Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-03-03
NEWS FROM THE INVADING ARMY

NEWS FROM liiL I'M ADM ARA l.
The New Orleans Picayuno Of the 18th
ult. Is filed with letters from or army in
Mexico. The following IS an extract of
a letter written at the mouth OF Ito Bio
Gfandc, dated Feb. ?, 1911
On tho Ilth January laot L.o,.:.
Richie of tho ith Infantry. bal t.lon act
ing with the 81 Dragons. on his wa )
from Saltillo, with tn Dragons, II Veto
ria. bearing important dispatches 10 Gen.
Tavlor from Gen. Scott and others. K
IS said these dispatches contained tho
whole plan Of operations IN which VIC ar
about 10 engage. Whiio on tho road be-
tween Monterey and Victoria, bat at what
place | cannot learn. the party was at
tackled, young Rilchio was l1sso2d and
dragged across u cornlit,d ana the Gcs-
matches carried off The ten draro Ms
were other killed or taken Prisoncrs.-
Lieut. Rtche was ono Of tho most distin-
guisiod and cxcetlcn. young officers in
the army. His conduct ut Palo Al:o and
Rcsoca won tho admiration Of tho army
and he was much esteemed for his taicgta
and tho excellence Of his heart. / here
is little or no doubt of his cath-stiil
whilst there IS n shadow of a doubt there
is hope.
A few DAYS nco an officer Of tho %
Ohio regiment. IL. Miller is believed 10
bo his name, was murdered NJ Chjchronj.
and awfully mutilatod. His heart WAS
ca, out and hung upon a shrub. 10 show
us. suppose. how deeply seated was their
hatred towards us. would Iii;c 70 have
command Of two hundred mounted men.
with unlimited power over the country be-
tween Cerralvo and Camargo. My first
act would DO to shoe; every man in Nicr;
t}icn 90 md barn every ranch~r0 on the
route, for ton mics rlghE and left, and
shoot every man. TO Cerralvo-and then
continue to shoe, them, in thar region, as
fast as they mado their appearance.
Bu, horc Is news that viii create deep
sensation in tho States. Tho following
letter reached Gen. Worth las: evening
OF course there is no doub. about It's cor
rcc.ncss. |, is from Capt. Chapman Of
the army:
Saitil'o. Ian. 25,h. 1877.
havo only tin7a 10 write letter. Mai
Borlan!. of tho Arkansas cavalry. wi'h
80 mon. aud Major Gaines and Cassius VI.
Clay with 80 men. wore surprised md
captured at Encarnacion, raboos - mics
bavond Saltillo.1 on tho morning of the
Odd. bv Gen. Menon. He heard that Bor-
land was there. and marched from Mate
haula with 800 cavalry and tool: them
without firing a gun. This Is no siam
pcde. Yours. truly,
W. w. CHAPMAN.
The above IS all Tint has reached Us on
tho subiect: in fact. II is clear enough.
Between so and 50 of our men have been
taken prisoners, oud arc undoubtedly AT
San Luis Po.osi ere this. Tho hatred Of
the Mexicans is 50 invetorate. however. a
gains. our volunteers. tia. fears are enter
tanned for the safety Of the prisoners.
The troops are beginning 10 more down
from camp Palo Alto. Gen. Scott would
have embarked to-day, on the Massachu-
sets, for Tampico. if 4 heavy nor;hor had
no, sprung up Yesterday.
The destination of the troops - Lobos
abou, 70 miles from Vera Cruz. As
Santa Anna knows al about i; presume
there is no inproPrleiy IN my telling YOU.
Il is n island. very near the MAIN land,
and behind il is a safe harhor for vessels
Of considerable size. The shore IS rocky
and the pass very crooked, but not ex-
,remely DANGEROUS. In the course OF the
week we shall be on the Gulf. and If the
nor,hers and southeastors DO not send Us
to another world, you will soon receive 4