The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-11
by this Evenings southern Mail.
From the N. o. Pieayune, Dec.
Later from Galveston.

From the N. o. Pieayune Dec. L.
Later from Galveston.
The steamship Galveston, Capt Wright, arrived here
yesterday from Galveston which place she left on the
inst By this vessel we have Texas papers late due
We find in some OF our papers further sPecuations
to the destination OF Gen. Wools army We make the
following extract from the Victoria Advocates ~
1--WE have conyersed with an intelligent young gentle
eonnected with the quarteunasters department Of
Gen Woods division OF the army, who arrived al this
place Monday evening last, on his way from San An
tonic 10 Port Layacca; and from him we learn that
express arrived at San Antonio the nth instant bear
ing dispatches from Gen. Wool to Caa Irwin, quarter
master at Port Lavacca- This express left Moncova
the 18th, at which time Moncloya was in possession OF
Gen Wool, the place having made no other opposition
than the alcalde protesting, in the of the Mexican
government against this entrance. Gen. Wool under
Stood his arrival that 1880 volunteers or ran
cheros had intended to defend the place; but in
quence OF orders received from Santa Anna, few DAYS
before Woods arrival this force had left Moncloya for
the purpose OF joining Santa Anna al Saltlo Ii is said
Santa Annals orders were to make resistance 10 Gen.
Woods entrance, but to let him advance far into the
heart of the country he wished, and repair TO him
at Salhllo where he, at the head OF 10000 Mexican
troops, expected to meet the American army. . o..
$50 the train OF wagons with government
stores, the road from San Antonio, should arrive
at Moncova, General Wool designed to leave that place
for Chihuahua. He is not to join General Taylor as
rumored. Communication has been opened with General
TAYLOR since he had been at Monclova
"1he instructions to Captain Irwin, understand
to send what teams there are in the employment Of
the government, loaded with provisions to Monclova,
under the escort Of Captain Henry MeCulloch (who has
just raised noble company OF rangers and then break
up this line OF supply TO the army. The government
stores now at San Antonio and most of which are 10 re-
main there estimated to be sufficient TO maintain Cen
Woos entire division three thousand men) for five
months They will be OF use, however, TO the Texan
volunteers, eleven companies OF whom already in
process OF being raised but whether in concert
with General Wools DIVISION or to be under General
Taylor, we know not"
awe doubt if the future operations of the army can
be safely predicted at present The taking OF Tampico
may have an important bearing upon the plan OF cam
paign."
The Austin Democrat makes the following announce
ment
"a train OF wagons laden with provisions will leave
San Antonio for Moncova in few days Ii is to be
guarded by Capt. McCullochs company
"Messrs Callahan and Mcclellan, accompanied by
three Mexicans, on their return from Gen Woos army,
recently attacked the Seco tributary of the Rio
FRO, by party of Indians numbering about twenty
three. The attack was made early in the afternoon.
The parties engaged until dark when the Texans
succeeded in making their escape, leaving behind them
two Mexcans, whom they supposed were killed of
them arrived unhurt in San Antonio but the other
found dead by party who visited the place of combat
shortly after the fight occurred He had been wounded
and had crawed TO water, and there died Mr. Callahan
was OF opinion that some OF the Indians killed
Sea ns H M
Callahan thinks the Indians who attacked his party
certainly Lipans,"
From the Second Edition Picayune, Dec. L.
Later from Tnmplco.-Lo.s OF steamship Neptune.
The Z. S. sloop-of-war St Mary's sailed from Tam
Y.
and arrived off the Rio Grande 5, m, on the 3oth,
where she landed Adutan Austin of the Sd artillery
THENCE she sailed at 10 O'Clock and made the lighthouse
at S. w. Pass ..
Captain Rollins, of the steamship Neptune came pas
senger on the st. Marys and arrived in the city this
morning He reports that the steamship Neptune arrived
troops under command of Col. Gates, and the steamer
Sea on the 23d with 200 more [These are the same
nounced on the 26th utnol On their arrival at Tam.
pico the city formally handed by the naval
force there to the army. Fort Andonga was immedi-
atey garrsoned, under the name of Fort Conner, and
armed with two long S-pounders battery of two A.
pound cannonades, (called Fort Ann in honor of Mrs
Chase, lady of the late American consul at Tampico)
commands the Altamira road And besides these some
field pieces are mounted on the house tops.
The town OF Iamplco is already in good state of de-
fence and renorcements arriving daily, The state
of Mexico is represented to be in worse condition
than Santa Anna lately addressed his troops, ap
parently with the view to extract from them invita-
ton to assume the command OF the government twas
aons the army received his address in profound ST.
lence He Immediately afterwards started with all his
cavalry, it stated scouting expedition. Some
supposed it was to cut off Of the divisions Of the
American army but the better opinion seemed to be that
he had gone to the city Of Mexico to watch and direct
the Congress, which was to about the LIST
The St. Mary's left off the bar of Tampco the frirate
Potomac, steamer Princeton, soop-of-war John Adams,
and the smaller vessels of the fleet under command of
Commodore Conner The steamer Sea was ashore
abreast the town, on mud-bank. She would sail for
BraZoS DdnuagO as soon as she gets afloat Met the
United States steamship Mississippi sixty miles north of
Tampco, bound in. Officers of the St Marys all well
The Neptune sailed from Tampico the oath ult She
encountered norther, driven back and wrecked on
the bar. All hands saved The vessel an entire loss
Operations In Tampico Panuco river.
We have received from our Pensacola correspondent
the following items of intelligence brought to that place
by the U. s. brigof-war Porpose. II contains news OF
considerable interest -.l ....r " a-H nl .ar
| PENSACOLA, Dec. cd, 1915.
| EDITORS PIcNUNE: Last evening the u S. brig Por-
poise Lieut. Commanding Hunt to anchor off this
yard, days from Tampico have Just seen one of
the officers who gave me the following information:
When the Pprpoise left Tampico the frsates Raritan
and Potomac, steamer Princeton, and soop-of-war St
Mary's were all anchored outside of the bar while all
our small craft inside of the river. detachment
of 600 troops had arrived from Gen. Pattersons command
and many more expected The steamer Monmouth had
been at Tampco twice with troops from Brazos or Point
| Isabel "..s.. "s. E1"
Capt Tattna with the steamer Spitfre had gone up
the river sixty or seventy miles from Tampico, and taken
possession OF two towns, at OF which he captured
ten large cannon, and heavy quantity of ammunition
which had been removed from Tampico when the Mexi
cans rereaed from that place The two regiments which
evacuated Tampieo revoed when they got TO San Luis
Potos and were dsbanded They were opposed to San
ia Anna Great discussions prevailed at San Luis Potosi
-amy about 16O00 and in state Of starvation four
different factions among them, follows. Santa Anna
Arista, Herrera, and Paroles. Es H4rG