Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-12-08
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CAPTURE OF TAMPICO.
PREPARATIONS FOR ITS RETENTION

PREPARATIONS FOR ITS RETENTION.
BY the arrival of the fne steamer Pey.
tonia from New Orleans, we arc in pos
session of a Picayune of the 2Ist inst.
containing the gratifying intelligence of
the capture Of Tanpico !-St. Louis
ReUeiHe.
he Picayune says:
By the arrival Of the u. s. steamer
Mississippi. Com. Perry, at the S. w.
Pass, news was received in the city yes
terday of the capture of Tampieo by the
U. 5. squadron on the 14th inst. We
announced in yesterday mornings edition
the departure of the squadron from Anton
LIzardo upon this expedition, and before
The day was over the success of the enter.
prise. The feet sailed under Com. Con-
nor on the 18th and 18th insts. On the
l4th Com. Perry crossed the bar with the,
Spitfire, Vixen, Petrol. Bonita and Refer,
reinforced from the Cumberland, Mjssis.
sippi. Princeton and St. Mary's, There
was no opposition made to the American
arms. The town was surrendered M.
conditionally, the garrison having been
previously withdrawn.
The Mississippi sailed Immediately for
The Balize for troops 10 garrison the city.
la coming hither, Com. Perry touched at
the Brazos and despatched lieutenant to
ten. patterson's camp to obtain troops for
the garrison. The Mississippithen came
to the Balize for the same object. We
learn from proper sources that about one
hundred and fifty men, recruited for the
ist and 81 infantry, will be despatched
Immediately for Fampico. detachment
OF these troops has already arrived the
remainder are expected to-day or to-mor-
row. Besides these, four companies Of
the new regimont of mounted rihemen,
under Major Burbidge, will be sent to
Iampico as soon as they arrive. They
are hourly looked for.
Capt. Hetzel, of the Quarternaster's
Department. has been despatched to Bat.
on Rouge. for ordnance and munitions,
and Capt. Barnard, ofthe Engineers, will
repair directly to Tampico TO superintend
| the erecting and armins of the necessary
defenees.
Although the city was taken without
the loss of blood, it IS manifest that it is
not to be surrendered without a. struggle
before peace is declared. The town is
now in the possession of the marines and
sailors of the fleet, who cannot be well
spared from their ships. As soon as the
place is sufficiently garrisoned by land
forces the squadron will proceed to other
business.
Nothing of interest had been heard
from the city of Mexico, but Com. P. says
that the Government and people eyince
great bitterness towards the. u. States.
Commodore Perry is in robust health
and fine spirits. The officers and men Of
health.
ORDNANCE FOR TAMPTco.-yVa were
gratified TO learn that Gov. Johnson, as
soon as he heard that the Mississippi had
arrived at the Balize to procure men and
munitions Of war for the defence of Tam.
/ pico, profered for the use of the Unitec
States 6 pound and three 9.pound brass
pieces, together with 100 rounds of ball
Tor each gun, and so rounds Of grape shot
| These. guns are ready 10 go on board ship,
have been accepted, and will be imnedi-
ately despatched TO Tampico. This is a
Ecommendable act of the Executive Of
Louisiana. The necessity of erecting
notifications at Fampico with expedition
| Is apparent; and the difference in the time
lrequlred to bring ordnance from the near.
est United States depots. and in shipping
such as. IS ready for use at once, might be
iaial to the occupation Of thatimportant
point.
Fon TAnpIco. The New Orleans
PlcaYuae of the 23d ult says Som. Per
~ LETT the city Yesterday. wisha detach.
ment q ttiy men, under Lieut.. Critten.
zen OF the Isl infantry, and the guns and
munitions of var belnnoino 10 he $40