The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-02-19

We have received several letters (, or
Mr. LuInsden, who sailed for Tampico o.
The 30th.ult., in the schooner Eliza
Leper. We have not room for them TO
!. day, but can state that they mention th
e arrival of the ship Sharon, Archilaus an,
: Ondiaka, with Louisiana volunteer ant
their departure for either Lobos Island ol
Iampico; also that the regiment Of Rifles
s have been dismounted; and further thai
. Col. Harvey has been arrested by Gen
Scott for disobedieuce Of orders, and wa.
TO be tried Immediately by court m martial
More full particulars tomorrow.
We have also received letters from Nj
Hale, who is with Gen. Worlds division
but which the lateness ofthe hour prevents
our giving this morning. His last letter
is dated 'On the Rio Grand, near Palo
Alto the 9Th ult., in which he states tha t
Gen. Worth is quite unwell, but still able
TO give orders. He has between two and
three thousand men with him--the pick of
the army.
Gen. Scott and staff still remained at,
Brazos, but was Thought would sail in a.
few days for Tampico. The news brought
by the McKim that Gen. Taylor had re-
turned to Monterey is confirmed.
The vessels with the lst regiment Tenn
sylvania volunteers on board, had arrived
off the Brazos--all well. They have been
ordered, it is said, to Lobos.
From Tampico.we have dates to the
So'h ult,, brought BY Maj. Morris. He
Informs us that Gen. Patterson arrived
there on the 23d with $500 men Gems.
rwiggs, Qnitman, and Pillow, were along
troops all in good health.
The steamer Cincinnati was lost on The
night of the 23d ult., about 25 miles to the
northward from Tampico. She had on1
board two companies Of troops and two 0
FOUNDERS and was bound on an expedition
against Sotola Mariana. Two soldiers
and two pieces Of cannon were lost The
vessel was sold as she lay h;gh and dry for
fifty dollars.
Trade at Tampico was described as dull.
and the market overstocked with most
kinds of merchandise.
Our consul and collector of the port of
Tampico, Mr. Chase, has seized abou,
900 to $1,000 worth Of dry roods.
by passenger Of the British
steamer from Havana $
A Bremen brig had arrived by way of
Havana, and used every effort to obtain {
but was refused, and escorted
alter having her papers endorsed.
The Louisiana and Pennsylvania volnn /
Ieers have been ordered, as they have ar Z
rived at the Brazos, to the island Of I.obos 9
'outh ofTampico, at which place it is sup ,
posed Gen. Scott will concentrate large ,
orce prior to making an attack upon v era i
CRUZ. :
Santa Anna had withdrawn about l5,, I
90 oishis force from San Luis Potosi, and i
marched towards the city ofMexico, these v
'eing some affairs requiring his presence. i
1t was reported at Tanpico that i'm
nediately after the evacuation of Victoria n
" our troops, possession was taken The e
lace by 500 Mexican cavalry, but this is h
enied at the Brazos.
The New Orleans Times of the Is, inst, I
,entions that great excitement had pre- ll
allied in New Orleans the day before, in VI
onsequence ofreports that the Mississip
n a1 rovnlt ad shof 10; E,1. | -
mel, and committed divers and sundry
ther depredations. The Governor dis.
atched military force to the scene =,
hen II was found tn at nearly all the re- .,
orts were unfounded. The volunteers r
ad embarked quite peaceably, leaving >,
NJ one poor solitary drunkard behind r.
hem.
There was an arrival on the 3lst ul. :,
'om Havana, with dates to the Oath, but b,
he news has no interest. We quote the f.,
blowing commercial letter, verifying the al
rder we published several days ago. as to
le free admission Of corn and corn meal ;.
nd giving the reasons for it:
HAVANA, January ls, ls47. a,
We beg reference to our report of the =,
9th inst, and have now to announce that .
Ir Government issued an order yester -
ay, admitting corn and corn meal duty =,
ee, for six IN onths from that date, im> a,
orted by any vessels into this port, Mat
MAS, Cardenas, or Mariel. This relax r.
lion is owing to The injury sustained by "
re ground provisions of the Island during r,
ie hurricane, and the present scarcity a,
nd high prices of corn meal The forme $,
as been selling at 5ia6 rals per arrobe g,
the latter at sc, ,50a7 so per barrel. The N
uty on corn was II cents per arrobe, and -
n corn meal $l,6S per barrel of eight ar ;,
obes. ,
There is also an order to exempt for. >,
ign vessels, entering and leaving this :.