Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-03-02
From the N. y. Della, Feb.
Army Intelligence.
TAMPIco, Jan l9, 1s47

II n TAMPICo, Jan l9, 1s47. ~.
GENTLEMAN As all eyes are now
turned towards the seat of war, and par
ticularly Tampico, and all kinds of news
is caught at with avidity, / shall improve
every opportunity of sending you the latest
news. The steamship Massachusetts sails
this morning for New Orleans. bywhich
shall send this.
Iampico is becoming daily more Amer
lcanized. Stores and dwelling houses,
and private rooms are in great demand,
and pretty tall prices are asked for some
The principal hotel for Americans here is
the Italian Fronda, large and commodi,
Gus house, kept by Messrs. Smith & Beall.
1t was formerly kept by Don Papa Caril-
la, who closed it when the Mexicans left
the city. The dining room is about TO
feet long, and the whole ceiling is covered
with large squares of stained glass of a
variety of design.
To the eye of a person who has mover
been in Mexican city, Tampico presen $
very picturesque appearance, aud all
whom have heard speak on the subject
say that they were most agreeabIy disap.
pointed with the appearance of everything
they saw. There are many largo and
beautiful houses to be seen in different
parts of the town, the most of which are
occupied by government officers, store.
houses, and soldiers quarters. In one
square have seen houses that ware zach
painted off different color. CORES
The most agreeable sight that first greets
the eye Of stranger after crossing the
bar, is the. beautiful American flag flying
from the top of a lofty s'af,, which occupies
the exact spot, in the centre Of the plaza,
that was intended for a statue Of their
wooden.legged General Santa Anna. It
was raised BY Mr.. A. ]. Clifton, the har-
Dor master. The square or plaza is paved
with hard stone, cemented together, and
surrounded with square brick posts, GOV.
cred with plaster and painted rcd, all of
which was the work of some OF the Texan
prisoners taken at Mier. many of whom
were afterwards 'inhumanly shot on the
bank of the river at the foot Of the plaza.
In room facing the square may be seen
many a charcoal scrawl on the walls.
written by the poor fellows during their i'm.
prisonment, breathing vengeance against
thsir tyrannnical jailors. In one corner
is a rude sketch Of Mexican hanging.
and underneath, death to all tyrants,' s
and 'Death before dungeon, +" "It is a
long lane that has no turn, &c. &c.
Great disappointment is felt by the off.
GERS here, at not receiving papers, which
they know are mailed regularly to them.
| heard some officers conyersing about it.
| when one remarked that the reason was,
that it was the regular practice of some.
at the opening of the mails at Point Isabel
and the Brazos, for each to grab as manv
papers as they could carry of, and peruIse
them at their leisure, which accounted TO,
fthe loss of those directed to Tampico and
elsewhere-sonae remarking that the bows
at Tampico might consider themselye,
lucky if they got their letters they ali
said this was fact. Ifso. stop should
Ibe put TO il, for the editors of the paper.
I get blamed when they do not deserve it,
If our friends at the north knew how apx.
iously every malls watched or,they would
not omit sending letters id papers every
opportunity, think couple of hundred
old ones would sell well just now, II sent
on here. have but just time to send you
9. list of all the vessels in the port I'D "a
1.-The sailing ofihe steamer, which leaves al
noon. Yours, truly, E.J. d.
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