The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-22
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
From the y. O. Delta, Feb. L.
Interesting from Tampioo and the Army.

General Patlesoa. II coG g5g a 4la%peo-StIeng5
Ttcigg'S enCdmpmeHt- Current nsicS, &c
TAMPIco, January 2ith, 1917.
EDrroRs DELTA: arrived at this place yesterday, be
ing lust one month the road from Monterey, including
ten days we passed al Ciudad Victoria am not pre-,
pared nor have time to give you such description OF
the country through which we passed. as could wish,
and must put il off for subsequent letter. as also Slight
description OF tins place 4,
Brig Gen Shields, who had with HIM force OF about
900 men He has made many additions 10 the strength
of the place, since the occupation OF 1t, and numerous
Notifications have been thrown up IN the rear OF the town
n AT Altamira days march from here General Pat
son overhaued us, with two companies OF tennessee
4hvalry, and he reached Iampco simultaneously WIN
the division OF General Twiggs As soon as ne got into
town, he received the usual salute OF the discharge OF
ordnance after which ceremony General Shields surren-
dered the government of the town to him.
The whole force here now, including the commands OF
Generals Quitman and Pillow, who are encamped within
ten miles OF the place, will scarcely exceed 1000 men,
and expected find at least that number here before
arriving with the 5000 from Monterey and Natamoros
How long this force will remain here matter OF doubt
to who has no access behind the scenes but be-
lieve the good of the service demands their immediate
departure, operations the coast are 10 be carried on
The health OF the troops, Just arrived from the lnte-
rior, could not be better, and although they have ended
a tedious march, they ready and willing to undertake
another al short notice, either to Vera Cruz or the halls
of the MonteZumas.'
One of the government steamers has ascended the Pa
nuco some IS SO miles, without meeting with any OBJ
srction and fruit and hide boats here very often
from many miles above there.
The encampment OF Gen Twigg's command is immedi-
aely the banks OF the Panuco three miles from Tam
pco, and to the right of the Victoria road Gems. QUIT
and Pillow quartered, for the present, on the
stream, though higher up being within miles OF
Aamra, and 10 of Tampico. Everything here now is
quiet, and all anyously looking for the arrival OF Gene
raj Scott whose presence, 1t is supposed will be the sig
nal for marching preparations As | sand before, IT is
impossible say what will be DONE but the general i'm
preston is that the whole force will be moved on TO We
Cruz and that will go by land far rs Tuspan, if
not the whole way. The pioneers have been working
the road for some distance in that direction.
short time after the last of Gen. Qutman's division
had left Victoria the POO ancers who there when
he first arrived, into the town, purposng, doubt
TO take up their old quarters As of the members Of
that division remained behind for time, and have not
up it is supposed that they have been captured.
THE REPORT SANTA Annals AssAssINATIoN.-The
editor OF La Patra has received letters from Tampco of
the 2ith ult, informing him that private mail had been
received there from San Luis Poos with advces to the
10th, and that they contained whatever. The
letter of the Picayune from the squadron at Anton Ii
zardo in which the nmor OF Santa Annals assassination
was first mentioned was dated the Goth ult; and it
is impossible that intelligence could have reached Vera
Cruz in four days from San Luis it is probable that the
r,lmor is w ithout ioundaton-N q Merc,uu