Letter to a Member Of Congress.
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NEW ORLEANS, Mar 2, 1876.


DEAR SIR: The intelligence that has reached this
ing from Gen. Tsylos army has fully realized the fears
every intelligent person here Of the imminent danger Of
whole army in Texas At last he had hut abou,
twcnty-one hundred and fifty efficient with him opposite
Matamoas, with only days provisions of from all
communication with Point Isabel where he has his supplies
and large portion Of his artillery munitions, &C. At Point
Isabel there three hundred Gen. T. is lite
rally surrounded and from all there be less
than sixy-ve hundred Me1icans in his vicinity under
There is little or no enthusiasm in Texas and there will
be difficulty and delay getting the twenty -four hundred
in the field called from Texas Here there will be also yet
greater difficulty, fear The dlaoriness of the
Government paying of the Texas volunteers has produced
unfortunate effect


There seems to be little confidence in the Admins
traion. There money here. Both the Quarenaster
and Commissay without cent and large sums are
due citizens and yet ii appears have eleven
twelve millions in the Treasury


You need not be surprised learn that Gen. Taylor army
is destroyed made prisoners within days from this
ATsta is in command, and he is excellent officer and
looks forward doubt the Presidency as his reward.


The stupidity Of Government in sending Gen. Taylor
the Rio Grande and opposite Matamoras where he
sumed threatening attitude, is quite without parallel With
snly twenty-one hundred and fifty men, What the OBJ
ject imagine. An army of thousand
viii be necessary 10 maintain position the Rio
Grand, and probable expense Of twenty millions Of dollars
will be incurred before this awful bundcr be emedied


Gen. SMITH (PknsIroR L. has agreed to take command
of the four regiments Of Louisiana militia required by Gen.
Taylor Our Governor could not have made better selection.