Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-19
From the N. o. Commercial Times Of the 9Th.
LATE INTELLIGENCE FROM TAM
PICO AND MEXICO.
Loss Of the United States Transport
Steamship Neptune!

steamship neptune!
By the arrival at the s. w. Pass on the
LIST inst, of the U. s. sloop of war St.
Mary's, we have news from Tampico to
the 2sth ut. The St. Mary's left that port
on the 2sth ult., at o'clock, p M, and
reached the mouth of the Rio Grande on
the 3Oth, at 5 A. NJ, where she landed Adiu-
tant Austin, of the Sd artillery, leaving
again at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the
same day. Capt. Rollins lately command.
ing the Neptune U. s. steam transport,
came passenger in the st. Mary's, and arri-
we'd in this city yesterday morning.
Tampico, we learn, is now in a forward
state of defence--men and munitions of
war constantly arriving. Col Gates, with
$50 regular troops, arrived on the 23d ult.,
on board the steamship Neptune, and on the
next day. the 23d, 200 more landed from
the steamer Sea. All belong to the Sd artil.
Iery. and lately embarked at Brazos Santa.
60, for that destination, as we noticed in
our paper of the Goth ult. When Col.
Gates arrived with his battalion, the city
and forts were delivered over to him, by
the U. s. Naval authorities there. A strong
force was placed in Fort Audonigo, with
two 8 Founders; and it was changed to Fort
Conner, in compliment 10 the gallant Com.
modore, its caplor. Another battery was
taken possession of by the regulars, called
Fort Ann, in honor to Mrs. Chase, the lady
Of Mr.. Chase, late American Consul at
Tampico. This latter commands the
AIlumesa road, leading to small town of
that name in the vicinity.
Marine List.-When the st. Mary's left
Tampico, there were then off the bar
frigale Potomac, steamer Princeton, sloop-
of-war John Adams, and the small craft
belonging to the squadron, all under the
command of Commodore CONNER. Steam.
err Sea was ashore on mud bank. abreast
of the town; was up for Brazos, when she
got ahoat. St. Mary's met steamship Mis-
sissippi sixty miles north of Tampico, STAN
ding in. All on board the sloop we'll.
Loss Of the Steamship Neptune.--We are
sorry to announce the total loss of the U.
S. steamer Neptune, which sailed from
Tampico on the gath, was shortly after as
sailed by tremendous gale from the north,
driven back on the bar, and became a total
wreck. All hands were providentially
saved, through the ntrepidity of Captain
TATNALL, of the u. s. steamer Spitfire, his
officers and crew, who dispatched boats to
the assistance of the wrecked vessel and
her men.
In addition 10 the above intelligence,
which reached US through our ordinary
sources, the Picayune's correspondent at
Pensacola gives some very interesting news
regarding Tampico, and Mexican affairs in
general, of which the following is a con-
densation. The Porpoise, Lieut. Hunt, ar
rived at Pensacola on the I'd instant, seven
days from Tampico. A detachment of
six hundred troops had arrived at the latter
place, from Gen. Patterson's command.
Steamer Monmouth had been twice to Tam
pico from Brazos and Point Isabel. Steamer
Spitfre, Capt Tatnall, had gone up the
river sixty or seventy miles from TamFico,
and taken possession of two towns, at one
of which he captured ten large cannon,
and heavy quantity of ammunition, which
had been removed from Tampico when
the Mexcans retreated from that place
The two regiments which evacuated Tam
plco, revol,ed when they got to San Luis
Potosi, and were disbanded. They were
opposed to Santa Anna. Great discussions
prevailed at San Luis Potosi-army about
10000, and in a state of starvation; four
different factions among them, as follows:
Santa Anna, Arista, Herrera and Parades.
The recent election in Mexico, was much
in favor of ex.President HERRERA, who,
it is generally believed at Tampico, would
be the President.