar case is given OF the two daugho'
Don Lorenzo farto, citizen of Parras, who took asa
soldier IN their charge, and for several days in SUI
SION they kept a constant watch over him, the one So i
oy hs bedside by day. and the other performing the
service by night These instances of kindness and
manity are related by DR.. Woodworth who is die
from Parras, and should be recorded They will ca'&
y not soon be forgotten by those who have thus
their sufferings alleviated.
Mr. Lag, who has been engaged in the wine
between Parras and Chihuahua recently returned
the latter city, and reports that General Guilty, late
emor OF Chihuahua, was posted at San Rosala as e
as the 10Th OF December, with force of 1900 cu
soldiers or rancheros, with view to intercept Gens
WOOL, who was expected TO march upon Chlhua
from Monclova
The above is all the intelligence of importance we
md The arrival of General Worth with his dyi'
q. u,e Drazos' is OF moment, as IT would prove a
Sonclusivey that an immediate attack upon NeraC
by land, is contemplated We shall soon hear Of sun
events