Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
Important from the Army.

Higblv important news has been received during the
past week from our army in Mexico The Ship Ondi-
aka was lost about thirty miles south of Tampico, with
the Cd Pennsylvania Regiment on board Troops all
saved Rumors had reached Tampico that Commits
sioners had been sent by Mexico to treat for peace
report also stated that five battles had been fought
i'll the northwest between the Mexicans and part of
Kearney's commando that the Americans were victor-
Gus, and took the city of chihuahua.
A detachment composed of eight Kentucky and Ar
kansas cavalry, cut off when thirty miles beyond
Saltllo, by Gen. Minon. They formed an outpost and
were surprised and taken prisoners without resistance
Major Borland, c. NJ. Clay, and Mai. Gaines were
captured.
The capture of Lieut. Richie and ten Dragons,
with dispatches from Gen. Scott to Gen. Taylor, is
confirmed. One account says they were cut off be-
tween Montery and Vctoria-they were all killed
Another account says that ten Dragons had reached
Victoria in safety, but there doubt of the death
OF Lieut. Richie. He lassoed and dragged across
a confeld.
! An officer Of the Ohio regiment, supposed to be
Lieut.. Miller had been murdered near Chihuahua and
awfully mutilated by the MeXicans
Gen. Scott to embark Immediately on his des-
tinaton to Lobos, distance of rs miles from Vera
Cruz.
The attack on Vera Cruz, it was supposed, would
take place about the first Of March,
News in regard to the volunteers on board the Ond-
aka is less favorable than we expected
A detachment sent to their assistance is said to have
been made prisoners; and all the volunteers of Capt
Magruders 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 certain
| ly not reached 1ampco; and at last accounts from
them, were engaged in conflict with a body of MeXi-
cans far superior in numbers and equipments.
The ships Statesman, Prentice and Catharine were
off the Bar at Tampico on the 9th inst. 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
the Catharne, were in good health. About 1000
troops were at Tampco regular and volunteers
Lieut. Gibson, of the second artillery died on the
9th, offever.
The rumored assassination of Santa Anna turns out
to be unfounded so also does his active opposition 10
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 his forces
The Congress Of the State of Vera Cruz had called
on its people to resist at all hazards any invasion of
the Americans.
The Congress of the State ofSan Luis have passed
decree authorizing the Governor to negotiate loan
in As hours, by force and voluntarily.
LATER.-In reference to the capture of Ma
Ijor Borland, Capt Clay, and eighty of the Amer
lean cavalry, we find little further information.
The capture took place thirty miles beyond Sal
tillo. The men consisted Of so Kentucky and
30 Arkansas cavalry; and their capture was
achieved by Gen Minon, with 500 cavalry, who
was also the captor of Lieut.. Richie
OF the fate of the volunteers wrecked with the
Ondaka, nothing certain was known. On the
9TH inst, which is up to the last moment of in
telligence from Tampico, message arrived from
the wreck, stating that the ships company and
volunteers, together with Lieut. Miller, who had
been despatched thither with torty-ive dragons,
were surrounded by the Mexican forces station
ed at Tuspan, amounting to one thousand men
About two hundred muskets only being saved
from the wreck, rendered it impossible to disperse
5 the enemy.
r Gen. Patterson feeling well satisfied of the
truth of this report, eight hundred cavalry were
at once sent off to their assistance. The schoon
=, er Ella was also chartered, and took the whole
of the small arms from the armory of the Unitec
States schooner Noneta commanded by Mid
shpman M. D. Smith. Two hundred regular:
were embarked on her and proceeded to the
wreck. The result of the expedition may bt
looked for by the next arrival.