LATE FROM TEXAS.

Extract of a letter from an Officer in the 4 my of Observation, dated

 CoRpus CnRisTl, Itras.)

 March 10. 1916.
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 CoRpus CnRIsTl, (Icras.)

 March 10, 1916.

 Tine Dtagoons and Ringgold's Light Artillery left on the Sth for the Rio Grande; the first brigade (Worth's) with Duncan's battery, on the 9th; and second brigade, this morning. The third brigafe, with Brag's battery, will march tomorrow morning, and Gen. Taylor, with his staff, will follow at noon IL is said that all the corps will unite on the Colorado, and move on together tow ards Matamoros or Point Isabel. as t may then be determined. No one expects fight My own opinion is, and has been for some time past, that the Mexican troops will retire as we advance, and that some arrangement will be made with the Mexican Commander by which our troops will be permitted to take position on or near the Rio Grande, and that a post will be established at Point Isabel, which will be fortified in order 10 insure a water-communcation with New Orleans, and a depot for supplies.

 This is all conjecture on my part-but we shall soon see whether l am right or not. The former battalion of light artillery being broken up by the assignment of three of tine batteries to the Dragons and Brigades, it's late commander, Major Frying. Is ordered to remain in command here for the purpose of removing the troops, artillery and stores left, from this to St. Joseph's, and thence 10 the Brazos Santiago, or Point Isabel battery of six Is pounders, besides Monroe's field battery. is to go round by wafer with the troops and stores. Sl. Joseph's as well as this place, will be andoned--through a small depot for the supply of the dragoons at San Antonio and at Austin, may be con tinued The army is to move slowly, and will probably be from l3 to l5 days on the march.

 cannot yet say how long l shall remain here, or at St. Joseph's-both which stations are under Major Erving's command-no final instructions having yet been received-bul the passage to the Brazos Santiago could be made by an ordinary steamboat, in good weather, in from l2 to Il hours.

 The troops left with me consist of Mon- roe's company, Porter's first Artillery, and somewhere about sixty or seventy supernu- merares, effective for guards, Sc. Besides these are the sick and convalesoent of the general hospital, Sc. believe its int ndet that the troops, including engineers, tools &c., shall arrive at Point Isabel about tho time the troops reach it by land.

 may be wrong in some of these points for cannot know with certainty what is tc I be done here, till the instructions have be fore mentioned are received.

 l will write line and tell you when tt change the direction of my letters. hav' written this in very great haste, to be in tlm for the steamer for St. Joseph's, which leave in few minutes. Yours, -

 Mem OrleanS Courier.