The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-12
i.nir mud Important from Mexico.

Sius N. Clay taken Prisoner--Loss
Of Despatches--Koremsm toward
Vera Cruz--Fghi behceen the Ureck-
ed T0iuateers and tie Nericans-
Battle at Chihuahwa Confrmed.
By arrivals at New Orleans we have
lamplco dates 10 The S,h, BtaZns, to the
9Th inst, Matamoras, TO the 5th; Camar-
60 aud Vera Cruz 10 the % inst; City
OF Mexico, TO the 29th ul,.
detachment composed of so kentuc
ky and Arkansas cavalry was cut oil hen
30 miles beyon SalllIo, by Gen. Minon.
They formed an outpost and were sur
Prlsed and taken prisoners without resls-
lance. MAJOR Borcland, Casslus NJ.
Clay, and Major Gaines were captured.
The capture Of Lieutenant Richie and
ten Dragons with dispatches from Gen.
Scott 10 Gen. Tor is confirmed One
account says they were cut of between
Monterey and Victoria. and were all kill
ed. The dispatches are said to have
contained tie whole plan of our opera
lions. Another account says that ten
Gragoons had reached Victoria in safety
There is no doubt Of the death of Lieut.
Richie. Young Richie was lassoed and
| dragged across a cor field, and an officer
supposed to lie Lieut.. Miller has been
murdered. near chihuahua, and awGuIly
muIla'nd by the MeXicans.
Gen. Scott, was to embark immediate
~ on his destination to Lavas, a distance
Of rs miles from Vera Cruz.
The attack ON Vera Cruz, it was sup
posed would take place about the frs, OF
March. Col. Hainey was sentenced to
be rcprmanded bu, Gen. ScoTr RENTED
his sentence, and ordered him on duty.
! News in regard to the volunteers on board
the Ondiuka is less favorable than was
expected. A detachment sent 10 their
assistance is said to have been taken pris-
ouers, aud the volunteers Of Capt Ma
gruders forces had stared for the wreck,
and lie whole brigade were said to have
followed. The main body Of the yolun.
,eers who were wrecked had certainly
not reached Tampro. At last accounts
from them they were engaged in a con.
diet Uith body of MeAican> FIR superior
IN numbers, and equipments.
The l. 5. ships Statesman, PlenfiS5,
and CGihariae were of the bar OF Tam.
pico on the OH mss, filled with troops
! The Mississippi volunteers were on board
lhe Statesman, suffering terribly from
sickness. aud dying daily in great mum
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Der were -. go.
Another accou. >'''es '''S' t"e a'''o',
took place in the inns "a SIC ''''"'Y VI
Ell Passo del Norle, in wh,.h ''u' 'ooP'
were entirely successful. TIN, Is 'he
Mexican report. and il states that we
Americans were in possession Of FL Pas.
so on The 9Th ult, with 600 cavalry and
not stated.
The Vera Cruz Indicator Of the 3lst
ult. says, Gen Savage mediiates an at
tack upon iampico, yet The Mexican
! troops are all repTesenled 10 be in Il de-