Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-12
from The y. o. Picaynne. .nareh 4.
FROM TAMPlCO.


Nv n. arrival Of The schr. Watchman Cap.
Halves. IRON Tampico, we have received ieNeis
from Mr.. Lumsden Of the l6,h.ult.. nol 50 late D.
three DAYS as levers previously received r"in
him. We ex,rac, only such parts a. have no.
been anticipated The nrsi paragraph wii' -
read with pleasure ,..,
Yesterday the .chr Abby Morton artlred tom
vour civ with papers Of the 3oih ult. lheIe was
aIso another arrival las, evening from bfaz'a
santiago but what news was oroush' nave NO.
la.,ned The famous desefter, Rley-lhe ma'
20 rod The "hrst gun al Fort Brown ca M
nm nv this arrival. Your Ieacefs VIII femeihorf
~. disoraceul conduct, as we'll as the Kisses ahi
.ah,Las he received by his old comrades al HE
.y,cna,;on q Monterey. How he wa, captured
Icanno, say-probably he vas spying, Il such d
,rre,ch could have the courage 10 acl a. ,ps
I'm, be ina, as il may hear hat he mas been sen
mere 10 be shot There IS no sympathy iof IN
coward. $40. ~.
". have various rumors in the city from M
camp OF Gen. Taylor one Is that oie fsoush
and Ready" is in d very tight place, II no. III
reality defeated ~ Santa Anna. II there &c any
,rnrb in these repor,s-and only give them as r..
no',s while here are many here who believe .
fear their correc;ness-you will probably haVr
heard them ere this reaches you. When there -
70 h. a movement from this place. Cannot tell
Won secIesy IS the order ollhe. day
Grae,er who wa arrested here - accessory
10 ,he murder OF young Bowlin, ~ been ~
charged without a tflali th- e. uA'r' ~
Irni,ed States stating that lh-Tc wa, ~ eneu
eyideoce, aiet th- most dliscn, .r,.l-a, T. ~ =
care him wuh the Mexican. l. ! certain H..
there were txo persons engaged ~ Inc tN"s.,
acl and one OF them was an American, ~ WI,
remains vet unknown. LOUIS Pauiina oei"h,
The Mexican. has his sentence s,i postponed.
amy in he CITY on Sunday morning, arrested
connie Of Meyicans, one 81 wnoh Il SAT- g y.
an officer and the o.hef hi, associate. l. IS upt
unlikely ,hey will prove 10 b spies. II 50 Their
chance is critical one. Nothing has yet been
done with Inc no-i !oboer, 81 whose ares ~ lns
market here informed you lew days ago. !
believe it's certain iha, ne can be proved gui!y
Of murder and highway robhefy-ihe latter o.
fence heipp alleged 10 have been comm tec since
our forces assumed jurisdiction here. 6esI"rs
this. hear il said tha, ne too IS sny-pape :
being ionnd 10 his possession from officers IA re
Mexican army, win whom ne appears y -
communicating. For ny part do not dcnot
tba, there are many such fellows proving IN and
sround Ta,npico, and il will probably-as IT
shou,d-po hard with them If they are detected.
Examples oush, 10 be made ol every one OF them;
the safety Of the public, particularly AMERICAN
citizens and soldiers. demand IL,
Have YOU heard the result Of Colonel Harney =
,rial3 IF NOT. j, IS lhs The court sentenced him
10 be reprmandet, IN, General Scot, RENTED The
sentence All in his quarter Is qniet, and III"
health oil the troops generally good
Yours, &c, r. a. l..
p. Seen Scott is expected 10 arrive 10 The
Massachusetts He has ordered a steamboat 70
be in readiness for him al the month oil the river,
as he would probably not remain here more Than
twenly-four hours By his order also, hun
bred or more wagons for transportation are to he
in readiness. 10 90 On shipboard. Gen. T9ige ;
division, il is thought, will be The hrs, 10 leave
here. Gen. Worth is now probably on his VA,
By water, with The forces under hun.
We have report 10 day that The forces al We.
ra Cruz have been ordered by Santa Anna TO re-
lire and leave the city without defence, but that
the Governor and military refuse to do 50. An-
other story is that The place j, 10 be evacuated IN
the approach Of the American army without Re-
sistance. Possibly The Mexican, think the romi
10 will be sufficient foe Tor our soldiers 10 ea-
counter. But wha,eyefthey may think, or what
ever is intended 10 be done by us il Is quite time
10 make descent upon The place. II Il IA 10 be
done at ALL Yer; Cruz is 10 place Tor our
uoop. in warm weather; this every body know,
The brig Othelo, from Anton Lizlrdo, has
,ust arrived, and reports fifteen ships al anchor
of Lobos Island. The ships Catharne, Prentice,
Empire and Sultan have Just passed lhe bar u
this river bound 10 Lobos.