The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-03-05
WAR NEWS!
From the New Orleans Delta.
Later from the Braxos.

From the New Orleans Delta.
Later from the Braxos.
Important intelligence- Movement ofhe
.4rmy-Capture ofa Detachment Of
Troops under Agors Borland, Gaiaes,
and Capt. Cassius NJ. Clay, near saAiI-
io-Important Dispatches Capiused-
Murder cfLieut. Miller, efthe Ohio Pol.
unieers-ResuAs Of The Trial Of Col.
Harney, &C., &c.
The following hasty note, commpnicat.
ing the above painful intelligence, was
received last evening, from an attentive
correspondent at the Brazos, by the
schooner Sea, Capt. Flanders: ~
February 5h.-Information has just
reached US, that a detachment composed
Of 40 Kentucky and 80 Arkansas cavalry,
have been cut off 80 miles beyond Saltil.
10. They formed an outpost, and were
surprised and taken without resistanc ce, /,
not gun being fred. Three officer
were taken with the party--one is Major
Borland, ofthe Arkansas troops; the other,
Cassius M. Clay; and the third do not
know. @
The capture of Lieut.. Ritcbie and ten
dragons, who were all killed between
Victoria and Monterey, alluded to ii the
following letter must be the great achieve
ment Of Gen. Minon, referred to in the
Mexican news.
Sub Depot, Brasos Island.
EDS. DELTA An item or two Of in.
terest may not be amiss a nome nj W hen
many anxious eyes are turned to The move
ments Of Of our folks, under orders Of the
Generalin Chief
A sad affair has occurred in the interior,
as we call 1t, the tidings of which has Just
reached us. Lieut. Richie, of the 5th
infantry, with an escor, Of ten dragons,
have fallen victims to the practice ofsend
ing such small parties through country
known to be infested by enemies.
Lieut.. Richie was bearer o + dispatches
from Gen. Scott to Gen. Taylor, and he,
with his command, were cut of, between
Monterey and Victoria, and all killed.
I is much to be regretted that Gen. Scstt's
4 dispatches should have thus fallen into the
hands OF the enemy, as they contained
'ull development Of the plans and purposes
Of the campaign. There is litte doubt
I,t al, L.
Ter Of things by this mishap it SO, the
items which follow herein may not agree
with future movements of TIE troops.
Gen. Worth and his command are..still
Al the mouth Of the river, and will, 'in a
lew days, embark for places not exactly
known. The brigade of artillery fCol
1hilds) will 60 to Tampico, there to un-
lergo some reorganization. The two
regiments Of Pennsylvania volunte eers. .the
Louisiana aud New York Volunteers,
are to report themselves at trs rendez. =
Vo"s al Lobos Island. The balance of the
regiments CIV volnnteers-fve. I think
are TO debark here, aud report 10 Gen.
Taylor. taking up their line Of march to.
v ards Cawargo.
The steamer Mass chusetts is here.
lwaiting Gen. Scott and staff. and will,
cave in a day or two for Tampico, She
axes detachment Of some $50 men from
|hilds' brigade of artillery,
Colonel Harvey has just undergone the
'rdeal of a Court martial--oharge, dis
obedience Of orders; sentence Of Cour,
o be reprimanded, Gen. Scott RENTED
lie sentence and ordered him to the dis
,harge Of the duties for the neglect of
which he had been tried.
Everybody is busy here. Our active
md euterplising Quarter-master, and on r
most active and efficient Commissary,
ave little rest day or night. Their i'm.
nense establishments are kept constantly
n active operation. In their respective
departments these officers can't be beat
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