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Interesting from the Army,

Murder Of Lieut.. Ritehie-Ca Capture Of
Gen. Seott's Disqualification of the
Campaign Ind open to the Enemy-
Trial Of Col. Han ney-D Detachment
Of eighty men, under Motors Hor-
land and Gaines, and Capt. Cassius
NJ. Clay, surprised and cut o6rl
MURDER OF LIEUT. RITcHIE-CAp
rURE or DEsPATcHEs -On Gen. Scott's
arrival al the mouth. Of the Rio Grande,
and assuming the, chief command. be
forthwith sent despaicbes 10 Saltillo, adj
dressed TO Gen. Taylor. OF The command
Jog oficerihsre. When ihe bearer reaeh-
ed that city. Gen. Bother The officer ID
command. opened the dispatches, The re-.
sult Of which was the immediale depar.
ture OF Gen. Worth and his division for
the Rio Grande. aH
Tie dispatches were then resesled,
and sent of 10 charge Of lieut. Richie,
9th Infantry. 10 General TAYLOR then on
his retrogade movement 10 Monterey,
from Victoria. Ten men belonging to
Kearney . company. Of the 9th sccot,pa-
MED Lieuiensni Richie IS an escott.-
They arrived 81 Monterey In safety, atop.
ped there . night. and proceed ed on their
route 10 meet Gen. Taylor the next day.
Towards dusk. Richie reached the vii.
lage OF Vile Grande. distant tweniy.lhree
niles from Monterey. So
Meeting, Just after bis arrival. with an
iEoglishmsp. established 10 businessthere,
be svailed himself Of bis services 10 pro.
cure refreshments for himself and com.
msnd. As The two were crossing the
plaza Of Villa Gsade. 10 furiberance Of
that object, Mexican on horseback
came whisking BY them. when suddenly
he threw issso over Riicbie. put spurs
10 bis animal. and succeeded Ia dragging
him beyond The town. 10 small creek 10
the vicinity. Here be murdered him.
and after mulila,ing bis body la hofrid
manner. made off with the dispatches.
These are said to be Of gsest conse.
quence. coDisinipga sketch Of the forth.
coming esnpalgn with oihet important
particulars II seems a. II the move
ments Of Richie and his party were mar.
rowiy watched BY the enemy Tor during
the night they PASSED al Monsefey, the
aims Of Eve Of bis men were stolen from
them. necessiisting . demand on the
Quariermssier for fresh supply.
SuRPRlsE or 4 CoMMAED OF EIGHT
MEN- All MADE PRIsoSERs "A letter,
dated January 25. was received BY Cap
tain Cross al the Brszos. from Capt. Chap.
man. Quariefmssler. aitached 10 General
Wool's divisien. Informing him thar Major
Boreland, OF the Arkansas cavalry. with
fifty men. and Major Gaines and Cassius
M Clay. with ihiiiy more bad been sur.
prlsed and captured 81 place called 10.
eonaiion. shout fifty miles from Ssllillo.
Oh the morning Of the 93d uIiimo. By Gen.
Minion. at the head Of eve hundred cavsl-
ry Gen. Minion was informed by bis
spies Of Major Bore.snd's locality. and he
marched from a town called Maichuls
and surprised hin 20 completely that mol
: gun was cred BY either party.
Generals Worth and Scott were still Al
Bss<os Santiago. The latter. il was M Z
dersiood. would embark 10 few daysior
Tsmpico. stss sss ~
The Court Martial which tried Col
Harney on The charge Of disobedienee q
orders. sentenced him 10 Be repfinsnded-
Gen Scott iemilied The sentence. and or.
dered him TO The discharges Of The duties
ior The neglect Of which be bad been
tried.
THR AfKMoRx or Btsaop WHrrr.-