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From The Pittsburgh Gazette.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, FEB. q4lh, lO.-p. 4

,l.r,, A. p Mail Is IN, bringing the mail reg.
u'arly oue' by an arrival at New Orleans We
nave 9, some exeinng news from Mexico.
February. " uie ON
The transport ship ondiaku, from New o..
leans 10 vera Cruz, with four Compan;s, 81
LOUISIANA VI volunteers on board, was Off ,be bos
al hamPlco on the 18th ut, on her voyage. =,
supposed, to Vera Cruz, but when somewba,
Sou'h oil IamPlco. was wrecked in a gale.-
one was drlVen ashore, but the troops were all
g0'oH IN safety. The crew were also saved
Ihey were destitute OF clothing, arms or proyis.
ioeS' ana soon after, the wreck was captured by
a force Of eight hundred Mexicans.
Gen. Scott, and staff, were still at Brozos ca,
tiago.
The health of the soldiers at Tampico wa,
good, excellent in fact In the Hospitals, how.
ever, malignant fever had broken out and was
causing considerable mortality.
1t was reported, and generally believed at
lampico, that Z. |. Price with the force under
his command, had come in collision with a LARGE
body oI Mexican soldiers at Chihuahua, and thar
a very severe battle had been the result
The loss on both sides was said 10 be great.
Col. Price was finally victorious, and defeated
the Mexlcans most sgnally, although they out
numbered him more than two TO one.
He took possession ofthe town, driving the en-.
emy's troops out Off,
Gen. Patterson had received batch ofdespatch.
es for our Government, which Com. Conner
supposed was from the Mexican Government.
and related 10 peace between the wocountries.
The transport ship Catharine, from New York,
with troops, had arrived at Tampico.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 25tb. pm
The Southern Mail is in bringing New Orleans
dates regularly due. The papers of that CITY
have letters from Brazos Santiago to the 9th Of
February, giving full accounts Of the movements
OF the different corps of the army in that neigh
borhood.
The news is Of rather startling character as
it reveals the fact that Gen. Taylor's line of
communication with Matamoras and the Brazos
is insecure and cut off by bodies ofthe enemy
Their exploits show this.
The murder of Lieut.. Richie, before reported,
is confirmed by this arrival. Ii appears he was
the bearer ofimporant dispatches from General
Taylor, at Monterey, to the Brazos for transmits
sion TO the Government at Washington. His es-
cor was ten Dragons.
On the route between Monterey and Victoria,
some of the bands of Mexicans who infest the
The Dispatches entrusted to Lieut.. Richie
were carried off by them.
They contained statement ofthe plan of op-
erations concluded upon by Generals Taylor
and Scott, for the information of our Government
which is thus revealed to Santa Anna and the
Mexican Government. This important fact may
be attended with serious result.
Another disaster has befalen the Army in the
capture of number Of officers and troops about
forty miles beyond Satillo.
Two detachments, one of fifty men under
command of Majors Borany and Gaines, and
another OF thirty men under Cassius Nj. Clay,
were taken prisoners by Gen. Minon, with five
hundred Mexican Cavalry.
Gen. Scott and Staff were about embarking for
Tampico.
Col. Harney, who was under arrest for disobe-
dience OF orders, had been Court Martialed. He
was sentenced to be reprimanded, which was
done, and his sword restored 10 him.
The dates from Tampico are to February the
9th.
The Volunteers who were wrecked in the
transport Ondiaka, it is believed, were captured
by the Mexicans and taken into the interior.
Lieut.. Gibson died at Vera Cruz on the 1st of
February.
The battle between Col Price and the Mexi-
cans, took place at Ell Passo, and not at Chihua-
hua, as was at first reported.
Col. P's force was 400 men, that ofthe Mexi-
cans lO00 The ascertained loss on the part Of
the latter was fully 100 men. How many Amer
leans were killed and wounded was not known
at Tampico at the date of the steamers sailing.
The battle was a severe one, and obstinately con-
tested, but American valor triumphed, and our
troops took and kept possession ofthe town.
Brazos Harbor was a scene ofvery great activi.
ty from the number of Transports engaged in
conveying troops to Lobos Island aud Tampico.
Gen. Scott was ndefatigabe his exertions to
expediate their embarkation, and to secure prop,
er discipline among the Volunteers. He has
been remarkably successful in his endeavors.--
He exerts himself to secure ample supplies for
their accommodation and comfort.
The rumors about Santa Anna having been
killed by his own troops, are wholly unfounded.
He was as active as ever and professed deter.
mination to carry on the war TO the utmost. He
was about going to Tula when last heard from.