Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-02

ize !hr world tot The better. y.
p. S.-Tubaoco have said nothing about, bu
| have no doubt great tea and coffee drinkers
would find ihis 4 useful assistant in keeping up
excitement throughout the day. ahl better enable
them 10 lecture the world on temperance In.
temperance is said by some 10 be The caus. oil
three. tourlhs Of al the crimes committed. My
own impression is, il there be any one cause Tor
three iourlhs cl all The crimes committed, il is The
neglect 10 impress upon The minds al children
the necessity aHi Importance al correct prnci-
piles. ".
Essex CO.
fFrem m Nsw OSlscnS P.caraac, .jane Il
FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. TAYLOR.
The Fashion touched! al Brazos Santiago on Tie
20h inst, on her voyage from Vera Cruz ana
brcugh, over thence The following gentlemen =
Col j p Taylor. ri The Subsistence Department;
Cant. Chase, Adiulan; Caldwell ID Kentucky
Regiment; and L;eu,s. Wooster, Montgomery,
Allen and ali2ner, oi the army. The Fashion
also brought over abou, forty discharged so!diers
From The Flag OF the 18Th inst, we learn III al
Capt Eaton relieves Col. Taylor in the charge Of
The Subsistence Department, and will make his
headquarters at BRACES Island. Major Colqa-
houn acts as subsistence agent al hla;amoias.-
The Flag makes erateln! mention OF Col. Taylol's
services while stationed there.
Major Ben McCulcch has arrived 4, the Bra
nos win $50 horses Tor The service Filly oil them,
SAYS the Flag, will be reserved for his own spy
company, aud The rest probably used in mount
Ing Col BuieIs Dragons. The Flag suggests
tina; Col. b. should range the country between
latamo,as and Victoria.
Capt. w. r. Andrews OF The 10Th Infantry, has
been ordered North on account OF sickness, r.
sulIing from injuries received in the wreck vi lie
Mobile on Orange Keys.
Two .obbetics are mentioned in the Flag as &C.
curl ing within he limits OF the CITY.
The samc paper also mentions ihe death OF
John ComeeYS, a man well known here as a prn-
ter and repc!:er lie vas accidentally shot on
board M steamer Whit"yilie, just teiow l:cyno-
81, on The 10th ins nnder Tie following ci!cum.
stances:
"Alr. ComsgYs, while resting upon cot on
lhe boat amused himself BY playing wiki Mex.
lean boy ahou, len years q! age. The boy, iii 4
pofli.c mood, picked mp an cid hoFseman's pistol
that had tern ,hirwing about the boat and which
IN on. even dreamed was loaded. pointed il al
Mr.. 4. and pulled HE trigger. a hali i..ac,!
from l!.r n.giz.c and penetrate! oGc 81 his Irrn-
pies, killing him Instantly. lie was buried :!
eey ac.a. a;f Concay> was native OF Penn.
sylvania, printer ~ profession, aud had work
ri in hi- Office. he w7s ior some lime clerk
iii The Ouariefmasief'a Department, and al he
time IT his deCease ohicia.ed in that capacity on
lie Whiieyiilr. lis fate will be lamcnIed By all
who knew him, and furnishes another impressive
lesson 10 show with what exceeding care nfe-
AIMS should lie handled"
lSpecial Correspondence o! the Picaynne.
MoyTeRFY, Mexico, June 4, lSi1.
The Illinois volunteers and Capt Pixies squad
ron oil Arkansas cavalry have been here sevr
raj days, bnt leave to-monow lor csma'So and
home.
Since lelt Saii,.o news has reached Us .!
quite successful econl IL Lieut.. Tohin, with 4
parry o! McCnllnchs Rangers which presume
Col. Re!knsp will have no objection 10 his men,
ioning. Whena long distance from Buena Wis
Ia (near wha' place have been unable 10 learn
he disco.efed party Of Ten or dozen armed
persons, and gave chase. II proved 10 BE- Mex
lean express rider from Gen. Sanche2 a. Palos
10 The Governor oi San Luis, with ali escort,
IN, silly deserlefs from our army. The bearer ol
dispatches and his horse aid papers wric capluf-
ed, bnt The men escaped. The Contents Of The
dispatches conveyed the information that there
Heic very .cw American troops in the neiehbor-
hood d! Saliillo, :! that city, or along tic line
pccre sma;iins under injuries and wrongs, and
anx ieus 10 fight 10 The last tor their country, bu.
preven,rd from want oil means from reSensing
their injuries and recommending Tia! troops be
despa he'd with all possible speed to reaEe SaiI-
10, an easy task! This information derive from,
| am Induced 10 believe an authentic source, ana
The above IS the purpor OF III" despatch Ihcy
would hardly come with any very large fofc-,
except perhaps cavalry, and they are ol no ac-
count. They can scarcely have any artillery
nov 10 spare, and an lille afraid that Gen.
SANCHEZ il he il was who scnt Inc despatch,
wonll! moi realize Isis expectation OF lis being
euch "au easv TASK There IS IA pretty smaf;
chance" CT artillery III that neehhorhoad.
Tie hose which the Mexican despatch bearer
rode, singular 10 saT, was one stolen tom Lieut..
Smois spnlr months snce. Cen. Wool, ain
lci!. despatched some CT lhr rangers and com
rany OF dragons alter the residue OF The party as
soon rs Capt TobiD reported ii they ere Ia
ken and arc ieseIieis they will have hafd time
Of il.
have alluded III mi previous leilers 10 The
murders committed al s;alllio hy McIlcans upon
Americana. 1Hcv kilitd onc too ,fdny. On The
The 3ls, n. 4 mcmher Of tie Arkansas cavalry,
while leading his horse in grove near Inc Ala
media usci as 4 race rack, was accosicd BY two
Mcxicane, who extended their hands 10 him in
friendly manner /; EnI, instead 81 lie grasp 81
friendship, the assa>sin's knife was plunged mic
his heart, and lie was cast mo ditch Whie his
horse was made way with. Some OF The com.
raniuus Il tie deceased, who came 10 Join him
On the track soon aier, discovered traces oil biocd,
ami on pursuing them ionnd The wounded man
brsa!hng his last, with just lie enough TO tell lhs
can>c G. his situation. Mol far from the place
Two hesic.ns were shortly afterwards discover
Ell. whose Conduct vas suspicious, and they were
captured. L! was afterwards deemed nadvIsa-
/ DE 10 pelmi, them 10 be regularly tried; party
Of men ,ic.na ncd them, and they were taken oil!
ana shot. In he sleeve o! one was found bloocy
/ knife corresponding with the size q the wound.
This was 10! enough! lrcgrelto state that ma
nv he1icans were killed that day-some say
II. and some more Comment is unnecessary.
Col. Curtis formerly Of The Ohio Regiment, has
volunteered for the war and been appointed Go
ycrnor OF Sati!lo.
We have had no more news Of Urea, and
heard nothing Of any guerrilla parties as yet. The
2i battalion al Virginia volunteers garrison This
place, bur will move on as soon as they can be
relieved. There is still good deal OF sickness
here. bin, Of mild character, ard bu. few deaths.
For the las, lew days We have had seyerai show
crs during the day, and imagine il is brewing
up for the ra my season. You will probably have
an opportunity OF seeing the portraits oil Genera
Taylor BIZ MIR. Atwood in New Orleans Mr.; 10
G. Brown portrait painter from Virginia, mas
also come ont 10 take portraits ol The general ana
tie members III his staff.
II seems there is still bare possibility oil our
going 10 San Luis at more advanced perloo
Than was contemplated by Gen. Taylor al hfst
but all depends upon whether troops can be had.
The newspapers (says the Union) have TEEN
ed for several DAYS past with rnmoIs about The
recall OF MIR. Lisboa, the Brazilian Minister
come 6f,he letter. writers profess 10 give The very