The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-27

coed with HIS command tn Victoria. and had re-
fused 10 travel over the same ground so often. -
Gen worth is the President of the Court.
oo"'eo"dy IN this vicinity have hern kicking up
row with the natives ON the Rad To Al,amra
and they have reported them to the commanders
az band of robbers Two companies of REGULARS
We're sent out day to lok after them hut they
returned with hut volunteer. who was arrested
under suspicious circumstances
>" hostile are the people around Tampico al
TINS time, that they will bring in their cat,le, or
sell them to our butchers Cor beef From Victorja
down here. they have paid great attention ,o tho
orders "i the :" big men, Of their country, not 10
FURNISH us with anything to eat. There is one
ming certain, that If they will not bring in their
ca',e and receive pay. the army will 90 after it
ard take II for nothing.
very malignant fever prevails at this time in
the hospital at Tampoo. and many Of our soldiers
are suffering from it. The physicians have been
much troubled with 1t and have now pronounced
u mid type of the yellow fever. Here. a. at
monterey, there Is. and has been. grea, ahun-
lance o FRUIT and il has heen so cheap that every
one could obtain il; and | believe that the disease
may be more accurately attributable t, fruit than
the climate
10 day Capt. Jno. Magruder. Of tho regular
army, got mp pic party. which is said To
nave h"en quite an affair. A steamboat was en-
gagged Tor the occasion--a hand of musc-and
a.nongst The gnesis were he different Copsnls and
'"e,r wives. ] saw the steamer. gailv decorated
"'th Hays. as she passed the enca ntuents and
~. inquiry, ascera'ned That she was on pleasure
tr'p. You may think February a queer mnnih
i"r pic mic party to turn out. so il wonld he
North and might be in your city but here the
weather is at times so oppressvelv warm, thai
one Is happy to get out in the fresh air and little
hrcrze
TAMPIco. Feb. 6-Tha account / sent Won
Yesterday of the occupation of chihuahua by our
troops, is more generally believed than | antici-
rated, hut Gen. Patterson in of opinion that the
only fight of consequence was in the pass LEADING
To the city, and tho loss sustained was very
light. should be happy To state this to you as
a matter of certainty
The volunteers from the Ondiaka have not vet
reached Town. but feel quite certain they will he
up this morning.
The Quartermaster was very busy Yesterday
III inspecting the wagons at this post and be
heve he reckoned up $50 fit for immediate use.
enough tn transport, the luggage and provisions
for the entire force now here. There was an ar
rival during the day from the Brasos and orders
10 get all the wagons in readiness NAV have come
from Gen Scott
Whilst the thousand and one predictions are
being daily sent 10 the United States, as To the
future movements and destination of the Ameri
can army. might possibly, make as fair con
lecture as any one. but as | cannot - lnnk into
the seeds of time" and as know. well know,
that no man in Tampico has any knowledge of
when or where we will move. shall hold nv
peace on that head until | positively kno,o some
thing, and then You shall have it,
Gen. Patterson has issued his order with regard
to the exhorbi,ant demands Of the Mexicans. and
rents and all dues will have to come down to the
original value.
The General says that he has had information
that there was much neglect of duty on the part
OF the officers and crew of the Ondiaka and that
he shall keep them in custody until the matter is
investigated.
The dispatches brought by the Albany were
tor Gen Patterson, and not Gen. Scntt as I then
stated. and were directly from Com Conner
The United States schooner Nonata will sail
for the squadron to-day.
The mail which left your city on the 2lst, per
Alabama, has mol arrived here yet. This is par
ucularly annoying to the division that came here
by land for they had been six or eight weeks out
OF the newspaper region before reaching here.