Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17
FROM MATAMOROS.
cORREsPoSDEScE OF THE n. =. EVENING POST.


Gen. Wool is at Aqua Nueva or Saltlo with only abou
four hundred men, composed of several fragments Of
MES of artillery and Dragons There are scarcely any vo
unteers Of the old levy left with Gen. Taylor He has with
him. OF approaching Monterey, the Virginia and North Caro-
lima, and Massachusetts, regiments and perhaps few hun
bred OF Texan rangers and Mississppans The united
forces OF these regiments and parts of regiments
than 29oo There at Camargo Me and Reynosa $50
the 10th infantry, COL w. Tbbatts who with his staff
passed up the river yesterday morning OF this regiment l25
are at New Orleans awaiting transportation together with
400 OF the 18th infantry This camp formed of the 10th
infantry, the New York regiment under Colonel Robert T.
Temple, s4 rank and file and about 400 of the Sd dra-
goons under Col Butler They are all under the immediate
command of Brgader General Enos D. Hopping and are
mpaenty awaiting orders from General TAYLOR to move up
and join him. Major fowler Hamilton of the 10TH is daily
expected with the closing detachment of that regiment which
will complete its full number of LOO men. The whole Of
the 18Th will probably be here, addition the four
companies at New Orleans, two others have sailed Mo
bile COL Hays was weeks since, on his way to Join
Gen. Taylor with $50 Texans three months men, raised
under Col Curss requisiton for thee thousand men, bu.
was met with an order TO turn back the General had
use for men whose terms Of service SO short
pulation Of the above details will show that Gen. TAYLOR
will have at his disposal 500 artillery and cavalry
3D. regiment; about 5000 effective of the 10TH 3,h
and 10th regiments of infantry and $500 volunteers, in
GLIDING several hundred the very useful though nondescp
Texans above referred to rangers and scouts
The aggregate of these forces in the neghborhood
$500 What part of the ten or twelve thousand vou-
tees raising under the last equisn will be assigned
him no one here has OF knowing To enable Gen.
Taylor to act with any decision Whatever just one-haf that
number should be sent him Immediately He could not with
any degree of prudence attempt forward movement with less
D.Dt nd pIph win
least would in that event be required garrison the towns,
defend the stores, convoy the trains, ind keep open the
muncations between Brasos Santiago and Salo line six
hundred miles in length Should he determine attempt
junction with such force with Gen. Scott it will hardly be
possible for him TO leave Sato before the middle OF August
From that point to San Luis Potos march of 275
miles, desert about equal in its capacities for sustaining
an army to the grand Zahara He must take all the water
and provisions for this march from Salto Now, under
all these circumstances, think it very improbable,
should there be of peace to Interrupt the
OF our arms this that this longprected and much
talked of expedition and through Pos will be made and
am quite clear, in my mind that the results of such
expedition would be by with the diff
hcutles and hardships of the enterprise
There may be from Monterey Mexico, farther to
the westward through the elevated and popuou part of
the States OF Durango Lacaecas and Auas Caenes taking
in the large and rich capitals of the me, which promises
something better in the way of subjugson but really
not say what the superior practcse Of that line of
march Gen. Taylor reported TO b great deal incensed
recently declared his intention Of moving peg until his
desires as to supply of and transportation complied
WITH All such rumors however, be received with the
greatest caution. Undoubtedly the General prefers activity
nacon, to camp and garrison Duty but he has fought
too long and too WELL and may adj, has also written much
too sensbly to talk fooshy e is represented to have
done about the injustice Of taking away his men, cppng his
plans, and so
have given you my view Of military affairs the
Rio Grande Ifpeace is attained presently, consider
that the forces here for number OF months
merely as the armed occupants Of conquered couay-as its
military police.
sort of whom almost primitive in their style of living
their ancestors could have been in the time of Cortez
Their made TO pull by their horns their wheels
consist OF two semclrcles formed Of the natural of
musqult tree for teoes and of heavy piece of
wood which, having hole for the axletree both for
spokes and hub They will sell you mustang broken and
trained for i've dollars which of the among them
may have been riding with bride decorated with solid silver
bullion OF three times that value The women smoke cigars
and the Of drawers that look much like pet
ucoa They build their best houses of unbunt BRICK and
never finish any thing The cathedral is about hall compile
ted and is OF this material SO is large magazine OF
the auxbougs. The in Maamoros are as well sup
piled with goods suited to the of rural population as
those OF most towns of the country and some
OF them about the plaza very large.
his war has been great thing for this part of Mexico
The people sell any hing they have to dispose Of and
they get the money for it, and, what Of more impor-
tance they protected in the possession and enjoyment Of
what they thus get Besides this all kinds goods are now
admitted at low and certain duty, which was very far from
being the under their rulers The robher chef Ca
nae and the cusom-house officers represented to act
tremendously in their several spheres and walks plumber
The former then levied contributions kind upon all places
IN the country for the support OF his maraudng gang whom
he called Federalists Cenasts the occasion served
just he is doing in districts without the range of our
jurisdiction in behalf OF his bands of patriots and gallant ran
chcros, while the officers plundered on three sides
depredalng alike upon the merchant the buyer and the
Government
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MATANoRos, MEXICO, JuNE 81 ls47.
DEAn L. For two very good have not written to
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