The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1837-1849, 1847-03-06
From the Army.

The New Orleans papers Of the I7ih
and I8th instant are filled with cores.
pondence aud verbal intelligence from
the seat ot'wsr, with various speculatiGns
upon the executing intelligence received
Wy the late arrivals st that city. From u
carelulIy condensed summary oil the a.
bove, in the N. Y. True Sun, we take
the lollowiog:--
There appears tofbe no room for hope
that Lieut. Richie and his ten men escsp.
ed death on the spot Of their csP,ure.-
The !amen,abls catastrophe appears Ia
be confirmed beyond The possibility ol
mistake.
In reference 10 The capture OF Major
BurIsnd, Cap, Clay, and eighty oi the
American cavaIiy, we find little further
information. The capture took place 80
miles beyond Sallillo. The men consist
ed of SO Kentucky aud 80 Arkansas, ca.
valry; and their capture was achieved by
Gen Minon, with 500 csvslry, whQ was
also the c6ptor Of Lisst Ritcble.
or the fate OF the volunteers wrecked
with tho Ood,sks, nothing certain was
known. Ga tho 7;h inst, which 10 up TO
the last moment OF intelligence from Tam
pico, Q message arrived from the wreck,
stating that the ships compsny and vo.
iuntsers, together with Lieut. Miller, who
had been despatched thnher with % dra-
goons, were surrouaded by the Mexican
forces s,s,ioned at Tuspsn, amounting TO
one thousand men. About two hundred
only being saved from The week
rendered it impossible 10 dlsPerse the
enemy.
Gen Patterson feeling we'll satisfied of
The truth ofihis report, 500 cavalry were
at once sent of to their assistsnce. The
schoone. Ella ives also chartered, and
took The whols Of the small arms from the
Arnory Of the u. S. schooner Noneta,
commanded by Midshipmsn M. D. Smith.
Two hundred regulars were embarked on
her snd proceeded TO the wreck. The
result cfthe expedition may be loo ked ior
by The next arrival.
Camargo. Jan. 25. Tomorrow or
next day ell tho forces composing Gen
Worth's division will have left here. -
Nov we must look out for outrages end
murder, for war and rumors Of war, in
eel earnest, as the Mexicaas, IN this
,ei eighborhood, are 6rn,ly impressed with
he opinion that we are relroati0g from
Ssata Anna.
Jan. 26, 10 P. NJ. An express has
ust got IN from Aldamss, 10 the com-
officer here, with the intelligence
hat Cansies was al ihst place with bis
osce, and that he intended attacking
rain OF pack mules which left here a
hort time since for Monterey. Aldsmas
$ about so miles from this place.
OF the engagement between the Mis-
ossi volunteers sad the Mexicsas, ia az
aher part Of the county, We have the
P'!fs,1siE Fss 81 isssa;;st ss lps.:o 4sfIs,.k
Q took place on Cbrillmas day. The
Aexicaas had force Of 1000, Of wksch
80 wero regulars, commanded by Vidsi.
md the Americans 400. Before the
Of the engagement, the
AMericaas demanded q parley, which
vas refused. and the fight immediately
At the commencement, a
'out hall the Mexicans were thrown into
isorder, and took TO a,gM. The loss on
hher side was not known, or is not stat
d; bat the Americans would appear 10
aye had much easier victory thsa pre-
ious accounts had led Us 10 suppose
hey took q howitzer and three other
'ieces. On the 9th, the Americans
ook possession Of FL Pssso with sou
avslry and 400 infantry, according to
he Mexican account. Thore 10 no men
ion of their having advanced upon che
lily Of chihuahua.