Star.
London, England, 1829-11-03 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM MEXICO.

From the Liverpool Chronicle.
In addition to the extracts from American Papers given eke-
where, we have been favoured with the perusal of letters from
Mr. Harrison, of the very respectable house of Messrs. Harrison,
Brown, and Co. from Tampico, up to the 31st August inclusive,
received by a house in this town, via Baltimore, from which we
ate permitted to make the following estracts, which cannot fail to
prove highly interesting to our readers, from the consecutive ac—
count which they give of the course of the invasion by the Spanish
force under 8a112418s up to that date
" Tampico, August 1829.
" I wrote you last under the date of the 6th ultimo, informing
you at the time of the news we had received from New Orleans,
viz. that Spain intended to attempt the re-conquest of this coun-
try, and for that purpose 4,000 men were to leave the Havannah
on the 25th of June, destined to Jacatan. We advised you at the
same time of the little credit that was placed in the report. Yon
can therefore imagine our surprise, oa the 25d ult. on hearing that
the Spanish squadron, consisting of seventeen sail, were anchored
off Aguado, eight leagues to the southward of our bar.
• " When the report of their being at Aguado was brat commu-
nicated to us, I could not believe it. We, however, were no
long in this state of doubt; by the 27th they bad all seir troops
disembarked, under tbe command of General Barradas,aod on the
29th commenced their march for Tampico el Alto. On the first
they were attacked by about 500 militia, at a place called Los
Corchos ; our men were routed, although the Spaniards are said
to have killed and wounded treble the number; if any reliance
can be placed in the report, the number missing is 300. Every
musket that was bred was beard here distinctly, and a fcw hours
after the action 17 of our wounded were brought to the hospital

in this place.
" They took Tampico vii Alto on the 2d inst. from which place
they marched into Pueblo Viejo on the 3d, and on the morning of
the 4th midland their march to the bar on that side of the river.
which they took possession of without any resistance ; the few
lumps we bad there, on seeing them approach, set fire to all the
Macaw, and spiked the guns, and then retreated to this side of the
river. On the sth inst. about three o'clock, General La Garza
arrived from Soto la Matins, and that night proceeded to the Oar
on the river. On his arrival, Barradas and La Borde sent a Sag
of truce, requesting a conference with bins in the middle of the
. river, to avoid the effusion of blood ; however, as they could nut
come to any terms whatever with La Garza, as was naturally to
be expected, each party retired, to prepare for hostilities on the
nezt morning. The Spaniards by this time bad drilled the spikes
out of our cannon, and early nest morning opened a Inc upon us.
" We were unprepared to receive them, not any one having
harboured a thought that this world be the point at which they
would choose to land their forces. We bad not more than I 2) regu-
lar troops, and lessen or eight hundred militia, composed of ear
servants, packers, fishermen, ac. to fate the enemy.., Whereupon
La Garza, knowing that they would all .besactificed smut be to
risk an action, resolved upon retreating. to Altantira, which he
effected on the 6th inst. ordering all the inhabitents of the place to
remove their families and effects, which, I will fissure you, was by
no means requisite, as immediately on bearing the report of the
guns at the battler of Los Curchos, Mel, women, and„ children,
cum-
menced theirlight up the river. Such confusion as was witoessed
I am unable to describe. The same night that our troops retreated
a few of the Pelados and a few of the New Orkin negroes com-
menced robbing; they, however, met their fate : two of them
were shot dead by • French baker., '. On the 7th the Spanish
troops, consisting of about 2,500 men, marched into this without
meeting any resistance.,. The houses and gores of Segovia Laatro
Castello Garcia arc now changed into barracks. Francisco Mazas
was shot on suspicion of having had correspondence with the
enemy. On Sunday, the day betore yesterday, shoot 2,000 of the
Spanish troops here marched to Altamira to attack La fiarza, who
has been busily employed in collecting forces front every section of
the interior. We have sot heard what reteption they met with ;
but should not be. surprised to hear of the greater patt of them
being exterminated ; as to their. ever holding one inch of ground
,sn „dais country, I cannot believe they ever will;, and the hatred
of the Mezieans to the Spaniards is too great to allow them ever
to consent or permit their crowning Fraosiwo de Poulain, Mexico.
" Ow Sunday the i6th, Zen., Borrodts, with about 2,000 -men,
marched:to, Altanira: (leavisigsbis Army, at Tampico and at the
Bar,) 'which place be wok on the .:11111, situ a slight shirtni.b with
La Garza, the latter having retreated, Oa the evening of the
20th, at duskOroops were wee coming into Pueblo Viejo which
proved, to be flaatzeanna and his minty, es thit night, ahem half-
past twelve o'clock, they mined the river one nide below our
. town, and. at nine o'clock had pined a footing as far as or house
'in five minutes more, our large gate was broken down, the soldiery
rushed ins, the yard, and teak possession of 'the -tout of oar house,
heatwhich thertinnsidintelysopetted ze Wish Bee ores dio Spa.
lids troops, mike were stationed upon. the tops of thehottaes, at the
apposke catarrhal the Ortetew On belling the gate fall. 1 retired
front sty had-room, wkk Mr. Pragle, the American pia-Consul,
sodinteletlei to thesis*, *hese wis.'ltiolut‘stwodves in until
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tering the room, which:they afterwards plundered of every thing
'n it, leaving me without a shirt. The same happened to the eon!
tents of my sideboard, and .every thing that was worth taking in
the corridor of the house. At daylight on the morning of the 21st,
I presented myself at the yard window, told the troops I was an
American. and desired to see the commanding officer. A soldier
at that moment presented a musket to my breast, swore I was a
Spaniard, and would certainly have discharged the contents, had
not the Captain of the company, who was a short distance in his
rear, run up and cut him down. I then immediately opened my
doors, and the Captain eliprested much regret at what had hap-
pened. General &. Anna has promised me,personally, indemnity
for the property I lost. The firing continued until half-
past ten o'clock in the morning, when the Spaniards hoisted
a white flag, which was immediately answered by the
Mexicans. During the treaty for capitulation, an officer
rode up, and stated that General Barradas had returned
from Altantira with all his troops, and was at that moment enter-
ing the town. This news of course changed the tide of affairs, and
it was agreed on between Barradas and St. Anna, that the former
should have Tampico, and the latter retire to Pueblo Viejo. The
number of Spaniards in Tampico during the action was about 370
to 400; they Dad two gun-beats in the river, each with an Is
pounder, and three pieces of artillery in the cross streets. The fire
from the gun-boats, with canister, swept the streets running to the
river.
" The Mexican force consisted of about 850 men, three-lout ths
of whom were militia, and without artillery. On our house and
in the yard there were eleven killed. and five or six wounded. On
the 23d, General St. Anna wrote to the American, British, and
French Consuls, informing them that he gave the citizens of their
nations six days to remove their property and effects up the river
to a place of security, as after that period he would commence hos-
Mlle,. The British Consul was the only one who answered Sr.
Anna's letter. We availed ourselves of this communication, and
have removed all oar valuable property up the river to a place of
security. On the 22d, Gen. Barradas sent for mg and demanded
from me a sum of money, which, he said, 1 had taken from the
house of Mr. —, and that if I did not immediately deliver it up
be would have me shot. I replied that I had not a dollar be-
longing to Mr. ; on the contrary, that Gentleman owed me
6,000 dollars, and that the night previous to his departure he had
paid me on account 2,736 dollars, which I could prove to his satis-
faction, by my books, which were rectified by the authorities of
the place, and that I would not give up my property. Upon this
he got into a violent rage, ordered his officer to call four soldiers
out, and have me shot immediately. I then told hinhthat I was a
melee American citizen, that my conduct and respectability could
be attested by every one in the place, and, as such, be dared not
shoot me : upon which the Intendant who was with him gave me
two severe blows over the head with a cane, and then attempted to
run me through the body; I however, retreated out of his reach.
and immediately afterwards was escorted to my house by a file of
soldiers—my shoulders covered with blood.
" On the Gannet' a returning to my house, and on insisting on
my delivering up the money. I told him I would not do so until I
had his order in writing, stating, that he took it from me by force.
Previous to receiving it, I sat down and wrote a letter to our Vice
Consul, stating all the circumstances in detail, and requesting he
would write an official letter to the General, demanding satisfac-
tion for the blows that had been inflicted on my person, and stating,
that if he took my money, the American Government would hold
him responsible for his proceedings. This was not attended to. On
the 23d, at dusk, the United States ship Hornet, Capt. Norris,
anchored off the Bar :on the 24th he sent his boat, with Ueut.
Smith, to town. I immediately explained to this officer the man-
ner in which I was treated, and laid before him a copy of my letter
to the Consul. He then advised me to go off with him, and
write a letter to Capt. Norris,requesting him to demand of Gen.
Barradas the restoration of my property, which I accordingly did,
enclosing a copy of my letter to the Consul. On the 25th, Capt.
Norris wrote an official letter to General Barradas, expressing his
surprise at the violence that had been offered to the person of an
American citizen, and the seizure of his money, and demanding
that it should be immediately restored. This letter had the desired
effect, and the money was restored and an apology offered !"

Eruct from snottier letter :
We base no doubt that Sundae must soon surrender, and
tb.a tranquillity will be restored. The Mexican force now in the
old town, and on the road to Altamira, is computed at not less
than 10,000 men, which are daily and hourly increasing by the
people from the interior flocking to join them, all inspired with the
utmost hatred of the invaders, every one of whom will leave his
bones here."
In addition to the above, it is stated that those on hoard the
shipping on the 31st, learned that Barradas had gone with a flag
of trace to see Santa Anna. There was much sickness at Tam-
pico; upwards of 700 of the troops were down in the fever.