Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-02-17
Interesting from the ARMY.

Interesting from the Army,
/ The brig Georgiana arrived at New Orleans
on the 23d ultimo, bringing accounts from Tam
pico to the 18th.
The correspondent of the New Orleans Del
Ia writes IRON Victoria, under date of the 9Th
OF January, as follows:
/ 81 think you may safely set it down that the
next movement of this wing of the ANY will
be to Tamplco, and from thence to Vera Cruz.
We are advised here that Gen. Scott is at, or
on the way to Tampico, and thther an express
VIII be sent 10 him tomorrow morning. We
look for dispatches from him in day or two,
and the chances are altogether in favor of their
containing an order for us to proceed immediate.
ly to Tampico.
"The Mexican cavaly, that were reported to
be within twelve leagues of this place on the
DAY of our arrival, list DIVISION are said to
fallen back in the direction of lula, if not to
that place, where there are several regiments
of infantry. lula is upwards of 100 miles
from this place, and the road to it leading over
a country altogether unfit for artillery: and,
should we send our infantry force to dslodge
them, it would be labor thrown away, for they
would fall back faster than we could advance:
so think they will remain unnoticed. | was
in the Office of Maj. McRea to-day, when all
the regiments handed in their list of horses and
mules entitled to forage from The Government,
and the total summed up 3,52S. To feed these
it willtake near nine hundred bushels of corn
daily, and the little patches hereabouts will not
hold out long at that rate.
"Major Williams, of the Georgia regiment,
is acting Governor of the town, and affairs 90
on quite smoothly"
From the Diary of the same writer we copy
the more detailed account of the loss of Capt.
Mays rearguard, and two or three other inter-
esting items,
"January ! st 1847.--Between and O'Clock
P. M. Capt. May got in with his dragoons.-
lie reports the loss Of eleven men and their hor-
ses, and seven pack mules. AS far as can
gather the particulars, and they come from Cap
tain May, they are these:
'sBetween Monte Morales and Linares Capt.
May ascertaned that there was pass in the
gorge of the mountains, and determined to as
certain the nature of it. His command consis-
ted in two companies of dragoons-some seven
ty or eighty men. On approaching the foot of
the mountain every precautionwas used to guard
against surprise. A lieutenant with twelve men
acted as the rearguard and guard of the pack
mules of the command, who remained some few
hundred yards in the rear, and in this way pro-
crossed slowly and carefully, until they found
OuI tilC pass, WHICH W ~ IOH tudI IL
was with much difficulty single horse could
go thrugh it. But May was determined to
traverse it, and make what discoveries he could
on the other side. Dismountfng himself and
men, he led his horse and the way, and after
experiencing much difficulty in getting from
rock to rock, the command ultimately succeed |
in getting through. On the right hand side of
this pass there is perpendicular cliff of some |
six hundred feet. On the left hand, after ten |
or twelve feet of perpendicular, there was a
gradual slope to the top, on which an enemy |
confd run down, fire piece, and then return. |
1t is represented being the most dangerous |
pass to daring enemy that is known, and one |
where few determined men could stop the ad- |
vance of thousands. After going as far On the |
other side as was thought necessary, they turn I
ed to come back, and the main body retraced |
their steps with the same caution observed in |
effecting the first passage. But the rearguard
were not SO lucky in getting through this time;
for It appears after the Lieutenant and Sergeant
got through large body ofmeii, who stationed
themselves on the perpendicular side; shower
ed down stones from the top so fast and SO heavy
that their advance was completely cut of, and |
that they were either killed, taken prisoners, or
ulade their escape to the other side.
at seems that Capt. May was not taken by |
SUR IISc HC Ndo
and left his best buger in the rear to sound the |
alarm in case Of accident, as though he antici- I
pated an attack. A rumbling sound in the pass
caused him to halt for the rear guard, but they |
not coming up when he thought it was time for
them to reach him, he wheeled and went ia
the direction of the pass again at full speed
He shortly met the Lieutenant and Sergeant
and Immediately demanded of the former,-l
"Wheres your menl' The answer ofthe lieu
tenant was s'close at hand" at the same time
turning his head around as if with the expeeta- !
ton of seeing them just behind him. But there /
were none there save the Sergeant, and the
truth Immediately flashed upon the commander
that something was wrong with them. As
quick as thought, and as the nature of the path
would permit, they dashed off for the pass, and
when they reached it found that large number /
of stones had been thrown down, anti discovered
traces of blood along the defe. They follow !
ed up as fast possible, but It was Of no avail;
they could make no further discoveries, nor learn
any thing of the fate of their companions. So
they sorrowfully retraced their step and arrived
here as above noticed.
81 have given the above truly as it was re-
lated to me, without omissionor addition, and
tits the received and acknowledged account of |
the unfortunate affair. 1t may seem strange, |
and wanting in detail; but as it involves seve-l