Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-16
From the N. o. Com. Times Of Dec. 2Sth.
LATEST FROM TIE ARMY.

The U, s. steamer Fashion, Captain Full
lerton. from Brazos, which she left on the
Oath instant, via Matagorda Bar and Gal
weston, arrived here late last night. She
brought up large mail from the interior
of Mexico, and Capt. Yeatman bearer of
dispatches for Washington.
General TVoors DiUision. Wool
was encamped within two miles of the
city of Parras, his force amounting, by the
field reports, to 1900 men. He is ordered
there 10 establish depot, and to levy upon
all supplies belonging to the Mexican Gov.
ernment He has already taken large
quantities of flour, wheat and corn.
The first and second Regiments of Indi-
ana Volunteers. were on their march from
Camargo to DIN Gen. Wool.
General Worth was at Sal,illo, in COM
mand of 1900 men, and the command of
Monterey has been assigned to General But
Ter with 1000 men to garrison it.
Gen. Twiggs and Gen. p. II. Smith. with
their respective commands, were at Victo-
ria, and Gen. Qui,man with his Brigade left
Monterey for Victoria on the 18th inst.
Gen. Taylor with squadron of Ora.
goons, also left for Victoria on the 18th
inst.
Gen. Patterson was 10 have left on the
22d inst, accompanied by the Tennessee
Regiment Of Cavalry, for Tampico via Vic.
toria.
The Alabama Regiment of Volunteers.
and the I'd Regiment of U. States Artil-
lery, had arrived there already. The city
was in command Of Gen. Shields.
Lieut.. Col. Henry Clay, with six compa.
MES of the I'd Regiment of Kentucky Vol
unteers was at Ceralvo. Captain Wills
was at Mier with two companies of the
same Regiment, and Captain Gen. NJ. B.
Lamar with company, is stationed at
Laredo.
The U. S. steamer Ma jor Brown. Capt
Steering, was at Laredo. the stage of the
river being such that she could not navigate
it. 1t. TiIden is about to remove the OBJ
structions in the river, which, if successful,
will enable the steamer Major Brown to go
up to Camargo.
Col. Marshal is confined in consequence
of injuries received in falling from his
horse. but was fast recovering.
An express had reached Gen. Patterson
to the effect that Santa Anna was advan.
cling upon San Luis Potosi and Saltillo, for
the purpose Of cutting off Gen. Worth.
About $50 regulars were to have left
Canargo on the Goth for Monterey; among
them were Cap,s. Kerr's and Hunters com.
mands of the I'd regiment of Dragons.
The Mexican Government Recruiting in
the Valley of the Rio Grande.-The Mexi.
cans are making great exerlions to raise
troops in all the small Mexican towns on
the Rio Grande, and with some success
About the 18th inst, Capt. Stone, with
detachment of 70 men, proceeded to ran.
cho up the Rio San Juan, a distance of
thirty-seven miles, where he found about
200 Mexicans collected. and among them
Captain Cantooa, who was the particular
object of his search. Capt. c. was cap
tured, and the muster roll of his company,
and letters of instruction from Gems. Am.
pudia and Parades, with quantity of blan.
kels, so stands of arms, ammunition, etc.,
were secured. Captain Cantooa was car.
ried to Camargo, and put in prison.
On the evening of the 18th inst. Mex
lean was taken by the guards at Camargo,
having made an entry into the powder ma.
gazine with a design, it is supposed, of
blowing it up.
Passengers-The Fashion has brought
hlher, from the Brazos, nineteen cabin pas
sengers, among whom is Captain Yeaiman,
aid-de-camp to Gen. Wool, and it is under.
stood he is bearer of dispatches to Wash
ington. There are also on board, eighty
discharged volunteers, together with the re-
mains of young Allison, from Nashville,
Tenn, who was shot at Monterey.
John Chittick, one Of the Indiana Vol |
unteers, died at sea, on the Gath inst, thir-
teen miles north Of Brazos Island and was
buried in the mighty deep.
TAMpICo ATTACKED-RepulSe of he
MericanS!-We learn from passenger
Just arrived from Tampico, on the schooner
III. M. johnson, and who came up to the
city from the Southwest Pass, on the
steamer Fashion, that on the 10Th inst,
Tampco had been attacked by 1000 Next
can cavalry, thinking to carry the place by
, corp de main: our troops, however, were
On the alert, and on their approach, opened
IN them brisk fire of artillery, when they
broke and fled.
LATE FROM TAMpICo AND THE RIO
SRANDE.-By the arrival here of the steam.
ship Massachusetts,, Capt. ID. Wood, from
lampico and Brazos, we have later intel.
igence from those places-from Tampico
| 9Th, and Brazos 18th inst.
All kinds of rumors are current in Tam
plco--some that Santa Anna is out of
'avor with the troops; others that he is
ooked up to with enthusiasm.
Matamoras.--From the Flag of the 10Th
Instant we learu that the Sd and 9TH Illinois
egimenis had marched thence for Tampico,