Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-05
From rae Savannah Republican.
TAMPlCO-lrS POSITION AND FORTIFI
CATIONS

As ~ isgcnerally unde rstoo.i- that the adj
ninis,railon at Washington have resolved TO
attempt the capture at Iainpico. the tollovin,
extracts from TWO letters. which we find Ian
ue New Orleans iTopic. viii be read with la
ttes'' Ihty were written on bosrl man.
oi war OF that port on the 18th aud 3lst OF
July. Though somewhat old they are not
the les important al this juncture. The Wi.
ter says:
The people here have. ON more than one
occasion. manifested an intention TO declare
AGAINST the outhOutiss. but 50 accustomed
nave ihry become TO tyranny that they csrry
'heir measures OF opposition bat little beyond
grumble or a threat, and lie down again.
Tie slightest inducemcni hell out To- them
by an ogrnt of the United States would lead
to the most desirable results.
have letter this inoming from an aulhcn-
tic and impartial hand in the city. as,urin,
me, more hrmly than ever, of this fact, anil
giving Citiabe account Of The Il. teol affairs
there. With regarl TO the defences OF the
place, my correspondent siys: "On the street
running from the Lagoon to the river Panuco
there Is garrison containing six hundred
troops, aud an the said street there are three
piec's ol artillery pointing To the river and
attended toy number OF poor objects lust ready
TO drop TO their Iarcnt earth.
on mound on The opposite side of the
lake there u a fort and two pieces of cannon.
and on the canal which leads from the rircr
into The lake. there i another composed of
ANA bags. Outside OF the town then, i one
other' Which - ~ state OF dilapidation. IL
me landing, there would b. little To contend
With; indeed many OF the native MeNicanS ar,
ready to change their task masters.
. AZ the bar there are about two hundred
men under the command OF General Cos. of
ieAlau memory. Parrodis l. still command.
ant General, and Col. Castillo. Mayor of the
place. HE whole force, at the bar, I'm the
city and M the forts, consists OF one thousand
aud twelve men, of whom two hundred and
fifty are commissioned officers
! This picture l. neither naltcring 10 the
MeXlcans nor To the vanity of their enemies,
the Yankees, as bat little glory is in reserve
Tor TIE cap'ors ot a place 80 guarded but glory
Is les an object With true American, than
NE discharge OF his duty. The natural defence
oi lampico nuliily somewhat It's advantages
IN moral and the physical defects of military
protectors. The approach To the city is
guarded by bar OF an average depth of less
ihan ten lcet OF water, anh over which there
u dangerous surf sctiiug Tor the greater pa rt
OF the Time. have known boat 10 employ
tour DAYS la Intellectual efforts to cruss the
bar. Then the channel OF the entrance * a
perfect labyrinth aud single gun well served
aud manncd, could etIectually protect il a.
eainsi two or three boats. or q schooner of
proper size These things will en,itle the
capture OF Tampico TO great respect even if
The dricnces should b. reduced lar below
'helr present strength
We take the following extracts from the
letter oi August 2lsi:
The force occupying tina dcfcnces OF this I
place remains about the same as al the ds t.
OF my last lncluling officers. binds OF mu.
sc amt snppcr> The whole regular force i five
hundred and hity. OF militia. there are tour
hundred and sixty on the muster rolls Ina /
one thousand q tea, al which number ? all
are commissioned Officers, an increase OF i've
since my last adyices
. Fort Andoaega j. armel with one brass
q FOUNDER, two brdss sixteen Founders.
Ihe Fort Oh the coual has four ii pound /
'fs. In the city arc six II pound field /
pieces.
The Fort on the bar has four 20 pounders.
! believe, and the guuboats three, one Spanish
IL FOUNDER each.
"Genetal Parolis still commonA-, aud
has with him Curial, Cos aud Morcla,'