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n the
csting conversation with Jiii
subject most int '
The General lool
somewhat wlri(i r
him. Olid like effry other male in lids re
gion, cbntirct
digioiis whisk
mh |
and mo
wiiji'uro-
i. Tooni
think any of the volunteers brought their
razors nlong—Ccrtes, 1 never suw such
crops of hrvjr on human faces as meet you
here, passim. .
A Iter a long nml agreeable conversation
Gen. Twiggs lull us proinising to’send up
his private baggage wagon anil mules .to
talents, but his command iinvte .discover-
. . i. »a talent for- military
:h order. Hi\aulhnr-
his whole command, officers and
about licidg in the least oflctisive,
iscomnkjte. The Uegiment is ireproving
rapidity under ids instructions, and some
of llie Columbus people who witnessed
its first attempts gt grilling, would.be sur-
C rised to See haw steadily and Imkfyome-
j they go through the batlallion manoeu
vres of forming squares against Cavalry,
breakingdhto column'add ploying or ile-
** lf'the Regiment lias a chance, you will
hear good of it.. But Mas 1 .Gen. Taylor
says dip enemy will run when die Ame
rican columns reach .Monterey, .unless
Parades brings .a three from the Capitol,
■tram . . , ?"d lake command,.and (if this, there is
fell in with several of the officers who! was not Inigo—no females, nud pnacMxd- gfcalrgasim to doubt. . , ,
iboght in the two engagements. Among | ly men connected with the army:. >\\ e’ But l tfl mst )t stop., I.fearmy letter is
■ ° i Lieut Uidlelev upon whom fell | staid out an act or two of only passable • longer now than my reader will iclisli.
* Fnmtke OoUmhu* Times-Extra.
FROn THU AHHl •
We entertain our readers with the jej*
find of the following letter from Adjutant
Forsyth at Metamoras, it is the lalcsldalgs
we have from that place. aS*
Metamoras, July 31st 1S40.
We arrived here at noon yesterday.—
At the distance often miles by the river
we could descry the Town, looking quite
imposing—by land we were only three or
four milcg oil. The magnificent stars and
stripes «f our country were waving over
Fort Brown, nml Gen. Taylor’s Cajnp on
thenpnosftc sldc. 'li always fillip wfifiTfoSo us to liTs quarters to breakfast will,
strange cuioiiuus to seo that flag in n For-j ty", after wlnvUe would introduce us to
cim country. There it streamed, where, Gen. Taylor. In die evening wc strolh-d
lartmcnt, that the Regimcutsol l.ouis-
i Volunteers, commanded by Coif,
ton and Fealbcsion; and the Batallion
j'Aljtbama, under Leufi Colonel Rai-
furd, an not in service under any existing late.
T^hey .will agreeably to instructions from
the Secretary of AVur be transported to
New Orleans, and then be mustered out
of service as above.
The volunteer troops above indicated
will take their nrms mid accoutre meats,
knapsacks ami'bavresacjis to N. Orleans,
tellers they will be tufticr! over'to the
proper, department- T-licir camp equip-
tige of every kind will be turned over to
the Quarter-master at'Brazos Island as
fliev embark.
_ The Regiments under tbo command of
Gen. Smith, will be prepared for eralmr-
kniion in such order us lie may prescribe.
The other Regiments will einlmrk after
Ueii. Smith’s command, mid in dis order
they joined the army. ! ,i
Ai.the same time, the Department of
War lias found ilsell under the necessity
of ordering tlio discharge of die ubove
Regiments and Companies, it makes pro
vision for the retention of such ns may be
stealing, but thus far wo huvo lost-nolli- Jfy Me President of tire United Stales y
ing, and had no encounters with die sava
ges. The district we ure'now in belongs
to the Pawnees.
If you were to see ine now yob would
scarcely know me. Indeed, wbeij d lqnk
in die glass I do not'exactly recognize
myself. 1 am as dark, apparently, as the
darkest Indian I have yet seen, and bear
in many respects a strong resemblance
to them. My health lias generally been
goqd, although there lias been much sick
ness among lire emigrants. The number
of cmigsuul wagons upon (ho road is 470,
l dislinguu
eomplishmcnts in all the nrmly exercises;
A splendid rider, swordsman nnd shot,
with a perfect darc-Dcvil spirii. He. was
just die fellow to g-illop his brass pieces
up to close quarters with the enemies
lilies, nnd to charge by liiinscil (as he did)
street—advice intended to keep us pre
pared fur an attack—ami from whom you
will say? Iam ashamed to sny lloin our
own countrymen. This town like . all j
'garrisoned towns is full of vice. Gamh-j
ling, drinking, knocking down and robbing
arc the fashionable amusements of the
Discharge of the Louissiiiita Volunteerrs,
by order if the Secretary tf' War.—Otn.
Taylor’s Older in coiijbrmUy with the
intentions aj the J lPar Department.— Cols.
I’ciifoil’s and Fcnlhcrson’s Regiments de
cided by the Secretary of TPisr as not le
gally in the service.—Arrival if some iy
the Alabama Volunteers.—March o) the
Regular troops to Camargo.—Oocernor
Henderson not cXjirctcd to lice.
no advancing parly of Mexican horse, sa-1 . .
‘ ' Yellow across the head and j Harptcs who infest nnd hang about the
America,
A l*rocInitiation.
Whereas a treaty between thb United
States of America uml her Majesty tbo
Queen of the Uuitcd Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland wus concluded and
signed by their plenipotentiaries at Wash
ington on the fifteenth day of Juno last
which treaty is word for word as follows:
The United States of America and her
Majesty the Queen of the Untied King,
doin of Great Britain and Ireland, deem
ing it to be desirable for the future web
jcacli wagon averages nlmul u or G per-, f ut0 0 f countries_lhat. the state of
smis, men, women and idiildreri, and the. dodbt and uncertainty' which hag hitherto
number of cattle besides oxen in the prevailed respecting the sovccrcigolv and
teams, isabout 10 toeath wagon. government of thb territory in'lfie florth-
Tile wagons are scattered. in emupomes wegl c „asl of America, lying westward of
of rrom 20 to 50, over a space ol 300 ,|ie Rocky oi Slonv mountains, should be
miles. Our company consists ol ,40 finally terminated by an amicable com-
wagons, mill now is in the rear. Wo, promise of the rights mutually asserted
prefcred to spare our teamsi in the lyit-.by the two parties over the said territory
set. So you see we ure a “ mighty host.” : have respectively named plenipotentiaries
I have slept on the ground novy more I to treat and agree Obncerning the terms of
han a month, and. have become so mured suc h seulcmcut—that is to soy: the Pres-
to it that I doubt it l could sleep m a idem of the United States of America has
ri . i• We expect to cross the south lurk: lrfl bl3 part, fun.isl.ed with full powers
willing ip serve fi.r twelve mootlu. or ilur- of the Platte to-morrow. j James ‘Buchanan, Secretary or guueof
mg dm war:.nDdcr thc Ac tol .M.i y 13 , h, , . After flo.ng this, I shall, in comppay. die United States, and her Majesty, the
1S4G, any Companies or Bat alums ilia | will, four men, priced on horseliack to | Queen of the United Kingdom ol Great
niuy oBlr forsuch penod w.llbe received Fort Selomic. a d.s.ance of 200 miles.;Britain and Ireland has, „n her part, ap-
l,y the command mg General and duly [.Here we intend, if we can, to swap our p„i me d Ihe right honorable Uichird P*t
liv the commanding . .
niustercil into service. The organization [ oxen and wagons fir mules, and ‘pack | l.nimni* rmem^roi^heT ilaU-«V’»
ol a coinjiaiiy will be _1 Captain, 1 First our provisionsiihe remainder of the way honorable privy douncil, and her »
Licutcimut , l'Second LieulVnanl. 4 Cor-1 on 'mules. By this arrangement, w e I 'tW'envo,y i 'e«i^dhiyre ' anTlJiMm
jKirals, 2 Musician, nnd a numln r of rn- j snail gam at leasl 10 # miles per day. | idcnipoieuiiary lo llie United Stales who
vnies noL loss than G4 men. nor morn limn ■ Yours. &c.. K. BRYANT. i V ; : » l'..
crying out, “go back you yellow-skinned j army. We got home safely and found
scoundrels dont you come l.crc.” His, that two officers had departed down the
sword was dull, or lie woulJ have cut his j over * cd l< : ' , } 1 I'Uff
CIS who saw tbi or-'-- —i«. ...i; loaneii our nisiius anil went m ucuoo me i — . mornillg, SC\ t ll^d.lj S from
the Lieutenants
edge on
there
bimfe'f to dr.ve e th , S.or^s nulbed lo'.he 1 mllhaVykaraes^o call on'lbeVen-11? 1 *«**■„ Sixmlieriompames from Al
l n a. d to uM st in f^din" and firing!! eral-in Chic-f. we enjoyed Gen. Twiggs j ."'V , L< ? ,1 ' aiaria > aud
juns, and to assist m loa<tin 0 | ( , nr> . in) llrA „ kru ., ni I 'be &l. Louis Legion, us six months men,
said
an hundred men to ngut mese guns. - i“*j »«.«»«••.j ( Vomherson’s Itenimehu „rer.w.n.,
Col Belkn in lolil us that during llie Some companies have not a rag to protect j . ., . ^ ° iir«. g
cmt. iseixiup tom us mar uuriog ure i a ^ . i )fr We approach- ll iWl . Uy , ,e D,- P- irlI " t ‘ n t as being ill llie
* I * . ■ snrvirp nt nil.
vales not less than G4 men, nor more than
SO.
Individual volunteers wlm may desire to
remain with theariny in the Quartcnnas-
Vours, Sic.,
K. BRVANT.
idler having communicated to each other
their respective lull powers, fitund in good
and due firm, Intvc agreed upon and
concluded the following articles;
ARTICLE I.
From the point on the tnrtj'-ninlh par
allel of north latitude, where the bounda
ry laid down in existing treaties and con-
dreadlul ! ventions between the United Slates and
licat of llie first action, bo sent a mounted them from the wcaihe
servant to the rear to get him some claret ■ C< 1 01,6 of tlio shabbiest^ wo saw, anil were
irncd (ion. Tavlor was near b>ld that was Gen. Tuylor’s. The old , . . , _
• y | gentleman was silting outside under a >»>? reguloir troops had .gone to Camargo,
—as he returned
nnd be callcJ him up to lake a drink.
service ut all.
When the Kinpressario loft, most of
While the servant was opening the wine, I scrub of a tree, on a block bench, coo- j t!!^ h!^ d!l!h!!i
a ball came and killed horse anil servant,i versing with Minor Monroe and llie Quar- j 1 1 LSS 1 ' f .f , , n i l
n uuu came uiui KiiiLii norse anu scrvani.v « j „ ... on account ol (lie w ithdrawal of so ma-
(Uld smashed the bottle to atoms. 1 lie i lcr-Ma»tcr of llni lost. He received us votuuicors from ilu> v ,„.i..
second days action lasted onlv three nuar- politely, but witlioul the least ceremony i y 1 lroni ll| e nrm\, to make
second nay. lasted on.v q ,ar , ^ feU • , lUo t , 1Uing . N „i I arrangements, regard,,,g the dispos,-
althougb the General-in-Chief docs not;'! ono1 1 \ ,e remain,ugoilcs he has joined
.L„I.I. m ii.w,..;,.i o,«„.l ,he regular army ere this at Camargo.
ters of an hour, and front the very wefl
chosen and strong position of the enemy,
from its vast numcrcinl superiority, licing
at least 4 In 1. I ain inclined to think the
prowess ol the Mexican troops has been
very much over-rated. Gen. Taylor
speaks of whipping them wherever he en
counters them, as a matter of course, ci
ther with Regulars or Volunteers. It is
said they will endure nil artillery fight, at
long shot even though it be destructive,
but cannot brook a charge. It is in tho
last—the quick on^et and “fierce huzza”
in which our Volunteers excel. 1 am told
the Mexicans were astounded at the shouts
possess very remarkable colUxiuiul povv-, ... - ,
!— ! < . ,o_ Hespc,,,.' Ihe lexan troops were uliout taking
Frum Ike X. O. Picayune.
Camargo, Mexico, July 1G, 1S4G.
, , | The city, of Camargo—or what is left
ter s Department, or elsewhere, will bcLfit-stands on the south side ofthe river
permuted to do so, being absent wl,cu the ga „ Ju;) , n(j , Uree lnilc , from , he
rol s are fM a«|e up in Npw Orleans. Rio Grande . i, s population has been as
In . bus executing the orders «> <he |li ll asC000 . but'previous to la crccicnie.
War Department to d.sc-harge a large M b |he , e |he rrtrnt dreadful,^....™. »,«cv U .„c ........ ou,.™.
number or P atnot,c yolii.,lecrs v «l,cCorar ftlod flll , el) lo 6000, and is now Great Britain terminates, the line of baa*
! 1 ! a, * , * l, l 1 r general uoulil co \niincc o mud, | e8g CVC || than that number. Muny dury bci ween the lerriiories of the Uni-
jus reelings, were lie to oinit the express- o) - ( | |e j n b n bitanls, who have lost all, will | led States nml tliose of her Uritunic Ma-
ipo of.regret that _lliewi brave men lmve, t|evcr re|um> c | Iuosing biglier ground in|jesty shall he continued westward along
the said liirty-niuth parallel of north lati
tude to the middle of the channel which
seiterates llie continent from-Vancouver’s
Island ; and thenee southerly through the
middle of the said channel, and of Fu-
ca's straits to the 1’ueific Ocean: Pro-
place alone no less than eight hundred and' tided, homier, That the navigation of the
strty houses—among them some of the besl whole of tin- said channel and straits
south of die forly-niuth parallel of north
latitude remain free and open to bulb par
ties. „
ARTICLE II.
From the point nl which the forty-ninth
ers, it was pleasant to hear him. nescciu- ... ... ....
cd to have no secrets—talked of his plans; u PJ bc,r I Tf! rc * *°f. ‘ icr<
and prospects ; said we should all^o a-
licad very soot;; lie was moving the Reg
ulars to Camargo ; the volunteers should
follow; should go himself iu two days ;
wanted to end the war speedily ; sjaike
of the inadequacy ol the transportation to
his force; said we should whip the ene
my everywhere we met him ; the diffi
culty was, he was afraid we c-ould'nl find
him—thought if he could gel toSan Louis
of our atony. When our artillery sent a Rolosi, lie could euil the war; did’nt
raking shot or one of their schrapnels ■ know whether he could go so fur i lie Imd
burst in the enemies lines, ' * '
would shout “huzza for the
Several fine urtilery companies had ar
rived from the seaboard before the Em-
p re Mario left.
Gen. Smith had proceeded with the 3d
nnd 4lh Regiments U. S. Infantry up lt>
Camargo, commencing with his rank as
Colonel in the ur-nv. It will lie recollect
ed that Gcir. Smith has been appointed
Col, of the new Regiment of Mounted
ilillernen, and it is upon his commission
as such that lie now nets. Governor
Henderson was lying dangerously ill at
. tho lnlintrvlyet to explore the country, and learn its f' ,alamoras a L' I,e laloa *L.lY-s—vrery I.tHu
• J[ . ...J f r v . .... Iinpcs' wus, if nny, eutcrtuincil ol his rc-
artillery, give capability for feeding mi oriny, uui uoj J
it to them.” When Slay charged al the | army could only march nceiluin dLtanoe j , ia(1 ' (icrn r( . teive( i or ',| lc
been disappointed in their wisli to meet ■ |h „ vicinilv> „„ vv | lich lo rebuild their
the enemy, and must now under uu mev * »«»&*, as their houses or tenements are
liable nccrssiiv ihj uisiiiurgf'd from llie | | Cril|ef j
service. The General cannot forget that | Tbe Mlcnl of ,, le rref | lrli or tIie „
with an enthusiasm seldom exhibited,in vv iih which the waters of the San Juan
any country, they were the first lo (lock rose, have not been exaggerated. It. this
to his standard, when he was menaced
vviih a superior force. That vvith-n gen
erous disregard of self, they sacrificed
the highest pcrsniiul interests to aid in
sustaining the reputation of the Auieri-
houses—were cither uiuili injured or to
tally destroyed, the frightened inhabitants
Hocking to llie bills in crowds when they
„„ , „ . . saw that the place must inevitably lie
1 lie prompt anil gallant movement to i
can arms,
lampico were the points ot attack, and p ro , n t | lC c ; tv of Mexico, which staled momcuis of sparctime to write, and send neur told: her-to quit this llummery, go lo government of the- United States from
thnt the only prosjicct of terminating ihoj^^ Pyredes was to leave that eitv (o ■ >' ou a nolo hy a.sinall company of Ore- j her house, and save ns much of her prop- j making uuv regulations respecting tho
war without the compulsory process ul | ( | 1C ;irin ... *p| 10 og,!, uh.' was the 18“" emigrants, whom wc met this nfu-r- erty ns possible. She beckoned him a-! navigation ofthe said river or rivers not
top of his speed, on I.a Vega’s battery, it | f ram >l*o vvuler communication affording | w |i,. rP;l | )0 J Ho |' \ hcMexicun arinv. Let- 1 would like to sec n line wriltenSOU miles
was done with a trc-mundous huzza. The it supplies; thought that v era Cruz a,, ‘* i tcrs | )r0|) received al Matamoras i *" ro,n civilizalron, I avail myself of a few
Mexicans never opened their mouths, nnd * *’
were astounded at the hearty Anglo-Sax
on cheers, with which our troops clove
their way to victory. The officers of our
army expected lo be ichipprb in both engage
ments, more particularly in the last one.
They say that oiirariny looked Ike a hand fill
before the immense lino of the enemy ex
tending right nnd left, three times the
length of ours. There probably never
was just such a fight before or since. It
was like the old Il-unan, hand to hand
fights. Not only Regiments, hut compa-, _
nics were scattered. Col. McIntosh lost ied in the atmosphere surrounding a mili-
aiglitof Ins Regiment. Re came across tanr hero’s .head. <
n handful ol men of diflercnt corps, uml I There arc very few troops in this place. |jT.'V~. "T"’'."iT,
A
Inr diiluntry are the whole force. These! ^ " f lie «•««?«, G f e P* rol °f. ,l r r -
arc to n,uve up the river soon, and this ; W,U « rcad »'«l> S-< hngs ol deep con-
town is to bo garrisoned bv ono of tbe O-1 b y . t,vcr - v <>' «»>e -State,
hioIteoiincius. , |«l» is tlicrc who does not -•ympntlnse
. , , , ivvilli General^ Tavlor in'poignant regret
All the twelvemonths volunteers who {hat mmmy brav ’ e 1I(-W f
have arrived, are below on the river.- slam , ar j. nf lhcir colllltry whei| mi nal . w ,
, . r i...... gave even these u thorough soaking.
py return to lhcir Hum lies nod friend#. To mputo tlie enlire | oSa sustained by
It.* nrili-rnt Mnr (.pnerill liivlnr: 1 . , .
, Camargo were impossible; it would not
uimount tons much as many might sup-
| pose, lor hundreds of the houses were of
, little vuluc; yet the amount ot sufiering,
ns most of the people have lost their all,
Ims been frightful.
Many amusing stories are told of the
means resorted In by the superstitious old
women to sluy the progress of llie ilrenil-
ed flood. One old crone, when the wa
ters lacked hut a few inches of running
over the hunks, rushed lo the river with
a small image of our Saviour and the Holy
By order of Maj. General Tavlor:
W. W. S. BLISS,
Assl’t. Ailj’t. General *
From the Ixxinglon (ffy.) Rf;»ir/rr.
The California Ilinlgrnnts.
We have licen favored, l»v the genlle-
man to whom it was addressed, with llie
annexed, letter from our old friend, Ed
win Bryant. It will be read with inter
est :
South Fork of Pittite Hirer, I
j fluo miles fram Independence, Mo. June 16. f
i My Dear Siri Presuming that you
Hudson Bay Company and to ull British
sul jecls trading with the same, to the
point where the said branch meets the
main stream ofthe Columbia, anil tlienco
down the said main stream lo lbs ocean,
with free access info nml through the said
river or rivers, it being umluistood that
nil the usual portages along the line thus
•described shall in like manner lie free uml
open. In navigating the said river or
rivers, British subjects, with their goods
am! produce, shall he treated on the same
fuming as citizens of the United Slates;
it being,.however, always understood that
Virgin, and loudly implored them lo stny nothing in this article shall lie construed
the progress of hi ctecirntc. An American . as preventing, or intended to prevent, tho
^SSfFrancerESmd! * a * si f I(d * '*“«« ** /c.nrnmgtolhoSiali-s.Jliey are
(Sen, Taylor is, as he l.a*been descrih- P a " u . rc *" ,bc ^ a * <• ^.r.
ed a plain—a very plain looking man. UoL ‘ngudier General lamer was o be
looks like a,, old ,.lamer, who had never I c ' m, f ,na, ! d , at a
seen a uniform, much less had one on. 1 regiment of volunteers wus o be sta ,ou-
liked the old General’s manners and np- ed and ll “ b >' »W*
^ _ ..I ... f .i'. I More extensive ho*pilAU hud minor-
pearaocc, although 1 must confess Hml| aeIeU bo erected 'ut Point Isabel Tor
eight in numlicr, uml left Oregon on the
1st of March, and np|ieur, 1 suppose,
much as 1 shall appear before 1 reach
California—that is, like savages. They
seem, however, to be clever and intelli
gent men.
We left our place of ren h-zvuus, in the
way, and.called more loudly than ever on 1 inconsistent with the present treaty.
llie inutc images in her bands to arrest I
the Ilnod. Again she was told to leave,!
ARTICLE III
In tho future appropriation of llielerri-
1 j tho jaliof>scaltcrcd all my anticipations of i acct|lllul0 j al i 0| , () f « | 3 rce „ um |jer of! oeighbiirlnxHl i.f Independence, on the
i* i tbo halo ofclnvulric glory to lie discover- . ... Idlli of Mnv, nml have been detained in | for her that she did so, for in ten minute* i lawfully acquired within the said territo-
. I ,«.l an I Iia liln,fiAI,liA,.n All vrrclln«l lr\or fm ■•all*, i “ * ■ ■ * a a • a aaal a a a a a „a. 1 . "■. . • >
We are iiulel.lril lo a gentleman of tho
Army of Occupation, whoso nltentiou
tlic foe. Every man was slain and him
self left for dead on the field by friends
nnd foes. Ho was shot and bayoneted.
Poor Cnpt. Page, who 1 see has passed
away sinco he returned to the Stales, was
slreching out his head to examine some
thing about the enemy, when the ball came
which so horribly mutilated him.
But tlmso incidents of the battle ore
drawing moofl from Metamoras. On ar
riving. we trotted almut the streets for an
hoar and a half before wo could find a
resting place. The town is full of eating
houses, French, Italian and American—
but no beds. After giving up in despair,
wc went to n Fonda lo got dinner, design
ing to resume our search. As this was
the first Christian meal we had eaten since
we left “America” (as it is the standing
joke of the Regiment, to call the States)
wc should have enjoyed it even w ithout
the help of a houlc of good St. Jalien,
which was not wanting in tho least.—
Having reached the end ofour Claret nnd
como to our desert, we became very much
softened in our feelings towards the Met-
uinorians, whose town wc had been for: 2
hours vituperating as the vilest of hot and
inhospitable holes. : It is astonishin" how
amiable a good dinner makes n rnan
• especially nflcr fasting on bard bread and
Pork ration* fin-a fete weeks. \V 0 set
,4ut again, and after* while had the pro-
raise of a place to jna e#r baggage, atid
at my n8ittcalar request, of o soil plank
Ni-liesopon.-': We then had to bunt up a
Nexrcan cart, and go with him a mile nnd
Ajair(we did not dare send him).to the
(.of ««wbo“ra in p
J«ool bTthe evening, Gen. Twiggs
r‘o tea us, nnd wc und'a ve^i int?rr
but not until a heavy surge of walnrjtnry south of-the lurty-iiiuth parallil of
reached her, ncc»iii|Kinit'd by a cruin-j norib latitude, as provided in lh<* first ar-
bling in of the banks, did she receive suf- ; tirle of this treaty, lire possessory rights
ficieut ailiuimislimeiu (hat her. prayers of the Hudson Boy Company, and of all
were of no avail. Then she turtn d nnd British snnjocls who may !»• nlrrnity in
ran as first us she could; and well-was it the occupation of land or other property
several places by high water, or wc should ! more tbe water readied her bouse. The
li.-ivxr been about 200 miles fiirllier nilvnn- j only persons who remained in the place
ccd on oiir.jnnmey.
Sir. *-*t
mnrgo as fast us possible; where Gen.
Tayl .r taking with him 6,000 troops,
two (birds of which will be voluuioers,
will lenvo them in a camp of instruction,
and push on to Monterey’. Wc have some
hopes (nnd Imvc been to-day using all
ilia influeneo wc can bring to benr, to ef
fect it) iliut the Georgia Regiment will
form a part of llie advance under Orn.
Taylor. 1 am happy to inform my Geor
gia renders that the excellent reputation
earned by our Regiment for orderly con
duct, discipline and subordination,'i* tel
ling powerfully in our fiivnr. Col. Bclk-
nap who hits been below examining tlie
Troops ns Inspector General, reported to
Gen. Tnylor thnt the Georgia, Kentucky
and Ohio Regiments were the best of the
Volunteer force ho had seen'. He told
.Col. Jackson himself, that -lie never bud
seen volunteers who moved with so much
qaiel and order,' and. that he knew from
tbe conduct of the men llml llie Regiment
wns well • officered. 1 could have stated
nil Uliana my ; otvn'responsibility as Diet;
but am. glad to have tins disinterested
testimony of tine of tbe most vlistinguislt-
ed officers in llie army, to a fact that fills
us all with pride and pleasure. - • Do
- YftW CoUwd^cicry iylay -eon*jaecs
me and flw Regiment tbat vvc might bgvg
S tflrougq and through; it, apd*not
soAl,n tnou/or the ppsi.
Georgia ycry .well know#Jhat-bc.Las
have Ih-cii disappoinleil in not liHvnig bail
an oppnminity of displaying l heir valor
oo the- field of battle ? Thu Command
ing General speaks the language of a sol
dier and a panfut in parting with the Loui
siana Volunteers, who evinced such alac
rity in Hying to his succor in (lie hour of
triul. .hi
We are not advised ns to what uctum
has been hail by the Volunteers under
this visitation . from Washiiigtoii city—
Nor eon we say whnl number. : if any,
have embraced thcoHer ol lining muster
ed into service' under the new terms pro
posed. It is a sad business.
General Order.
Qaacas No. 91. .
Ussd QvAfTsa*—Aaar or OntniM, >
,.. MMsmonu, July 31, J846. I
It liaviug been decided, by the Wnr
epartmeiit ibatsbe Louisiana Volunteers
composing Gencrat Smilh’s Brigade, the
Sr. Louis Legion, and, llie three compa
nies from Alabainp, under,Cnpts. Desha,
I’juupnd Elmore, cannot be legally .re
tained beyond tbe period of three months
and aJargq number of them naviug ex
pressed a .wish -fcr thtir discharge, they
wjll be,furnished as rapidly as possible
with tbe transportation to, New Orleans,
and will jfliere be muslerediout of eerviee
by Cnpt. McCall) 4lh infantry, \vl>o is
specialty detailed lor lluit duty. --
-I II -baring;_bgon fly, tl» War
ry, shall be respected.
"'•I'.. ' ARTICLE IV. •'
The weather nl first were the few American resident*, win, The farms, lands, and other property
was very ramy, and tho roads wet and . lived in canoes vv liilu the city was under of every description lieloncing to tbe Pa-
miry 1 , but no ruin hns fallen on us forthe , water. Nearly op[i>isit« wbcic 1 nm now gel’s .Sound Agricultural Company on the
last three weeks, and now llie roads are; writing is n large inesquit tree, in '.lie top. north side of llie Columbia river,'shall be
exccllciii, and wc march from 20 to 25 'of which they built a roost which still re-; confirmed lo the said company. Incase,
i'mains.. j however, llie situation ol those, fitrins and
;! Tbe weullirr here is insupportnbly hot, 1 mils should be considered by the United
.! during tins middle of the day, with little Slates' government should signify a desire
uir stirring as was the ease ut lleynosa. j to obtain possesstou of the whole, or of
Oo the march from that place to this the' any part ijiereof, ihe properly so required
Inluntry sufltred dread lolly, especially j shall be trauslcrred lo the said govern-
tliis side of Laguna del l’t juntas, or Lake incur, ol a proper valuation, to be agreed
of tbe Little Birds, tlicre being no wntcr
on llie road and the sun ponritig Ins hot
test rays directly upon their backs. Sev-
' fell I ‘ ‘ *
miles per day.: 'I'lio country thrnugl
wliicli wc have passed thus -fur is tntaUv
unlike any that 1 Imvc ever bclbre beheld.
1 have not time to ilescrilieil l« you, nor
could 1 adequately if 1 bad time; suffice
it lo say, that much of the scenery com
bines more ol the sublime nml beaut i to I
than nny that I have ever liclirld.
For a* distance of three hundred miles
after wc left Independence, the pruiries | _
presented . to tbo eye n rich anil varied oral fell to tbe ground exhausted by the
landscape, surpassingly beautiful and
grand. It would almost seem ns if (lie
Deity Imd laid himself out in arranging a
garden of illimitable extent to slmine the
puny cHiuls of man. For 200 miles up
the Platte river (lie scenery has been less
picturesque and the laud tint uml ilio soil
poor; but the singularity, Ihe strangeness
of everything you still gazu upon, still
render our journey interesting; and the
days up|>cur shorter tbuti 1 over knew
them. '
r We nre now in the midst «f buflii-
licnt, while others were so much over
come that it was necessary to give them
places in tlie forage wagons. McCulloch's
Rangers did not suffer to the same extent,
being all well mounted; but ibis thing ol
campaigning in a southern latitude during
mid-sumuier is not so particularly plcas-
unl under any circumstances. To be
upon by the parties.
. ARTICLE V.
The present treaty shall l>o ratified by
tbe President ofthe United.Stales, by ana
with the advice and consent of tbe Senate
theeof and by her Britnnnic Maje#ly t and
the ratifications shall be exchanged at
London, at the expiration of six months
from the date' hereof, or sdbner, if possi
ble.
In witness whereof, the respective plen
ipotentiaries have signed the same, ond
ns .blackberries.” I Imvc not sceu
less Ilian' 1000 of these aninmls to
day, without going off*, from the waggon
trail. I assisted in shooting ono about
two hours ago. He. fell; about .200
■ynrds from our encampment to-night. An
telopes Ore vary abundant, but Imd to kill.
They are almost as licet as the wind,
speaking > literally,- and it is only by
stealth that they can be. approached.
We. have not aeon an Indian ainco wc
tcfhibe.Big Blue river—17 days.:
- Jo.-that region, large numbers of tbe
Kansns'Tribe foUo.Wed our-.caravan Sev
eral days for. tbe purpose at begging and
sure, by sounding the reveille at half past have uflixnWhercio thcsealsnfjheirarms-
2 o’clock iu the morning and slanting at 3, i Done at Washington the fifiecnlh day
much of the march is through with lieforc of June, in the yc.irof our Lord one tly u>
llie sun is yet up; but starting oH'ut suchsand eight Imiidrcd mid forty-six.
an unseasonable hour, and being obliged . JAMES BUCHANAN, Tl. s.l
to lay about during the beat of the day I RICHARD PAKKNHAM, [l. s.J
without shade, for wo have no lent*,! Ami whereas tbe said treaty has been
crimes rather harden the American pco- duly ratified on both parts, ond llie rc-
ple—on n portion of them at lenM.—! speclive Yalilirniions ofthe same were ex-
Bivouacking and all that sort of tiling
■nay sound very well in ballads, but when
it comes down lo llie stem reality of tlio
thing it is distinctly a diflercnt mallei.
There' is no news stirring—no intelli
gence ns yct^ml tlio movements or where
about of Canales and Cambiijal. _ So
soon as'Ican get llie names ofitlic difler
cnt officers al' tho American force bore,
which compare* the advance guard ofthe
armv of invasion, 1 will give you -lhc list.
G. W. If. "
changed at London, on t lie seventeenth
ultimo, by Louis McLntto, eii\*oy
onlinnry nml minister plenipotentiary -of
the United Slrtles, nnd I’isuHinl 'PslfWi*
slon, her. Britannic' M«
secretary of stnte loi I
part oftfieir respective goverhmerits.
Now,: therefore,'bo it known tb
JAMES K. POLK, President of f
nited States of America,
said-treaty to be
that the 'si me, i