Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-03
From the New Orleans National, ,2!.
Important News from Tan3ico.

Tnng.co, July 10Th, 4.
Dear Sir:---Sinco my last, have been all
conInotion, from information that tbs 81 Ehcar-
nation prisoners about 20 miles from here
Colonel Gates ordered Colonel De Busscy with
$50 mer to go aud get them. After tlsry had been
gone week, express arrived giving bad
news. Our side had met from $50 TO 1000 Mex
leans, when fire was oPrned---5oth sides fought
well; the first shot took elect on Captain John
Boyd formerly of tbs Baltimore Battalion; he
died instantly, endeagorug to force his way IT,
small stream. lie mad co uJudnd o. . vol
unteer mounted company OF Rangers, and lost
his lst Lieutenant anu three men.
Col. Marks was sent - the relief OF Col. lie
Russey with 100 men; lie met our troops If Pam
uco in retreat having had to fight their way back
upwards of forty miles. Sixteen of the Loulsl-
ania volunteers are known 10 be killed, sixteen Of
tho other regiments los. missing, total -
Killed the Mexican side Ill. The first fire Of
the Louisiana troops killed So men; says the
Mexicans. Col. De Russey has covered himself
with glory in making gooi Il retreat, as he was
surrounded By 700 OF 800 N.xcaas all the time.
They got within fifty miles Of the prisoners,
but it was go. The MeNIcans outnutnbrrcd
them, and the troops about hrcs are OF the Tam
pico kind and the best il Mexico
Col. Marks left ThursI4y on the Nary sam
mers for Panuco, ana the Mexic ans knowing hs
was about, ana would, when be got to 9e RUSS
give them fits, took stampede AL .elt.
The Washington arrived tbs a3y betors from
the Brazos. ana the New Orleans from Vera Graz,
got here the dav Col Marks left, and went 20
Vera Cruz the sumo evening for rein force4nsuts
for fear of an attack on las place. lac n ash
ington had about TIVE Aty troops au. Der fan eEsv
and they with several othsr vessels csews were
ordered ashore TO protect the place, ana All wer.
quickly informed they could % tila3r eouutr.
some good by looking scar towards tAe ne--
leans.
The New Orleans leaves this 3iy fer your c.tg,.
From the Vera Cruz san OF Anahuac Of t-e
18th, We cut the following.
LATE Axo IMPORTANT rao,t rur INrEaloa. - 4
private express arrived here night before last fFen
Puebia, bringing very interesting iuteliigenee
from that place, from Mexico, ana from Generals
Cadwallader and Pillow.
The express left Pueba on The ? lust ana
brought private letters dated The same dav
News has been received the day previous from
Mexico, that three commissioners had beea ap-
pointed by the Mexican Gove-nfneu. 70 confer
with Mr.. Trist. at san Martin resmcaeaa, eight
leagues from Puebla, and it supposed they
would meet him on the III OF Jaly
The express rider met with Generals CaaN aha
der and Pillow, ana their respective commands ~
Perote. They had been attacked w Hoy 0aa.
had completely routed the enemy, having sasta.-
ed but little loss - property WAS lost, @aI boya
trains had arrived at rt.ofe. ub-A Plsae.a cor
respondent says they were 10 leave on the 2ta .l.-
slant.
We have seen j letter dated Nexic6, July pa.
The writer says thatGa does notGoIht t...ts trea-
ty OF peace will bo concluded II once by The Casa
missioners. lie also saws that The peace party
has become so considerable ii the capital Chat Us
thinks that Santa Anna, who Is always on t.Ic
side of the strongest will soon pronounce h.!l-
self in favor of peace.
A letter from Puebla, which was written sever
a, days before the express left that place, states
that there had been sickness among our
troops. We 90 not give our readers the whole
contents of this letter because II IS full OF
which had not been realized al latest dates.
The MeNicans were stiil fort.fyiag the CITY Of
Mexico, but the means of the government were
SO limited, that we DO not doubt that it will
not be moro than days work fer Gen. Scott
to demolish all the MsNieans have done IN III ree
months in they should show resistance