The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-26
TO THE.
LATEST MOMENT.
TELEGR APHIC.
LATE AND IMPORTANT
FROM MEXICO
ARMY OF INVASION.
Major Borland, c. NJ. Clay, and Major Gaines
with Eighty Men, taken by the MsYi,aux
General SCOTS Plan of Operations
Intercepted by the Enemy.
GEN. SCOTS MOVEMENTS.
Vera Cruz to be Attacked Immediately.
The Wrecked Volunteers Engaged
with the Enemy.
The Mississippi Volunteers Dying in Great
Numbers.
TIE new YORK TROOPS In GOOD HEALTH.
MOVEMENTS 0E SANTA ANNA
The Wrecked Volunteers Engaged
with the Enemy.
The Mississippi Volunteers Dying in Great
Numbers.
THE NEW YORK TROOPS In GOOD HEALTH
MOVEMENTS OF SANTA ANNA.
Further Accounts Of the Capture of
u.s. Chihuahua.

by arrivals at New Orleans, we have Tampico
dates to the 9th inst, Brazos to the 9th inst Ma
tamoras to the 9Th, Camargo and Vera Cruz dates
to the I'd inst, the city Of Mexico to the 10Th ult
detachment, composed Of eighty Kentucky
and Arkansas cavalry, was cut of when thirty
miles beyond Saltilo, by Gen. Minon. They
formed an outpost, and were surprised and taken
prisoners without resistance.
Maj. Borland, c. M Clay, and Maj. Gaines
were captured.
The capture of Lieut.. Richie and ten dra.
goons, with dispatches from Con. Scott to Gen.
Taylor, is confirmed. One account says they
were cut off between Monterey and Victoria, an
were all killed.
The dispatches were said to have contained
the whole plan OF our operations.
Another account says that ten dragons had
reached Victoria in safety, but there is no doubt
Of the death of Lieut.. Richie.
Young Richie was lassoed and dragged across
a cornfed
An officer of the Ohio Regiment, supposed to be
Lieut. Miller, had been murdered near Chihuahua,
and awfully mutilated by the Mexicans
Gen. Scott was to embark Immediately on his
destination to Lobos, distance of IS miles from
Vera Cruz.
The attack on Vera Cruz, it was supposed,
would take place about the first of March,
Col. Harvey was sentenced to be reprimanded.
but Gen. Scott RENTED his sentence, and ordered
him on duty
News IN regard to the volunteers board the
Ondiaka is less favorable than was expected.
detachment sent to their assistance, is said to
have been made prisoners; and all the VoIun-
teers of Capt. Magruder's forces had started for
the wreck and the whole brigade were said to
have followed. The main body OF the volunteers
who were wrecked, had certainly not reached
Tampico and at last accounts from them, were
engaged in conflict with body of Mexicans, far
superior in numbers and equipments.
The U. g. ship Statesman, Prentice and Catha-
rne, were of the Bar at Tampico the 9th in
slant, filled with troops.
The Mississippi volunteers were on board of
the Statesman, suffering terribly by sickness, and
dying daily in great numbers.
The New Workers, on board Of the Catharine
were in good health. About 1900 troops were at
Tampico, OF regulars and volunteers.
Lieut.. Gibson, of the recond artillery, died Oh
the 9th, OF fever.
The rumored assassination of Santa Anna turns
out to be unfounded so also does his active oppo-
sition TO secure the church property, though he
daily appears to be dead letter Last accounts
state that he had left for lula, at the head of the
main body OF forces
Gen. La Vega had been appointed to command
Vera Cruz.
The Congress Of the State of Vera Cruz had
called on its people to resst at all hazards any in
vasion of the Americans.
The Congress of the State of San Luis passed
a decree authorizing the Governor to negotiate
loan in foryeight hours, by force or volunta
rily.
There arc some further accounts of the capture
OF Chihuahua The Mexicans admit that over
one hundred of their numbers were killed.
Another account mentions that the action took
place in the immediate vicinity of FL Passo Del
Norte, in which cur troops were entirely success
full This is the Mexican report, and it states that
the Americans were in possession of FL Passo,
with 600 cavalry and 400 infantry, on the 9Th
ultimo. The loss on each side is not stated.
The Vera Cruz Indicator OF the 8lst ultimo,
says Gen. Savage meditates an attack on Tam
pco, and yet the MEXICAN troops are all represen-
ted to be in deplorable situation.
The same paper contains communication
from Santa Anna, declaring that although he has
entirely renounced the Presidency, he will OPP
pose with all his strength, any attempt to disturb
the peaceable state Of things in any State in the
Republic.
o. We received despatch from the tele-
graphic office last night written on tissue paper,
which was so illegible that we could not aecipher
it. The portions legible, however, refer to the
attack OF the Mexcans on the shipwrccked Lou
isiana volunteers under De Kussy. The Mexicans
under Gen. Cos were 1000 strong; they demand
ed the volunteers to surrender; this was refused,
and an engagement ensued, which lasted until 10
O'Clock at night The result of this encounter is
unknown. Pillows brigade was sent by Gen
Patterson to the relief of the volunteers; but it
is probable they would be intercepted by a strong
force of cavalry and infantry, despatched by Gen.
Cos for that purpose.
WAsHiroror, Feb. %, lsa7.