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On the lst of May, the main body of the Army of Occupation, marched from it's camp on the Rio GGande, leaving as garrison in the Patchwork opposite Matamoras; the Eth Regiment of Infantry and two Companies ol Artillery, commanded by Captain Lowd, and Lieut.. Bragg, the whole commanded by Ma .jor Brown, 7th Infantry.

 On the 2d, the Army eneamped at Point Isabel; early an the morning of the Sd, a heavy cannonade was heard in ihe direction of Maamoras, which was continued during the day, and at long intervals through the night and during the day of the 4th Owing to the difficulty of communicating with lhe Fort, no intelligence was received at Head Quarters respecting the result of the cannon ade, until the morning oG the 5th, when a party sent forward to communicate, brought a despatch from Major Brown, announcing the particulars, brief statement of which folows

 At , o'clock on the morning of the Sd, a fire was opened upon the Fort, from one of the Mexican batteries, aud was continued with seven guns. The fire was immediately re- turned and the battery sileneed by our guns in thirty ninutes-two Of the enemy's guns supposed to be dismounied.

 The enemy then commenced firing from the lower Fort and Mortar battery; a brisk fire of shot and shells was kept up, but without damage to the Fort or garrison.

 deliberate fire was now kept up by our eighteen pounders upon the enemy's guns and the town of Malamoras, the Consulate flags being respected The fire of the ene- my was kept up without cessation until ] past 7. At 10 it was temporarily suspend- ed, but recommended and continued at in- tervals until 12 o'clock at night. Although itis believed that some 1900 or 1900 shot were fired by the enemy, during this period, but one casualty occurred-a Sergeant of B.. Company, Eth Infantry, being killed. Not one of our guns was dismounted, though the enemy's fife wasior some time concentrated on the IS pound battery, and shot frequent ly struck the embrasures. At o'clock on the morning of the 4th, the fire was resum- ed by the enemy, continued for 12 or b shots, and kept up at long intervals during the day, but without effect

 The amount of damage done to the enc my beyond the slenc ng of his batteries, cannot yet be correctly known.

 