New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-02
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Weather cloudy With showers
From Tampico-oOI. DE Ru--y'- Expedition


From Tampico-C oil. DE Ru--y'- Expedition
The N,lr- Orsa4s Data hss the following &C
coun, Of what il terms the sinsusry un"i.e I'M p'u
dent and rash enterprise Of Col De kgssy
The Eeu Orleans arrived AZ Tampico on the morning
If "a. l5th inst and the captzn Vas informed oy to
Gates that Col D. Russy. With detachment OF i'g-'
lana volunteers. part % Cspt Wises company ~ -
,nlery and Capt Boyd with one company OF in'Anuy
snnountng IN Al o or l2D men snd oilcefs iet y
the way Of the river on the -h inst i1r ihe gurPo o
relieving the American prisoners and lsrae, p. -
ma ,ha rrsr from the STEAMERS Uncine and NAY sum
mere without s@-iug Al enemy and n Dl-.'
T. Tsupico a. . O'Clock , NJ 20 the l'in in'i-nr %
An express arrived a. Tamyico from Ioi. ue "u's5'
stating that they hal been permitted - move on nm
terrupt-dy until they g1i into narroH pas. ~ 80
iuia when they were surrounded ~ -vor - NJ
under Gen. GArsy Col De- Russy eommAna h7a l SUI
f-red considerable loss but Sn the assistance 81 O-P
Wse artillery they bad cut their Wsy 70 TIE I'ef Anu
there waited for re!uiOrcemcns ,-
Col Gates dispatched the M Orleans oacA !" 'eIa
Cr,,z with requ .iiion o. Col wilson Tor four com
psuies Of infantry lie had also sent the ste.no'Ais
fodine and Mary summers up the river with laJ men
D. Col De Rnssys assistance ,..,
~ n s1d found N. city IN stAt" OF eNei'ruie
ti-u Pierce hai marched Dlt ~ ABOVE stAt'I a' Gu
canped about Ten miles from me city wen 'ne ~ @
guard came sn1 1rte1 nesFy Mexican i'I.c -
- National Ertara VINO marching toward in-
CIV Everyinina got ~ oy for aenen me Snip
Ming was removed from between tn' casus ana tne cry
Pierce reinforced DIS tNNliAHtA "tN- '-'H
making IN all 800 Ia consequence ~ tnls aiIncu.iy
the requison from Col Gates Col wilson coli not
be- compiled With. The New Orleans took on board -
marines from the flo0p -arai1 ga on tue morning
al The l.h instant and sailed i.r TamPico previous 10
which Gen Pierce had marched out . meet the enemy
Tn NV Orleans arrived ~ Tampico 90 the morning
4 the 18th detac % which bad gone up lne wv
had returned and reported ss follows as near As We
could ascertain .,,
The troops under Col DeRussy hal marched within
seven NILS ~ Hue alta the morning 81 the KIN
wien the MeAicsns commenced heavy IRE on inem
from al drrcu0rs Capt Wise GOT he piece OF .rt.e-
~ 20 bear on nem when after rccerins siX OF esnt
rounds Of grape which cut lane through tnelr line
th.y gave Wag and ..d o. tne clspprrsi The Amen
can. continued f-utlg their way back along The road
toward tne river - Intervals uut' TIE morning OF tle
ltth wreu The we're rr we'd ~ sfeiniorc' ment 10
men They returned O. lampico 81 late nour On the
10Th with loss of - killed ID wounded. and missing
Among the number Capt Boyd. who fell In the hfst
charge with three balls through his body also bis irsi
Lieutenant who fell MORALLY wounded and vas left dy-
ing on the field
Col DeRussy bad several balls through be coat Capt
W 81. had his horse shot from under him The men aud
officers fought Drsvry. The OF The officers from
Louisiana who accompanied Col DeRlssy are not re-
collected Tho Meyic.n llss sad by Lieutenant %
DE- 80 killed and l-1 wru1 1st Thu Americans also
los, - or d. horses and oO pack mules.