American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-29
BY LAST NIGHTS SOUTHERN MAIL.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO,

ARISTA RELIEVED FROM COMMAND OF THE
ARMY-GEN. MEJIA IN COMMAND-STATE
OF AFFAIRS AT TAMPICO-PAREDEs TO
TAKE THE FIELD, &c.
The correspondent of the Charleston Even.
ing News writes from New Orleans under date
of the 2 LIST inst. as follows
The French brig Princess Marie arrived here
yesterday from Tampico, 9th inst.
We learn from one Of the passengers, that
the authorities at Tampico were divided into
two parties. One of the parties with the mil
itary, has Gen. Anastisio Paviodi at its head
was in favor of Federation and Santa Anna. -
The other party was for armng the people in
favor of Federation without Santa Anna. A
third party was about rising up, when our in
iormant left; but none of the parties had come
to any understanding yet. There were at
Tampico / vessels of different nations at the
time of the blockade, three British, three
French, two Spanish, two American, one Bre-
men. The authorities were about prohibiting
the American vessels to take in their cargoes;
but at last Captain Sanders, of the sloop-of-war
St. Mary, hearing of this, sent despatch to
the authorities, stating that if there was any
detention of American property no property at
all should leave the place. This caused the
withdrawal of the order.
The fort at Tampico Ga mud affair." had been
washed away by freshet few days previous
to the 9Th.
The three gun boats lately built at N. York
for the Mexican service were lying i'll the river
above Tampco.
Official dispatches had arrived at Tampico
that Gen. Arista had been removed from the
command Of the Northern Division of the Ar
my and Gen. Meiia had superseded him.
There were 800 troops only at Tampico on
the 9th. Seventy of those were runaway
negroes and mulattoes from this place IN. Or
leans) and Havana. These constitute the
whole amount of the Mexican force Tampico
to the Rio Crande.
Being Sunday, merely write that you may
have the above. Nothing wonderful stirring.
All glad that the Oregon question will be set
tied Laugh very much over the hasty plate
of soup-what kind of soup2 Gumbo Chaff!
Morning papers full of battles of Palo Alto.
Great rivalry between the Piccyune and Delta.
Tropc office robbed last night, Saturday night.
Yes, printers Office robbed
The dates from the city of Mexico by this ar
rival are to the LIST inst. We copy the follow
ing items from the Picayune:
The great topic of conversation at the capt.
tol was the proposed departure Of Paredes to
take the command of the army of the North.
He himself was bent upon doing so, although
dissuaded by many considerations of policy and
by the advice of his friends. Should he take
the field it is said he would have under his
command 10000 men, including in these the
army Of reserve and the troops of Arista.
Reports were in circulation in the city, that
Gen. Arista was to be called to the Capitol to
answer charges preferred against him, but the
correspondent of the Dlario thinks this not at
all probable.
In regard to the Mexican ideas of the actions
of the 9th and 9th May, the same same writer
says; the movement of Gen. Arista to the left
bank of the Rio Grande, was made in conse-
quence eff express orders received from the Sc
cretary of War, and in direct opposition TO his
own judgment. Arista, he says, crossed over
with from to 1000 men, and fought on the
Sth the battle Of Patio Alto, in which the army
displayed the utmoet valor, and remained mas
ter of the field, notwithstanding the superiori-
ty of the Americans in Artillery.
81 The following day, says this writer, who ev-
identity aims to be fair, another action was
fought at Resaca de Guerrero, and there our
arms, although their ancient name was heroic
ally defended, were little successful. The Gen.
eral-in-chief made unheard of efforts. The cav
airy fought valliantly, and on the part of Gems
Ampudia and Vega, nothing was left undone
but it was all in vain, since we needed the sup.
port of "a strong body of infantry. Neverthe-
less, the conquerors did not pursue our army
says the Mexican; it re-entered Matamoras, but
to abandon it Immediately after, as from the
moral state of the troops and the superiority O.
the Americans in artillery rendered it impossi