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The news brought by the u. s..
revenue cutter Forward on Friday
that the Louisiana Volunteers had
been diabanded-was fully confirmed
by the brig Emprisario and the steam
ship New York, which arrived on
Saturday. We conversed last even
ing with some of the officers returned
from the seat of war. They had lit
tie in the way Of news Of which to in
form Us. The troops were moving
on to Camargo with all convenient
speed. Gen. Taylor's opinion was that
they would not meet with any obstacle
10 ;he!r progress from the enemy be
lore the latter part of September or
the early part Of October, if even
then, which he considered doubtful.


Capt. Desha's company of AIaba-
ma volunteers-the first to repair to
the succor Of Gen. Tayler--has reach.
ed the city. We understand that
the captain peremptorily demanded
quarters for his men in the U. S. Bar
racks 5elow the city-and got them.
The st. Louis Legion, being six
months men, are, We understand, in
the same category with our own vol


unteers; and it appears that by some
official oblviousness the Secretary OF
War is not aware that the Regiments
of Coils. Peyton aud Featherston are.
or have been, in the service at all.
No more of the troops than what was
considered a necessary guard remain,
ed at Matamoros. The Texan troops
were about to take up the line of
march for Mier. b. the way, judg.
ing from the number of broils in which
the Texas Rangers are reported to
be engaged, we should judge that
they are difficult customers to man
age. We see that one of them has
recently killed U. S. dragoon. A
number st splendid artillery compa.
MES arrived at the Brazos before the
brig Empresario or the James L. Day
left. Gen. Smiths volunteer com.
mand having terminated, he has as
sumed his command Of Colonel in the
U. S. Army and moved on to Camar-
go with his troops. Gov. Henderson
of Texas was lying dangerously i'll at
Matamoros. Nothing was definitely
known Of the present or prospective
movements of the Mexican army; and
so far, like adventurous card-playcrs,
our folks were going it blind.


We learn that not a single compa-
ny, perhaps not a single man, of those
who came within the ban of the Sec
retary of War, accepted the allerna-
tive offered by Gen. Taylor, to enlist
for twelve months or during the war.


GENERAL ORDERING. 81.


Head Quarters, Arny Of Occupation,}


Matamoros, July 81, 1916.


1t having been decided by the War
Department that the Louisiana volun-
leers composing Gen. Smiths Brig
ade, the st. Louis Legion, and the
three companies from Alabama, under
Capts. Desha, Platt and Elmue. can
not be legally retained beyond The pc
rlod of three months, aud a large
number of them having expressed a
wish for their discharge, they will be
furnished as rapidly as possible with
the transportation to New Orleans,
and will there be mustered out of SER
vice BY Capt. Mccall, 4th Infantry,
who is specially detailed for that duty.


1t having been decided by the War
Department that lhe Regiments Of
Louisiana Volunteers commanded by
Coils. Peyton and Feathersion, and the
Battalion from Alabama, commanded
by Lieut.. Col. Raiford, are not IN ser.