Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-01-27
From the \. o. Eve ltrcury.
THE HEROINE Oh TAHPiCd

Fof Tampico, Mrs Chase, the VIII Of our
Consul at that place; Sent to Coz. Con.
ner an exact plan Of the entire lDsn, har.
Ebor and forts of Tsmpico, with illortna-
ton of the exact Strengthen the place
and that, on receiving the docntn,nts OIL
Mrs. Chase, the Compodore inimelateiy
set salt for 'Tamplco, and took The place
without opposition, owing his success EN-:
tiely 70 The ifformation sent him bl that
accomplished and patriotic lady We
give below a]ettef. for which we ateSStp-
debisd to the kinditess OF our friend, Mr.
B. M. Nofman, 10 whom il was ad-
dressed, written by Mrs Chase herself,
giving, somewhat IN detail, the taking of
'fampico,. and the paftshe had md
Much less praise, we think, has been be-
slowed on the noble conduct of this cour-i
l'ageous and patriotic lady than she de-.
serves; and we trust that our Government,
in consideration Of the very Distinguish.
ed service which she has rendered, at the
peril Of her hfe, Enthusiastically reward
her with enduring honors.
We doubt whether there is letter on
record written by a female hand, breath
I ing a purer patriotism, nobler ardor, a
more couFageous heart than that of Mrs.
Chase, which we give below. She is a
noble example among our countrywoHen,
and her name will descend, on the pages
! of our history, winning the admiration of
future ages. We give hecrletter entire, it
being the most authentic account that can
be farhished. she writes what she saw
and did. -
/ "TAatPIco, Dec. IL, 1916,
Ny Esteemed Friend: A great change
has come DER the esprit of my drealn--
at least within the last monfh-so that |
almost doubt the evidenceof my own SEN
ses: we having atthis moment some. TWEEN
| ~ sail Of vessels in the river Panuco--
steamers passing and requesting, the sight
of which pays me. in part, for my six
months solitude and Suffering. am not
a believerNin Purgatory, but Ithink have
passed through that ordeal by residing in
an enemy's country alone, not only hos
tile in feeling, but subtitle andunprincipled
Ny dear friend, | scarcely know how
to reply to your friendly sulicitude towards
Eme and niue especially. In beginning
! my imperfect narrative, one great misfor,
tune seems to accompany me-my pen
can never keep pace with my feelings
! You will have beenaware of Mr. Chase's
Iexplusien, agfeeably to the decree of the
/ 18th of May last; and in compliance with
4 that act, he had only twenty four hours
4 notice to embark or eight days to retire
twenty leagues into the interior. He prn.
IDENTIFY chose the former and embarked
forthwith on board the st. M0y's, the
i blockading vessel off the Bar of Tampi
leo, leaving some eighty thousand dollars
in tore, with no other protection than
4 sach as could afford, and two clerks, one
i of whom wasa Mexican IN aceor-
dance with the true spirit of Mexican
/ chiyairy, commented robbiags me. In
fact my annoyances. were so Numerous
that cannot give you them IN detail, bnt
4 merely sketch an. outline, knowing the
! sympathy you feel for my perilous posi-.
ton in tihsnew drama Eifhe nextplace
{ Inez de Primera Fns1aneil BY order Of the
Commanding Geaerai, passed me a notice
that my privileges ceased asfthe wife d
THE American Consul, and my store mas
/ be'closed. i replied to HIM, 10 The mos
decisive rnannerfhat / was not only his
wife. but also his constituted AGENT il
+ addition to thisI was British sultiect
and, as. such, neither the Judge nor he
II General could deprive me of my ma;
lturai rights, as the Eng:1sh law admitted
. of noalienation-stat That any fnfrac
ttion on its perogaiipe would be hastily
ehastised by that Goveameht-ahd, il
. confirmation of my assertion, referred The
+ learned Ihez 10 the Law OF Nations
i Fhdsdefeated and exasperaled, / wa
= not allowed TO send an open note to my
8 husband then off the Bar. But, thanl
God who aempers the wind 10 the shorl
lamb He directed me, and / concerted !
) Iplan which again defeated their hostid
) purpose, and sent by stratagen nine LET
iers IN eight weeks, and tafoughthe sam'
means received replies. But those thing
4 were daily makings inroads upon m
health and my spirits, which I most care
: fully concealed from my good husband
Q knowing the intensity of his feelings 70
his government. and particularly for N.
welfare.
r 1 In the meantime drewsa plan Of tn
s city and, iriyer, and had il sent to Com
d Conner and Capt. McCaancy, Of the job
!. 4daus,. with a. corfect description Of a
e The forts. the number of guns, a list of yth
n troops and how they were posted, al
q every political movement, so that throag
i. Mr.. Chase and his agent, they knew. eys
Try political lnoyegneht IN this section
he c2untry. =
81 They abused and insnlted the America