The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-22

TIE San Antonio Ledger 81 The .t instant Ia reference
10 certain military preparations, says
On Iharsday evening last a. express arrived 10 our
cry IRON Gen Smith, al Corpus Christi anding all
The troops al different posts rendezvous
tonic Al the earliest possible moment. AT nine O'Clock
"a the evening the order received by Assistant
isTmasief MAJOR Beixer. and BY O'Clock the
ning SIX messengers speeding their way with the
tdings OF rendezvous.
AMY ORDERS -Fioa two orders received from Bre-
vel Major General Smh--one dated Corpus Christi,
August 20. and the other Iadianoa. August 2a--we
CLEAN The following synopsis
Three companies OF Isl infantry from Fort Terri.t,
Tour companies OF The 5th infantry IRON Fort Beknap.
four from The post on Clear Fork OF the Brszos -four
psaes from s,h infantry from Fort Chadoourne four
from Fort McKav, will march without delay. via San
Aniono TO occupy points on The R,o rande hereafter 10
be designated. Each battalion will carry subsistence
stores 10 last from post post on The route RegimentaI
headquarters accompany The regimen'al commanders
The garrisons Of the reduced posts viii be composed
Of
Fort Terrili, under command oil Captain Granger
Fort Mason. under Col May.
Fou Mcksvtt, under Col Boalord.
Fort Chadbourne, undsr Col. Hardee.
Post on the Clear Fork, under Captain Sibey.
Fort Brknap. under Major Lamoe.
Forts Cfoghan, Graham. aud Worth will be abandoned.
The chief oi the quartz department will i'm
medlaely direct transportation necessary Tor the
meals. Medical officers assigned 10 ddsent baltalions
On comprte orsan'zaiion The t9o regiments will be
put in march by The For Ewe'l roadLe 5ih to Laredo
and the sih 10 Rnggoid barracks, until further orders
The four companies Of artillery expected from the North
viii be distributed between Fo Brown. RiurgoId Bar
racks. Laredo. and For Duncan The orders give fur
Their directions (o interest 10 the general reader and
the different officers actively engaged insure
rapid and effective concentration Of the forces the
RIO Grandc,
YELLOW FEVER In GALvEsroN.-Tbe yellow fever is
prevailing rs epidemic IN Galveston. The papers
caution persons in tie county not TO visit the
The deaths for The ten days ending the sth inst were
86 The Journal OF the sh says:
K.
number OF deaths from yellow lever hui from all thai
we can learn. should Jadge the proportion from
oas-haI to iwobds OF The whole number. This disease
seems be confined entirely 10 the unaccimaed and
those not receiving pfompi and proper atleaon The in
creased number oil n,ernens Today that OF yeser
day perhaps be attributed Inc cod OF
last night and day. TIE weather il supposed br
favorable TO we'll persons. but unTavorane TO iavxds
We are happy 10 say that the Howard Association is
doing noble work for The poor and Suffering sick.
The citizens OF Galveston had psilioned ior the re-
peal oil the quarantine laws ho, the city councils had
taken action on the subject.
The Civilian and Gazette oil the 6h instant says:
The yellow fever has made iearfnl progress in Calves
drahs have bscn confined almost exclusively the u-
The large number between one and two
eundfedl wac have already been attacked; the great
falling IL in the iniermens yesterday compared With
The day before and The small number OF cases re.
ported this monnx, leave good grounds hope that the
worst OF The epidemic has already passed Very
few old citizens hare been attacked They seem 10 he
amost universally alive TO the offices Of Humanity and
every possible attention - paid 10 The destitute and sui
fsrng. Tue Howard Association is interchangeable. The
disease with bal few exception yields readily to medl-
crn9 when treated promptly and The patient prudent
and properly nafsed.
YELLOW TrvrR At HousIos.--The Wesleyan Banner
says:
By referring TO the repo, OF the city sexton found in
another department OF our pa2eF, viii be that
during The week ending September T. there has been
unusuxl number OF deaths eleven Of which said 10
have been from yellow lever Ou. civ authorities to.
xsther with the Citizens generally. are nsnS every effort
10 say the pofress OF tins cisease. Though IL canro;
but be alarming. yet sti the clz-ns gre msniesia
ions oil lear but resolved TO all the means aud
leave the result, ~ The hands OF a mercful God
u was reported that few OF yellow fever had
o:c sfed al Pon Lavsea but Tits conhrmed ard
the papers only mention the report IN orlsi 10 eonia
Diet il. ssk
The te,.ou OF tie bosrl OF health Of niianola shox.
the mortality for The ending the 5th instant a. fol-
lows: Yellow fever, ten; esnsuapton. one typhoid
one o. these i've charity Gases. iaFss al which
died in The hospital and eleven OF ihs Twelve Gases were
rMf0.
Dsiyisn our the MExIcaSS.--The Indianola Bulletin
says r".. a4a
The people Of Maiasorda cnunty have hed'a meeting
and ordered every Mexican TO leave the couniy To
strangers this may wrong. bu, I'VE hold Il 10 be
perfectly right and highly necessary bat word Of .x
anaoa shosld De gwen. In ihe a.,i pa e thea there
county secondly they have fixed dnmcri 6li hang
around the plantations taking the kelest nyxro girl.
for wives and. thirdly they steal horses and ihsSe
girls loo, and cn5esvor 10 them 10 Mexico. We
should rather have anticipated an sppesi 70 Lyneh law
laan The u..la course which bss been adopted
The paper, IN abiding 10 the late election ssys.
The Hon. f. NJ. Pease, 81 Bsszotis. j. elected gov.
ernor by probably i've eA thousand over hliree
the next on the lr As lar heard ron his majority
i. little 3oo and steadily Interesting The ealiIe
OF The saie xii reach S. 900. The largest vote nj
The last eleotoa was bal 2l,00J.
The San Antonio Led. ger has The following items.
The Alamo presents busy seine al the present time
MAJOR Begr under bis als orders from head1aarisr
making every preparation 10 carry oat Tie mandate. bs
superior otscsr Purveyofs scattered through the
country and bic office is biongei with eager sellers oil
produce and provisions.
number Of strange Meaicans have arrived among
us They are busy engaged in purchasing six shoot
srs.
There 10 ruror IN town that body of 500 Itxicars
are stationed ON The RIO Grande opposite Lrcso
We understand hsl 1hes.sn society Is abou, being
organized by he Dung gentlemen OF this city Success
attend item,
On Monday evening arrived in io.n the son OF IN
Distinguished Gen thszy. be father IL expected daily
They purfrsc making ssr Antonio, its yciu age the
place OF future ABODE
NEW FALL GooDsTto saAcnser beg ie.rv to invite u.
~ susnon Of teif fis nds public
of ard slrxans foreign fancy CIV
goods e"h'ns every article 10 toir lin. sdsred the present