The North-Carolina standard., 1847-03-03
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.

We publish in another column some interesting
accounts from Mexico. and we may look in few
days for thrilling intelligence from Vera Cruz
We learn, on good aulhority-what in fact, the
newspapers do not contain-that the American
forces in Tampico on the 7Ih of February were
1890; that | 200 men were one days march on
the Victoria road that five Regiments of Volun
eers were reported AT Lobos Island, seventy miles
south of Tampico that Gen. Scott was daily ex-
pectpd at Tampico; and that Gen. Taylor had
returned to Monterey, where his force is so dis
posrd as TO take Santa Anna in the rear should he
attempt to leave San Louis to snccor Vera Cruz,
The received opinion was that Tuspan would be
taken before the 2Oth Of February. and that Vera
Cruz would be invested, on the 18th, and taken
after eight days fighting. The main body of the
American army will have summer quarters in
Jalapn-s position as healthy as the Blue Ridge
We make the following extracts from letter
dated Tampco. February z, l847: e..
1--WE have just heard OF the death of poo-
Richey-the braVest of the brave, the best of the
good
Worth will be here with Scott in dav or two
He will be our leader in the grand ball. He has
the Brazos, in that neighborhood, 3,40O Of The
best kind Of troops. The troops at Lobos Isl nd
are said TO be five Regnmenrs.of Northern Volun-
TIERS and two Ur three paris OF Regiments.
Patterson is a fine officer. and things go very
smoothly since his arrival. QuItman and Pillow
have brought their troops Up To within five or six
We repeat that much of the above information
IS not contained in the newspapers, because it is
direct from Mexico. We il suited in the pa
pers. however, that Santa Anna was believed to
have marched with his army from San LOuis 10
lula, n town about halfway between San Louis
and Victoria
The accounts of the death of Lieutenant Richey
give him, we learn. the wrong name; and we see
stated in some of the papers that he is a nephew
OF the Editor Of the Union. This, we understand,
is moi so. Lieut.. John A. Richey was n native of
Ohio, and graduated at West Point in l945 stand
ing very high in his class. He served with much
credit at PaIo Alto, Reseca de la Palma, and Mon
terey, and was highly accomplished and much
beloved by his brothers in arms
We refer readers 10 the accounts in another
column.
Postscript.
Since the above was prepared for the Press we
have received, by the New Orleans papers, still
further intelligence from Mexico.
The Louisiana Volunteers, who were in the
Ondiaka, wrecked near Tampico, had arrived at
The later place after hard marching, six of them
having been left behind on account of weakness
and inability to keep up with their comrades
Gen. Scott was still at the Brasos, but was ex-
pected to leave very soon for Tampico.
The Mexicans having become convinced that
Vera Cruz IS 10 be the object Of attack, have set
about forifying the passes on the road to Mexico.
We do not find any thing later from San Louis
Potosi The news of the capture of Majors Bor-
land and Gaines and Capt. Cassius NJ. Clay is
fully confirmed.
The roads between Camargo and Monterey
were said TO be almost impossible on account Of
robbers The rancheros were gathering in all
quarters
1t is understood that Gen Scott was ordered by
lhe President TO attack Vera Cruz about the first
OF this month, but it is now rumored that he has
Just made requisition on the War Department
LOT eighteen thousand mules, saying that they are
indispensable TO his advance upon the city With
ae greatest activity, it will take months to collect
ms large number; but what can he want with
eighteen thousand mues2 We hope that there
some mistake about it or that his requisition
looks to operations after Vera Cruz shall have
been taken .a .rl 81 ~ rs