Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-06
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TO the 9Th. Brazos. to the 9th, Matamorss to the
9th. Comargo and Vera Cruz to the 2d Feb.
and City Of Mexico 10 the 2Dlh Jan, have been
received. q ,..fe -..-- -r... q. "a ~
A detachment Of eighty Of the Kentucky and
Arkansas cavalry were cut off thirty miles be.
yond Sa,illo by General Mnon, They formed
an outpost and were surprised and taken pri-
soncrs without res'etance. Major Borand,
Csssius M. Clay and Major Gaines are among
the prisoners The capture of Lieut. Richie
and ten dragons, with dispatches from Gen.
Scott to Grn. Taylor, is confirmed.
One account says they were cutoff between
Monterey and Victoria. and that all were killed
The dispatches are said to have contained the
whole plan Of operations
Another account states that the ten dragons
had reached Victoria in safety. but that there
w.s no doubt of the death Of Lieut. Richie
He was lassocd and dragged across corn field
at full speed. ....-. ..... ...... .-.......
An officer OF the Ohio Regiment, supposed to
be Lieut.. Miller had been murdered near Chi.
chironi, and awfuly mu,ilated by Mexicans.
Gen. Scott was to embark Immediately, his
destination supposed to be the Island Of L,b,s,
about IS miles from Vera Cruz. The attack on
Vera Cruz il was supposed, would take place
about the 1T Of March.
Col. flsrney had been sentenced to be rppri.
manded, but General Scott had remited the
sentence, and ordered m to resume duty. The
news in regard TO the volunteers wrecked on
board the ship Ondiaka was less :svorble than
was antici psted. The detachment sent to their
assistance is said to have been made prisoners,
| with oil the volunteers. Capt. Magruder's
forces had started for the wreck, and the whole
brigade. it was said, we're to follow. The main
body of the volunteers wrecked had certainly
not reached Tsmpico. and at the latest accounts
from them they were engaged 10 conflict with
body Of Msxicans tor superior in numbers
and equipments ..t ..,-....- ......-..
| The ships Statesmen, Prentice and Catha.
rine were off the B.r at Tampico, on the 9th
filled with troops. The Mississippi volunteers
on board the Statesman were suffering terribly
by sickness. aid dying daily in great numbers.
| The New York regiment on board the Catha.
rine were in good health.
There were about 1000 troops at Tampico.
composed Of regulars and volunteers. Lieut..
Gibson, Of the Second Artillery, died on the 9th
inst, Of fever.
The rumored assassination OF Santa Anna
turns out to be unfounded, 30 also his active op.
position to the confsca,ion Of the church proper
ty, though the law sppears 10 be dead letter
The last accounts state that he had left for Tu.
Ia q, the head Of the main body of the Mexican
force. ..r... --...- -.a.-...
Gen. La Vega had been appointed To the
and Of Vera Cruz. The Congress Of the
State Of Vera Cruz had called IN the people tt
resist, At all hazards, tho invasion OF the Amer
icans. r- re.... .a. .-
. The Congress Of San Luis had passed de-
cree authorizing the Governor to negotiate I
loan in forty.eight hours, forced or voluntary.
Some further accounts OF the capture Of Chi
i hushus have been received The Mexicsns ad
nit over one hundred killed. Another sccoun
mentions that an sc,ion had taken place in ths
I immediate vicinity Of III Ps.so del Nort., il
which our troops were entirely successful.
This Mexican report states that the Ameri
l. cans were 10 the possession Of El Pssso will
six hundred cavalry and four kundr. infantry
!. on the 9th. The loss on each side no, stated
q The Vera Cruz Indicator. Of the 3lst. say
that Gen velegia medistes attack on TsmpicO
and yet the Mexican troops were all in . de
s plorsble situation. . .t .s t.--, .. -.. .a.
!. The same psper contains commun nica tio
!. from Sao,a Anna, declaring that although h.
: has entirely renounced the Presidency. he will
= oppose, with all his strength, any attempt I
'f disturb the peacesble state Of things in an
J, State OF the Repnblic af
Il --- .ss.. te
SINGULAR FAcT--Wh.n Grn. jackson o
the Plains Of Chalme,,e put 10 rou, the Who'll
British army, in 1915. he did it with less los
than hss been suffered by the I'd Mississippi: Z,
gimsnt Of Volunteers recently on tho sam
ground from sickness. f F
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, TaE Co~r slresdy incurred BY the publ
;. works in Ireland, which have been undertake
.s for the purposs Of giving employment TO II
III poor. amounted to f2.0OO.00O Lord John Ru
- sell said. and tbst the moashiy expend itures u
q iii August next, II the Government messur
'ls were persevered in, would be from k5OO,0 ,0t
10 k6OO.0OO. and the whole cost not less III,
:. f6, 100000.
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