The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-03-03

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Baltimore, 1886.
[From the New Orleans Picayune, February %
&, LATER FROM TASiPfCN
Loss oft the Ship Ondiaka--C Col. De Rus.
So and fur Companies of Louisiaha
Volunteers 1prcckcd--the Mertcans in
possession ,0f the Wreck Conflicting
Rumors-. Reported Battle at chihuahua,
Dr.. &c.
There were two arrivals yesterday from
'hmpico-lhe brig Perfect, Captain Gar
diner. and the sri.r. Charron, Captain
Gol,Iing. The Perfect sailedzun The 9TH
am,l the Chairman the 6.lh ii,st. Tie news
by these arivnis. Though somewhat indefi-
nile in its details, p"ssesses great i,te1esi.
Cutie the most important intelligence
received is lhr I"ss of the ship On.iiaks~
TLis fine ship got away from The Ralizs'
about the 2Oth uli. will, four companies Of
the Louisiana regiment of vplup,eers. viz I:
Company &. Capt. Preg; C1ml,any F, Capt.
Hunt I; Company &, Capt. Pope; ant! Com.
pany x. Capt. Lewis. They were under
. the immediate cammand uf CnlsDe R,Issy,
and exceeded three hundred iii number.
The ,Ondiaka tnucheds al the Brszos and
sailed thenc.' on the 25th ,lli s1She was off
the har of Tampico nns tho 25th, and the
Hext we hear .of her is her total l,iss. The
scene If The disasters We learn frnms Cap
tain Gnlding. was about thirty miles south
oi lamric". Some passengers.wit wl'nm
wehave canversed. make the scene more
.distnn., and 6ne Of Them places ii 10 the
north Of Tampico. This we incline 10
think an error, aud presume the. accident
OCCURRED to the south. anl mol very far from
Stlir isle of Lnbns. II must have happened
on or ab.'nt the lsl lust. All the trnoI,s on
board. anA lhe crew got saf.lv ashore. The
frat ruinAE we had was that the ,ro"ps were
all taken prianners as snjn us they landed,
glad ~ escape frnm the water with their
lives. Subsequently apassenger. |" whom
we are Indebted fnr much intelli igence, as.
y 's,ifr,l ia that they sol safely ashore will,
their arms and a week g. pEovisi"ns. and al
once erected slight tempnrary defence.
Capt. Gnl.ling confirms The report 81 the
safety ofail on hoard the ship, both frnm
the waves aud the Mexicana, and he adds
that lhe first md second mates aud the crew
oflhe ship aud al the volunteers had nrri.
we'd at Tampicn before the Charnn left. llr
speaks nf The condition nf The voinniarrs us
heing ivpInrnhle, wanting shoes. hats and
other isr4:4Skarv clothing, AMI he adds that
The crew ol the Ond;aka had been cnnfned
at Tampict. tn hR iIse,l as witnesses in the
lgaI questions gro wing nnloflhe loss nf The
ship. or on suspicion "f having abandoned
th.ir ship. Capt.. IIsalev. whn cnmman-
te'l the. Oniliaka on this voyage, had moi
reached Tampico. no5 do we hear that he
had left his vessrh AL all.
The slranner Untiine was dispatched
from Fampic". upnn. hearing "f the loss of
the Ondiaka, wild. nampany II "f ,hr third
Artillery on board, tn rantlhn any assist.
ance that might he require.. The buat had
not returned when the Ehnrrnn sailed.
but a piI"l b.,al is said To ha!Ma, a+ripch nj
fampiro wilhsa rumor that this company
nf artillery had III some way leen suni,ris.
ell nnd Gu. nff ny body 0f 500 Mexican
c4sslry. We place very little confidence
in this story. but are compelled 10 give il,
because it reaches ns hy Two ar three dis
Incl channels. We had anniher rumOr,
which we came near om,lling. that the
Mexicans had attacked the volunteers af.
Ter they had landed. and succeeding in
seizing their weeks supply Of provisions.
aud that this led in the dispersal and fnrc.
cd march oGthe volunteers to Tampico.
A more prnbable waksion Of these sto-
Hcsis this. that after the volunteers aud
crew hna left the vicinity oE the wreck.
S'ma Mtxjsan irregular troops took, pos.
nessi.,n; ot il. n"d up"n the arrival Of the
un'lIns.''.s artillery company found .ham-
sslNsa anticipated.