The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-02-27
WAR NE WS.
Interesting from 7ampico snd the .R
my.

nN NOii THph't"' ~ WV e'~''
Oflesns Dels gives dIsty Of the msrci
TO Tsmpico, from Which we make the
following ex'tscie
Jsnuary esd Il started this morn
lug Of 8 o'clock, shetd Of ihe troops, and
got into Tsmpico ats An along the
rosd are FIELDS OF green corn, Plsn'sins,
oranges, &C., snd although it is January
everything looks IS green ss II II wac
May.
2siA.--I learned l.st night thsi L..
Richie OF the All lnfsuiry, was 'ssss'i'
nsled st Villa Grsnde, by Mexican.
He was on bis way TO V,cioris, escort
ed by company Of Kentucky Csvslry
Gen Taylor encamped there for the
night, and the Lieutenant was ssun'er'
Ing sboul the town when i, hspp ned.
The next morning the General had ar
rested the alcalde; but have no, learn
ed whether the perpelrs,or Of the out
rsge had been taken.
One OF the officers OF Gen. Qlilmsn's
division stated 10 me yesterday, tha, The
Mexican cavalry were 10 sight Of them
for more than half the march from Vic.
toris. Ca some clear place oa The noun
tain eide they would arrange themselves
Tor . charge, and then star, pell.meIl in
the direction Of the column. But need
met say 10 you, that they never came
wiihin muske,-shot. Several Of the
men who Jagged behind we're killed by
u them. One, member ot The Bslunore
'hattslllon, was killed close 10 the rear
Susrd--being hrst shot and then isnced
in The breast ! have not, s yet sscer.
tanned 10 what corps the other missing
ones belonged.
.gt .4himira Tennessesn lost his
horse. His captain took the responsible
ty Of sending for tho Alcslde. snd IN.
forming him that he would temsio close
prisoner until The horse wss produced.
In short time dler shorse vas brought
in, belonging the 10 came, ,snd ultimstely
the one 10 question. The three hsd been
s,olen By the minions Of the Alcslde, and
the srres, Of thst iadividusl saved the
service three 'hofsss Gen. Quilman, il
10 ssid, put the man upder arrest for The
responsibility
we hear nothing o: an early move
"ment from this plsee, and from the
? prspsrstions that ere bsing made, il
p would be diiicIlt to Say when one
would be made. At the encsmpmen,
ofVGsn. rwiggs, they ere clesring ofi
ground and building whsrves, as though
they contemplated a six-weeks' res, t,snd
understand Gen. Pillow will move
nearer 10 the town ,hsn he now 10.
A, SEQ per month there are q, lsss,
400 Mexiesns working on the forti6cs.
: tons here, sud from The msnner in
which they are bsing constructed, one
would think they had not the least in.
ten,ion OF ever surrendering the place
ssaio.
The sale OF spiri'uous liquor has beer
stopped by order Of Gen Shields, and it
cannot be procured publicly, bul from
the number Of drunken men about, end
frequent rows that occur, i, must be ss
: plenty % me water Ia The Psunuco,
somewhere.
Tampiso, January oM.--The Ten.
nsssee eayslry, numbering over seven
hundred men, have selected for their
sncsnpmeni place sbou, two miles
from the town, on The edge Of lake.
Gen. Qlitmsnfhsd slso moved 10 from
the ten miles enesnpmeni, eud is now
sboul half mile in the rear Of General
Twiws. Withythese two divisions en-.
eamped so near together, on the samt
road, it Is perfectly lined with soldiers
end officers, going 10 and coming from
Tsmp'eo, fron, revile 10 retreat. This
ia particularly pleasing and -vaIu,ble 10
the Meziesns who live on the road side.