New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-06
ATTACK Upon TAMPIco-Thc Norfolk Herald
puplshes the following letter dated

: SHIP ST. MARYs,
OFF TAMPico. Juur q. 1916.
The war grows aDace. Ga the -tn inst. we discover
ed toe enemy erecting another fort the North side OF
The euIrancu 10 the Tlvcr. and o'clock P. NJ,
got the chip rndefweigh under topssis stood In. and
wnen within mile oi iorr and boats the latter
three III Dumoer looming about hundred, open
ee nee upon both Being on lee shore aud in nosl
wat-r We were uot so- 10 IRE more than eight shot,
before II oecane necessary TO Claw OF. which did,
but al Three O'Clock returned -d continued the firing
uutil mad hcrd 70 shells and 20 solid shot. Ia
Inc last repcVnre, tbs enemy returned ire. win
about leu shot from Is pound guns four OF which pas
sed rear Us Two iel OH GUY under fore fost
passed between the fore and main top mat, and
over the loot, Others a. q distance.
be nrs shell which burst The fort elected every
soldier from the neiguoOrnuod. the whole OF them
immediately ~ the GODS One OF smells passed De
tween VI TOE schooner masts and exploded beyond
ner. fragment having struck oowsprit and bul
w1rks, tcatlus ootn considerable, have lesrned
siucc me hsht Que corner uf the Cu-tom house ~zs
knUcsed Gown house the North side ot me river
was nGed oy Tie explosion OF shell aud soldier Al
me Tort Oh guard oy the purstDs ot smother she'll
Changed Ills iu.zet Tor vacancy having been shattered
without believe lDjurips mis- v4u.or person. Having
driven The party from their embryo fort returned 10
our anchorage al hall psst Three
The writer Then statcs Intellectual attempt
ai!er"ard made 10 cut Out The gun boats
BRlTlss SQUADRON oKrHE GULF.-Capt J. c.
dlrogton OF tne Dark Mopans Irom baro.dues, 81.
lnoas arrived here yesterday. Tue Mvpaug lett Bar
oadV-s on The 18Th uit Thomas tne LIN inst,
SaPI Il states inai IN batoaours before he riI II
reported thut me b!lusG Indian squadron
o1red 10 cruise In The Gu T. and when a, ST. Thomas he
!o1fneo tn.t u-cobsslDg fifteen sail OF ne
hh-- had touched there ms day previous his arrival
on us ~sy aitner The oo-ct VI squadron In
ng ~ the Gu! may Dc the projection British
H-noinips more. Capt H1tsugt reports having
met Ffracn n4an-oi"ar II Ir,ssies, bound
me Gull " o. De.La 20
q a New-O rleaDs paper OF the 25th says The
PGss!an org Dr-Hs DAD city uslensol
Baizr, VIII cargo VI -four and lvJ PIGS Lead tut
Clearing she a. rpvred 20 nave laAso GU board Large
qua4uty powder, AID TIE Collector Id dispatched
kevrnue CGier s.t.r Aet. Size probably Designed ior
some Mexican por; Win those mua!ucus oi war.
MYSTERIOUS New Orleans Tropic states
thar COMMERCIAL house that city
Ell distractions ~ crarIe- weasel Vera cruz
IaInpcu Tor LIE purpose ~ conveying father srol=G
VIII has receLy arrived Svfta, i!on s.lc.
sethe. WIN iout panions The stie. 70 .: sect.
"AcA las been Exhibited Us the parry
question having p0seIg! avoiding Havana
v0Le applied ~ Uur Govr.lErai a. Washington. .Os
MISSION Ic proceed Mexico olesteo, snc clAcec
vessel Will laAI view New Orleans.
lie Request ~ss not granted out INSTRUCTIONS have
ooect u De Gaser!s, ~ Transferring nr on oUa.d u
a. Els Isl s-oi-" "htac -ney Dc easily !Anc
co &! e.tn-. OF the soove su.losc paces The
VIII De ready 10 leave oy &c %. y! Jtiy.
lie srnircian alluded Is M. francis Mo!phy, WHO
Is nf9thef u nc Mexican Enhassacor a. LordvG-
CAllFoRsIA-Ar. Parrot Tor many Years [. 5.
eousuI ~ AsZaLsn, or Ine Pacific, passed through
or CITY YESTERDAY way 70 asaus:on cy He IS
ieahrsseeAD and taxes ackson county n als route OF
Vsi; 70 n relatives Sc ia; he Iuno, u IL
Intention CO he AF; u lie PACIFIC 10
axe part IL preventing tret i-E.Ag possession o.
taFr-- II Nosh California sac general &C.
eo4 " Us iavi-is lie .es,c.as there
e u 6a'ese1 q NJ lH..ed Sidtes. be has no DOUBT
aai Il l. afead. IL trr possession. Nashville un.cu.