The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
LAYER FROM TAMPiCO.
WASHINGTON, March as o'cIo'

WASHINGTON, March as O'Clock.
New Orleans papers TO the Odd have. been
received BY the Southsrn Mali "itbis even.
ing. They conlsin sdsices from Tampicot
10 The i3,h, Galveston 20 the isIh' BrsEos
TO lhe l6sh. end Vera Cruz papers OF the
2d inss
1'he I.ouisiana Volunteers wrecked on
board the Ondiska are si! safe, with the sx'
cep,ion Of six, whem Col DE ROsaey was
consiraiaed to leave behind. No action
had 6ccurIed between the volunteers and
the Mexlcans, snd they reached Tamplco
ia safety ou the Oh. in general good health
but much exhausted by the forced march
Seven were abandoned a few miles lEou
The fs, enesmpmsas Being unable 90
march, and 1t was found impossible 10 car
ry them through The csud oa iilIers. One
subsequently, overlook the main body, and
The remainder probably fell into 'he hands
Of the enemy.
The adventures Of the !.ouisiana volun'
,eers are particularly deserted in he Plea
yune. The day hey took refuge on the
beach oPpposhe the wreck 10 escspe wat
cry grave, they received visits from several
Mexicans in The character Of peasants ant
I6shermsn From their co1duc, and pIom.
ises the volunteers were led TO expect as.
sis,auce on heir way in transporting then
stores These fellows were subsequently,
discovered TO De spies, and on the same sf
,ernoon made their appearance with flag
Of truce froa, Gen Cos, sad demanded 40
immediate aud unconditional surrender. Il.
arming representations were msds o
swsrms Of armed Mezicans cufiicien, to
cut Of all retreat. Gan. Coss declared hIs
force 10 be 1900, when in reality he hac
but 9s0, all told, the mosl OF whom were
raw recruits, who had entered into the
scheme in she hopo Of gain ind plunder.
Col. De Russey replied to this demand
but was NOT allowed admission ineide oI
Gen, Cos lines. He was given unit! nine
O'Clock the next morning, when the Amer.
csno were told they musl surrender or fgh
That night the csmp fires we're lighted, bu
The Americans matched away, leaving then
IkHapssckS and bunhensome materials
which wuuld impede their march, excep
sufficient provisions to afford ihem Euslen,
asce.
! In twenty.four hours they had marched
lthiry.f miles, and not an armed Mexi-
can was seen all lhe way to TampiCo,
i General Goa thought he had stationed :
sufficient force upon the road to cut of re
real, aud deprive ihe Americans Of oil hope
o( succor, buI Yankee perseverance GoeC
ihlm.
| There was but abou! ninety serviceabt
Iguns in The possession Of he vOunlesrs,
The Others having been lost in getting a,
'hore from the wreck. This was one rea,
sou lha, Col. de Russey did no. wait TO
meet 'he expected attack.
Gen. Paterson was making cxleatiy,
IpteparsIlUUs 10 rescue l!Is volunteers vhUi
they arrived.
General Scott wm hourly expected al
rsmpico.
/ The Sickness among the troops al Tam.
Ipico he'd been greatly exaggerated, the gen.
srsl health wss excellent; There were G.,
boo, seven thousand men there, eager fcr
action, Kept ignorant Of their immeal.
ate destination. l, was ptesumcd that Vrrs
ICfur would be The next pon, of attack,
and The general opinion Wai that they
would lssvs Yampco before he close Of
February.
The 81. Csshsrine was still off Tamplco
With portion OF The New York regiment,
on board.