The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-30

and the Braces
On her departure from Vera Cruz the morning OF
the Iith instant, General Pierce, with his command
of detachments from the Sd dragons, lth artillery Sd
infantry, apd the 7th sth, 9th, and 1ih infantry de-
tachment OF votgeurs, and large detachment OF ma
rnes, amounting 10 $500 men, and $50 wagons, had
take up their line of march towards Puebla.
We arrived IN Iampco on the morning OF the 9Th INST
at o'clock Col Gates informed us, the two hundred
American prisoners who had been released from the city
OF Mexico, had been ordered down to fampco and re-
captured by Gen Garay at Hueuta about ninety
or one hundred miles up the river, and Col De R1ssy'
with deticments OF Louisiana volunteers, parts OF Capt
Wyse's company OF artillery, and Capt Boyds 0onnerly
OF the Baltimore baalion) company OF infantry amount
ing to l15 100 and officers had left there by the
way of the river the steamers Undine and Mary Sum
mers, on the morning OF the sth INST, Tor the purpose OF
releasing the American prisoners They mad ianded6O miles
above, unmoested and the two steamers had returned
to the city. AT O'Clock, an express arrived from
Col De Russy stating they had been permitted to march
up unmolested until they got IN narrow pass near Hue
uta where they were surrounded by twelve or fourteen
hundred Mexcans under Gen Garay They had suffered
considerable loss but, by the assistance of Capt Wyses
artillery they had cut their way out and returned TO-
wards the river, and wanted assistance Col Gates des
patched the New Orleans back to Vera Cruz with requi
ston Col. Wilson for four companies OF infantry
and also the steamers Undne and Mary Summers up the
river with 100 men, to the relief of Col De Russy. The
New Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz the 10th at
o'clock, p. m, when we found the city IN great excite
ment.
General Pierce had marched out as above stated, and
encamped about ten miles from the city, when the scouts
or guards in and reported large force of Mex
leans at the National Bridge, and marching towards the
city. Everything was got ready for attack. The
shipping was removed from between the city and the
of hundred men, making IN all thy-two hundred
In consequence of the late difficulty the eqqison OF
Col Gates on Gov. Wilson could not be complied with.
We received board twenty-five marines from the u.
| S. sloop Saratoga, and the morning of the nth at
O'Clock sailed for Tampico, al which time General Pierce
had marched out to meet the enemy. AT O'Clock on the
18th instant arrived at Tampco, and heard that the
attachments had returned and the result as near as
could ascertain, was as follows:
Mo- hn,nnf hnI phpdIn thplr n
of destination unmolested, until they came in narrow
pass, several miles from Huejua, when they sur
heavy fire On them from all directions. Captain Wyse
got his piece of artillery to bear on them and after CIV
ing them six eight rounds of grape, which cut lanes
through their lines, they way, and fled through the
chapparal, each side of the road This on the
morning OF the 18TH They continued fighting their way
back towards the river, at intervals until the morning OF
the 10th instant when they released by the rem
forcemen of $50 men sent by Colonel Gates. They re-
turned to the city late the night of the 10th instant
with loss of twenty killed, ten wounded and two miss
ing, and fifteen twenty horses and sixty pack mules
regret state that Captain Boyd was the first who fell,
with three balls through his body Also his LIST lieu
tenant fell morally wounded, and was left dying on the
field Colonel De Russy had several balls through his
clothes Captain Wyse had three horses shot from un-
left the charge the second in command The names OF
the officers who accompanied Colonel De Russy are not
recollected.
! Lieut. Whpple. acting adjutant of the 9th infantry,
was lassoed by small party of guerillas the 10th in
slant, when retiring from the cemetery, within four hun
dred wards of the walls of the city of Vera Cruz They
! 49, PTh a .LJ,nnaral bas haan so,rched for raes
uhehl. ine chaPpa'al hao pce'f sed'oheu io' ~
around, put ms pody coulu no. De louhd. :,
Captain Wm Dun, OF Inc "a uraSooils, uieu OF Vono
at Vera Cruz, on the afternoon OF the 10Th instant
| The New Orleans sailed from Vera Cruz on the 18th
instant arrived at Tampjco on the morning of the 18th,
took IN 100 barrels Of coal 1000 gallons of water and
solad on tba game dav at n m arrived at the Brazos
sleu vi Nv. h a" ;la e io H.; ort at q :, m and
arrived in the Southwest Pass at p. on the 2ls ma
king the passage from BraZOs a. hours,
We give another report oil Colonel he hussys eXpe-
dition from own correspondent.
| rs,ec;al rresnonaence of Tho p;cavpnel
| lAMploo, July To- 1911
Dr,p Pr Tho evnedition unter Col De Ri,ssy returned
nh ~, ~. ieL, y Iohn ,hs exnress arrived
- ~, IL o.,,;n., IF s i5,l (nl Gates Immediately
nJoraJ Iiamt M,Gks of louisiana tn take command Of
- a,,a;.s oT H. hi, Inited states infantry and de-
pT III artil,rv Win two 6el-peces and proceed
-, nnna - va ;rforca To} Col M with his
aJ a,,ha rl.d on t,e Marv Summers at o'clock D. M
and re,ced he VILLAGE Of ponuco about O'clock
n,orniny When the express left Col. De Russy, he
; Ht lies n ,hat naceHhis men being utterly ex
hand Nv atio'e and want of provisions having but three
rounds OF artillery cartridge le anu D' hsey, 70
p p Lac M ,s oined Nv ia reinforceme AT
he country We're rising en- masse armed with knives
! for the purpose of making a rush upon men while
asleep; and fortunate it that Col Marks arrived a, the
moment-every one seems to think 'a' 'hey "ooo nave
been ndiscrnlhtey ~, n, R,ss, erc,n,,,
on me hsnt Oh Tue ian @ Oh III. stan, from, H,re
@ u,,aroo he anericsn nrsmers were detained He
esnmad his march 81 & O'Clock the following morning nine
miles 10 the Rio Caabo.a Capt Boyd, with his company
Of Dragons being in the advance was fired at Immediately