Washington telegraph., 1847-08-04
From fts N, o P,cayuas, 2ld
FROM VERA CRUZ AND
TAMPlCO

IAMflCu,
Col DeRssegs Engagement nth Gen.
GUray-Hafdef Of Lieut. WhippIe, ef
The M-DepdrtWe Of aPoriion 4 Gen.
PiouGs Gommaad-SiGie Of Ntgp'ia,
Gom-Latf,, from Paebla-Coariers
Iaincepied-Gea PaIoW's Auirdl al
PacbId, &C. dc.
The steamship New ollcans, Capt Aud,
arrived ut an early hour yesterday itom
Vera Cruz rid fampieo and Brazos. Her
latest dates IRON Nem Cruz are 10 the l7Ih
inst. Her news is very important. First
Of all we give Capt, Auld's report, by
which il will be seen chat be left Vera
Cruz for this porl as early us the ltlh aud
then returned thilhfh going no further
ihnn rRmpieo.
Report of The {. S. Steamship Nee Or.
lcaas, Easdfi Aud, commander. from
Tcrd Cfuz, sia iampieo aAdihe Bfases.
On her departure irum Vera Cruz onlhe
morning of tho | ith insi., Gen Pierce with
his commln1 of delaehmcuts from the ai
Dragons, ilh Artillery 81 Infantry and
The 7lh, sh, OH aud lilh Infantry, de.
larhmcHl OF W tiguefs and large delaeh.
mcnt ol olmarlnes, amounting 10 250l men
and 100 wagons, had taken up their linz
ul march towards fuebla.
We arrived in fampieo on the mefn ng
Of the 18th insl. ai $ o'clock. Col. Gaies
informed Us that two hundred American
prisoners wha had been released from The
cily Of Mexico had been ordered down 10
rampieo and reeaptnred by Gen. Gafay At
or near Huejula, abnnl ninety or one hun.
dred miles up tie river, aud Col. Deians.
scy, with detaehmsnls 81 Louisiana snlnn
lrefs, parts of Capt. Wyse's company Of
artillery and Capt. Boyd uornerly Of the
Baltimore balfalienl company Of infantry,
amounting 10 lis Of l20 men and officers,
had lrli there by the way Of the river on
nc steamers undine aud Mary Summers.
pn the morning the sh inst, ipf the paf.
pn,e oi releasing the American prisoners.
They had landed sky miles above unma
/ Tested, aud the twn s.eamrrs had returned
10 tue city. Az o'clock 7. NJ. an express
arrived from Col. DeRussy stating they
had been permiliedlo marchup unmblasled
/ until they got IN i, harrow pas. near liuf.
/ ula. where they were surrounded hY
twelve or fourteen hundred Nlckicans under
Gen, Gaay. Tiny had suffered consider
able loss, bil blythe assistance of Captain
w se's artillery they had cot their waY
out and returned towards the river AMI
wanted assistance. Col. Gates despatched
the New Orleans back 10 Veia Cmz with
u rrqnsiliun On Col. wilson for iiuf com
panies Of infantry. aud also The steamers
Undnc AMI MarY Summers up The river
with l5J men to lhe relief Of Col. DtRus.
sey. The New 0ileans arrived at Vera
Cruz on the 18th At . o'clock +. NJ, when
we finnd the city IN great excitement.
Gen. Pierce had marched out as abose
stated, aud eneamped about ten miles from
the city, when the scouts or out guadds
came IN and reported large loree Of Meki.
cans at the National Bridge and marching
toward. the city. Everything was got
ready for an attack. The shipping was re.
moved from between the city and castle.
Gen. Pierce came in aud took reinforce.
mcni OF seven hundred men, making in all
hihy.two hun1led. 10 consequence Of the
late difficulty, the reqnslion Of Col. Gates
on Gov. Wilson could not be compiled with.
We received on board twenty-five marines
from the L. $. sloop Saratoga, and on the
morning oflhs l7ih at I o'clock sailed for
rampico, at which time Gen. Pierce had
marched out 10 meet the enemy. Al I
o'clock on the lSIh inst. We arrived al
'fampico, and heard that the two detach.
men,s had returned, aud the result, as near
as we could ascertain, was as follows:
The de,aehm'n,s had marched up TO.
walds their place oi destination unInolested
until they came in a narrow pass, several
miles from llusiulla, when they weTe sur.
rounded by l201 OF l400 MeSicans, who
commenced heavy fire on them from all
directions. Capt Wysc got his piece Of
artillery To bear on them. Allcr giving
thom six or eight rounds Of grape, Which
cut lanes through their lines, the! gave
way and fled through the chaPpanal, on
each side of the road. This was on the
morning of the l2lh. They continued
fighting their way back towards the river,
at intervals, until the morning Of the 10th
inst, when they were relieved by the re.
Inducements Of 100 men sent by Colonel
Gates. They returned 10 the city late On
the night OF the 10Th inst, with loss oil
twenty killed, ten wounded and two miss
ing, and fifteen or twenty horses and sixty
pack mules. regret to state that Capt.
Boyd vas the irsl who fell, with three balls
through his body. Also, his lst lieutenant
fell nonally wounded, and was lelt dying
on the field. Col. DeRussy had several
balls through his clothes. Capt. Wysc
bad three horses shot from under him.
The Mexican loss, by report ola Mexican,
was $50 killed and wounded Their gen.
cal He'd aud left the charge to the second
in command. The names OF tho officers
who accompanied Col DeRusscy are not
rccollccted
;,ut NEk;,r1o a,tin., a oIiut,,t al Tho