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From tin' N. O. !Tropic, 28//t ?//.
LATER FHOM THE AilMY.
Matamoros Taken.
The steam ship Telegraph, Captain
Anil tins inst nrrivnri frnm I irnvn? Ss:m.
tiago, which place she left on the 20th.
The most important items will be found
below.
The steamer Sea reached Brazos on
the 19th, with volunteers from this city.
The schrs. Cornelia and Atlantic, also
arrived that day.
We have numerous letters, but have
only time to state items of?iows.
The wounded at Point Isabel were
all doing very well
The company containing the Printers
from this city had left for Gen. Taylor's
Camp. They told the General to thrust
them upon the Mustanirs as quick as
possible, lov they were wonted backhere
as soon as possible.
All the vessels which left here for the
government had arrived safe.
There was a fleet of American menof-war
lying ofT Liaco Chica, watering
the ships in the river and assisting the
army.
The Mouth of the Rio Grande is now
in our possession. It is to be fortified.
The vessels at Brazos arc the brigs
Apalachicola and iYIilaudon; and the
schooners Harriet Smith, Waterman,
Geurtrude, Ann Louisa, Enterprise and
Decatur.
From the Galveston News of the '22wl.
The steam ship Telegraph has just
arrived from Point Isabel. Through
the politeness of her obliging clerk, we
r. : j i ....1 r 11
na> u lm.UII 1IIUUSllUU Willi 1110 lOllOWItlg
information:?
Reports?That on the afternoon of
the 17th inst. a detachment of 3U0 regulars
and 350 volunteers proceeded to
Barita ancl took possession of it, and established
a military depot. In the night
of the 19th an express arrived from Gen.
Taylor, stating that lie had crossed the
Rio Grande and taken the city of Matamoros
without opposition, the Mexicans
having fled the city.
The Mexicans, from last accounts,
were deserting their ranks in battalions.
Two American Regiments, with the
exception of about 350, having marched
a few days previous, were siationed at
the Brazos Boint, awaiting the orders of
Gen. T. and it was thought they would
leave on the 20th for Matamoros, via the
old Barita road?Col. Mcintosh, Capt.
Page, and all the others that were
wounded in the action of the *8th and
Qllt r? *?rv n# I ? J
vriU) uib ut jl vjinL lbauuij mm were recovering.
The Telegraph is just 2G hours from
Point Isabel, and has on board 7 deck
and 2 cabin passengers.
The sloop Olive Branch, Captain Underhill,
arrived yesterday, 24 hours
from Indian Point?near Port Lavaca.
Capt. U informs us that about 100
men, principally German volunteers
from Indian Point, went on the sloop
Washington, for Point Isabel on Friday
last.
Capt. U. says that a report reached
Victoria last Friday, that one hundred
Germans,escorting one hundred wagons
r. TVT r* " ? - -
noin i\ew uraunlels to the new settlement
on the San Saba, seventy miles
above, were suddenly attacked by a
large body of Camanches, supposed to
number several thousand, whereupon
the emigrants abandoned their wagons,
to seek security, leaving their property i
in the hands of the savages. There appears
to be some uncertainty as to numbers,
etc., but the main facts are substantially
correct.
Capt. U. also informs us that a report
came overland to port Lavaca last Sunday,
to the effect that a large body of
Indians, consisting of the warriors -of
several tribes, comprising the Camanclie
nation, were hovering about in the
vicinity of the American entrenchments,
? *
ujjjjusnu ivicuumoros, wun a view, doubtless,
to join the victorious party and
share the plunder of the defeated.
Capt. Auld, of the Telegraph, who
has had opportunities for correct information,
has given us some interesting
particulars in relation to our army operations
which we have now scarcely
time to allude to.
The escape of Capt. Thornton, at the
time his company was so badly cut up,
is almost incredible. After carrying
him safely over the high hedge enclosure
into which he had been decoyed,
his horse bore him swiftly over several
other fences and deep ravines, swimming
the Rio Grande, above Matamoros, then
nassinff do*wn below tVip tnwn nr.
...v vv ?f ii VII HIV/ vpw
T>osite?side; in attempting to leap a
broad ditch he missed his footing, when
"both horse and rider were thrown. By
the fall Capt. T. was so stunned that
- he was soon after taken up by the Mex.
icans, perfectly unconscious of what
had happen. After the battle of the
9th, he was exchangod and restored to
our army,
Capt. A. thinks the whole, number of
our killed and wounded must amonnt to
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more than 300. Besides the wounded | rc
taken to St. Joseph's, there arc now I fr<
about 40 at Point Isabel, loo badly 111
wounded to be removed?all but three, m
it is thought will recover. There arc of
three Mexican prisoners having but one at
log between tliem all. Afi/n* being shot 2i
in the arm, Colonel Ale In tosh received tli
a bayonet wound in the mouth, which
passed through one side of his head.
There are no hopes of his recovery. ?
The condition of the brave and cs- ni
teemed Captain Page is melancholy indeed.
The whole of his lower jaw, gi
with a part of his tongue and palate, is at
shot away by a grape shot, lie, how- pi
ever, survives, though entirely incapa- T
ble of speech. lie communicates his A
thoughts by writing on a slate, and re- ni
ceives the necessary nutriment for the 1,
support of life with much difficulty, ui
lie does not desire to live, but converses ti
n-ltli II1 linos
...?1 VUbbllUlllVCO UiRI f-VUlUlUUU llJJUIl U'
tlio success of our arms, anil concluded bi
an answer to some queries concerning ti
the battle of the 9th, by writing: " We in
gave the Mexicans h?11!" di
All our accounts represent the Mexicans
as having fought on the 8th and i
9th with a courage and desperation that
would have reflected upon the troops of s:
any nation. They were nearly in a
state of starvation, and had been proini- 0|
sed the ample supplies of the American 0|
camp, in case they would sccure the fj
victory. They met the charges of our ( ,.
troops manfully, and stood the destruc- fr
tivo lire that was poured in upon them
without giving way, until the works
were encumbered with the dead and n
wounded. cj
On the 19th, it was reported that C(
three thousand men had crossed the jc
river, none of the volunteers had yet ,r
gone over L!cu. 'i'uylui was on the ^
other side; he intends, as we under- c;
stand, to proceed immediately to the s;
city of Matainoros, which he expects to sr
take without the (ire of a gun. Noth- 01
ing further had been heard of the rein- n
forcements that were reported to be on t|
their way to the relief of Ampudia. ^
Capt. Symptom found a Mexican a st
few days since in a thicket. As soon as
he was discovered ho threw away his
arms, saying that he had been fighting R;
a month, with nothing but bread and u
water for provisions, that he now wished j
to surrender to the Americans, as he r(
would fight no longer under the Mexi- h
can government, and that two thirds of ?
ii - ?-l- -1 - r . , . ?.
luu wnoiu lorce wisnca to do tiic same. Ci
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From the N. O, Picayune, oOtk ult. jLATEII
FROM THE AllMY ?
The steam ship Galveston arrived e
last evening1 from Brazos Santiago, n
which place she left on the 27th ult. tl
She brings a confirmation of the news oi
brought by the Telegraph. Gen. Tay- ci
lor has obtained peaceable possession of tc
Matamoros. The Mexican army left a 1
large amount of amunition in the city, a:
which is of course a valuable acquisition ei
to our army. oi
The Mexicans destroyed an immense p
quantity of their amunition bv filling un h
J O "I" ~r
the wells and throwing other portions ir
into the river. "
Tlis steam schr. Cincinnati, Capt. ci
Smith, was at Alatamoros?the Mary w
Kingsland at anchor off the bar, the tl
Monmouth acting as her lighter. The tl
o o
steamer Augusta was aground in the IV
Bay. Vhe Sea and Florida were also
engaged as lighters. C
On her passage to the seat of war, the a1
Galveston was the seat of a terrible tl
murder, a man named Robert Mitchell, tc
of the McKelvey Guards, having stab- a
bed one of his comrades named Wil- u
liam Malloy. The deceased was bur- ei
ried at sen, Capt. Waddell reading the a;
furneral service. The murderer was h
immediately put in irons and placed in tl
close custody immediately upon their e^
arrival at Point Isabel. rc
General Taylor gave most positive tc
orders to his men not to take the slightest IV
~Y ?
article without giving a fair equivalent, si
The citizens were told by Gen. Tay- IV
lor to continue their business operations, w
but prohibited from selling to any of the tt
army. bi
Commodore Connor with most of his a
squadron had left for Pensacola to refit tie
and reinforce before making an attack sc
upon Vera Cruz. He intends taking fa
with him three or* four line-of-battle di
ships. B
| General Taylor, immediately after c(
| having taken possession of Matamoros, ec
despatched two companies of horse to V
follow the Mexican army. Thev ac- io
W ^ ll
cordingly followed them about fifty ot
miles, but never approached nearer than fo
six hours travel." th
! The amount of money found in the Vt
Mexican army chest after the battle of a
the 9th contained, it is said, $16,000 in dt
gold. w
Tho James L. Day, which sailed on ca
the evening of the 26th, arrived about se
9 o'clock, a short time after the Galves- hi
ton. The only additional item of news w
she brings is that the Mexican army had ca
treated to Camargo, about 200 mil
"\ 1-.4 " * '*
jiii iviuiiuiiurus, supposca ior remiorc
cuts. A party of Col. Twigg's liej
cnl of Dragoons, under the commai
Capts. May, Arnold and Carr, arrivt
l'oint Isabel on the evening of t!
>th inst., for the purpose of recruilit
leir horses.
Deplorakle Massacrees in Tex.i
-We copy the following from lastev
ing's Courier:?
A letter from San Antonio de Bexr
ives deplorable accounts of murdc
ul robberies committed upon the pt
le inhabiting the western frontier
cxas, by the C'amanches and Ljpar
lost of the able-bodied men of the co!
ics of New Braunfels, Castroville ai
nice totuanni having joined tlic am
nder C5en. Taylor, the savages pre
rig by their absence threw themselv
pon the old men, women and childrc
arnt the houses, the crops of corn, in
latcd the dead bodies, violated the w
ion, and carried off a number of cli
ren into slavery.
CAPT. SAMUEL II. WALKEH
In the recent promotion of this pari
in, the President hns done an r
hich will meet with the approbatii
every man in the Union. The 1
~ Cnpt. Walker has been more inter*
ng than any Romance, as will appc
om the following brief extract, we cl
om an exchange paper.
Catt. Samuel H. Walker.?T1
ill, ;i 10 ?.JI1U UI 111U5U I i.HU SpU'llS Will
state of war will bring out from o
tizen soldiers. His late uncqunll
)nflict with the Mexicans, in which
?st nearly every man under his coi
land, and his daring heroism in outtii
is way to Gen. Taylor's camp, ha
<cited in the public mind a strung (
re to know more of him. He is t
ime gentleman so frequently and he
rably spoken of in Gen. Green's Joi
al of the Mier expedition. He is a r
ve of Washington City, from when
o went into the Florida War, where
?veral campaigns he distinguished hi
^lf by his in trepid bravery. In 18
e went to Texas, and during the im
on o! mat rcpuonc Dy i ico. wo!!,
'as marked for his bold and daring cc
net. After the Mexican General h
^treated from San Antonia, and \vh
c lay upon the llio Hondo, Walker a
5apt. McCullough crawled through 1
imp one night and spied out his pc
on, and the next day, with the galla
lays, led the attack upon his rc
uards. He then joined the cclobrat
xpedition against Mier, and on the m
ing of that sanguinary battle, he, w
iree others?being the advance see
f the Texans?was taken prisoner, ai
arried with his hands tied behind h
) the head quarters of Gen. Ampud
'he Mexican General questioned h
s to the Texan forces, and when Wa
r informed him that the Texans h
illy three hundred men, Ampudia po
ously replied : " Does that audacic
and full of men presume to follow i
)tA tViic? efrnn/V ??J ?
w hiato jnav^u till Li. IlllUCIi. Ill
Yes," says Walker, " make yours
intent upon that subject. General, th
rill follow you into hell and attack y
lore."?He was, with his comrad
icn marched a prisoner to the city
Iexico.
At Salado, with the lamented Ca
lameron and Dr. Brennen, he led t
Hack upon the guards, overpower
lem, and marched for Texas, when, i
:r eating up all their horses and mul
nd living for days, upon their ov
l ine, sur'rendefed to the Mexican Gc
rals Mercier and Ortago. He w
[jain marched to Salado, where, wi
is comrades, he was made to draw
le celebrated black bean lottery, ai
l/nrv tP.nlll mnn ivoo cVint
J ilMUl ITU0 UllV/k. JL UVCC VII
smained of the Texans were march
i the Castle of Perote and the city
lexico. Here, while working- on tl
reets in that city, he was struck by
lexican corporal for not working fastc
hen with his spade he knocked dov
le corporal, which caused the guards
3at him nearly to death. His life w
long time despaired of, and upon 1
icovery, he with two companio:
;aled the walls of his prison after nig
11, and made his way to Texas, over
stance of more than a thousand mih
efore however, thev cot ont nf tl
9 ? J o ~ r~ w j
)untry, they were twice more impriso
1, and each rime effected their escap
i^hen they reached Texas again, ]
ined Capt. Hays, who, with fifte<
hers, armed with Colt's repeating rifl<
light ninety-six Comanches, leavir
irty-six killed upon the ground. He
talker was run through the body wi
Comanche spear, and his life aga
ispaired of. We now hear of hii
ith 24 Texans, attacking 1500 Mei
ns, and all perishing in battle but hir
If nrwl oiv a?1ia?o <??>J . *? ?
u>A Vtuvio J auu UlCIIj IU truw
s wonderful life of daring, he cut h
ny single-handed, .into Gen. Tayloi
mp, from Point Isabel.
es To such men Texas is indebted for
u- her emancipation from Mexico. Few
>i- us they are, they have won her liberty,
id and have miraculously maintained it
id for ten years against tile boasted power
ic of M ex co. *\V e trust that the President
ig of the United States, in making his appointments,
will notoyerlook them. Tcxas
has a host of heroes, who not only
is. from a ten years experience, understand
c- the Mexican mode of warfare, but who
knows every hill and dale, river, pass
ir, and mountain gorge in the enemy's
r.s country. Such men as Generals Burle:o
son Green and Mcljcod, Cols. Cook
of and Hays, Capts. Walker, McCollough,
is. Gillespie and others should bo promptly
10- called into the service ; and we arc deid
cidedly of opinion that the gallant and
ly distinguished Com. Moore should have
11- the command of the Gulf fleet. In ados
dition to his hiirh uualifications as a na
n, val commander, Com. M. is better acu
quainti.'d with this coast than any pilot
*o- on the gulf.
il
Mimtarv INIovemknth.?In Ala,
l>ama, there, is a. rush ill the way
^ of volunteering. It is stated that
nine companies have already left.
m for the seat of war, eight others
jfc have reported themselves to the
;s. Governor, and several others have
ar been formed, and are organizing,
lip It is said that a perfect flood of
volunteers are pouring down the
lis ? big rivers." 800 at Louisville,
ch expected at New Orleans iminediU1J
ately?500 at Memphis, waiting
, orders and inumerous companies
110 _ * KT - I 17 * 11 . ?
ar. i\;ucn(7?\ icKSourj?, anu,inueed,
r all 1 ho way up, ready for marclivo
'"?
! The Santa Fk Expedition.?The
ltc
(n. St.. Louis Reveille says that Capt.
11- O'Brian, who arrived at St. Louis
ia* on the 16th ult., recommends that
9? the first object of the invading ex,n
pedition should be to capture a
^ Mexican military post on the Rio
' ~ Grande, about ttf>0 miles below
j Santa Fe, which keeps open the
)n communication between that city
acj and Chihuahua, and which, in our
en possession, would form a link of
nd connection between our armies in
lis the south and the north. The
'si- northern provinces, thus seperated
Lnt from southern Mexico, would
!ar yield at once. To illustrate the
cc* character of the people, the I'e?j~
veille states that last " September
| j the whole country was in a panic
n(j at the outrages of the Indians?the
jm inhabitants from various ranches
Ia huddling and penning themselves
im together like sheep in the supposed
Ik- stronger places. One thousand
ad Rancheros mustered courage to go
m- out from Chihuahua against the
us Apaches. They were out thirtytwo
days?came in sight of the
savages?instantly lied, and reel
turned, in shame without a further
cy demonstration." Capt. O'Brian,
c>s being at the time a resident of the.
"[ city, then marched out with thirtytwo
Americans, and attacked and
pt. defeated a party of 114 savages,
he Capt. Ricker succeeded him in
cd command, and, with his little band
af- was subsequently employed by the
ps, government to protcct. the provn
vince. Both he and O'Brian are
;n" Irishmen, and hence the whole
!as party are now called the Irelandes
{t.1 Diahlos, or Irish devils. The Rej
veille adds, that " the province of
t Sonora is already in a state of
e{j revolution?Durango may be exof
pected to join it; Zacatecas alhe
so. Sonora, part of Durango,
' a Sinaloa and California, wish to bejr,
come an independent republic.
'n With regard to California, it is but
to restrained by American influence :
a.s the settlers there not yet feeling
IIS themseves strong enough to take
[|s the direction of the movement/'
nt
a Coffee Bag Skirts.?The ladies
^ of New Orleans it is said are in
,n_ the habit of using coffee bags, in
>c. stead of grass cloth skirts, and
lie lately a very dashing spinster,
^n passing the ruins of an old wooden
5Sj building, her light dress was
*? caught by a nail, and was torn alr?
most entirely off, revealing to the
. astonished spectators the well
kf:own commercial phrase," Prime (
Old Java," written in large char- (
n_ acters upon the skirts underneath. ,
mi _ . * *
rn ine mortification of the lady may
is be imagined i she immediately {
's hurried into a cab, and drove home I
in a state of detraction. <
THE BANNER.
" LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOII.."
CHARLES H. ALLEN, Editor.
Abbeville C. II., S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10. 184G.
Errata.?In the letter of our correspondent
upon the first page, the nanae
of'Gordin" should be Garvin; in the
15th line of the second column for " insects"
read stvcels; in the 23d line for
"forests" read parts, and in the next
line for " base," read bass.
A negro man, named Dick belonging
to Dr. J. J. Wardlaw, and in
the employment of the Rev. D. M. Tur\i:r,
was killed on Friday the 5th inst.,
by falling into a well. He had gone
into the well after a bucket, and when
reaching the top his head became giddy
and he fell back, which killed him instantly.
ICf l he Court of Equity for this
District commenced on Monday last.
Chancellor Duncan presiding.
We have had for several days
past quite a disagreeable spell of rainy
weather, which we are fearful will injure
the wheat crops much The prospects
for an abundant harvest were never
better in this country. Crops of all
kinds look fine ; and the fruit trees are
already bending with fruit. The grass
in many parts of our District has sprung
up with such luxuriance and rankness,
that farmers have been unable to subdue
it, and we have heard of acres of cotton
in conseauence. thrown aivav Tt
i J ~ J ' ""
would be better for our farmers and the
country in general, if they would every
year throw away some of their cotton
and plant more grain. At the present prices
of cotton, it is impossible that much
can be made by it. We should attend
more to raising stock, and not depend
upon foreign supplies. We have ever
regarded it bad policy for a farmer to
plant all his spare lands in cotton to the
neglect of other crops, and at the end of
the year expend the proceeds of his cotton
for the purchase of hogs and horses.
Id"" Volunteering seems to be goin^
on slowly in this State. By the latel
Charleston papers we learn that buti
four companies have as yet tendered I
I Iktor onririnnc /-> a ???- *
OV1 V1VVO t,\J VUU V^UVUiHUl j (llllUllg 1
these we are proud to see first upon
the list the McDuffie Guards of this
District, commanded by Capt. J. F.
Marshall. This is a fine company,
composed entirely of young men. The I
greatest enthusiasm prevails among I
them; and we venture the assertion I
that if they have an opportunity they 1
will acquit themselves nobly upon the 1
field of battle. T
We are beginning to fear, from the/
aspect of things, that our State will ye/
have to resort to a draft to make up thi
number required. We trust, for the ho\
nor of South Carolina, this will not be V
the ease. Any quantity of Resolutions \
may be found in the papers from the I
mountains to the seaboard,approving Ih?
course of the President, and declaring
the war just upon our part, and pledge
ing, in an indefinite manner, ourselves
to defend the country and support the
President in prosecuting the war; yet,
what signifies all this ado, when men
withhold their names and refuse to offer
their services to their country. JLet us |
be less famous for windy resolutions and ,
more notorious for action. ^
From the Army.?In another column
we have given all that is of interest from
the army. Mataraoras was taken without
opposition; the Mexicans haying
left the town. A considerable quantity
of amunition was found which they had i
[eft behind, and mush was also destroy* i
t i .? % .% * '
m Dy tnom Dy tnrowmg it mto tae welw