The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-02
TIE AMERICAN TROOPS
COMMENCING THEIR MARCH TO TAMPICO.
Their Health and Condition.
THE POSITIONS AND MOVEMENTS
OF THE
SEVERAL AMERICAN GENERALS
Departure of Gen. Scott for Tampico.
&c. SC. &c.

By the arrival of the steamship Massachusetts, at New
Orleans adyices have been received from Tampico to
the 18th of December.
Considerable excitement had been produced at Tam
pico 10 consequence of report that large body OF
Mexican cavalry were in that neghborhood.
It was positively asserted and the report generally be-
lsved in the American camp that Santa Anna had force
of % 900 at San Luis Po.osi was also reported
that he taking the most stringent measures to
thoroughly purge his army of all officers on whom
there rested the remotest faint of suspicion for
dice il being his determination to retain only those in
whom he could place the most implicit confidence for
bravery and skill.
1t was said that Gen. Ampudia, Col Carasco and a
number Of other Mexican officers, charged with coward
ice, had been imprisoned by order of Santa Anna
Santa Anna had likewise issued decree, dosming
death to any officer who should disgrace himself by
eowardly unsolderlike conduct in future.
Six thousand cavalry reported to be at Victoria
under the command Of Gen. Urea.
The NIexicans, to all outward appearances, were in
very good spirits and expressed the desire of being led
against the invaders.
The u 8. steamer Fashion, Capt. Hugh Fullerton,
rived at Brazos on the 18th ult with Gen Jesup and
suite on board.
General Pillow started from Maamoras the llth,
with the intention of going about twenty five miles dis
tant where he would await the arrival of Gen. Patter
son. and the remainder OF his division and train.
Gen. Taylor was to leave Monterey the 10th, with
the division under Gen. Twiggs, and portion of Gen
Smiths brigade
DOL still remained at Paras, and Gen. Worth at
saltillo.
TIE various regiments destined for Tampico
breaking up their encampmen and commencing their
long and wesrisome march.
Three regiments had left Matamoras for Tampco-
their combined strength being not than eighteen
hundred men, having been thus reduced by sickness and
death to scarcely third aboriginal strength.
The American soldiery becoming daily more
animated, and vigorous in their movements owing to
sickness being less prevalent and deaths frequent
asduring the summer and fall months. The hospitals
were becoming thnned of their inhabitants BRAY
countrymen fast acquiring health and strength suf
fcient the Mexicans upon their own soil and
their climate and drive them still farther back into
their own swamps and chapparals.
Murders still continued to be committed in the int erior
ofthe country Three had taken place between Camago
and Monterey. One of the persons killed Mr.
Downing native of Baltimore, but who had been resi-
dent of Monterey for number Of years.
The steamship Alabama left New Orleans on the gath
ult for Brazos from whence supposed she would
proceed to Tampico
General Scott and staff were passengers in the Ala
bama. also several companies of United States
troops under the command of Major Sumner and des.
tined for Tampico
The bark Ellen Augusta, OF New York, arrived at
New:Orleans the Oath ult, from Central America,
but brought nothing new.
Three mails due from New Orleans have been re.
ceived at Washington and will be in New York in the
course oftodsy.