The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-03-12

/ All the troops we're 10 motion. The
4.h and 9th Infantry were already ou
Iboard transports At the mouth of the Rio
Grande. The frst Reg iment Rifles, u
Dragons. Capt. Taylor's light artillery,
Col. Dancan's battery, and a detachment
Of recruits, were still on shore.
| The roads between. Can nargo and Mon.
terey we're said to be almost impossible
on account Of robbers. The ranchcros
were gathering in all quarters.
They were expecting an attack al Mat.
amoras. and the Plaza had been fortified
and the city placed in as!ate ofdefence.
Capt. Lowd, Of the % ARTILLERY, had
been ordered to leave Fort Brown and
join his regiment. His piacs had been
filled by volunteers.
Col. Bankhead had arrived at the Bra.
zos aud sailed at once for Tampico.
The news of'the capture ofMaior. Bor4
Lind and Gaines, and Capt. Cassius NJ.
Clay, is fully confirmed.
The Heroine brought up as passenger.
Lieut. Pleasan,on, % Dragovns; J. w.
Powers and ladyi Miss Clayton. Thomas
Il. Iownsend, Capt. Smith, r. l.. Ogden.
aud 90 deck passengers. The bodies Of
Lieut.. Blake, Typographical engineers,
and Lieut.. Chadbourne of the 9Th Infants
~, were also on board, in charge Of Mr..
Ogden.
The US. Steamers Alabama, Edith.
ard Virginian were left at ihe Brszos.
The greatest activity prevailed at the
m'u'i. Great numbers of passengers
were in the vicinity, waiting an oppor.
inniy TO sail for this city. We have no
room this morning for further items by
tEis arrival.
From Mexico.
BY the arrival at half past 9 0 clock tbi,
morning Of the schr. Wm Bryan, Capt.
Ryan, from Tampico, we have later nc.
counts from Vera Cruz, brought to the
former place by the prize schooner r Belle,
Lient. NJ. Z Perry. Jr, COMMANDING. Our
letters from the squadron are to the 4th
inst, aud our Vera Cruz papers 10 the
End inst. g4}i s.,'a 1s,. ..a
Gen. Valencia has been relieved of nj.
command and his place supplied by Gen.
Vazqucz
The Nlexicans having become copyinc.
ed that Vera Cruz is o be object of attack
have set about fottifying the passes ON the
road to Mexico Tie merchants Of Jalapa
have been called upon for loan OF S 1000
t. foitlfy the Puente National.
Rejon and Irarte have entered upon the
discharge oftheir duties as Secretaries Of
Foreign Affairs and Finances. Gueyarx
! as resigned the post Of Minister Of Jus.
tce.
Senior Lemus had rendered hi, re,ipn,.
ton to the Government, bat it had been
refused. Eight days leave of absence
was gran ed him, and Gen. La Vega ap-
pointed temporarily to his post.
We do not find an, thing later from San
Ln's, and cannot say whether Santa Anna
mar ched thence
The Mex can papers are crowded with
the movements of our uonps. At San
LUIS, Iula, and Jalapa they are on tbs
alert tor the advauce Of Gen. Scutt.
We have a letter from Mr. Lumsden
dated the 9th inst, for which We cannot
hnd room. His relation of the adventures
of the Louisiana volunteers is full, but has.
in the main, been anticipated. eei
Some additional etail of Mexican news
by former arrival is given in The Plea.
l"ne' aud we make the following extracts:
IL astonishing to note the accuracy
of the inform alton possessed by tho M.x;.
cans of every movements of .urs troops.
Not regiment marches or counter.
Marches not recounoitering party sal.
lies forth, that a particular account oft i.
not transmitted at once to headquarters.
we ind III the epapers an account of everv
assa'labie or exposed point, ami it is to
mlnuteness ani accuracy oftheir informa.
'lon that we attribute the late success Of +,
zen. Minon. That officer has nearly two !
thousand fine cavalry under his command. q
ready to pounce upon any detachment of
our troops too weak to resist his attacks.
The rage of many of the Mexicaus is
hnbounded that Santa Anna has not at.
lacked our army in detail, when ever an
opportunity has ffered. They depreca,e
general action, now that the Americans
are flushed with success and the Mexican.
tlspiriied by reverses, as almost sure to
be fatal to their national hopes, aud even
existence; and they do not spare Santa
Anna in their destinations as to the ma.
ives which H. auence him. s