New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-15
BY Express. from N Orleans for the Baltimore
LATE FROM TAMPICO.
Threatened Attack Of UTea-Release Of Ameri-
can PrisOncrs--Large Mexican Escort APP
preaching.

Threatened attack of UTea-Release Of Amerl-
can PrsOners-.Large Mexican Escort Ap-
preaching.
Our special pony express has again brought us
New Orleans papers Ia six days from that city
with some interesting and rather important news
from Tampico The New Orleans Plcay une OF the
9Th inst announces the arrival OF the schooners ga
rah and Major n. Bache from Tampico' botn having
sailed the nth ult.
Bv these arrivals the most interesting news relates 10
the American prisoners in Mexico All the accounts.
verbal aud written agree that Intelligence hsd been re-
celved n TampicO that Majors Gaines and Borisnd'
Cant Clay and the other American prisoners IN Mexico
had been released sud ordered ~ Ismpico under a
large This escort was said 10 consist OF wv men
The verbal reports which have reached u.s. are 10 ne
effect that when the prisoners hsd reached within $50
miles Of Tsmpco they were met By Urea who drtain.
ed them As prisoners The story i farther that Urea
had ordered al the men OF the country mat could
be- raised for the purpose Of making an attack upon
Tampico. Il appears 20 be certain mat such was
deed the imminency Of attack that three companies
1f the In infantry, which were waiting a, amp'co iof
transportation Vera Cruz were ordered up INTO Toe
city Every man there was under arms expecting the
town 10 be attacked
We have heard frequently OF the apprehenhons on
OF an immediate attack upon Ismpco mat very little
attention paid 20 them The present alarm sppeaf'
10 be- better founded Than usual We see no reason ~
doubt the report the release Of prisoners Of their
encouniering urea and his treatment Of them We
have nothing but the reports current IN Iampico and
credited by Captains FsrWel And mcdowell OF IN,
schO0ners which have arrived
The Sarsh was boarded the 2-th ult on soto Ia Sla
rims from the L : brig Heca blocksding the port In
company with Z. :. schr F.irt
The following letter il from Mr. Clifton the hsroor
'''''''' ~ '''p''' TAmrIco. June q. 1871
GENTLEMEN A. several vessels have run great Tl'S
n coming in toward the OF Tsmpico, you viii please
give notice 10 masters that there three United states
pilots AZ the bar and that vessel shows ner
self boat goes out to her but should the bar o.
too rough 10 pass black Tag will be hosted on h'
North Point and the vessel will either anchor Ia eish
tathoms or stand on.
should vessel by accident get so close IN as 70 nav
N run In or 20 ashore boat will come as near as posn
bic and point with flag IN what direction TO steer =
BRING the houses on the North Point 70 bear w n W
and thew will be OF the mouth Of the channel. II VI
should think IL safe for her 20 stand In white nag ""
d. hoisted All this will be when IL u impossible 10 ge
oyer the bar when is really possible 70 cross boa
will be of the bar from d. ylisht until dark
CAssius N. Clay, M,i Borland and all the American
prisoners are expected In town tomorrow or next day
The three companies of the llth regiment OF ihiAnty
now waiting transportation % Vera Cruz, have been or
dered up % town is said the prisoners nave YER
large escort have heard ii set down a. POO mea
The schooner star from Vera Cruz, and the schoone
Prentice from MOBILE. came in this morning
/ have been sent 10 the bar IN Company Win cap
Edward jenkins 70 form United states Pilot establish
ment As the former did not give satisfaction Cap
Robert Wagstst Is actively engaged In my place IN 70
interim. Respectfully, sc Al. CLIFTON.