The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-12

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AN AMERICAN HEROINE,
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AN AMERICAN HEROINE,
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The Southern mail at Washington, last night,
brought highly important intelligence from Mexi-
co and Texas, which was immediately transmit
ted to this city over the lightning line, selected
from extras of the New Orleans papers of the 4th
instant
The news was taken TO New Orleans by the
United States ship ST. Marys, arrived at that port
! on the above day.
The ST. Mary's sailed from Tampico on SatuI-
day, the 18th ult., at p M, arrived of the Rio
Grande del Norte at s A. M, Both landed Adiu-
tant Austin, Sd Artillery, at Brazos, at 10 A. M,
and sailed for the Belize, where she made the
light at S. w. Pass P. NJ, Dec. lst.
The steamer Neptune arrived at Tampico Nov.
! I'D, with four hundred and fifty regular troops,
under command of Col. Gates.
The steamer Sea arrived with more troops on
the 23d, when the town was handed over to the
army.
! Fort Orondaga was Immediately garrisoned
under the name Of Fort Connor, and armed with
two long eight Founders.
| A battery OF two forty-two Founders carronades
was called fort Ann, in honor OF Mrs. Chase, lady
of the late American consul at Tampico. This
lady behaved most nobly, showing to the world
that she was patriot under all circumstances -
When our small vessels were about to approach
the town of Tampico, she ran up our flag in def
ance OF the Aicalde and other officers Sometime
before, Mrs. Chase wrote to Commodore Conner,
informing him the place could be taken, ard gave
drawings of the harbor.
Besides the cannon above mentioned, some
field pieces are mounted ON the house tops.
| The Neptune sailed from Tampico on the oath
ult., ndencountered norther; was driven back,
and wrecked on the bar. All hands were saved.
| The vessel is q total loss
Tho town of Tampico is already in state of
defence. Reinforcements are arriving daily.
| Saltillo has been abandoned, and there u no
doubt that is now in possession of the advanced
guard of the army under General Worth.
The condition of Mexico is represented to be
even worse than it ever has been.
Santa Anna lately made an address to his
troops, apparently to extract from them an invi.
taton to reinstate himself at the head of the 60
vernment. He was disappointed, however, at
finding that his Grafton was received in profound
silence and Immediately afterwards he started
with all his cavalry on secret expedition. Some
think it was to cut off one of the. divisions Of our
army, which he will not be likely to find. The
most probable conjecture is that he is gone TO
Mexico to control the action of the new Congress.
The st. Mary's left over the bar Of Tampico the
Potomac, the Princeton, and the John Adams,
with some small vessels of the town of Tampco.
She left the steamer Sea ashore abreast OF the
town on a mud bank. She passed the Mississippi
sixty miles north of Tampico, bound out. The
officers of the ST. Marys are all well.
A letter from Pensacola, December 7, to the
Picayune, says that Captain Tatnall, with the
steamer Spitire, has gone up the river, sixty or
seventy miles from Tampco, and taken possess
sion of two towns, at one OF which he captured
ten large cannon and heavy quantity Of ammu-
milton, which had been received from Tampico,
when the Mexicans retreated from that city.
The two regiments which evacuated that place,
revolted when they got to San Luis Potosi, and
were disbanded. They were opposed to Santa
Anna.
Great dissensions prevailed at San Luis Po'osi.
The army, about $1,000 strong, were in state
of starvation. There were four different factions.
1.-THE Texas papers to the LIST inst, received by
the steamer Galveston, at New Orleans on the
3D. inst, have accounts from Gen. Woods camp
at Monoova, but TO what date is not stated.
Me.srs. Callahan and Mcclellan on their way
from General Wool's army, were lately attacked
on the river Peco by party OF twenty three Ind'-
ans. They were engaged in battle from early in
the afternoon till dark, when they succeeded IN
effecting their escape.
Mr.. Callahan thinks the Indians who attacked
the party were Lipans
The dustin Democrat has an account OF the an
tcipated Indian difficulties referred to before.
It is stated that the celebrated Seminole Chief,
Wildcat, is now in Texas, at the head Of three
hundred warriors, determined to do as he pleases,
and several families on the Upper Cross timbers
on the Trinity had deserted their homes
Captain Smith had started in pursuit OF this
party Of savages.
pubic dinner had been given at Austin to
Gov. Henderson, and the Texas volunteers from
that vicinity who engaged in the battle OF M onto
rev and another also at Galveston in honor of
General A. s. Johnson, and other Galveston vo-
luntecr., thu, had been engaged in the same bat.
tie.
The government stores now at San Antonio
,re estimated to be sufficient to sustain General
Woods entire division of 5000 men. These arc
not even needed, rs Gen. Wool intends hereafter
TO quarter on the enemy. They will be OF use,
however, to the new Texan volunteers, now be-
ing raised, but whether to act in concert with oc'
neral Wool's division or under General Taylor
was not known.
From Hsyti.
Nv an arrival nj New Orleans, we learn that
change has occurred in the Hayden government
A, Po,, an Prince, ON the 10th Nov, there was
| n,,b,;.hsd nm address of the Senate OF Hsyu to
IN. citizens of that Republic, promulgsting con-
s,;,u,ou for the Republic, and doing sway with
\ ~. d;c,,,orshp of Richie. The Senate - lavish
! ~.-.sx;ons of rcyurt and esteem for Kiche,