The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-12

FROM TAMPICo. BY the arrival OF the sch.
Della. Capt. Ham, we have dates from that city
to the goth OF Feb.
Gen. Scott arrived at Tampico on the 10th ult.
He was received with salutes fred from the land
and from the u s. schooner Nonata. An acct
dent occurred in firing the salute on shore, by
the explosion of some musket cartridges, by which
two men were severely but not dangerously
wounded. Gen. Scott was looking in excellent
health, and Tampico was alive with excitement.
The M eXicans had the utmost curiosity to see
the great general of whom they had heard so
much.
TAMPlco, Feb. ls, 1917. This afternoon the
mail carrier from Vera Cruz arrived bringing
letters for foreign merchants in this city which
stated that the commander of the Mexican forces
at Vera Cruz had received positive orders from
Santa Anna to withdraw all the forces from tina:
city and to march them into the interior. and 1t
is supposed by all now, that Vera Cruz will
be occupied by our troops, without blow being
struck.
Preparations were making at Tampco for the
emharkaton of the taoops with rapidty
letter dated the morning OF the 18th ult from
Iampico, declares that Gen Urea had received
positive orders to move against Matamoros and the
Brazos.
TAMPIco, Feb. Is, 1S47 BY an arrival from
Lobos Island, learn that there are now at that
place one Pennsylvania regiment, the South Car
DINA Palmetto regiment part of the New York
regiment, the whole of the Louisiana regiment,
with the exception of that part which was wreck
cd, and are now in Tampico under Col DeRussy;
also, 400 OF the 9th regiment U. S. Infantry The
island furnishes scant and brackish water: of
wood there is suficency.
The n. o. Bulletin says It has been ascer-
tanned that Santa Ana had at San Luis 10000
men, OF which 1000 were cavalry From the
present advices it is thought he may be able to
reach Vera Cruz as SOON as Gen. Scott, and if he
arrives before the latter, will be able to prevent
the Decentralization of the troops or attack them
II ne finds only portion landed. The whole of
Gen. SCOTS force will amount to about $4,000
men, and an impression exists that Santa Ana
VIII risk hight at any rate, even if he has TO
encounter the whole body.
Gen. Scott arrived at Tampico on the 10Th
He Immediately issued orders announcing sew
erai staff appointments, and declaring martial
law to exist in every post in Mexico rccuped
by American troops; that every person guilty of
assassination, murder, malicious stabbing or
manning, rape, malicious assault and battery,
robbery, theft, the wanton dissertation of chur-
ches, cemeteries, or other religious edi6ces and
fixtures, and the destruction, except by order
OF superior officer, OF public or private prop
erty, may be Immediately tried by military
commission.
The Vera Cruz mail arrived at Tampico on
the 18th, and brought letters from several for
eign merchants residing at the former city,
which stated that orders had been received
there from Santa Ana for the troops to evacuate
it and retire into the interior, leaving it TO be
taken possession OF by our troops without oppo-
sltion. The N 0. Mercury, in regard to this
information, says: s'We do not believe the re-
port, for the capture of the CITY would involve
the fall oil the castle of San Juan d'Ulloa. and
that will not be given up until every effort TO
save it is exhausted. It may be, however,
that Santa Ana has ordered the evacuation of
the city, with the view of bringing on the
main body OF his army and beseigIng it, and by
shutting up our troops, force them to surren-
Ger.''
SatillO, Feb 8. Gen. Taylor, with Majors
Squadron, Briggs, and Thomas batteries, and the
Mississippi Regiment, arrived here on the I'd
inst The enemy are sill near US, but will not
attack us.