Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-25
From the New otlsahs Tiope. Fcs. a..
Later from. Is.a.,.nl...

Inc schooner Charrou. Capt Goidnr arrived last eve
"'Is from Iampeo, having lelt the bin instant.
S uis ARRIVAL No have Information of tha loss Of tho
snip onulaks, ON the Let inst about g, mica sosb of
IHmP'eo The oudaka had four eonpani.s of The Ion.
C"n,s,O. M OF volunteers on board. commanded by
I lPrs mum, rTeeland, Akin, and The Colo
hoi OF Tue Regiment De Russy and t, Ad,uant were al
On ooaru The and volunteers alI landed i'm safety
Aeompany OF artillery sent from T.mpro ,o p,otect
g.. L anu ohet property OF the Government but be-
y nau reached her she had been sttipped and pun.
defed by the Mexieans. ~ PP'N ""N pau"
The report in circulation i'm hi. =, $500,
volunteers ON board the ondiaka b,d Re- ,a "a ~
IN The hands Of the Mexican i. uctIv Win
tins Ie,,eSs we nuhiaS , will be from one Of tho
~ w PO'Sn mat they had arrived at Tampco.
correspondence OF the Tiopic
~ -, OAr WATSON. near Tampico Feb
Canaan r.J,; " fvany went to sea yestcrday-hor
had on board bearer Of Dispatches from, Co.., .
Zen. Scott, and landed him here Uu,as H. S'I "
leave ,or ,h Nm ,e General tonight this messenger will
r 'o' n INC p.aLos Tomorrow.
which commands the river " VIC ioit'
We have received no official nav. L.,. g.. :,
or Victoria for several days. nor do look for .ny %
worm arrives, as the road is lined with Lance. 90. .
"oru DC foolish to send small force with dospatches
me luea OF appointing Lieutenant General i. In,lJ
upon mere as very ludcrous one and actlated ,o, ~
hheal Than any other consideration y P'
Til. ..., liz TANricc Feba
IN very early IN the hope Of finding the A,h,ms, ~
~ ihe snip ondiaka with four companies of Louisisp,
'ouneers on board went ashore at S. A. NJ ON the oq,
ut' 10 miles south OF the Bar. She struck Tho aiI.nd ~
,he Notiher which prevailed hero ON Thursday and G
orng forced over the first breaker stuck hard ,d i -
s'a' oss Inc soldiers and sailors all saved and
me greater proportion Of their baggage h,IIcy. CT
DE kussy was ON board the Ondiaka Two hal s,ii
mere from the wreck to-day, and tho Exchange Bok saw,
mat their crews are in confinement am not ,hI. .,
confined. WY '"py arc
II, OF rumor reached the city to-day probably from
no squadron, that commissioners had be m sem C,, NJ
leo, To arrange tho difficulties existing bct,ycon ,b -,
governments. 1t is hard swallow
TAMrlco. Feb 8, lsi7.
commercial house in this city, which has hry,h -
received letter from their agent hcf, uns,,
very late date stating that an American force f. go,
re- n part OF Gen. keamey's command had showed H.
selves near chihuahua, aud mmed r.
superior Mexican force. A long and sanguin,ry h. -
fought IN which the slaughter both sides is sal, IN b
y eles'' surprising, according TO numbcrs any mat
has yet been fought Ultimately the Amerc,rs - 80
'orlon' and they catered the town. and placing or -
place OF the Mexican IN tho principal square
the town TO be taken IN tho name of the IJncJ S., ~
Auelca: Tho letter particularly stated that the men w.
principally Missouans and Immediately set ,b,p, L.
as So lnees men must say that this news receives
more credit here than any Mexican news that has b ~
circulation since have bee n IN this eonnt,y ' ~
gentleman by the name OF Howard. arrived this evcn-
s ''n 'ne pta[o' lie Is OF opinion that Cen Scott will
not DC ready TO leave there for three weeks c.,
Martial was in session the time he len ,rv;n "a IJ
ney, for disobedience Of orders IL seems ,n th ri III
ocen ordered whilst at Monterey, to proceed with his
ahu 10 victoria, aud had refused travel over the ssp
ground so often Cen Worth is the President of IN. en-,
80 hostile are the people around Tampco at this time
a ey WIN not bring IN their catJe, sell them TO our
butchers for beef From Victoria down here ibrv -
paid great attention to the orders the big men OF Their
county, not to furnish Us with thing 10 est There -
Que 'hing certain That II they will bling in hcir c,te
aud receive pay, the army will go it and take it or
very malignant fever prevails at this time in tho bos.
Pial al Inmpico, and many Of soldiers are surin
from IT. The physicians have been much troubled v, il,
and have now pronounced 1t mild type of the yellow, TO-
yer Here, as at Monterey there is, aud has been prst
abundance OF fruit. and been 50 eheap that
believe that b. 80.
more accurately attributable To fruit than the climate
r TANrIco, Feb. G. IsI7
The account sent you yesterday OF the occuna,ion nj
Shihuahua by our troops is generally believed Than
anticipated but General Patterson of opinion thai tho
only hight OF consequence, in the pass LEADING IN ,h
eiy and the loss we sustained very light sbopld be
happy TO state this TO you : 4 matter Of cortainty
The GeneralsGy that he has had info nation ii, h,
was mueh neglect Of duty the part of tho Offices and
crew OF the Ondiaka, aud that he shall keen them in ,-
dy until the matter is investigated.
ne dispatches brought 10y the Albany wore for Come
raj Patterson, and not General Scott then stated and
were directly from Commodore Conner. ~