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sets broush, over the general order upon the
subject from Co. Gaze; in which he cites No.
"a ofGen. Taylor gincrai orders, dated in Ma
,amoras the si Of fAugus, ast;
HEADeuAETERs, Tampico, Dec. s.
Orders No. i4.--lI will be seen by the forego-
ng order, that il isihe positive instructions Of the
MAJOR General commanding the United States
troops in Mexico, that no person whether sutIer
or private dealer, shall sell spirituous liquor to
any individual, under any Preience whatever, so
long as the troops shall continue TO occupy any
military position in Mexico. In accordance
herewith il is ordered that the sale Of spiriuous
liquors in this town shall be discontinued after
lbe 18th inst. Should any person be found who
will undertake 10 eyale or resist the observance
Of this order, he will BE- reported to the COM
mandlng officer, 10 be dealt with according 70
usage in such cases.
W. GATES, Col. Sd Artill'y Comdg.
In addition to the above We have this subse.
quen1 order, pursuing the same subject.
HEADQUARTERs, Tampico, Dec. 8.
Orders No. l7.-Major Morris is charged with
the execution of"General Orders" No. 81, issued
from the headquarters Of the Army ofOccupa.
tion, and "Orders" No. IL, from these headquar-
ierS, in and near Tampico, and will call on the
commissary officer Of the troops quartered with.
in the town for such aid as he may deem neces.
cary.
By order ofco!onel Gates,
HENRY R. JUDD, A. A. G.
The bark Mopany, Captain Huntingdon, ashore
on the 8lh ult., beat over the bar at Tampco on
the night Of the 9th, during a heavy blow from
the southeast, and was found the next morning
ashore inside the mouth Of the river, abandoned
| by Captain and crew. Captain Clifton, (habor
master and a brother of "Josephine," who lost
his all by the wreck Of the Neptune,) was the first
TO board her, and came in for salvage.
a letter Of December 18th represents Tampi-
CO as at that time quite lively place, except
commercially. Trade was dull, and it was sup.
posed it would continue so until the nterdict laid
on communications between the Mexicans in
the interior and the town, should be removed by
the American forces. Flour was selling at $3.50
and Potatoes at 81 80.
Com. Conner left Tampico on the llth for
Anton Llzardo in the Princeton. The writer oI
the letter Of the l2Ih says-"Upon his arrival
there an expedition will sail for Laguna, and
believe it is his intention 10 occupy Tabasco
permanently"
A regular posi.ofice had been established al
TamPico-Cupt. Perkins, postmaster.
MATAMORAS.
Extracts arc published from the American
Flag Of the 10th November. Mexican who
had just arrived at Matamoras, represented Santa
Anna as Purgng his army of all officers to whom
the rcmotesi suspicion Of cOwardicc could be at.
lached, and as having the unlimited confidence
Of the soIdiery, whose enthusiasm had been
raised to the highest pitch by his eloquent ap.
pcas to their bravery and patriotism.
The 81 and 4Ih Illinois regiments had broken
up their encampments few days before, and
commenced their march for 'rampico.
About 600 sick had been received into the hos.
| pital within few days. The Flag says:
"The third Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers
commanded by Col. Curtis, have removed from
their camping ground OH the bank of the river
to tho row Of buildings on the northeast corner
Of Chapel Square, lately occupied by Captain
a Haynes company of Tennessee Cavalry, anc
nearly opposite our office. They are now ,ht
only troops remaining here, and being perfectly
conversant with their duty, the citizens may re
pose in perfect security, as they will endeavor tC
sustain their known reputation for sobriely anc
strict discipline"