Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-18
From the N. O. Trop:c
IMPORTANT FROM YUCATAN.
500 MEx1c ANS KILLED IN BATHS!

Dy tue SCI1OOueT AWO OONSs Sdpts d .
Ian, which arrived yesterday, 81 days
from >isal, Yuca,an, we have been fur.
nished with full files of Yucatan papers
to tho 10th inst, aud verbal Intelligence
to the llth inst. The Two Sons was the
schooner bearing dispatches from Com.
modore Moore, reported to have been
captured by the Mexican steamer Monte
yuma. This vessel was fired upon by
the Montezuma ind boarded by the Off
GERS Of that craft, but no attempt was
made 10 search tho schooncr.-'rho Mex.
leans Officers drank glass Of wine with
the officers Of the Two sons, and loft
them.
The Montezuma and Regene ador
steamers with two briggs, had arrived q.
Campeachy, from Vera cruz, with REIN
iorcen,ents. The following paragraph
appears in one of tbs. Merida pupers.
The whole amount OF the present rem
force ,nenl does not exceed 800 men, who
witt. til. Io,,nr 400, will make 700 III all
being the total force the Mexican govern
n,ent ha, been ub!e to delach. We have
now bat $500 men in all to combat
lew to conquer Us, aud what shall we DO
in circumstances like these! luconsiIer-
aulc numbers, ignorant officers. aud III.
competent generals!
\ pretty War.l hight took place On the
9Th inst On Tie hlst, lie Nlexicans. ono
Thousand strong, under command at Gen.
Andrade, took possession ct the fortified
town Ut China, about Two leagues from
Cam. cact:y We notice the following
official despatch from the general in co.n
nn,ad al Campeachy.
General IL lhief:-Late today have
learned positively tina. the Mexlcans hay.
taken possession vi The Town vi Ch.l,a.
In,s event. which had loresecn, aud
winch seemed preiin nary step to q
movement on my ca.''p, has ~ Auced me
~ seek by every means possible, to as
certain the exac. torce vi the enemy on
that point, III order to lorestul him in an
attack winch propose making "n his
troo.,, tomorrow morning. dlsposing my
little band in as convenient aud as cttec
tive u way as possible.
The steamer k.generador joined the
enemy's squadron this morn:ng. snd the
Mom,ezu,,lA has been occupied all day ia
taking possession Vt apost III the village
Of Lerula, terrifying It with Two heavy
guns, aud manning it with launci,'s
crew. Four deserlsrs came in to-day.
The firing from the heights has produced
no result oil any Importance. mention
This to u,ake your Exccilency aware vi
their exac. lorcs, so that you may take
your measures accordingly.
God and Liberty.
Quarters al 81. Francisco, Extra Muros,
Cha.npeachy % Feb. l843.
(Signeil SEBASTIAN LOPEZ DO LLERGo.
10 the Secretary Of War.
At three o'clock, the morning Of the
4lh, nine hunlred men commanded by
Gon l.lcrgo. salled from Ca.npeacny, aud
before day break the advance guard ..
l 50 men attacked the Mexican o1tpusts
aud ll,e. Mexicuns retrealed ~ tho village,
where brisk skirm.sh ensued. Soon
after tho main boly ot' the Campechanos
reached the scene ot scion, and IN the
fired upon their friends instead
OF their enemies. by The frs! discharge
OF their cannon about lh,lty OF the aG-
vance guard were slain. Finally gem
oral engagement ensued, the soldiers on
both sides fighting with considerable
bravery und yigor. Over five hundred
Mexicans were destroyed in the engage.
ment Among tho killed was the com
,nander, General Andrude, one Co.onel,
unda son vi President Sauna Anna, hold
ing the rank Of captain. On the side Of
the Mexicans, the slaughter il represent
ed as most dreadful. The Yuca.ccos lost
but seventy men. The village church,
occupied by the Mcxicans, u, the CON
.nence.nent OF the engagement, with enc
or two other buildings. Was burat. This
uctlon, il is probable, will be attended With
important results. Tue MeAicans before
~nl be convinced that they
are conlcnulng with Toe not els.!y
dAumled. We are inlurmed that tho Yu-
cale.os intend 10 issue u Declaratlon OF,
independence, AMI ado a National Flag
lml.i,ed a.ety.
The account Of the attack upol Sisal,
by the steamer Montezu,na, is fatty con
frn,ed. About eight O'clock, OH the NOR
nina y! the 28th.t january, the Monte
zana made her appearance liz the harbor,
with The colors OF the United States at
he, mast head. When within distance
To reach the town with her shot she
hauled down the star spangled banner,
aud her officers amused themselves by
firing al the town about an hour. The
principal damage was sustained BY an
A.rerican schooner in the harbor, the
name oil which we could not learn.
We are informed that the Ca,npecha-
nos ARE in fine s,rits, aud there is not
the slightest probability that the city will
fall into tho hands ol the Alexicans. On
the contrary. ii the Mexicans remain in
that vicinity much longer, they will ex
irerience greater rcverses than any that
have vet been recorded, ending. perhaps,
in the total destruction Of the feet.
An IMMENSE ABOLITION PsrITIoN. - Ia
the House 0f Congress, on Monday, Mr..
Adams preserved his mann mouth petition,
which is half mile long, and signed by
li,iy ono Thousand eigh: hundred and nix
ly.three persons Of South Massachusetts,
asking Congress TO pass such Jaws and ia
propose such amendments to the Consti-
tutiodh6f the U. s., as may forever sep
arate tho people of N ssschussl.s from
II.