Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-07-24
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Cruz, which place she left OH tho i7tIf
rampico 18th, aud Brafos Santiago on tls'
10Th.
From Capt, Aud we learn that Ges
Pierce with 1900 men aud loo wagons, 4
Vera Cruz on the morning Of the IAN ing.
The New Orleans arrived at T'alnpieo
9n the morning Of the 18th inst, where
he Captain was informed by Col. GatSs
that Col. De Ilnssy with a detachment
Louisiana volunteers. aud pat Of Gaft'
Wisg's company II artillery, Capt, BoAb
Ebrmerly Of tho Baltimore Battalion, bsfd
tie company %cfinIantry, amounting to I'D
or lIU men aud officers, had len. ny go
way 0ftte river, on the 9Th Inst, iuf Cue
purpose bf releasing The American prison.
ars. They bad landed from the steamers
Mary Bunthsrs and undhe sixty mllessa-
awe tnmvlcsIetI. and the boats returned 10
Tanpigu. Oh the 18th inst Attwb U'eYek
=. 1T. an express came In from Col'FDn
ttHaay stating they had been pdttnitta4 10
pass tip until they arrived At u inrrow pa
near llUaiuhia, where they were surround.
ID by twelve or i0nfteen hundred masi.
cans under Gen. Earuy. Col, d. Rufsy's
command suffered considerable lDsst but
hy the assistance Of Capt. Wise'H artillery
they cut their way through aud retfrlted
towards The river 10 await reinforcement.
Col. Gates dispatched tho Now OrAans
back 10 Vera Cruz with d feuuisitisn Oh
Col, Wilson for four companies Of iPEtht-
~, he also srut the steamers Uulinf and
Nary Summers up the river with 100
troops 10 the relief Of Col. Do RIssy.
Tho New Orleans arrived Mt Vera
Cruz 10Th mat. . p. NJ, WREN she fo0sd the
city In a state ofescttcmrnt,
Gen pirtcu had marched out ~ .,bUve
stated, aud encamped about ten mile. from
The city, when the scouts or tftf guards
came in aud reported u heEvy Igroe d
Mestcuns At the National lIfidg,t, and
marching towards the city. lyverys Thing
was got ready for al action.
The shipping WIS removed from be.
tween the city and castle. jtth.. Pierce
took u reinforcement Of sovrn 5hnired
men, making IN all three thUuHaad twe
hundred. In consc quence ottlis .diDieul.
", the rpguisitiou from Col Gatesvn Col
Wilson could net he complied with
The Orleans took on board twenty-five
marines from the 4. y, aIoolF Saratoga a
the morning of the l7lb incl. a9d Ballot
! for Tumpico. Gen. Pierce ,lnarahed out
to meet the enemy. The Odeans arliyee
at Tamptco en- the tath int. 1he de
tuchmeut which had gone upthe ftyer has
returned, aud The result was rs fElowa d.
near ag could he aarcrtsiue,f The,
marched within sotne few mfez 4 lluaIut
la, when on the morning q The !lgth, tht
Aekicans commenced heaty tit60n then
from all directions. Capt. Wise got hi,
artillery 10 bear on them, ar1l Rfgr rteciy
ing pix OF eight rounds of grape, which
cut A lane through their lines, lhey gave
way and fled TO The chappnral. on Gael
| side ofthe road. The Americans rDntin
ucd lighting their way BACK totraplB tht
river ut intervals, Until tho mor9ing Of tn
10th, when they were relieved 4y Il rein
t0rccment Of 100 mon Hent by dol. Gates
They returned 10 Tanptco at u late hon
on The 10th with h logs Of 20 killed, II
wounded and Q missing. Among tba
number w regret TO say Capt: Boyd tel
In the frat charge with three bat u through
his body, HlBo hta LIT ]licutenartt fell NOR.
tally wounded and wds left dying On tho field
Col, Do RusBy had several btElls through
his coat Capt. Wise had bia horsc nho
from under hitn. Tho men pud officer
Fought bravely-the namee Of lho officer
from Louisiana who accompanied Col. u,
Ruasy arc not reeollccttd. TAc MeAicat
loss, reported by a lieutcnant 10 be ISL
killed and 100 wounded. The: American
also Lost IL or 10 horses unl 90 pacl
mules,
Lieut. Whirplo, acting adiutant c
The 9TH infantry, was lassocd an tho 1Ot
inst, by a small party of guerriDlas, withil
400 yards Of the walls Of the @ity Of Neri
Cruz and taken oil: They wore pursue,
by a party of Americans, but they did no
ovcrtake them. The chepparal for soyoro
miles around had been searched, Int coul
not find bis body, Capt. w Duff Of tn
I'd dragons died at Vera Ctuz with tn
vomito on the at crnoon of tha 10th inst.
Great excitement prevailed at Vera Cru
on the 10th inst, says tha Sun of Analmac
ON account Of Lieut.. Whippla, ofthe nigh
watch, having been carried off on tn
evening Of the 10Th by three guerriHcro
from the churchyard, almost within gu
shot of the walls of tho city, Lieut.. w
was accompanied by one ot his men whe.
he was accostcd 10y three AFaxicans, one {
whom threw u lasso over hin and dragge
him of his horse. The man who wa
with the Lieutenant MI the time, made hi
escape. Gov. Wilson immediately sent
detachment of dragoots in pursuit of thes,
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