The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-27
From the n. o. Picayune of the 18th inst.
LATER FROM TAMpICO

LATER FROM TAMPICO.
| There were two arrivals yesterday from Tam
| Pic"-the brig Perfect, Capt. Gardiner, and the
| schooneT Charrun, Capt Gulding. The Perfect
sailed on he 9th and the Clarion IN the 9Th inst
| The news by these arrivals. though hat in
definite in its details, possesses great interest,"
| We regret that we have received none of our cur
respnndence by either of these vessels, fur thnneh
neither Mr. Lumsien Mr.. Halle had reached
Iamplc" on The 9th, yet letters were due us from
our correspondent b. A. We presume our letters
were placed IN board the brig VIM Thompson.
which sailed on the 9Th with a larue mail
Quite the most important intelligence received
is the loss Of The ship Ondaka This fine shin
got under way from the Balze about the ooh
ult., with fur companies of the Louisiana repi-
ment OF volunteers. viz Company e, Captain
Preg; company F. Capt, Hunt; company G..
Capt. Pope; and Company X. Capt. Lewis
| They were under the immediate command of Col
DeRn>sy, and exceeded three hundred in num
Der. The Ondaka touched at the Brazns and
| sailed thence on The 25th ult. She was off the
bar ot Iampico on. the 2Sth, and the next we
hear of her is her total luss The scene of The
disaster. we learn from Capt. Golding, was about
thirty miles south of Tampico. Some passen-
gers. with whom we have conversed. make the
| scene more distant, and of them places il To
the north of TaInpco. This we incline TO think
an error. and presume the accident occurred to
the south. and not very far from the Isle of Iobos
1t mus, have happened on OF about the LIST inst
All the troops on board and the crew got safely
ashore. The first rumor we had was that the
! troops were all taken prisoners as soon az they
landed, glad To escape from the water with their
lives. Subsequently a passenger. to whom we
are indebted for much intelligence. assured us
that they got safely ashore with their arms and a
weeks provisions, and at once erected sliuhu
temporary defence. Capt. Golding confirms the.
repor, OF The safely at all on bpsrd the ship, both
from the waves and MeXicans and he adds thar
the hrst and second mates and the crew of the
ship and all The volunteers had arrived at Tampi-
CO heiore the Charrun left. He speaks of the con-
ditIon ct The volunteers as being deplorable. want
ing shoes. hats and other necessary clothing, and
he adds that the crew of the Ondiaka had been
Confined at Tampico TO be used as witnesses i'm
the legal questions growing out of The loss of the
ship, or on suspicion Of having abandoned their
ship. Capt. Healy, who commanded the Ondia-
ka on this voyage, had not reached Tampco, nor
do we hear that he had left his vessel at all.
The steamer Undine was despatched from
,TamPico upon hearing of the loss of the Ondiaka,
with company III. of the Sd Artillery on board to
render any assistance that might be required -
The boat had not returned when the Cbarron
sailed. hut pilot boat is said 10 have arrived at
IamPco with runior that this company of ar
tllery had in some way been surprised and cot
of by body Of 800 Mexican cavalry We place
very little confidence in this story bnt are com.
PEELED 10 give II, because it reaches us by two or
three distinct channels. We had another ru-
NOR, too, which we came near emitting that the
MeXlcans had attacked The volunteers after thew
had landed, and succeeded in seizing their week
supply of provisions, and thai this led 10 the dis
persal and forced march Of the volunteers to Tam
plco
more probable version of these stories is this
that after The volunteers and crew had left the
vicinity ct the wreck, some MeXican irregular
troops took possession of it, and upon The arrival
OF the Undne. The artillery company found them.
selves anticipated
The ship Catherine and another ship. the name
OF which was not made out, were off Tampco on
the 9th instant. with troops on board The scbr
81. Paul was up To sail fos this port on the 9Th
instant.
The u. ) sIoop Of war Albany, Capt Brecse,
sailed from Tampco on the Sd inst, on a cruise.
All well.
correspondent of the New Orleans Delta.
writing from Tampico under date of February
I'd, says =
&c The frigae Rarilan was off the Bar This morn
ing, and an officer and boats crew are in the ci,v
To night
" News or TumOr, reached the city TO day
probably from The Squadron, that Commissioners
had been sent from Mexico, to arrange the diff
cultles existing between the two Governments :"
In letter OF the 4Ih, the same correspondent
communicates more fully the particulars Of the re-
ported conquest of ChihaUhau The inte)lioence
was received IN letter to commercial house in
| Iampco, which has branch in Chihauhau, from
'helT agent al the latter place, under a very laIe
date, and states that an American EpYce from
| SANTA Fe. and part Of Gen. Kearny' command.
had showed themselves near Cblhauhan, and were
! immediately attacked by superior Mexican fprce
long and saDgUinary battle was fought in which
| The slaughter on both sides is said 10 have been
very great surprising according TO Numbers. any
thai has yet been fought. Ultimately the Ameri.
cans were victorious and they entered the town,
| and placing oar flag in place of the Mexican, in
me PnncIpa square, proclaimed the town to he
taken IN the name of the United States If Ameri-
ca The letter particularly stated that the men
were principally Missourians." mo doubt Col
| Prices men The Delta's cores pendent adds
4" must say that this news receives more credit
mere than any Mexican news that has been in cir
cniatIon since have. been in this country" II
was generally credited by the officers Of the army
al Tampco
A gentleman by the baine Of Howard, arrived
this evening from the Brazos He is of opinion
that Gen Scott will not be ready TO leave there
Tor Two or three weeks. Couu Martial was IN
session at the time he left trying Col Harvey
for dlsobedience ofordsrs II seems that the Colo
mel had been ordered, whilst at Monterey to pro-