New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-27
Affair. at Tampico-The Wrecked Volunteers

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Affair. at Tampico-The Wrecked FoiuHteer-'
An arrival g. New.Orleaas from TanPioo brings
sd7ces 70 TIE 9Th lrsl eoesPoncenioi ne F.esy-h
gves the following &C the latest bulletin Il regard 70 iSe
srust;oa Of tie wrecked Volunteers;
A Mexican ssit 10 be worthy Of belief PAS Erl'eo
here .nd report. that Gen CO. had srTsd on Inal'
DAY last the 18th inst from Tuspan, OF ne o.
the ship Ondisks with go troops conlsln. % 81
the battalion Of T1spso the rest National GUARDS ss1
cavalry ina, on his way Gen. Cos vas joned y ~
men from Tsu1issus i5C from PsPari4a, ano ~ ION
Orelns-kis whole force amounting . - ne1 80 "a
four piece. Of artillery that alter surmoulns Io De
Runy 10 surrender hs force prisoners OF Wal Naie
summons promptly relecteo en- ensssemeLl ISok
place which lasted TIL 10 P n after the Ae1e.ns eit
and the result was not known Gen Coz bad si-uoaed
an advance Of 50 cavalry and 20 inianty az pass 70
prevent reinf,rcemenis arriving from this place
The brigade which has been ordered 10 80 70 the re
lief Of Col De Russy is under the command OF brs
&c, Pillow consisting Of three regiments Tennessee
Volunteer, two Of foot and one mounted and tour com
psnes Of artillery. This force started ssi niznt sue
cess 70 them
learn from Mr. John {. Howard. ~ho came passenger
on the = Paul that the vessel was coming over the
bsr on the morning Of the 9th inst the propeller James
Cage returning from the wreck OF ne ZIG.
ka The Cage had other persons on board tnsn her
regular crew and sne took down Capt Maruder and
his command IL IL certain that he had effected landing
We must remain in suspense In regard to the ss OF ns
volunteers until another arrival II they have two hun
dred guns and tolersble supply o; ammunition We have
great faith that they viii beat OF the Mexlcans or a.
least hold them In check ill General Pillow s1ives
The same correspondent IN letter Of previou. date
9Th inst ssys.
Very great changes have taken place since was last
here occssioned principally BY the large accession OF
forces from various points. We have now Al IAmpico
about 600 troopsregulars and volunteers the whole
under the command Of Asj Gen Patterson who sue
ceeos Brig Gen Shields IN command Of tns stauon-
The forces now here consist Of the following ongades
and commands az nearly a. can ascertain VIZ Gen
Twiss regular division, being parts OF the st "a 50
aud 7th Infantry and two companies OF hlhes-Itn
smith commanding the Rifles and 5th lnfsniry Gen
Pillows brigade being two regiments Of loot aud one oil
csvsry-Tepnessee troops GeR. Quitmans brigade,
the Alabama and Georgia regiments and Baltimore Bat
talon Gen Sheldss brigade the 50 and iih regiment
Illinois Volunteers.
tits supposed that the ls and ID Regimen, of Illinois
troops nov with Gen Wool salnoi Will be order
ed down to oil Gen. shlelds's command
In addition TO the above force there are also four com
pAnes Of the lst Arery three Of the ID three OF tne
3D. and one company OF the 4h together with one com
psny Of the 9th Infantry which garrison the lines and
defensive works OF the place under Col Gaies assure
you we have quite q nice little army here At Tsmpico,
and everything to be moving along regularly a.
clock work.
have before told you Of our excellent police regula
ton here and have still 20 say that the best possible
is most strictly prohibited and II the order Is nirnged
and the offender found out be pays the penalty most
dearly. Within two three days past two men have
been arrested for violating the order number OF sol
diers discovered 10 be intoxicated and the police
by great vg sscertaned where they had been FUR
nished with liquor and arrested the vendors They were
taken before regularly constituted court and each nned
three hadrsd dolars and sentenced beside one % work
upon the lnes and the other Punishment from the city
This may pretty severe, but people should not
bresk the laws, and particularly not sell intoxicating
drinks to soldiers.
meet little paper. called the Tsmpico Sentinel"
made its appearance to-day. 1t is puUshed ~ Messrs
Barnard & Jewell, two young gentlemen from New
Orleans
A cruel and most foul murder committed here
last nj sht In the Pszs the Church. The victim
young man named James D Bowlin, formerly Of Mary
land who had been here since about Christmas last.
Two in jail suspicion Of being concerned IN
the bloody deed one q Mexican. who It seems pretty
certain, Inflicted the fatal wound the other white
named Graoter.
p s.-fsb Lieut. Gibson, Of the % Artillery died
last night OF fever He bad been sick but few days
Gen. scott is looked for here in short time be viii
probably arrive IN the course Of this week