Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-05
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CAPTURE OF TAmPic0.
PSsparasssns Nbr Ne Rstsssasa.
b. he arrival ef the U. s. Steamer Missis-
sIpp,. coms Peuy. q ,hs 8. W. Pass. news
was received IN the city yesterday Of the cap.
ture Of Tampico By the U. 8. squadron on the
l4th instant We announced ID yesterday
mornings edition of,he Picsyune the departure
Of the squadron from Anton Lzardo upon this
expedition. and before the dsy wss over, the
success Of the enterprise.
The feet 90 lied under Com, Conner on the
llth and 18th insts. On the l4th. Com. Perry
crossed the bar with the SpitAre, Vixen. Petrol.
Bonita and Rceter, reinforced from the Cnmber.
land. Mississippi. Princeton and 81. Msry's.
There was TO opposition made to the American
arms. Tho town vas surrendered uncondition.
ally. tho garrison having been previously with.
drawn.
The Mississippi ssilcd Immediately for the
Balize for troops TO garrison the city. In co.
ming hi,hcr Com. Perry touched at tho Brasos.
and despatched lieutenant to Gen. Pa,terson's
camp to obtain troops for the garrison. The
Mississippi then came 10 the Balizc for the same
object. We learn from proper sources that a
bout one hundred and fifty men, recruited for
the LIST and 81 Infantry, will be despatched i'm.
,nediately for Tsmpicc.
A detachment Of these troops has already ar
rived; the remainder are expected to-day or to-.
morrow. Besides these. four companies Of the
new regiment of mounted rfiemen. under Ma.
jor Burbidee. will be sent TO Tsmpico ns soon
as they arrive. They are hourly looked for.
Cap. He,z-l. the Qnartermns,er's Depart.
ment. has been despatched to Baton, Rouge 'or
ordnance and munitions. and CnIt. B,rnsrd. Of
the Engineers, will rcpair directly to Tampico.
to superin,end the erecting and arming Of the
necessary defence'.
Although the city was taken without the
loss Of blool, il is manifest that it is not to be
SURRENDERED without struggle before peace il
declared The town is now in possrsshn Of the
marines and sniiors of the feet. who cannot be
| well spared FROM their .h ps. AS scon as the
place is sufficiently enrrisoned by land torcrr
the squadron will proceed 10 other bns,ncs. A
change hos come over The fleet and we doub,
not OF its future usefulness. Many of our nava
officers regret that Tampico was eurrendcred
without bow.
Il 10 well enough as ii is We incline TO the
opinion ,ha, the place " III become of the utmost
consequence to the intended operations upor
the interior. The withdrawal II the Mexican
garrison is evidence that Santa Anna is ma ting
preparations for demonstration upon a lnrg,
scale in the direction of San Luis Po,os or Sal
tllo-more prr baby st the former.
We srpend hereto a list of the officers o
the Mssissippi:
Li1 ef Officers attached to ne U S Steam
ship Mississippi, S. w. Pass. Nou l9. ls46.
NJ c Perry. Commodore.
Henry A Adams, Commander.
John c Carter, FRS, Lieutenant; WIN 4
Parker, Second do; Henry p Robin,on, Thr,
do; f G Anderson. Fourth scring do left o.
Point Isabel to communicate with the comman
ding officer at Ms,amorss.
J Hogsn Brown, Master Henry Rogers
Acting Master-sent 10 United States with pri
zer.
L w Minor, Surgeon; Washington Sher
man, Assistant do.
Lewis Warrington. IT,, Purser.
Mark Il Beeche., l'rof OF Mathematics.
William LEVEL, Jr, Chief Engineer.
Alphonse Barber. Passed Midshipman; Ed
ward Barrett, do, sent home in prize Fran
cis Gregory, do; Thos s Fillebrown. iidship
man; David A Cheever, do; Wm w Wilkin
son. do; Daniel !. Brsine. do.
Daniel B Martin. First Assist Engineer
josse S Rutherford. I'd do; Daniel Murphy. .
do; Joshua Hollander, 81 do; NJ NJ Thompson
Sd DO; James w King. 3D. do.
} William Whitehead, Acting Bo .tswsin.
John Martin, Gunner.
Joseph Coke. Carpenter.
WIN F Perry. Captains Clerk.
George Hutchinson. Purser's CLERK.
ORDNANCE FOR TAMrIco.-We were gratif
ed to learn that Gov Johnson. as soon as h
heard that the Mississippi had arrived at lh
, Balize To procure men and munitions for the az
"H'V" 'o"P'Sos WpHt'Iru WI ''o "'o W W.
United States rix 6 p uni and ih:ee o poun
c brass pieces, together with 100 rounds Of ba
for each gun and 80 rounds Of grape shot.
The guns are ready To 90 on board ship--hav
been accepted, and will be immediately de-
patched to Tsmpieo. This is eommendsb bl
. act of the Executive Of Louisiana. The nece
+ sity Of erecting fortificstions at Tsmpico wit