Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-26
Fom hs y. q. Dcla, ttJ. III
VERY INTERESTING FROM MEXICO
LOSS OFTHE SHIP oNnTAKa.
raAlplcD. Feb. ,.

The ship 0ndiakd, with four companies 81
Louisiana yuiuneels OH board, went a.:lnsr a )
A. NJ Oh the 2alh ul'., - miles South 4 'ilr
Bar. She ruck The 'ail-rne 81 The Ho!iier whlca
prevailed here IN Thursday. ana after being
forced over lie FIR, breaker sack hard, and VIII
be total loss. The soldiers and sailors we've !!
savec, and The greater proportion II their lag
sage. believe Col. DcRusscy was on board lhr
Ondiaka. Two boats reached here from the
wreck % daY and he Exchange Book says, that
their cTeGs are in confinement. | am not able -
say 81 lille IN acquainted aih such matters
why hey ale coEhne;- [ll is understood iha; the
officers are imprisoned Oh charge a u:i>demea-
nor in losing or leaving the >hip-and tia, ;ne
saiicfs are detained as wires>eS.-Eds. i.iin |
From the general activity in the Quarter mas.
ters department. Il Tampico Il s"vi,.eh iaai our
forces are preparing ioi long march.
Gen Scot i still 4, BAGS keeping his own
counsel, and stirring every thing MP lar sclae
grand effort. The news OF Commissioner II
ing seGi 10 our Government u ireat icr peace, re-
ceives continuation from our letters.
FURTHER ABOUT TIE yOLUN-
TEERS.-Capt Gulding ol the Charon, says
that some OF the Volunteers arrived al rampca.
together with the males OF lhe Ondiska, and that
the steamboat Undine had been despatched with
Company H. OF the w. S. I'd ARTILLERY 10 cnd"a-
vor IL get OIL The ship, bnI had not returned on the
sailing If The Charon.
The snip Catherine, ard ore ship unknown,
were Oh Tampico Oil he h inst, with t!oops.
The u. S. sluop Of war Albany sailed ahou,
The 81 inst, on a cruise 10 ee~aid-a!l wei.
STILL FURTHER.-W learn from GEN
lleman who came passenger on The schooner
Charon, that The troops and all on hoard were
saved, with their baggage, and were Al Tampico
when The schr. Charun left; bal while coming
ou over he Bar, he learned from a pilot boat d.
reel from The ship, thai about 500 Mexicans had
taken possession Of The ship in advance OF A
company Of the Sd Artillery, which was sent 10
hold possession Of the vessel.
REPORTED BATTLE-CAPTURE OF
CHIHUAHUA.
Imporianl from ChihnaAua-Ru mored Battle BE-
tlrcsa The Mtss1nrians and MtzlsGns-A Bloody
Conflict
TAMPicG, Feb 4, 1917, 10 P. M.
Eds Delta We have some very important
news from Chihuahua, which is generally credit.
cd b. The officers .! the army, and which, iirue
reflects another victory upon our arms. Il com
mercial house in this city, which has n branch III
Chihuahua, received 4 letter from their agent
there, under very late date, sauns thai an
American force from Santa Fe, part OF Gen.
Kearnys command had showed themselves neaf
Chihuahua, and were Immediately attacked by Il
superior Mexican force. A 'oEa ard sangulnary
battle was fought, in which he slaughter on both
sides is said 10 have been Very great, surprising
according 10 numbers. any tina; has vet been
fought Ultimately The merGans were vic'o,
riuus and they entered The town, and placing
our flag in place Of The Mexican, in The pfIn-
| cnal square, pracaimed III, town 10 De taken IN
The name Of the United States OF America The
letter particularly stated that the men were prln-
cipaly Mssonrians, and Immediately sci them
down As Col Prices m-n must say that th's
news receives more credi here Than any Mex
| can news that has Dfen III circulation since
| have been in this couhlv.
| So hostile arc The people around Tampico al
this lime, that they will no! brias in hrir calle,
or sell them 10 our bIche!s tor beef. From VIC
toria down here, they have paid erca! attention 70
the orders oil The "big men" al theii connlry not
10 furnish Us with anything focal There Is one
thing certain that il they will non hrins IN Their
ca:le AMI rec Give pay, the army viii 90 ater II
/ ard lake il tor nothing.
A very malignant fever prevails al his ilinr
in The hospital al Tampico, and MANY q. "ur >oi
dicrs are suffering from il. the phys :iaas have
been much troubled with it, ami have now pro-
nounced j, a mild type OF iae yellow lever. Here
as al Monterey, there is. ana mas ben, great
abundance OF lIuil, and has oe:n 50 cheap maj
every one could obtain il; and believe 'h"I lh'
iisedSe lIidY Ut IlO'G Htiibs'tN'S'N -
ruil han The climate.
To-day Captain John Magrude', 81 The regular
Amy, COL up picnic pany, which i said 70
have b en- quie an affair. a steamboat was en-,
gage! for Inc occasion band q! mnsic-and
amonss' he guests were The d,tlefcr; Ccnsns and
their wives. saw The steamer, gaiiy decorated
with flags, as she passed The eh:amrnrnls, ana
on inquiry, ascenained hal she @os on plea
sure trip. You may think February queer
month Tor picnic paIl1 10 turn out and 50 u
would be Nurih and nigh, be in your cily; tul
here The weather is al times 50 orpressiyely VAIN,
that one is happy 10 gel oa' in he fresh air and
liale breeze
T,mpico Feb 9Th, 1917.
The account sent you yesterday 81 me occn-
| patton Of Chihuahua by our troops, is moTe GO.
orally believed than | anticipated. bu, Gen. Pat
'erson is OF opinion that The only hshl OF conse-
quence was in The pass leading 10 The city, and
the loss we sustained was vary light. should
be happy 10 Stale this 10 you as 4 mailer OF GER
/ lainly.
The volunteers from The Ondiaka have not
vel reached Town, bu, feel quite eettain they
will be up this morning.
| The Quartermasler was very busy yesterday
In inspecting the wagons a, lhis posi-, and be-
| leye he reckoned up $50 q, Tor Immediate use,