Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-10-09

provided Gen. e. would sign an acknowl
edgment that the money had been f,rcibl,
taken from him, The acknowledgment,
was according ly signed aud the money de,
livered. Fortunately, however, on the We,
ny evening of the day of this occurrence
the U. s. ship Hornet, captain OrHo Non.
ms, appeared off the port, and having sen,
boat on shore, captain ~ was made &C.
qualnted with the circumstances. He
Immediately despatched his first Iientenan,
with note TO Generl Barradas. demand.
ing the prompt surrender of their money
The note OF captain Norris had the effec,
ct causing its speedy delivery on hoard
the Hornet aud, soon after, humiIiating
apology to Mr.. Harrison from The Spanish
officer who had assaulted him. We fur.
Their learn, that during the attack made by
the Mexicans upon the Spaniards. on The
night'oi,the 22d August, the former ,ouk
possession of MIR. Harrison's house and
that eleven Mexicans were killed on the
house top, and five in the country ward
| ne house was robbed by the Mexican
soldIery, but on the following morning full
indemnify was promised by Gen. ST. An
| ma. TRalt,pore Amar;. :
Inc editors ofthe American have been
Pohteiy favored with the annexed extract
OF a letter dated. - -
BRIG MATILDA, OFF TANpIco, lsr SEPT
iS29.
Inc Spanish force which Barr,Gas had
lett IN possession Of Tampico during his
'naIeh INTO the interior, was attacked on
me I'D ultimo by the Mexican general
Santa Anna, at 2 clock in the morniuo
and fought in the street and ON the houses
o"'h O'Clock, when they 1.-THE Spaniards>
surrendered. But the arrival of General
BARRACKS from Aitimira, which the main
CODY OF his army, changed The fortune If
the DAY, and compromise took pl,ce
santa Anna re-surendered the town and
was permitted to retire with his troons
amounting to abont l40O, to his former
position on the opposite side of the river
where he still remains increasing his fnr
ces.
On Monday of!ast week, Santa Anna
made known to the consuls in Tampico his
intention of attacking the town. aGaiu and
advised them to place their citizens and
property IN the best security they could
within six days. Mos, of the FOREIGNERS
have gone with Their goods up the river.
Rather than witness the scenes of the ODD
acted again upon larger scale. | have
taken refuge on board ofthis vessel BIN;
sshe is ordereI to Sal to-day for BALI
more, shall go on board of the Hornet
or some other vessel lying here, until i
see the result ola second attack. which il
as generally thought will eyentuate lin q
total overthrow of the Spaniards, and that
We may soon return to our business again ,"
Respecting the action on the night of
the I'D ult. we find the following account
IN letter published i'm the Gazette:
TAMrIco, Sept. lst 1920.
con the night of the 2lst ult General
Santa Anna brought over his troops-a-
bout l400-lrom the old town of Tamnico
attacked that part Of the Spanish army re-
naming here. Gen. Barradas HAVING
gone as far as Altameira to surprise Gen.
La CARA who was there with part OF the
Mexican force, expecting to capture the
old General and all under his command
without any loss on his part. AT two
O'CLOCK on the morning of the 22G ult.
ahght commenced here in the streets and
hom the tops ofthe house until ten o'clock
when the Spaniards called a parIey and a.
greed to surrender to Santa Anna. but
Generel Ba'radas who was glad to get
back from his visit to Ahamera, arriving
here at the time with his forces, CHANGED
the fortune of the day. A COMPROMISE
took place, st. Anna rc-surrendered the
town and was permitted TO retire with his
troops unmolesied 10 his former position
at the old town of 1ampico, where he
now remains augmenung his forces. which
he does with great facility, every Mexican
in that nelghbourhood from the ace of
eighteen to sixty joined him.
The Mexicans are persuaded that
their next attack will be successful. and
that Barradas, who will be surrender fms
place and his troops to the brave St. Anna.
The s'oops 81 war Hornet, fortunate.
~ called here about the tine of Santa
Annals inteBdcd attack and hafore he nut
1t nte execution, her boats AID mon rem
dered great service in getting off little A.
merican property which was here, and
placing il on board the vessels in the river
We have nodoubt that Barradas must
soon surrender, and that tranquility will
I'VE restored. The Mexican iorce now n
the old town and on the road to Al,emejra
rs computed at no less than 10000 men
which are daily and hourly increased by
The people from The interior flockino IN
IJoIn them, all inspired with the utmost
hatred of the invaders, every one of whom
will leave their bones here
[Gazette.]
YOUNG LOVE.
Into the Board room Of COLLEGE, st,ee,