Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-24
From Mexico and Texas.


Movements at TampicO-MysieriOus doings of San.
ia Anna-His disoppearanee-Neriean Troops
opposed to him decentralization Of u. s. steamer
Neptune-Steamer Sea ashOre-Hosfiie Indians
opcrrHnning Tcras--Desperafe Encounfer--
From Gtn. WoOrs Army-Fortifeati of Taupi-
eo-An American Heroine-Ier services 10 IA,
Squadron.
Washington, Dec. lie P. NJ.
Extras Of New Orleans papers dated 18th inst,
contain news brought by the U. S. ship ST. Mays
She sailed from Tampico on Saturday the 2Sth ult.
at P. NJ, arrived off the Rio Grande at 5 A. NJ.
Both landed Adjutant Austin, Sd Artillery at Bra.
EOS at 10 A. NJ. and made sail for the Balizc,
where she made the light at S. w. Pass, p NJ.
Dec. LIST. The steamer Neptune arrived at Tam.
pico Nov. ODD, with $50 regular troops under COM
mand Of Col Gates. The steamer Sea arrived
with more troops on the 23d, when the town was
Immediately handed over to the army. Fort Oron.
daga was Immediately garrisoned under the name
OF Fort Conner, and armed with two long S-poun.
ders A battery OF ? foriy.two Founders carron-
AIDES was called fort Ann, in honor Of Mrs. Chase,
lady of the late American Consul at Tampico.-
This lady behaved most nobly showing 10 the world
tina, she was patriot under all circumstances
When our small vessels about TO approach the
town OF Tampco, she ran up our flag in defiance OF
the Alcade and other officers Some time before
Mrs. Chase wrote 10 Commodore Conner, informing
him the place could be taken, and gave drawings
of the harbor. Besides the cannon mentioned,
some field pieces mounted on the house tops
The Neptune sailed from Tampico on the Oath ut,
and encountered Norther; was driven back and
wrecked on the bar. All hands were saved The
vessel is total loss.
The town of 1ampico i. already in state or
defence Reinforcements are arriving daily. Sal
tillo has been abandoned and there is no doubt
that it is now in possession Of the advance guard of
the army under Gen. Worth. The condition of
Mexico is represented 10 be than it ever
has been. Santa Anna lately made an address TO
his troops, apparently to extract from them an inv-
tation to to reinstate himself at the head Of the
government. He was disappointed, however, at
finding that his Grafton was received in profound ST.
lence and Immediately afterwards he started with
all his cavalry on secret expedition. Some think
il 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 has gone 10 Mexico
TO control the action Of the new Congress.
The ST. Mary's left over the bar of Tampco the
Potomac, the Princeton, aud the John Adams, with
some small vessels off the town Of Tamnico. She
left the steamer Sea on shore abreast of the town on
mud bank. She passed the Mississippi go miles
north OF Tampico, bound out. The officers OF the
ST. Mary's are all we'll. A letter from Pensacola
Dec. 9TH, TO the Picayune, says that Captain Tat
nall with the steamer Spit6re has gone up the river
sixty or seventy miles from Tampico, ard taken
possession OF two towns at one OF which he cap
tured 10 large cannon and heavy quantity Of am.
muniiion which had been received from Tampco,
when the Mexcans retreated from that city. The
two regiments which evacuated that place, reyoled
when they got to San Luis Potosi, and were dis
banded,-They were opposed to Santa Anna
Great discussions prevailed at San Luis Potos.-
The army, about 10000 strong, were in a state of
starvation.
The Texas papers Of the LIST inst received by
the steamer Galveston, at New Orleans on the Sd
inst, have accounts from Gen. Wool's camp at Mon
cloya, but to what date is not stated Messrs Cal
lahan and Mcclellan on their way from Gen Wools
army, were lately attacked on the river Feco by a
party of % Indians They were engaged in battle
from early afternoon till dark, when they succeeded
in effectng their escape Mr.. Callahan thinks the
Indians who attacked the party were Lipans. The
Austin Democrat has account of the anticipated
Indian difficulties referred to before. II is stated
that the celebrated Seminole chief Wildcat, 10 now
in Texas, at the head Of 800 warriors, determined
TO do as he pleases, and several families on the Up
per Cross Timbers on the Trinity had deserted their
homes Captain Smith had started in pursuit OF
this party Of sayages. A public dinner had been
given at Austin TO Gov. Henderson, and the Texas
volunteers from that vicinity who engaged in the
battle Of Monterey; and another also at Galveston
in honor Of Gen. A. S. Johnson, and other Calves
ton volunteers, tina, had been engaged in the same
battle The government stores now Of San Anlo-
MIA are estimated to be sufficient to sustain General
Woods entire division of 5000 men. These are
not even needed. as Gen. W. intends hereafter 10
quarter on the enemy. They will be of use, how
ever to the new Texan volunteers now being rals'
ed, but whether 10 act ia concert with Gen. WooTs
division or under General Taylor, was not known