Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-05
[FTOm the Ne,c Orleans Pie0vune, Dec. 25. !
Later from the Army.

FROM TAMPICo-ARMY MOVEMENTS, &C., &c.
BY The arrival OF The United States auxiliary
steamship Massachusetts Captain ID. Wood, We
have received Tampco dates TO the 18th, and
Brazos 10 the 18Th Dece mber We acknowledge
our Indebtedness 10 Captain w. for his kindness
in forwarding The latest information, and also 10
Mr.. A. J. Clifton, late mate of The Neptune, for
a list Of vessels in the harbor of Tampico.
There had been quite an excitement at Tampi-
CO, caused by report that large body OF Mexi-
can cavalry had been seen in The neighborhocd.
OF the truth or falsily OF the report we have no
means Of knowing.
On the 7lh December the barque Mopang,
Captain huntington, in crossing the bar off Tam
IN .nd es her n 1uder She was
hut was afterwards got off and owed TO the city,
where she would be sold /, pay salvage.
The British sloop or war Alarm, LfcutCna".
M.ys commanding h.d arrived al Tampco from
vera cruz. Her captain was left sick al The
former place.
The United s1ates steamer Fashion, with &C.
neral Jessur on board, arrived al Biazos on The
18th December
General Pillow left Matamoras on The l4lh De.
cembe:. He was 10 go twenty-five miles, and
then wait for General Patterson with the resi- OF
his division and train.
Through Mr.. Beard, one Of the passengers BY
,he Massachusetts, we learn that General Taylor
was 10 leave Monterey on The 10Th December Tor
Victoria, with General Twisgs's division and
portion of General Smiths brigade. Ills alsoTe-
nored that General Urea, Of whom we have not
heard of late, was at Victoria with 5000 caval-
nv. General Wool remained al Parras, and Ge-
neral Worth at Saltilo. 1t was positively re-
ported, and believed in camp that Santa Anna had
twenty-eight thousand men al San Luis
The following items we copy from The Ma'a-
moras Flag Of the 10 h December
Mexican Rspo1is-A Mexican, just arrived
from Tampico, informs Us that Santa Anna IS
purging his army Of all officers to whom the re-
modest suspicion OF cowafdice can be attached,
and retaining only such as ne has the most M
plici, confidence in their bravery aud SKILL
Gen Ampuda Col. Carasco. and several others,
he states, have been imprisoned charged with
cowardice. and an order has been issued booming
10 instant death any officer who shall disgrace
his flag by cowardly or uncfhcer-ikc conduct IN
baile. Santa Anna he represents as having the
unlimited confidence of the soldiery; and To such
pitch ha. he raised their ardur BY eloquent ap
peals 10 their passions that il would be imPossi-
bic 10 conceive the enthusiasm that prevails
| among them A general desire is expressed 10
| lie led against The invaders.
! The following paragraph in relation 10 the
hospital al Matamoras, we copy from The same
paper
Abou, two hundred sick have been received
into the hospital since Sunday. One hundred
and thirty arrived from Camar.o, and the Ie-
mainder were eil by The Sd and i;h Illinois Re-
eimenls in breaking up their encampmenls 10
commence The march for Tampico. Dr. Wright
! ha. had his hands iuil for the last four months; the
number in hospital averaging from three 10 six
hundred during this period, and IL shows him pos
se,sed Of more than common energy and indus
nv 70 have managed so successfully the COM
! - bop naathc
much less frequent in hospital now than during
The fall and summer months, and patients are all
doing we'll
The editor of the Flag holds The following Ian
suage in relation 10 the movement of uocps:
The 81 and ih Illinois Regiments broke mp
their encampmens at this place on Monday last,
and commenced the march Tor Tampico. IL is
| the intention, We underslan nj. 10 form an encamp-
ment al Muque,e, rancho about six leagues dis
lant, and await The coming Of supplies, which we
hear il stated will take some eight or tend days 10
send forward. A part OF The Tennessee cavalry
regimen, marched with them, and the remainder
will follow in due time. The combined Strength
Of the three regiments is not more imam eighteen
hundred men-ihe two Illinois regiments furnish
ing lule over hall the number, sickness and death
| having reduced them one-ihird their original
| strength. Gen. Paterson still has his quarters in
the city, and we cannot venture statement as &c
any fixed day for his departure, such information
not being easily come at-the best way 10 state il
is 20 say that lie will be off when he gets ready
Ii is given Out that The expedition proceeds first II
Victoria, which will lenslhen the march 10 Tam
pico one fourth and make it a journey II neal
FIVE hundred miles. But we shall see what VT
shall see. We cannot conceive what every bod,
is TO be sent 10 Tamplco for. "Wha, do they il
the South, when they should be"-somewhert
else.
Murders continue 10 b, committed in the int
rior Of the country. The Flag OF The 10Th in
slant says:
Within the last week three persons are reporle,
to US as having been killed on The road between
Camargo and Monterey but the name Of onl,
one we have ascerained-Mr. VIM. J. Downing
clerk for Mr.. Mann, sutler al Monterey MI
Downing left Monterey in company with Mr.
Manu. Col. L. P. Cook and others for Camargo
and with Mexican servant Of Mr.. Mann, wa
riding some distance in the rear of The parry
when he was attacked by Mexicans or Indian
and killed, and the servan' either killed or mad
prisoner and carried of. MIR. D. was personally
known 10 US, as also to large number OF the CT
lizens of this city, who will receive the news Q
his death with the deepest sorrow. He was a IA
tive Of Baltimore, Md, but has resided in Texa
for number of years-Corpus Christi being hi
home for The last tour years, where he was uni
versaly known and esteemed.