Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-16
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
fFfon The N,w Orleans Picayne, July 6 ]

From The Nt1c Orleans Iicayas, .jWgoJ
LATER FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. TAYLOR.
The U. S. steamer Fashion, Capt. Ivy arrived
Yesterday from Brazos Santiago, With about MY
discharged soldiers and eamslers. by TINS ar
rival We have our correspondence from Monte.
rev 10 the 20th ult., and the MaIamoras Flag oil
the 30ih.
From the Flag we learn tina, Brig. Gen. Hop
pine. then at Ma,amoras, was 10 proceed imme-
diaely 10 Mier 10 supcfintend the formation OF
Camp Of Instruction for the troops now on The
Rio Grance and 10 arrive. The Flag gives the
following account OF the troops 10 60 inlo camp
The l6 h (Col. Tibbars) regiment, entire, is
now al Camargo and will be The first al The camp.
Two companies OF the 18th (Col. Echolss) res-
ment passed np The river on Monday; one compa-
nv is in Fart Paroles, where II will fe'nain Tor
the y, esenl and rwo moe are Al The Brazns ex
poet d. mp r. 'hr FIVE c"nr'n'e> ut ms 'e
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srnd Ia be on Ihy Wy az. The battalion CT
Sd Dragons nov net-, are under orders 10 r..
move 10 the camp ou their march is delayed n
consequence OF The non-arrivnl Of horses.
Ia addition 10 The troops above mentioned, The
following forces, raised and 10 be raised, under
the recent call Tor volunteers and assigned To &C.
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al Mier as fast as they arrive:
One regiment OF infantry from Indiana and one
from Ohio; one battalion Give companies) from
New Jersey; one battalion Give do from Dea.
ware and Maryland; one battalion Give do } from
Alabama one COMPANY Of tout Tom tloflda;
four companies OF horse from Illinois, Arkansas,
Ohio ami Alabama; TWO companies OF foot itom
Virginia, and one company roh -.orih Carolina
The troops will be exercised in The studies al
this school under Col. Belknap and when they
shall have passed through course of instruction
under him. they will b. fully prepared 10 fight un-
der Gen. Taylor's inyincbe banner.
The troops qua!tered al Matamoras, about l4OO
in number, we're 10 have been received on the Isl
inst, by Col Davenport. the commandant.
MAJOR Ben McCuiloch and his men had been
for some days quartered al Maamoras. The
men we're enlisted for six months, and the major
has gone up 10 see il they could Dc received we
regret 10 hear thai The major is in mad health
The Flag has report communicated 10y let
term which, By the way, il pos no faith that
a scouting parry CT General Wool had been cut
off near Encarnaciun, and all bat one man killed,
or made prisoners. The letter further said, iha,
General Wool was expecting an attack. The
letter is dated June 10Th. Had there been any
truth in its reports, they would have been noticed
by our correspondent, writing Ten days later from
Monterey.
Especial correspondence Of the Picayune.]
MoNTEaEy, Mexico, June 20, l047
Nothing OF any note has lranspired since my
last, and We are all in pretty much The same con-
dillon now as then, except that the prospect Of
moving upon San Luis has grown lille brighter;
and We look forward 70 The arrival al the hrsr OF
Seprember with considerable impouancc-at
least the majority Of those here do. under-
stand that General Taylor has been arpiiscd
from headquarters, that three OF the len regiments
and one battalion ui the third Regiment 81 ORA
soons are assigned 20 his column, and that three
OF The volunteer regiments, recently called ior,
are also 10 he assigned him. They will pfoba.
bly, be in The field BY the LATER part Of Augnst,
and ready TO march by September.
Accounts of The crops in the interior are very
Aauering; the wheat crop is said 10 be unusually
fine, and corn also gives token OF an abundan,
harvest. Tbs is very cheering, as ny the time
a movemeI, is made, tkr corn hafresi will be Al
It's very height, and there will BE- no difficulty il
torsgng lhe animals. Tie army will probably
be subss,ea upon fresh reef ca The route, to avoid
the necessity Of transporting salt provisions and
leves will be made upon the surrounding country.
1 am perfectly e!ated with The prospect OF going
10 San Luis, and coming home BY The other
route Iimasinc that General Taylor Will visit
the STATES lale in The Fall, after penetrating MIC
the Interior, and uniting with General Scott. II
his return 10 The States does not create sensation
exceeding anything OF the kind within Inc me-
mory OF 1.-THE Oldest inhabitants" shall be most
eeregiously mistaken; and never was there "a
more deserving object OF admiration ana respecl
than the brave old General who has SO vaiiant'y
and bravely sustained the honor oil our hag-
borne |, from the bleak sand hills OF Corpus
Christi, and planted il Iiumphantly over me
yawning gullies OF Buena Vista, which were req
with the blood OF the conquered foe. Never DID
that spot so we'll deserve the name oil buena
Vista as when our flag uniolded lis beauties over
that field OF deadly strife. In The space OF one
short year, how many brave deeds nave oscn
accomplished victories won2-and in ina,
shor, space Of lime how firmly and closely has
the brave leader Of brave men become zen
shrined in the hearts OF his counlrymcn 7"
But this has little TO do with my mere reel
tai of what is going on here. Although you can
not get glimpse oi the General IN propr'a per-
soma before The end oil November, you will soon
see his "picIure in ,ille." A very accurate like
ness of him has been taken by Mr.. Brown, Tot
Richmond, Va,) whose arrival noticed few
DAYS since. The artist has taken bin as he
usually appears when sitting under his awning
in from, oil his tent There he is the honest in /
,ellic.nt, plainly dressed man in his check shirt
and the old mixed sack coat, bearing the marks
of how near The country came 10 losing che Gifts
bright level, from The deadly bullets 81 Buena
Vista Mr.. Brown has also taken capital like
ness OF Mai Bliss. and is aboul painting other
members OF ne staff
A Mexican I r-nsi,i rable intelligence arrived
direci tm -" l. :e@ day slite, and IL
reports u. h-> IT,. expected there
f.. $ me ,m ~ slr.,> nal n, re are some r.
.niar lcoops n-r-. nul n" very icrs- lore, and
that but Lutte mad be-, done towdIds ioriyins The
place. By Tar he most important news he brings
is a report which was ia circulation in San LUIS,
and OF the correctness OF which no doubt was ex-
pressed, that Santa Anna had resigned the COM
inapd Of the army and his Office of President and
retired II The reports OF The general feeling against
him have had any foundation, be perhaps resign.
ed his position none too soon 10 save bis precious
lie. Mexicans here stale that Urea has levied
a lax upon all the inhabitants in this region Tor
the support of his forces, and that be has agents
attending 10 its execution. All those who have
arms are directed 10 keep them in good order and
be ready al moments warning 10 stand foith
again 10 protect their soil. II is thought by The
Mexicans here, and they could co ~ made TO be-
lieve Otherwise, that GeD. Taylor coEc,a plales a
very speedy movement upon San Luis, in con-
sequence Of all The troops being sent on 10 Sal
lilo Immediately after their arrival here, ana
Urea is said To have expressed his intention Of
retskiug Monterey as soon as Gen. T. departs.
am afraid lha, be will oe disappointed in his cx.
nect.liops That Urea has issued orders and
promulgated an address / cannot and do mol
doubt. Why should he not as well as Canaies
Eight companies OF the North Carolina Ksei'
meni, Col Payoe, part Of whom arrived with lhi
last train from below, marched up 10 Salillo, Of
Thursday, and apparently with pretty full ranks
A par. OF the Massachu. Gus Regiment are at Ceil
ralyo and The rest at Camargo, aud are soon eX'
ree,ed up. There have been great many dis.
charges in the Virginia Regiment oil sick, incom-
re,enl 10 perform duty, and the greater portion oil
Them were never fit 10 perform duty when they
were mustered into the service in Virginia. Go
vernmeD. has been pu, to the expense Of bringing
them on, here 10 be KEEP, on The sick lis, The great.
srpar, OF the time and finally discharged. The
mastering officer ct course is the person 10 blame
for not having the men properly inspected. Capt.
Darlington and Lieu,s. Kinney and Ashby are
under orders to proceed 10 Virginia 10 raise re.
cruis 10 fill up The companies 10 their proper stan.
dard.