The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-08-04
FROM MEXICO.


Huejutlo by General Guray aoith q force Of
1900 men-DcRussy's command sur
rounded and placed IN great peril-He>
sends for reinforccmcnts- sent
to Vera Cruz-Arrival of the Neao Or
lcans-General Pierce IS opposed ON his
march By large Mexican force-DeRus-
sy is reinforced, aud cats his a0ay through |
the enemy, qoith o. loss Of 90 killed and 10
qcoNnded.
The steamship Now Orleans, Captain
Auld, arrived this morning, having left We
"a Cruz on the 18th, Tampico on tho 18th
and Brazos ST. Jago on the Goth of July.
Captain Aud reports that General Pierce
left Vera Cruz on the morning of the 18th
ult., with $500 men, and train of $50 bag
gage wagons. The New Orleans arrived
at Tampico on the morning of the 18th ult.,
and the captain was informed by Col. Gates,
that Col. DeRussy, with a detachment of
Wsc's company of artillery, Captain Boyd,
IN all to lis or l20 men and officers, left
by the way of the river on the 9Th ult.,
for the purpose of relieving the American
prisoners, and landed 60 miles up the river,
from the steamers Undinc and Mary Sum-
; HleIS, Witnout SCciNS3 dl CiCiIiy, aid 'ito
boats returned to Tampico at 2 O'Clock, p.
nj. on the 18th ultimo.
An express arrived at Tampico from Col.
DcRussy, stating that they had been per-
mitted 10 move on uninterruptcdly until they
got into narrow pass near Huejutla, when
they were surrounded by 1900 or 400 men,
under Gen. Garay. Col. DeRussy's COM
mand had suffered considerable loss, but
with the assistance of Captain Wise's artil-
! lcrv they had cut their way to the river, and
there waited for reinforcements.
Col. Gates despatched the Now Orleans
back to Vera Cruz with requisiton on
Col. Wilson for four companies of Infantry.
Hc had also sent the steamboats, Undlne
and Mary Somers up the river with $50
men, to Col DeRussy's assistance.
The New Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz
10Th, at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, and found the city
in state of excitement Gen. Pierce had
marched out as above stated, and encamped
about ten miles from the city, when the adj
vance guard came in and reported heavy
force of Mexicans at the National Bridge,
who were marching towards the city
Everything was got ready for action. The
shipping was removed from between the
castle and the city. Gen. Pierce reinforced
his command with 700 men, making in all
5000. In consequence Of this difficulty,
the requisition from Colonel Gates on Col.
Wilson could no; be complied with. The
New Orleans had on board 25 mariners,
from the U. S. sloop Saratoga, on the NOR
ming Of the 18th nlt., and sailed for Tamp!-
CO, previous to which Gen. Pierce had
marched out to meet tile enemy. The
New Orleans arrived at Tampico ON the
18th. A detachment, which had gone up
the river had returned, and reported as fol-
lows, as near as we could ascertain:
u The h4s1trse 1ttrse2gs 81 under Colonel DeRussy had
on the morning of the 18th, when the Mex.
leans commenced a heavy fire on them
from all directions. Captain Wise got his
piece of artillery to bear on them, when,
after receiving six or eight rounds ofgrape,
which cut lane through their line, they
gave way and fled to the chaparral. The
Americans continued fighting their way
back along the road towards the river at
lntervalsyln the morning Of the 10th,
when they were relieved by reinforcement
OF $50 men. They returned to Tampico
at late hour on the 16th with loss of
20 killed, and 10 wounded, and 2 missing.
Among the number was Captain Boyd, who
ieii III the nrst charge, with three balls
through his body; also, his first Lieutenant,
who fell mortal!y wounded and was left dy.
ing on the field.
. Col. DeRussy had several balls through
his coat. Capt. Wise had his horse shot
from under him. The men and officers
fought bravely. The names of the officers
from Louisiana who accompanied Colonel
DeRussy are not recollected. The Mexi-
can loss reported by Lieutenant to be $50
killed, and 1876 wounded. The Americans.
also, lost 12or Is horses and 60 pack mules
Lieutenant J. L. Parker, of the navy. died
on the 18th ult on board the steam-frigate
Mississippi, E
ISLAND OF CUDA-The New: * York Sun
contains some most extraordinary revela-
tions with regard to the IslandFof Cuba.
fhe following statement will excite great
surprise: s;s,, ss,s,;ss .s ...,:...
"Cuba Typographical position, ofneces-