The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-03-09
TIL WAR.
LATEST FROM THE ARMY.
PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE pENN'a INQUIRER.

A Detachment Of Eighty of the Kentucky
and Arkansas Cavalry cut of-Cassius
Nj. Clay a prisoner-Capture and
death of Lieut.. Richie confirmed
Murder of an Officer of the Ohio Re-
giment-Gen. Scott about to embark
for Lobos-The attack on Vera Cruz
Col. Harvey ordered to resume du-
ty. The wrecked Volunteers-Death
OF Lieut.. Gibson-Rumored assassina-
ton of Santa Anna unfounded-The
American troops in possession Of Ell
Passo-Meditated attack on Tampico.
BY arrivals at New Orleans, Tampico
dates to Inc 9Th, Brazos to the 9th, Mata-
moras to the 9Th, Camargo and Vera
Cruz to the I'd, and City of Mexico to the
10Th ult., have been received.
A detachment of eighty of the Kentucky
and Arkansas cavalry were cut of thirty
miles beyond Saltillo, by General Minon.
They formed an outpost, and were sur
prised and taken prisoners without resist
ance. Major Borland, Cassius NJ. Clay
and Major Gaines are among the prison
ers.
The capture of Lieut.. Richie and ten
dragons, with dispatches from General
Scott to Gen. Taylor, is confirmed. One
account says they were cut off between
Monterey and Victoria, and that all were
killed. The dispatches are said to have
contained the whole plan of operations.
Another account states hat the ten dra-
goons had reached Victoria in safety, bur
that there was 10 doubt of the death of
Lieut.. Richie. He was lassood and drag
ged across a corn field at full speed.
An officer of the Ohio Regiment sup
posed TO be Lieut. Miller, had been MUIR
dered near Chichirone, and ~awfully mutt
lated by Mexicans.
Gen. Scott was to embark Immediately
his destination supposed to be the Is
land of L.obos, about seyenty-hye miles
from We're Cruz.
The attack on Vera Cruz. it was sup
posed, would take place about the LIST OF
March.
Col. Harvey had been sentenced to be
reprimanded, but Gen. Scott had RENTED
the sentence, and ordered him to resume
duty.
The news in regard to the volunteers
wrecked on board the ship Ondlaka, was
less favorable than was anticipated. The
detachment sent to their assistance are
said to have been made prisoners, with
all the volunteers.
Capt. Magruder's forces had started for
the wreck, and the whole brigade, it is
said, were to follow.
The main body of the volunteers wreck
ed had certainly not reached Tampico,
and at the latest accounts from them, they
were engaged in a conflict with body OF
Mexicans far superior in numbers and e.
equipments.
The ships Statesman, Prentice anC
Catharine were off the bar at Tampico
on the 9th, filled with troops.
The Mississippi volunteers on Eoart
the Statesman were suffering terribly BY
sickness, and dying daily in great mum
bers.
The New York Regiment on boart
the Catharine. were in good health.
There were about 1000 troops at Tam
pico, composed of regulars and volun
teers.
Lieut.. Gibson, of the second artillery
died on the 9th inst, of fever.
The rumored assassination of SAINT;
Anna turns out to be unfounded; so als'
his active opposition to the confscatlor
of the church property, though the law
appears TO be a dead letter.
The latest account state that ne ha'
left lula, at the head of the main bod,
of the Mexican forces.
:. Gen. La Vega had been appointed Il
the command of Vera Cruz.
The Congress of the State of Yer;
Cruz had called on the people TO resls
all hazards, the invasion of the Amerl
/, cans.
The Congress of San Luis had passes
/ a decree authorizing the Governor to ne
!, gotiate a loan in As hours, forced or vol
untary.
3 Some further accounts of the captur
/ Of Chihuahua have been received. In
Mexicans admit over one hundred kIllc {
t Another accout mentions that an actlo
had taken place in the immediate vlcinIt
: of Ell Passo del Norte, in which on
: troops were entirely successful.
This Mexican report states that tn
5 Americans were in possession of FL Pa:
t so with six hundred Cavalry and lot
hundred infantry on the 9th.
The loss on each side not stated.
r The Vera Cruz Indicator of the 81
e says, that Gen. Velegia medltates an a
tack on Tampico, and yet the Mexlea
troops were all in a deplorable situation
e The same paper contains a commun
It cation from Santa Anna, declaring tina
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