Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-23
Late fror, the A,,uy,

Angdos.
Late rron, the A,my,
Gen Wool Vt Sal,iilo---Sateiy of Gen. Worth
Gen. Taylor about to return home-La,or
from Tamtico.
By the Snu,h,rn mail we have later dates
from the army, which, reached New Orleans
by the arrival there oi the steamship Alabama.
She left the Brszns on the 3d, at which date
there was no news ut espccial in'rres, from sd
,illo, from which Il, is inferred that the danger
of an attack was no, 81 imminent as supposed,
when Gen. Worth's express was drspa'ched.
The rcn,sins Of Watson, RidgeIy, cnd other
BAltnorpans, hsd arrived at New Orleans
Lieut.. Boyle, Of Washington, died on the pas
sage The dates from Ma,amnras are tn the
Let inst. Since the las; dates rnr'ors Il bat
ties, marches and countermarches, Wooi's CO.
lurn cut of, Worlh's divislon driven back 10
Monterey from Sallllo, that he and Genera
Taylor were shut up in Monterey, have pre-.
vailed
Cen Scott ard his staff LEFT two days preyi,
Gus in great haste for Camargn. On going up
the river, they met steamer with mail, bring.
ing intelligence that par, Of The corps OF obscr.
vation belonging to Sin,a Anna's Army hdd
been near Parras, where W col was, aud that
Wool had joined Worth at Sslullo Twiggs
and Qnitnlan, ne per previous accounts Gen.
Pa,terson's division had crossed the river San
Fcrnhn 10 five days previous, and would soon he
al his des'lnItion. General Taylor, II was
thought, would. no doubt, return home us soor
as Gen. Scott takes command When Gen.
Patterson reaches Victoria, all the passes to S IN
Luis will be shut up,
Advices have been received from Tampico
to the Both ult Every thing was theu qule,
and orderly. The Larque Ivanhoe, from New
| York, had arrived at Tampco with tee cornpa-
ny of artillery under Captain Msgruder, and
were at once marched into camp Mr. Chase,
tor OF the Customs q, 1ampico. TIE rumurs Of
attacks upon Tampico were considered as only
Mexican tales. Great competition exists a.
mong the pilots their rates are S. per foot in
existence one Mexican and the other Amcrl.
! can.
! 4 slip from Norfolk has been received here,
dntrd yesterday. The steamship Mississippi
! hnd arrived there from Anton l.Izardo. which
! place she lett on the 29,h u,. On the 20th
: Dec Com. Perry, with several vessels. took
possession of Laguna. and DESTROYED the guns
/ anu munitions ot war found IN the port and town
I in charge. On the Alvarado. the Mississippi
captured the Mexicsn schr. Amriia, and sen,
! her to New Orleans. Parser Crosby had been
killed on board the Vixen by rcclI,ntalIy fai.
ling from aittt.
Santa Anra has been declared by the new
Congress as duly elected President OF the Re.
public. From q further eysninsi ion Of the flies
OF Mexican p,pers, i, appears that no direct &c
ton was had upon the subject Of the war by the
Mexican Congress. The Mexican papers con.
vcy the impression ,ha, San Ina is TO be the
grea, battle ground OF the war The Ufl;cia ac.
counts Of events a, Los Angeles, on the Pacific
in relation to the action Of the 9th s. ptcmber
states that - Americans were mode prisoner,
and three wounded. Oae Mexican was killed
bot no Americans, The couqnerors then laid
siege TO the city OF the Angels, and on the 30th
September the town captulated to Flores
The terms OF the surrender are drawn ur
with as much care and dehberlton ns that OF
Monterey, snd are detailed at length in The New
Orleans papers
Gen. Jcssup, and his staff together with 2iC
sick and discharged soldiers came passenger:
in the Alabama. .. ..r
Tur SAN PEDno CoMPASy a letter has been
received here, from en- officer Os the San Pedro
expedition. on the Spanish Main, Engaged il
I procuring money from the wreck Of The SPANS!
man of.war, "San Pedro 1t is dated Dec
l5,h and states that all hands are well, and are
most successfully engaged in raising none,
from the wreck, by means of the diving bell
About 5000 had been recovered prior 10 IA,
10Th ult., and the smount was being da'.y in
created. About s5oi,O00 were ob,air ID on N
two former expeditions. and it is s.,poosed ths
!. there arc over 81 ,Oeo,ooo, in coin and bullion
in the wreck, which it is anticipated " IN be rs
] covered. ....e .,...........
n TAKES ron Coop LOOKING MAa-"Co
" w. is fine looxing man, ain,t he =" asked
s. friend Of ours ayes" replied nnusher, ri W,