Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-02
BY THE SOUTHERN Mali.


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isiaaa Regimeni-Ge,. tos out'caied- STATE II
hoops NJ Tamptco, Sc, 81.
BY the arrival here, on Saturday, OF The hri.
Cayuga, Capt. Mitchell, which LETT Tanpico oH
! the morning Of the 18th nsl., we have some in.t I.
esling news reaching 10 that dale
| The whole OF the volunteers wrecked on ihe On
diaka had arrived in Tampico, with The exception
ot six, who were unable 10 keep up with lten
companies, in The forced march they made from
| The spot where the vessel ran ashore. /, appears
that Col De llussy acted with considerable sriui
and prompi.ude in The rather delicate dilemma IN
which he found himself after landing his men from
The wreck. The following are details taken from
the Tampico Sentinel Of The 10Th inst, That "a.
per- after describing the measures taken BY GcH
| Patterson for The relief Of the volunteers (wnen
news OF their mishap had reached TamricO)
which were on scale OF some magnitude, goes
on Ia say.
"These and other measures were in rapid pre-.
| parallon, when The steamer James Gage arrived
on Monday morning, with information that tie
volunteers and escclt were within about wen,f
miles from his city, This had tbs effect OF reliey.
ing many OF unpleasant feelings, and, ot course,
put stop 10 all further prepa alion. YESTERDAY
morning they arrived in The city, generally speak
ing in goot health, but very much exhaus,d ~
their forced marches Seven we're abannouet
few miles from their hrst camp, Icing unable 10
march, aud the men hndng il impraclcatir q
carry them through The sand IN litlcis. Cne Z!
them overlook the main body before they reached
Tins place The remainder VIII probably tai il.
10 he hands al the enemy. The names oil lhcs.
LEFT behind are, Sweeny, OF Company L; Colbuin.
Of Company G VIM, OF Company | Vast.
bum, do; Sergeant Warner, dc; and Dolka q
Company f.
From information derived from ne oihcrIs Il
he Val IN
nounce that many oi our leaIs fol ihell saiei,
were groundless, and that The various ,unos
which tioaed about Tie city were mostly aI,e.
I hoods, no Goubt invented Nv Mexican tongue
either !of The purpose u deception al from . ia
tural disposition 10 exaggeraie every hing ~
Sc or hear. II appears tina, he truth Of ILr nate.
IS hat early in The day on which the volui eels
| had taken refuge from waiery grave up,a n
sand nearly opposite the wreck, they Ictrisr-
visits from several who came in The chataccfG
! peasants, fishermen, NC, and were led u Sqfc
assistance in he way Of transportation, lItm1ot
various promises voluntarily II. adr H. he scoGa'
crels, who were, doubtless, busiiv employed a.
ihal lime in informing the Mexican commatdf'
al Tnspan, 81 the exact CONDITION ~ Ihs won
| ,ecfS, their number, &c. In the afternoon ias
OF truce presented itself, with a demand ron
Gen. Cos Tor an immediate and urconsil:ota
surrender and IL was represenledlo ihcm iaasEs
county was swarming with armed mel cHlila
of all retreat unless by sea, which ~ canse
was impossible Cos represented the force W.
der his command 10 amount 10 1900 regular ioip'
whereas, in reality, he can only mns'ei aoou'
$50, all told, OF which al least ihree-iourn' az
said 10 be raw recruits who had entered Irio ias
ST heme, with The hope Vi gain BY plundcnas 'hs
wrecked ship and passengers. Col. DeRu>si a.
saered through Lieut. OZier under cover &. ~
7 IN Ip NJ ~ N
the enemy's lines ty Gen. Cos who leiu>'G nm
admission inside bnt after some little rei'ec'ca
upon The request Of Col. DeRu,sy, granted tlh
until nine The next morning, al which line W
Americans were 10 surrender, or an action no>
BE- hazaIded.
"At night fall campfires were lighted, and 81
ders Immediately given 10 march leaving Rhap
sacks aud all burlhensome materials Whichcou-
in The least impede and which were mol WAITED
tor the nnrpose OF susienance. The first lwen!g
tour hours they are said 10 have made ihirty.hye
miles and instead oil hard fighting OF continue
diminishing, we are assured hat not an armed
Mexican was seen on The way hiiher
1--WE are indebted 10 a gentleman who appeaF'
10 be intimate win The isc's, upon whom W ca.
place implicit confidence for The - Ilowira items
That Gen. Cos left Tuspan il Ihe night, il - n
mand but little in The rear Of $50 men, tina =
was soon Joined by oilers al various points, MI.
MS command now hunters ABOUT ySU, "a So
above. He had stationed 50 cavalry anc 2@oit
lanly in such manner as he supposed woutl
vent the wrecked troops from receiving supple
or reinforcemenls. Mos, Of The infantry 0f1'
Cos came in canoes from Tuspan, and lante' j.
from, Of The wrecked volunteers BE had leu
pieces OF light artillery, and when h fecei',-
Lieut.. Ozier, about $50 troops were drawn W y
column.
"I is probable hat Cos va. very much ga
fed when lie discovered tha, the Americas ~
reueaed, as he, doubtless, anticipated an a'-,.
upon Tuspan before he was fully aware o
precise cause Of their presence in The neigt..
hood. He would certainly have resofei 70
cautonary measures, in view 81 a :=iira',
had been very anxious for fight, an1 tie ia.' az.
his no, attempting a pursuit seems e s7s'@'
same view Of this matter"