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From NJ Orleans Picayune, Aug. co.


General Gaines has ordered two companies OF In
fantry latey arrived here for Texa to Baton
Rouge for the protection Of the munitions Of war there


[From Matamoras Letter, Aug l21


AIaamoras, as you are aware lies on the west bank
Of the Rio Grande and tho distance between that point
and General Tay orS position Mt Corpus Christi Is
hundred and thirty miles prairie very little better
than an arid desert Even il Gen Arista has reported,
three thousand within days march Of that city,
Il do not believe he has third of that number)
he will attempt with such force TO march against
Gen Taylor struck @ us an aa sge n Inq aps %
should at such time be marching ON California with
five Thousand and the whole OF the press here fell
the from confounding Monterey city,
thirty forty leagues from Matamoras with Monterey.
seaport in California, where Commodore Jones made
since Should these two armies of Paredes and Ariste
form junction, and be any thing Ike the numbers re,
ported it is possible they have correct inormsuon Of
Gen Taylors force and circumstances that they may
attempt a coup de main upon him do not, however.
think il at all probable as it would require some time TO
preirie and the march itself would occupy some SIX or
eight days But if the reinforcemen,s on the way
to Join Cen Tay lor from various points on the Atanuc
board should not have arrived could take his for
position on St Josephs Island, and where believe
portion Of his command is still encompedi y would,
however be very morty ing were he compelled to make
such movement"


(From st Louis Reporter, Aug. 20
Tho Dragons, Jackson Guards, Fusiieers fagers'
and Artillery organized yesterday as volunteer regi.
ment and elected Maj Louis v Bogy. Colonel and Capt
Fredrick Wecker, Lieut. Colonel The elections o Ma





cape Grardean, &c, shall be present 1t is the inen-
on OF this regiment learn to obtain the full com
plement Immediately, and to report itself ready Tor
orders"


From Boston Mail. Sept 81


We paid visit to the Navy Yard at Chnrlestown
yesterday forenoon, and found matters there wearing
an unusually animated face. The soop-ofwar Marion,
Commander Smonds, was just ready to hoist sail for
Norfolk, with recruits and naval stores She came out
Of the dry dock Friday and in the intervening time
has received beautiful armament from Alger's
foundry and got every thing else readiness for cruise
We doubt whether many similar instances OF despatch
can be found on naval records. The Marion is
beautiful craft pierced for eighteen heavy guns AM
looks more walike than We had thought possible Tor
sloop of Her we're in nigh spirits, though IN
no way influenced by ardent spirits,


The rigate United States of the Oldest and best IN
the navy Is in the dry dock She looks as though
she had experienced much hard usage and could bear
great deal Her old armament is taken out and
she is to be supplied with and better one. Her
mbers all sound and she will come out OF the dock
good fIigate she 1t will take perhaps
couple ofmonths to give her the finishing touch.
Tho Franklin "a lies off the yard, dsmaned; but we
learn that her hull is good, and that she will be taken
the dock and thoroughly repaired aud reftted She
is good model line of battle ship and has seen some
SERVICE"


The razee Independence of 80 guns lies alongside the
Franklin, and is also partially hsmaned The two Will
be repaired will all convenient dispatch.


The brig Boxer has been thoroughly overhauled, and
is nearly rgged, though understand SIZE is not yet
in commission. She can be made ready for service, II
wanted in about week


The Vermont and Virginia 74s still housed, and
whether they will ever be launched depends on those
" coming events' which least their shadows before"
They are noble ships and it pity that they
would take four five months, probably, to fit them
sea