The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-24
News from Mexico.
NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELDIGENCE
MATTERS AT TAMPICO.

&C. &C. &c.
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MATTERS AT TAMPIco
T.m,,oo Ian "a ,sa7
arrived at this place Yesterday HANG Inst ON. or,h
on the road from Monterey INCLUDING ten DAYS we nass
ed AT Ciudad Victoria / nm not nrsnsrad nor bapra
time to give you such country through
snbseonept Letter ma aiso sl;eht dcp, u ~ ,h
place ~ '-'
On our arrival we found the town under command of
Brig Gen Shields who had with him aorcs of about 1000
men He has made many additions to the strsngth the
place the occupation Of it, aud numerous
lions have been thrown up in the roar of the town
At Altimra one days march from hare Gen patt.rson
ovshaulsd with two companies Of Tennessee cavalry
sion of Gen Twirgs Az soon az bs oot me ,o W.
received the salute Of the dschargs of ordnancs
Of the tnn 10 him surrendered the 60
The whole Iorce hera now rcI,a;,u Oh. .,
Of Gems Qutman and Pillow who are sscamnsd ,vithin
70 soS " exceed 1000 men and
arriving with the 5000 from Monterey and Matsmo'
doubt TO one Who hos no accs., h.hnd h 81
beiov. the good Of the service demands ter SH
The health Of the troops lust arrived from The ntsor
another at short notice either 10 Vera C,n1 or ,h
"IIalls of the Montezumas "A "a 'A'
news line and al the woman said have he.n @ f. G
the road or out of the world for The last air mr. a;ght
weeks that don't know nothing but wing that Il
to leave unrehearsed matters Of import mall nal.
dash at events of recent occurrenca hereabo"t.
one Of the government steamers has assembled the
obstruction ana irnt and hide boats arrive here very
onen from many miles above there
a.. Inc encampmsnt OF Cen TwiggS command 10 imme'
dately on the banks Of the ranuco, three miles
Iampico ana 10 the rgAt OF the Victoria read Generals
Qui.man AMI fiow are quartered for the present,
the same stream tnough hiKner up being within miles
OF AItamira, ana ~ Oh iamPco. Everything here now
quiet and all are anxousy looking for the arrival Of
Gen scott, whose presence 1t Is supposed will be the
Impossible 70 say what VIII be DONE but the general i'm
preston IT, that tho whole force will be moved We
NOT me wnole way Inc Pioneers have been working
on the road for some distance in that direction
snort ume after the last OF Gen. Quitman's dvis
nad lett VICTORIA the ZOO Lsncers who were there
wnsn no nrs nrVea came into the town. Purposng, no
h . c " ,n 4. \; S u yeina or ume and
nr,nr" oi '''A' "h "uPpo'su 'na' lucy nave peen
Mr. Bige low beef contractor for tho I'd voluns.r d.
vision ust arrived ran nsrrow escsns dex 90 u
ma H. iaf, ~. adaana s;; ssosps aay OF TWO
n~ to the rsar one Alone wbsr hs s snh wa
o1Mev ;cons ard III. Is- broton ~, 80 ~ parry
Sali from ~. hnrss "a h. Sd .no. ne 1io not
ting TO Ouman's camp folIowsd nv tbs Ms~;cu Sse
thas vsrv in.s f' 'o'-0"'u " '"' N"eA'osn' up 10
M Hart On. theatrical r;on..r :, a.,
mate here with great advantage 70 his nocts ~
var actor bv the name of E;t,gars,% hn ySy Se
vards y in Matsmoras lat smrms va" P'a1eoa' Eo
Saturday last there was grand dre.. and
hal, g;von in Tsmn;co ,vh;cb - 80 =. ~ aug
nm efa;r Win III. ora ,haa,r,si 49, peou qu!.e
i~siw n,acs IN nv u n.1, ,nI NH .nis u qpl.e
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TAMrIco, Jan 81. Is47.
Yssterday the omcers OF the Second Infantry, gave
dinner 10 the omcers oil the Second Artillery, IL being
the hrst time they have met since tho artillery officers
gave them dinner on Governors Island and
thus was return OF the courtesy 1t was the first oppor-
tuny that had presented itself for obtaninga real din
ner, since the army left Matamoras, and they were
prompt IN availing themselves of it, The dinner was
served up at Smiths and was sumptuous nfar-some'
thing amer the order OF hewles-and the guests de-
parted J about r NJ Con Patterson was present and
evsnIns rom ,he brs1as where ne LETT General Scott,
wnom ne hinks VIII NOT De IN rampco for two or three
anu ns or departure from this place will be
on an extensive scale
ships are reported to have passed hero yesterday
WIN Toops aesuned down the coast 1t 10 not known
mere where they are destined for and heard officer
say mat ,ney would not land for some length Of time
had on board three months. provisions The guard
H. mas osen pretty wen hlisd with rowds' for
ast nrec or Tour days ana many OF the uolundrios
nave made Rome howl for being restricted in tier
nm and , e' ONE 2. mem go. ured o, De ng shut
w. ana .'Sn WINE me sentry BACK was turn
but he heard not the summons-nor Aid ha s,on mil
the third shot from the guard broke his thigh
came in from camp last night to attend the theatre
me to get in and to repay for the tronbis Of
in, had to look in at q adanRo or masked bali These
Affairs conducted differently here from what they are
up the country-far more chaste and 10
ensure order there soldier with his musket in every
corner of the room, and half dozen at the door
day two, that peases much and gives slight hope
of the accomplishment OF my lsng cherished wish that
has ordered the to What rant,
obtained for houses before the occupation of Tam
pico by our troops and before they had idea we
would occupy the place, and pay nothing more than
hst for the houses used in the public service. short
while before here, rents went up an hundred
per cent in anticipation of great demand for houses
and for that the order given to soc what
they amounted to before the Private ctzens-tha,
it, traders and Americana citizens generally-ars also
authorised to refuse the yment of exorbtant rents
and in the interior this nlace Of Tamn;co h.. 49,
pleasing 80 by tho arti
cles of merchandise on sale here rom homa n mar
feet Orleans TO them. F
The latest dates from your CITY are TO the oOtb
On the s0th-arrived schr VIM BRYAN, daya from IN.
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