Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-03

VIZ rel frtu our re- dcrs TO SATURDAY., and
we are P rsoaied .hey viii be consideted, by
every unpr JUDGED reader, a, affording a very
high ru!"gium on the patriotism, valo,, skin
ana hufnahiiy OF The Mexican Cum nandrrs
and th-ir srmv. Thi, evidence, j. is % br re :
collected, is not furnished by Themselves, il is
no derived from their warm friends or parts
zaos, nor even from indiff- ren, or aapr. JUDGED
sources: il comes under .hr seal Of Their Bit
isrest enemies, and was penned w the very hand
which made a desperate blow at that nation
which '"ey thus 30 nighlv euiogistd.
Order Of the Day. October i7,h 1929.
| Translated for the New York Daily Advert er
| The defence was so bri,an' which was M de
on the II Srp'ember by the 'roops in gar, son
a, he For, Of he Bar of Tampico, under the
command ct The brave ColoaeI An ohio Vas.
qu,z, that have promp ~ inses,sd The Off ial
le er al tina, Chief IN the order of The day, for
the purpose that hey may ne ,ead TO al The
corps, lha' those brave men may receive TIE
! les ino"y al esteem which they deserve from
M, Tor so heroic q defence; and al The same
time take this opportunity 10 declare 10 all
he corps which az. IN garrison IN ihs island.
,hh AIN convinced il an occasion should n-
! pres, med, they would DE-, ONE worthy rivals Of
iheii brave caun'rym-n
"a Fo't OF III" B,r nf Tampico.
The diff. 81, ion IN which ! have
| constantly fo"nd myself, and he wan, of COM
ma"ic alto" with he cry, which has been 'nier-
copied 10y a considerable number Of Mexican
! troops, have alone prevented M from sending
you precise and repeated official information
OF my Danger, he destruction Of my stores
aud munitions, and abov, all the disastrous
! AID memo able occurrences OF v"s,-r,jav aud
| Today. But nov, sine you have catered into
reeo"a'Ions lot capt ula non, with Gen sam
| "a Anna, on terms communicated 10 me by
& M. Saias, an Cap, Castillo, commission.
ed bv you 10 notify M consider il my duty To
! give you, by the sad Chief and nj, !i,tan', an
KAT wri,rfn acc"ur Of hose ,urrrnCrs
aud ask ha' You, as Gneral OF the Spanish
Division, may be pleas 20 regard aud reward
! III III as hey r,er,.
| The f. loving are he facts Yesterday The
, for shder my Command cna'iru d entirely in.
undated with va e., In Consequence Of the ter
! r,hle hurricane q! he preceding DIV; aud the
tenI>, the muni'n rs md gtra' part OF he
palisatl,s ner, II lung on me liquid element.
I ave 10 'u. Exc ilrncy's keen penetration
tho task ef drpio lag ,"is misior use, as can
no. find words /" describe 81 lamvniabe pic
inre Every thing was horror. conf sion, and
dislna,; aud r,e'y thing was exposed 10 mo-
mentary destructipn except our arms, The only
pa fimony oi my hd~h;y aud honor. In such
an unior,v"a'e sac Of thugs, determined To
avoid oil further loss. by abandoning he forr,
which lid, ,aklng refuge on hill, about 60U
toises dis an, where. m the m'dS' al arms, and
m, ,.iant soldiers, / iemsin, 4, exposed 10 the
rain ond he tempes'. until IL O'Clock, when
the storm .ubsideI little hen returned 10
my pas, snd applied myself exclusively 10 re
psiring damages. particularly The ammnni,i lot,
which had suffered least from The water; or.
L. ~. Ill I'm
pu, in di>posable co"d, ion. This employ
men, OCCUPIED US ,iii nighdall; and fires hav-
ing been made to dry h. sol iers, cur unpl.a-
san. and painful situation was somewhat mir
gated; when, al half bast eigh, a, night, an
off, pr from he Mexican troops presented him
self in our camp, and | went gu, TO receive
him lie sold Mr was Sent BY his General
with adv sgeous propositions, and after rx'
pressing ply fn me aud my troops, said, that
unlr>s | surrendtrei, should he at'atk-d In
! Few hours by large columns refused 10 lis
! ten % his propositions, and 'oid him should
! i'm mt dia,eiy prepare Tor defence, as nv honor
: aud NV strict duties required. He Afterwards
spok. OF The suspension Of hos,iii,ies, and CAPT
tula,ion negotiated for by your Excellrncr.
which also would net iis,en 10, because ha"
received no advice by he regul4r way While
we were in conversation. three lunches we've
|
by opening f Of grape shot upon me, obi.
gid m, to leave he officer, cad in all he troops
wh.ch ~er, wthou, III. fort, AID reply with the
ar il cry 20 the launches, which were near the
oupusi,e shore. All This was the work oi 4
moment MENTAL the srct.st wa:chful
ness: and a. about two O'Clock, the ouipos,s ~
formed me they saw launches az 'hr shore by
he store houses, 500 ,oIses from the ioI and
| p- received I'm landing Mexican troops, 81
that ] ordered the canon to me, al which they
soon re,irrd. From this Circumstance, and
the as.er,ions bv The fag Of Truce, concluded
tina, I should be attacked, and directed the
most hls,y preparations 1" be made My ex
nee, atoms were realized: for an hour had uo
passed, when. simultaneously. and with me
quiekpess of lightning. three columns attacked
me. consisting, in Ill. Of about | 900 men,
which, overw helming my advance posts, came
! 49, - .,,,vde /, good order, aud formed a Sc