The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-13
by this evenings Southern Mail.
From the N. O. Picayune Extra, Sept. d

IhS e'eamship Telegraph, Captain Wilson, arrived
sailed on the LIST INST
The intelligence by this arrival is interesting and i'm
porant we have at last the execution of the design OF
the government to withdraw from the column of General
Taylor all the troops which be spared by the General
with due consideration for the safety of the line of the
Rio Grande and thence to Buena Vista The General
was also directed to detach two brgader generals By
the following general ORDERS it will be how he has
directed the views OF the government to be carried out:
ORDER HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OCCUPATION
No. 98S Camp Monterey, August Is, lsf7
l. Five companies of the 10th infantry, under the colonel
will proceed to Matamoas and relieve the Ohio regiment Of
volunteers garrison there. The Ohio regiment will
then proceed Bazos Island and be held ready embark
der the lieutenant coone W Hunts g
artillery and Captain Reeds company of Texas cavalry.
will form the garrison of Camargo and its dependencies,
relieving the other troops on that duty.
Inc Indiana regiment OF volunteers will proceed to
bark for Vera Cruz Brgadier General Lane will take
command OF these regiments at the Brazos, and conduct
B Six companies of the 18th regiment under the colonel
VIII take up the line omarch for Monterey, when they will
the Massachusetts regiment The remaining four compa.
MES, under the lieutenant colonel will in like
eye the battalion OF the Massachusetts regiment Corral
vo The troops thus relieved will proceed the Bazos,
and be there concentrated under the command of Col.
Wright
4 The 18Th regiment will proceed to the Bazos soon
regiment now at Cerralvo, Shall have passed down the
river.
s. Brig Gen Gushing will take up the line of march, not
COMPANY 4ti artillery lie will proceed to the Bazos
the Massachusetts regiment and thence condnct his entire
command Gone battery and two regimens) Vera Cruz,
district Of the Upper Rio Grande, and will establish his
headquarters where he may select. Should it be found
guard will be furnished for protection, and also sui-
tailed from the regiments which leave their sick. Great
care will be taken TO furnish descriptive rolls of all attend
caly charged with the rigid enforcement of this order.
Z. Colonel Hays, with his command of Texas horse, will
march Tor the Bazos and there embark for Vera Cruz, in
Department
s. The above will be executed with the least
possible delay The quartermasters and other staff de-
paments Will furnish the necessary transportation and
other facilities tor this purpose
! Wv. S. BLISS, Asst Adjt Gen.
The Ohio and Indiana regiments, under General Lane,
and the 18th infantry and Massachusetts regiment with
Deass ate Washngton's) battery, under General Cush
ing, being ordered to Vera Cruz and Hayss regiment be-
ing sent to the point let what troops left
on the Rio Grande line
General Wools command at Buena Vista and Sato
will consist OF the Virginia, North Carolina, and I'd Mis-
sisspp regiments of volunteers and Major Cheyaes
three companies of Texas rangers
General Taylor, at Walnut Springs, will have only
Lieut. Colonel Fauntleroys squadron of dragons and
The 10Th infantry, Col Tibbas, and the 10th infantry,
Colonel Temple. will garrison Monterey, Cerralyo Ca
margo Reynoso, and Matamoras
The squadron of the Sd dragons, Col Butler and two
companies OF volunteer cavalry from Alabama and Hi
nos, remain unassigned. portion of the dragons are
at Mer, and is conjectured that they will remain on
the line for escort of trains and like duties A cores
pondent OF the National thus up the troops who
remain between Brazos island and Buena vsta.l
Distribution Of forces the line Of the Rio Grande, after the
departure Of the force under marching orders for Vra
| Cruz:
Brazos Island, company LIST artillery III
Point Isabel, company 4,h artillery lo9
Nlaamoras. conpanies-5 of 10th infantry, of
Camargo, NC, II conpanies-5 of 10th infantry, S of
3D. dragons, of 4ii artillery, OF mounted volun-
Cenavo, companies 10Th infantry 4O3
E Monterey companies 10Th infantry .; 6oi
assSn ss Iaatsa s so9 ~
Total number ofroops : 5,56s
few weeks since, ii was supposed that Capt Baylor
and his command had been cut off The Flag gives the
following letter from its correspondent, which assures us
of Capt BIS safety:
| CERRALvo, August Is.
EpIroRs FLAG: My to you of a recent date gave in
formation of attack by large body of Mexcans upon
detachment Of twenty Texas rangers commanded
whole party save three who had effected their escape and
got back to this place So positive they in their state
tate to you my belief that all the had been
killed Such the opinion of one here until this
morning Greatly to our relief, and much astonsh
ment composing of train which arrived
this This morning from Monterey there sa came Captain Baylor
escape was truly miraculous and knowing that you would
' Is e from
n AeF Visiting and as sever ranches without
ans Of being concerned in the late robberies of ains
Captain B. left them unmoested, and proceeded on to
rancho called Los Idbos, situated the river Salinas
American money. The goods and money were taken and
packed upon mules, the rancho burnt, and several
Mexicans made prisoners. With the booty and prisoners
Captain B. started for the Monterey road and had pro-
ceeded about mile and half from the burnt rancho
when he found himself in the OF upwards of 800
Mexicans, who ambushed in the chapparal skrtng
plain which the road Between the road and
the river was another chappara thcket extending the
river The lancers charged before Captain b. could gain
the thcket next the river and in this charge oil his
men killed The hicket gained, the rangers dis.
mounted, and protected by the bushes twice repulsed
ancers killing lteen and forced them retire beyond
the reach OF their rifles Taking advantage of this, the
gers left their horses, booty and prisoners and descending
an almost perpendicuar bluff, fifty feet high they crossed
the river Marching by circuitou routes, and avoiding the
ranchos the party length reached Monterey where they
were again remouned for service and arrived here this
morning as have mentioned above. The three who made
you, separated from the main party by the first
charge and judged that they all killed. by the firing
having ceased and seeing the in of their
horses.
Capt Baylor leaves to-day with the train for Camargo,
and on his RETURN If not msnformed the Mexicans
will hear from him again. Major Graham commands the
escort going down with the train and has with him
wards of one hundred dragons and rangers With this
have been so bold OF late.
The following is from the Flag of the 25th ult:
RETAKEN.-The report which noticed in last We'd
nesdays paper of the taking some thirty or forty pack
mules beyond Ceralvo by party Mexicans is confirm
ed The attack was made between Ramos and Marin,
and we regret to learn that clerk Mr. Taniver of this
city, by the name OF Merchant, killed Gen Lane,
who was proceeding headquarters company with the
escort, Immediately collected men-hs among the
number-who volunteered their services and made after
the robbers The General, being old backwoodsman,
soon ascerained their s'whcreabouts, and his party
rod tlnr, hn lnffn