New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-12
DISPATCHES FOR THE TRIBUNE
BY ELECTRIC T6lEG RAPH
PROM MEXICO AND TEXAS.

PROM MEXICO AND TEXAS.
Movements in Tampicc-Mysterious Doipgs Of
Santa Annals Disappearance-Mexiean
Troops opposed TO him disbanded-Loss of l.
s. Steamer Septune-steamer Sea Ashore
Hostile Indians overunning Texas-Desperate
Encounter-Frcm Nocs Inmy-Fortifcation
Of Tampico-An American Heroine-Ser ser
vices to the Squadron. &c. &c.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ll-9 P. NJ
Extras Of New-Orleans papers dated ith INST
contain news brought By the United States ship
St. Marv's She sailed from Tampico on Saturday
the 18th ult at P NJ; arrived CT: the Rio Grande
I del Norte at a VI 3Oth; Landed Adiutant Austin,
I'd Artillery, at Brazos at 70 4, " and made sail
for the Balize. where she made the light Al =" p
Pass P. NJ. Dec l.
The steamer Neptune arrived at Tampico Nov.
20 with $50 regular troops under command OF Col
/ Gates The steamer Sea arrived with more troops
/ on the 23d. when the town was Immediately handed
over to the ARM Fort Orondaga was immediate
I " garrisoned under the name OF Fort Conner and
! armed with two long FOUNDERS
/ A battery of two fortytwo Founders caronstes
vss called Fort Ann. in honor OF Mrs. Chase. lady
If the late American Consul at Tampico. This Ia
dv behaved most nobly. showing TO the world that
she was patrio, under all circumstances. When
our small vessels were about 10 approach the town
! of Tampico, she up our flag in defiance Of the
| Alcalde and other officers Sometime before Mrs.
Chase wrote TO Commodore Conner. informing him
| the place could be taken and gave drawings OF
| the harbor Beside the cannon mentioned some
r. tod IN ha hon tGr
The Neptune sailed from Tampico on the 18th
ult and encountered a norther was driven back
! and wrecked on the bar All hands were saved.
| The vessel is total loss
| The town OF Tampico is already IN a state Of de-
fence Reinforcernents are arriving daily Saltlllo
has been abandoned. and there is no doubt that 1t
s no,y in the OF the advance guard OF the
1 ARM under General Worth The condition Of
| Mexico is represented to be even worse than II
ever has been Santa Anna lately made M address
TO his troops, apparently TO extract from them an
invitation 10 reinstnte himself az the head OF the
| Goyernment He was disappointed however, nj
| finding that ms Grafton was received III profound
! silence and Immediately aiterward he started
with all his cayalr, on secret expedition Some
think II was 10 Gu, oil one Of the divisions OF our
army which he will not be likely to ind The most
probable conjecture is that he Is gone 10 Mexico ~
! control the action Of the new Congress
The st hIarys left over the bar Of Tamplco the
/ Potomac the Princeton. and the John Adams. with
some small vessels off the town OF Tamplco. She
left the steamer Sen shore abreast Of the town,
on mud Lanl. She passed the Mississippi 90
miles north OF Tampco bound out The officers Of
| the st. Mary are all well.
! a letter from Pensacola. December :. 10 the
| Picayune, says that Captain Iatnal with the stca-
merSpithre has gone up the river sixty or seventy
! miles from rampco and taken possession OF Two
| towns at one ofwhich he captured 10 large cannon
| and heavy quantity OF ammunition which mad
| been received from Tampico. when the Me%lcans
retrcated from that City The two regiments which
evacuated that place revolted when they got 10
| San Luis Po,osi. and were dis banded. They We're
opposed TO Santa Anna. Great dissensions pre-
vailed nj San Luis Potosi The army about 10000
strong. was in n state OF starvation There were
four different factions Santa Anna had arrested
Generals Paroles and Herrera
The Texas papers TO the LIST inst received by the
steamer Galveston at New Orleans ON the Sd inst
have accounts from Gen Woods camp at Moncova.
but to what date is not stated. Messrs. Callahan
and Mcclellan on their way from Gen. w ools army,
were lately attacked on the river Pcco by party
T! of % Indians. They We're engaged in battle from
early afternoon till dark, when they succeeded
in eiiecting their escape. Mr.. Callahan thinks the
| Indians who attacked the party We're Llpans.
The Austin Democrat has an account OF the an.
tclpated Indian difficulties referred to before. 1t
| is stated TINT the celebrated Seminole Chief. Wild
cat is now in Texas at the head of 300 warriors
determined to do us he pleases, aud several FAM
lies the Upper Cross timbers on the Trinity had
deserted their homes Captain smith had started
| in pursuit o.. tins party of savages.
public dinner had been given at Austin to Gov.
Henderson aud the Texas Volunteers from that VI
ciuity who engaged in the battle of Monterey and
another also nj Galveston in honor OF General a S
Johnson and other Galveston Volunteers. who had
been engaged iii the same battle.
The Government stores now at San Antonio are
estimated to be sufficient to sustain General W ools
entire division OF 5000 men. These are not even
needed. as Gen. Wool intends hereafter TO quarter
on the enemy. They will be of use. however 10
the new Texan volunteers. now being raised but
whether to act IN concert with Gen Wools divi-
sion or under General TAYLOR was not known
! The last British steamer brought account oi the
arrival OF GEN Paroles at Liverpool OF course he is