The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-12
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
Voyage Of the United States Transport
Steamer Coatzacoalcos.
INTERESTING MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,
&C., &e., Aes

the 4th inst and landed two companies Of infantry, and
being unable to obtain water proceeded to Havana sailed
thence the afternoon Of the 9th inst and arrived at
this port yesterday The Coazacoacos has experienced
very heavy gales.
Left at Pass Cavao the steam ship Empire City, for
New York in eight days, waiting the arrival OF troops
from the Interior also the star Of the West, awaiting
troops, to sail for New York in twenty five days.
Coazacoalcos OF the several steamers recent
ly chartered by the United States government to aid in
conveying the troops from the late military Department
of Texas to points still within the Union. With this
we left New York bar at eight O'Clock the evening OF
the 18th ut vessel deeply laden with coal and army
raons The first three days out characterized by
strong norherly gales with thick misty weather. With
steam and sail united to urge course ran
swiftly along. Objects could with difficulty be dscerned
through the haze short distances but the watchfu eye
Of the lookout preserved from the danger Of col
lsiop. Many vessels passed with those "close tor
exchanged the formal sautaons of the sea- others
more remote excited only passing curiosity.
On the evening of the third day 'made" Amelia Island
Light Ut marks the entrance to Fernandina harbor For
several days after this the weather clear and plea
SAINT. On the fifth day communicated with a pilot
boat off Key West few hours thereafter took de-
parture from Tortugas Light and steered away for Pass
Cavalo the the port of Indianoa, Texas.
On the 25th came to of the bar. The coast of Texas
in the entrances to its harbors. They
all very shallow with the single exception Of that Of
Galveston which boasts of eleven, the depth Of water
the bars does not exceed eight feet The cause Of
this very serious detrment to commercial greatness may
be assigned TO the absence Of large rivers with volume
enough to keep open deep channel outlet, the wave
action produced by southeast gales accumulang the
in ridges which the feeble discharge from tho bays
is inadequate to wash away, and the very small tidal
elevation peculiar to the Gulf of Mexico.
A gale of wind was upipingo when we to - A
CONTIGUOUS line OF heavy surf visible along the low
mono.onous shore with one part less rough than an
other TO indicate the plpge into the tranquil water Of
Maggorda bay-seen in .the distance beyond. A large
black iron buoy, "watchng just outside the edge or
the breakers, seemed placed there in mockery Of
mans desire to enter. However, the light draft
coasters do cross, even in rough weather, humping
and humping their way over. The pilot boat came
out in gallant stye and delivered letters TO us from tho
acting Quartermaster, by which learned that body
troops encamped at Green Lake. twenty four miles
from Indianola, awaiting transportation.
On the 25h the transport steamer Empire City arrived
from New York, by way of Brazos Santiago. She re-
ported transport star of the West ~ anchor
on tie latter port and the department comma ander
had ordered that ar the troops win embark al Indano
a." sen. direct her to Pass Cayalo bar. We
returned next day.
On the 2sth the steam gunboat Moha VIZ arrived direct
from York She left tha. port in company with
Empire City the l4th, but parted the night in
gale She sent out appears at the urgent request
Of Gen. Scott, to protect the ransports-a service ehe
will probably not be called upon to perform.
the Goth, the having moothed down sufficiently,
the troops alongside in tw, small vessels and
| commenced the operation OF transferring them. Tho
vessels "de rode lay the swell uneasiy az
make the work tedious In the extreme and, to re-
late, ed serious injury to the hand of Sergeant
of he Second r. ms vho baaw
| renown in many Indian fights. In Of the last he
killed warriors with the hand that may never WELD
| sabre again.
on the 31st weighed anchor and steamed TO sea,
bound Key West, there to land companies Of in
| fantry and obtain Goals and water for the vessel
We bring the second detachment of troops composed
Of six companies Of the Second regiment OF cavalry and
three companies of the First regiment Of infantry all
under the command of Captain John H. King, First in
fantry Assistant Surgeon r. H. Alexander, and First
Lieutenant W p Chnmbss, Second cavalry Adjutant
and Quartermaser. Total, twelve officers and five hun
| dred and seventy enlisted men.
We reached Key West the 81 nst, landed companies
and II, First infantry commanded respectively by Cap
tans James N. Caldwell and stephen d. Carpenter with
Assistant Surgeon 9. Wagner First Lieutenant j. A. Now
and Second Lieutenant j. p. Sherburne. These two
companies viii garrison the barracks that paccthe
artillery soldiers having been concentrated at Fort Tay
| lor.
The First regiment Of infantry has served in Texas
since the Mexican and deachments have been sta
toned at every military post in Department, with
four exceptions Several OF the posts mainly built
by the soldiers Of this regiment 1t has been engaged
several skirmishes with Ind which highly Gre
dtabe to the officers and men, AMI has afforded much
protection to the border settlers The old First regiment
has numbered among its officers some Of the foremost
military men country has produced amoog which
stand pre-. eminent the names Of Taylor Twiggs sam
Houston Jessup, croghsn, CALL Harney, Kearney and
| Jen. Davis
| Tho second regiment Of cavalry was organized by Sc
cretary Davis in the Of 1855, Jefferson Bar
racks Missouri and In the Of that year started
for Texas After painful winter march through the IN
dian nations arrived Texas In January 1885, and
since that time has been constantly engaged upon tho
frontiers a warfare against tho Camanche, Lpan and
Apache Indians with whom 1t has had over forty dghts.
portion Of the regiment was mainly instrumental in
putting 10 flight the hodes Of the Mexican bandit Corti-
nas the Rio Grande frontier and in restoring peace TO
| that portion Of our country.
! Many Indians killed and captured in the fights
before alluded to- and the regiment was called upon to
depore the loss Of one officer and several killed on
the fields, and six officers and many wounded From
the Red river TO tho Rio GrSndc many gallant soldier
Of this regiment has found his resting place beneath tho
green sos Of the prares. For these actions the reg
ment has received frequent compliments from the head
! quarters Of the Department and Of the army.
At the time General Twiggs surrendered the federal
property to the State OF Texas the regiment stationed
the extreme frontier from the Brazos river 10 the
Rio Gr,nde, dctschmcnts Of one and two companies,
and stationed line Of than thousand miles
At the organization of the regimen there were twenty
six officers appointed from the Southern states and nine
from tho North. Since the secession move nca nine OF
the Southern officers have resigned and advanced
TO higher grades In the army Of the Confederate sates
All Of the officers were invited resign by President
Davis, and certain promotion guaranteed to them Not
withdrawing this, heiregmont left Texas, rather tho
six companies board the steamship in excellent order
and fine discipline, and cast aside all offers which had
been held out to them to desert the dag which they have
learned to love so well The inducements held TO in