The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06
WAR NEWS.
ATE .4ND INrEKkSTlNG q
NEWS FROM MEXICO.

l. sod reports and rumors relative to tho
e wac The matter that mos, concerns
The people Of that city is the fate Of the
II ouisisna troops under Col. De Russys
who were wrecked at Cape Roxo, about
, a. miles from Tsmpice. Tho reports
respecting these men are very contra
h'cory, but those which sppe,t to be
best authenticated are the troop, were
all safety landed.
Cspl. Miller. with . company Of sr'il.
ery, wa' despatched from 'rsmpico in-
meds'ely 10 tbeir relief. Gen. Cou,
with 3 force Of $50 men and four pieces
o( artillery. reached the pIses Of tAs
wreck on Tho 4h. Alter summoniug
COL De Russy 10 surrender his force ss
lip i'oners Of war, which summons Was
promptly rejected, on engssemeu, took
place, which lasted ill 10 o'clock P. NJ.
wihol' any positive result. TheL Lou-
,sisnsns had ssved but 200 mu.ksn from
the wreck, and it is said. in conss 9u.ncs
found il impossible 10 dispsrse ih.hlex.
cans. Gen. Cvss bad stationed sn ads
vance Of so csyslry snd 50 infantry s,a
pass 10 prevent reinforcemenls arriving
rom Tsmpico. Gen. Patterson feeling
we'll satisfied OF the Truth Of this report
despa cled 10 lheir assistance brigade
under Gen. Pillow, consisting q three
regiments Tennessee volunteers. two Of
foot and one mouuted:'nd four com ,an-
lee Of srlllery. This force started on
,os 7h. The schr. Ella waa also char
tered, and took on board ,hs sYmamens
from the y 5. schr. Soua,r, [Me1. pgisel
commanded by Mdshipman MscshslD.
Smith, Likewise 800 regulars, spd pro-
.seded 10 !he wreck, The result msy
be looked for by lhs next arrival from
hat port. II is certain lha, Capt Ma.
sruder, with 100 men, who left Tsmpi-
co 90 the 9Th for c pa Boxo, had effect.
Q landing, 80 lhs pIoPs'ler which
took him Yves $500 on the OH returning
from the wreck, with but her regular
rev.
The Eoglish courier, arrived in Vera
|Crus from Mexico, brings tho intsll'-
geuce lh,, Santa Anna had d length
moved his ,rmy from San Luis Polosi
| was not correctly known in what di.
reclop. Some believed he wss march
i x 90 S,lillo; Others on the. .Cspital,m
|rJuis for Vera Cruz. 10 defend that city
Anohsr report says he had gene with
his .lad only from San Lui, 70 Tpla.
Ths inh.bi,snis Of Fsra Cros are in
daily expec'ion Of being attacked, both
by sea and land. The expedition is ex-
ptc,ed by many TO come from Tsmpics
and many Of the Mexicans imagine il
will be by land. The Pcsyupe .sys:
Our private accounts, ffop most res
.pousibls sources, sci down the number
# troops in the city Of yrI. Cruz ..
3Soo--sone ssys 500. The garrison
,i San Joan de Uios does not exceed
llioo troops Some account, represent
] at there ere ,uo month"; provision in
ths easlle, but We have . otter from I
gentleman who h,s seeeA 10 the mo,t
resi- ee,sbls sources OF iDtorm.iIoo, bul
whom we need not name, 10 which 10
assures Us that there is not . b.rel f
sAl,ed provi,i ,us in the castle, and ,hst
the troops both Of the cs,'ls end sny,are
dependent upon Tho back country for
their daily supplies Of food. So isr ss
The troop, in the cry ere eoneernsd,t this
has long been The case, and we have all
eoohieues in our correspondence infor.
: msion ss 10 The castle. The inh.b.
,,n,s have been expecting 90 attack.
=, P'ep,ralory 10 IT orders had been issued
for the rsmOv'l into the interior Of tho
Ghcsrgo.s Of three or four vessels which
lhad evsded The blockade Of Vera CRY,