Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-11-18
From the n. o. Picayune, Nov. a.
Dealh OF Nal. Gen, Stenhen " Kearneu

nm " "uj uoh eitpnel w. hearney.
ne Telegraph yesterday announced the death
OF tHis distinguished officer. He had been i'll ma
ny weeks, indeed his life was desnaired of so-,a
Ten DAYS ago, but later accounts encourage tho
nope that he would yet be spared manv wears tn
h'S iatiiiy, or which he was the prop and stav
and to the army, Of which he was one of its chief
CO.. u h''iiehtS. Ills friends were rejoicing in. an.
pearances which promised returning Gonzales.
Oence' "heh death cast the illusion into darkness
ana turned their gladness into woe. He died Iosi
uesuay' In The meridian of his days Hsatlack
was brought on by privations and hardsbips dur.
ing eVer-Inemorabie march across the continent or
C"ilIoFhia, ana his subsequent exposure the To Des
uehce OF the low lands of Mexico. On his re.
'uFn 10 his country from honorable foreign ser.
vice enjoyed but period of repose. The nation is
'niar win me history of the persecution which
MS nomination TO the Senate Of the United States
'o' d oreVet commission of ma or general brought
upon him. The rewards of valor were contested
win Il rancor unparalleled in legislative opyositon
10 the just claims of chivalrous and heroic mn
oIic servant. But it is no, our purpose to speak
OF Ihis now, however they may have embi,tered
'ho closing days OF an honorable life. The Iudg-
ment OF the United States Senate confirming his
claims TO the highest military distinctions migbt
well have soothed his waning strength He has
gone, and the earth contains no braver gentleman
tVih than 1t has lost in the death of Mai. Gen
Stephen W. Kearnley.
5TH INFANTRY U. S. ARMy.-We Give baIo,,,
the names of the Military Posts to which the sew.
erai companies belonging to this Regiment have
oeen assigned on this frontier, together with the
name OF each company and the officers attached
TO them. The Head Quarters of The regiment
is at Fort Gibson.
Fort GibsOn.-Bvt Ii Col. MILES. Command.
ing; Company c., Capt. S. II. Fowler, 2d Lit.
b. W Ingate. Co. F. Bvt Ist 1t. c. w. Lear
Il. a. q s., and A. A. Q. NJ. Com. G.. ID
Ii. H. II. Long. Com. |, Capt. c. L. Stevenson.
I'd 1t. L. ii. NeilI. A. Adt.
Fort Smuh.-Com. E, Capt. C. C. SibIey.
Commanding Post. Isl L. J. C. Robinson. 4.
Z. 5, and A. A. Q. NJ, 2d Ii. w. w. Burns.
Bvt. 2d 1t. S. Archer. Com. A, "a L..
Harrison.
Fort Torcson---Com. D, Capt R. B. Marcy.
commanding. '2l 1t. F. Myers, A. A. c. S.
and a. A. Q. NJ; Byt. I'd Ii. - Russell.
Com X: lst 1t. NorvelI, 2d Lit. A. H. Seward.
Fort Washita--Com. A, lst 1t. W. Read. 2d
Ii. +. F. Abbott, Bvt. ID 1t. - Jackson.
Com. II, lst 1t. H. r. SeIden.--Fort Snuh Her
aid.
MILITARY STATIONS ON THE Rio GRANDE From
TiER.-Ihe present assignment of troops on the
bio Grande frontier, by both Republics, appear RS
to be as follows
y. s. Military .Stations.-The brownsville
lIexas) Flag of the 26th utimo, says: The
following are, for the present, 10 be the stations
For The United States forces, consisting of eight
companies of lst Infantry, and two companies of
Artillery: two companies of Infantry at Fort
neutrality-suspicious.; one company of Artillery
at Point Isabel +; two companies Infantry at Clay
Davis, Rio Gfande Cityl; one company of Light
Artillery, do; two companies Infantry at Loredo
and two companies of Infantry at Preside Rio
Grande.
Merican Military Stations.--The Matamoros
II BIen PublicO, says: General Don A naslaso
Bustamente has been appointed by the Mexican
Government 10 the command of the forces to be
stationed along the frontier the Rio del Norte
line. Il brigade of six hundred men, command
ed by Gen. Don Francisco Meiia. is to ga rrison
Alatamoros. Another brigade of the same num-
ber Of men, under The command of General Don
Francisco Avalos, will be stationed al Camargo.
These two brigades will form a division. under
the denomination Of division de Meiia." Private
letters received Iatamoros confirm this state
ment, and announce the early arrival of Mejia
at his post
MOVEMENTS OF TRooPs.-The steamboats, Fash
ion, A. r. HetzeI and Maria Burt, arrived at La
vaca, on the 20th utimo, with companies A. b. |
{, E. + and X, 81 Infantry, under command of
Majors Van Horne, Henry and Richardson; 1t.
Bee, Adjulant; Lieutenants Wood, O'Bannon,
Forsyth and MeClin ;- Stone. Assistant Sur
geon and Companies F and |, lst Infantry
Captain King, and Leuts. Crittenden and Turn
ley. We learn that these troops, which are in
tended for the frontier of Texas, are to encamp
near Lavaca, until they receive further orders
from Gen. Twiggs---N. 0. Delta-
The PHILADELPHIA SLAVE CAsE.-Important
case of Lewis Pierre, alledged to
be the slave of Robert 1ilghman, Of New Orleans,
again before Judge KENT, of the Court of
Common Pleas. at PhiIadel phia, writ of ha-
JeaS corpus, on Monday evening. After the case
had been fully argued by MIR. O'Neil, for the mas
ter. and Messrs. George and Thomas Earle, for
the alleged slave, who claimed, under the laws of