Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-13
Latest from the Army.
Attempt TO Recapture Tnmpic,

Aftempt TO Recapture Tnmpico.
The steamer Fashion arrived at New
Orleans on the 27th ultimo, from Brazos
Santiago, which place she left on the Oath.
The New Orleans Times says:
We learn from apassenger just arrived
from Tampico, on the schooner M John
son, and who came up to the city from the
Southwest Pass, on the steamer Fashion,
that on the 10th inst, Tampico had been
attacked by 1000 Mexican cavalry, thinking
to carry the place by coup de main our
troops, however, were on the alert, and on
their approach, opened on them brisk fire
of artillery, when they broke and fled.
The garrison there had been reinforced
by the Alabama regiment ofvolunteers and
the second regiment Of artillery, and Gen.
Patterson was to have marched from Mata-
moras, on the 23d, with Col. Thomas
regiment Of Tennessee cavalry, for that
point. Gen. Shields was in command at
Tampico, but would be superseded by Gen.
Patterson, when he arrived.
Great exertions have been making by
Mexican officers to raise men in the small
towns along the Rio Grande, and with some
success.
Capt. Stone, with detachment seventy
men, lately captured party oftwo hundred
Mexicans in rancho about thirty-seven
miles up the San Juan, together with Capt.
Cantova, by whom they had been recruited,
and he and the men were taken as prisoners
to Camargo. Fifty stand of arms, ammu-
nition, &C., were taken at the same time.
On the evening Of the 10th Mexican was
taken by the guards at Camargo attempting
to enter the powder magazine, with a design,
it is supposed, Of blowing it up. 49,.
The troops under Gen. Wool, Capt.
Yeatman also informs US, are in the very
highest state of discipline, and regard their
commander with respect and Affection
Parras, he says, is a most delightful place;
it is situated about seven miles west ofthe
great San Luis Potosi road and he terms it
the vineyard of Mexico. The climate is
unexceptionable, and the soil fertile; the
grape is cultivated there, and the wine ex.
tracted from it, is delicious.
Gen. Wool has received an order from
Gen. Taylor to take up his winter quarters
at Parras, and had seized two thousand
barrels of -four and several thousand bushels
of wheat, and other government stores.
Parras is one hundred and fifteen miles
directly west OF Saltillo, and the position
boing farthest in advance, the first and sec.
ond regiment Of Indiana Volunteers had
been ordered from Camargo to reinforce
Gen. Wool. This would swell his COM
mund to about four thousand five hundred
men. Gen. Worth, at Saltillo, was also
to be reinforced by four companies of
Kentucky cavalry, ordered to Monterey,
which would bring his command up to about
seventeen hundred men.
Gen. Patterson had received private
letter informing him Of a rumor that Santa
Anna was advancing upon Saltillo from
San Luis Petos, but Capt. Yeatman attach
es no credit to the rumor, as he trave lied
from Parras and Saltillo to Matamoras as
rapidly as possible, and when he left those
places he heard nothing whatever of it.
The Generals in command at both points
have cavalry parties scouting in the direc-
ton of San Luis Potosi, and the scouts of
General w. are at least IS miles from his
camp, so that he would be likely to be
apprised Of any movement Of Santa Anna
as early as possible.
Gen. Taylor left Monterey on the 10Th,
with an escort Of cavalry, for Victoria.-
Gen. Twiggs and Col. P. F. Smith, with
their respective commands, were at Victora,
and previous to the departure of Gen. Tay-
lor from Monterey, Gen. Quilman with
his brigade had left for that point. Gen.
Taylor, in conversation with Captain
Yeatman, expressed the opinion that it
would be impossible to march upon San
Luis Potosi from the northern extremity
of his lines until the rain season sets in, in
June next.
The report that Santa Anna had cut off
the water tanks between him and the
American posts is not true, but the country
Is almost destitute OF water unless during
the rainy season, and in one part of the
road there is even in that season distance
Of ninety miles TO be marched without the
possibility of finding any.
Six American teamsters were killed
recently Of Ramos, a rancho of Canales,
by detachment of his rancheros.
Gen. Butler was in command at Monter-
ey, with about two thousand men; Col.
Nc Kee with two companies of the Ken
lucky regiment Of cavalry at Ceralvo !;
Capt. Willis, with two companies Of the
same regiment at Mier; and Gen. Marshal
at Carnage with about nine hundred men.
Col. MeClung was fast recovering from
his wounds.
WELL NAMED.-The federal leaders in
Congress who have most distinguished
themselves for their tory opposition to the
present war, are becoming pretty generally