American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-07-16
INTERESTING NEWS.
THE SEAT OF WAR.

ONE DAY LATER FROM THE ARMY-ARRI-
VAL OUT OF TIE BALI more VOLUN
| TEERs-CONFlkMATlC OF THE ATTACK
ON TAMPlCt -MEXICANS FORTIFYING
| MONTEREY, sc.
We have one days later intelligence from the
Army, but we find little news of sufficient
interest to record. We copy the follow in q
from the Galveston News of the 4th inst.
There is camp rumOr that Paredes is at the
head Of $4,000 men in Monterey, (this is three
times worse than putting him at the head of
l5,0O0-Of course every body will believe i:,)
that his camp covers mile square, and is mac
cesslble 10 mortal man, beng protected with
200 pieces of heavy arlillery--that they are
there waiting an attack with determination to
defend themselves TO the last.
An afiray took place on the 29th ut., be-
| tween two Texas mounted men, IN which one
by the name Of Walker was shot and inmcdi-
ately killed. With this exception, good order
generally prevails in camp.
1t is stated that the brig Somers attempted
recently to cut out two Mexican schooners from
the haIbor of Tamplco, but failed
On the 30th ult. Captain Lawrence, three
men and one boy, started in small boat to
reach the l.. M. Hitchcock, lying outside the
bar at the Brasos. The boat was capszed, and
two of the men and the boy were drowned
one man swan ashore, and Capt. L., after
holding upon the boat long time, finally swan
! to the point of PADRES island, where Capt. Ma
gle went TO his assistance and brought him off
safe He was much bruised, and greatly ex-
! hausted, having remained in the water fiom
to 6 hours.
CONFIRMATION or THE ATTACK ON TAMPICO.
The New Orleans Bulletin has received
letter from an off Ger on board the u. States
schooner Flirt, dated off Blazos st. Jago, June
10Th, which it says should have reached us long
since; notw outstanding the delay in its arrival,
it contains saelligence of interest.
The Frt arrived off Vera Cruz on the sth,
from Brazos St. Jago with PuTser WATSON,
bearer Of dispatches Tor Commodore CONNER,
on board. AT Vera Cruz they found the steam
er Princeton and The irigate Raritan, enforcing
the blockade. The officers and crews of both
vessels were well, and were daily in expecta-
ton that the Commodore would arrive from
Pensacola, when it was supposed an expedition
would be ordered up the Alvarado, to capture
| the Mexican vessels of war moored there. Our
correspondent speaks in the very highest terms
g OF the sailing qualities of the Princeton, and
says her crew and that of the Raritan are cage
= for active service. He saw a Mexican pape
dated June l4th which stated that Paroles wal
marching at the head of 5000 men TO meet Gen
Taylor, and that Arista was under arrest charg
ed with "disgracefu conduct" Great excite
ment existed at Vera Cruz. Troops were being
brought in constantly from the country to man
, the Castle, and they were fast falling prey to
! the yellow fever.
. On the 10th the Firt left Vera Cruz with
dispatches, and arrived off Tampico on the
s 18th, whero she found the sloop Of war 81. Yua-
ryiS, and learned that an unsuccessful attempt
. had been made by some boats from that vessel
to cut out a number Of Mexican gun boats ly-
/, ing at the mouth OF the Panuco, opposite Tam
plco. Our correspondent says the boats start
4 ed to make The attack on the night Of the 10TH
> bat were separated before crossing the bar. The
: launch and one of the cutters succeeded in get.
ting inside, when the fort opened fire upon
3 them, which was brskly returned fiom nine
FOUNDER on board the launch. The Mexican
! gun Uoats, after the lapse Of some time entered
into The action, and as their guns were eigh-
teen FOUNDERS, the launch aud cutter were
. forced 10 get beyond their FIRE. 10 doing SO
however, they took a position where they had
command Of the fort aud soon silenced it,
J, The gun boats perceived the fort was silenc
r Gu, SuppOsGu IL WuS ldhEH anu SOilbiSbttu O
fire upon 1t, and the tort, finding from whence
the fire came, returned il. Thus they kept bat
i tering each other for about half an hour, the
! launch, as opportunity offered also putting in Q
o shot. The remainder of the party, however
. not having jJned the launch and the cutter they
9 were compelled to retire without etfecting then
object. They sustained no injury OF conse
i ouence in the affair. We infer from the re-
, marks Of our correspondent that another at
tempt would be made, and has probably sue
ceeded. The officers and crew Of the Fir
r were all well.
. In addition to the above we gather some in
Q teresting paragraphs from the New Orlean:
papers:
The steamship Massachusetts, from Alex
/ andTa, %. G.. had arrived and dlsembaTkeC
:, the detachments of Baltimore and Washing
3, ton troops which she carried out.
- Reports from Monterey state that that towr
and the approaches to it ate being in a com
. plete state OF defence, and that a considerable
q body Of the Mexican army is stationed there.
- 1t is understood that Gen. Taylor will ad
:, vance at the earliest moment that he can es
s ss tablisli depot at Comargo, which he design
:, to make The base OF operations towards Monte
; rey. A part of tho Mexican tactics is to pre-
vent the supplies Of the country, as far as pos
: sible, from reaching the American army. Fo
;, this purpose, it is stated that Canales and hi
I band of paItzans have been engaged in drivin!
II off the cattle from all the surrounding country
:, Of COURSE therefore, it will not answer for an,
! forward movement to be made except with a
bundant provision transports. To the propos
ed depot at Comargo 1t is designed to US
steamboats, for transportation. Thence, how
81 ever, an immense number of wagons will b
,t repaired.
i Much dissatisfaction, it is said, existed amon
% the six months volunteers, on the receipt of tn
- - order, that they should enlist for twelve month