Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-26
nv THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
rom the New o,lsans Pi1ayune, Extra, March
LATE from TalNpiCO.

Tne schooner Home, Captain kenney, ar
rived eariy this morning from Tampico, having
LEFT here on the S,h instant.
I.ieulenan, G. Barry. of the hrsi Infantry,
came passenger on line Home We learn IRON
Kim hat all The troops intended Tor Inc oou'n noo
sailed from Tampico force Of aoou' a'ou wv
men has been LETT 10 garrison Tampico; narheY,
The Baltimore battalion, The louisiana volunteers
under Colonel De RuSsy and one company Vi
The third Artillery under Lieutenant r. " Nvse.
The whole force is under The command OF Ceie
mel Gales third Artillery. ms
The two most important features oil tne neWs
bv this arrival are-frst, The retreat Vi
TAYLOR uoon Saltillo and Monterey, wi'nou' d
general action : and, secondly, revolution I'D
Mexico, with the expulsion oil Gomez rafias
from power. r,,,or
rests entirely upon Mexican reporis. Tamplco
has bee, oyerrun with rumors of all kinds In re-
gard 10 a collision between the forces OF SANTA
Anna and General Taylor. Mr. Kendall, IN inc
several brief e,,ers from him which we now pup
lish scans these rumors. In the postscript 10 MS
letter OF The 6,h-ihe postscript beng wr''en
early on b. morning OF The TIL announces
,hat General TAYLOR has fallen back, and Without
All action, in so confident manner, mat we Pidee
very grea, reliance upon his news.
The Mexican papers. however, say ina. oan =, q
Anna had cut of this retreat by nt'fpoSihs rs
Io,ces OF Generals Minon and To'relon. Inc
rsvo,u,ion in Mexico rrss upon much stronger
grounds. and there can be no doubt about u.
T.MpIco, Mexico, March a, 's47
Here ,bey will have il that Gen. Iav'ol mas
defeated the advance oil Santa ANA, ana hneu
upwards Of four hundred o. The enemy. m'shl
give YOU The story as ii came 10 me, out sup
po,e that Mr.. Lumsden, who is Sill mere, mas
sent you on a full account -, -
Everything in and about this place won'o 20
70 prove The so-aheadi,y o. the Anslo-Saxo race.
and ,bat everything is fast Americanizins. Here
we have an American newspaper, the American
theatre. The United States Hotel, The Union ne
s,aura, and an American court OF justice. some
one renarking that The judges oil Inc la'ter KNOW
bpr lille of the law, not having been pfeo 10 'he
profession, an old citizen within hearing, ex
claimed: 'confound the law-we nave hau
enough of that here-wha, we want IS Iuslice, and
we are geling that now"
Il was Gen Ninon who is said 10 have COM
manded the Mexicans in the n'ght a'tack upon
Gen. TAYLOR The report comes from the Mexi'
cans-nolhi positive has been received
TAMpIcu March s, Is47.
Ruror follows rumor in such quick success
sion. that before we have time 10 digest one an,
other crowds il aside and both prove eventually
untrue Yesterday the city was agog with the
startling intelligence that Santa Anna had attack
ed and defeated General Taylor at Aqua Nueva,
and even the names Of some OF the oucets Hilleo
were given don'I believe wort oi II, al no
that we may soon expect 10 hea.ol patliss In ihat
section is reasonable. Santa Anna really intends
either 10 hazard an action a, Aqua Nneva OF
near thai place, or else Is making TEN; with
large force To distract attention !rom certain &C.
sigas Of bis upon other foGs. q W. \.
TAMplco, March 8, lS47, o'clock, P. n.
L ehsj n.
;ng. from the city OF Mexico 10 Inc effect that
pronuDciamen;o or revolution, headed oy The
clergy. had occurred; that Gomez Fatas, The
Vice President, had been deposec, that an edllo!
of Oh. OF Inc pa pers mad been placed IN his stead
and tina, The obi els OF The revolution had been
carried out in every particular. Considering Inc
power OF the clergy, and their well known host'-
ii,y 10 Gomez Farias there is some reason ~ ms
The Mexican army is reported 10 be suffering
10 an incredible extent not only foT clothing, ou'
for the absolute necessaries OF life. In The mean
time, agents are riding through The country, ex-
actine contributions ia every town. Al A'taml-
IA, only few days since, $500 were raised IN
This way
By the looka and actions of the Mexican r'Pu.
lation, know that there can Be u, itu III The
reporr that Santa Anna has beaEa Gen iHvio!
In a pitched battle; on the contrary, lhe!i whole
appearance would, il any thing, indicate the re.
verse Good news shows too plainly IN the faces
oi these people TO be mistaken.
The New Orleans will no! get on until lo.Inor-
row morning. In addition 10 Gen. Jesur, Sur
seon Gen Lawson, Capt Grayson, AM others OF
Inc regular army she lakes down 10 Vera Cruz
Generals Quitman and Shields, with portion Of
their brigades. Col. f. L. Kinney sfcaunaoes
board, composed principally OF Alaoam'ans a00
iPSS.@March THE report OF The revolution
in Mexico is correct. The National Guards
,oined The clergy. Saias is President Santa
Anna al the head Of the army. Papers oy next
vessel. General Taylor has had no fight, but has
fallen back upon Salilio and Monterey. CIV. II.
T.mp,co, March TO o'clock forenoon.
In hase would inform You that have this
moment received Mexican papers OF later dale,
and with highly important intelligence. send
them down 10 the bar by messenger on horse
back and in case the Home has mol gone out,
YOU will receive them by Ina, vessel. If she has
lefr I shall leave them 10 be forwarded BY the
Apalachicoa, or some other vessel.
In haste. O. W, K.
In one Of the letters aliusion Is made 10 an ari-
ole in the Tampico Sentinel OF The OH inst. we
COPY Il, though the editors themselves, as VIII be
seen. a,tach lille Importance 10 the tenor OF The
rumors contained in H.
"Ruzaoyed Batle-Sarta Anna- General Tdy-
lor. &e-Our city was thrown into quite lever
Yesterday evening by The receipt oil some IumorS
of a batle between Gen. Taylor and The MexI-
can forces under Santa Anna. That there mas
been an engagement is probable, ont 'nat any pc
strive information has been received in this city.
n, regards The result, we very much doubt. As
a matier OF course, we assert ibis alter the most
dilioept inouiry, and our RESOURCES Tor intorma-
,ion ON snch points are OF such charaier that
full confidence may be placed upon what we as
sert.
"From all we can learn, The results OF battle
which has probably been fought between Inc
American and Mexican forces, are founded 10
anticipation upon leier from Santa Anna, dated
The 9Th ult, and published in FL IRIS Et2anoi
Of the 24h ult, aud printed IN Inc cry - Mexi-
20. From i, we learn that Gen. Taylor had en-
camped Al a place called Aqua Nueva, (New.
Water) about twenty leagues from San Saliva
dor from which Santa Anna dates bis letter 10
the Minister of War. He also states II as his
oniniop. tina, Gen. Taylor had enuenched himself
there for The purpose OF giving MIN oats'c mat
he had forces under hun amounting 10 aoons cUUu
men. with 90 pieces of artillery, loolh estimates
universally known 10 be false,] and advises his
Government OF his intention 10 give Gen' iayio,
battle on The 18th, 1--WE presume The 2lst ult., tho
/, is printed The 18th, and anticipates the most
decided success.
1--WE have no doubt Of the rumors atloat being
based upon The above iacls. Now by way of the
Brazos we have information from the forces un.
der Gen. Taylor 10 the 10 h ult., and he was then
ON his way 10 Monterey, having determined 10
abandon his entertainments al Aqua Nneva, and
Il Is possible that SanIa Anna was in pursuit and
NAV have come up with the American forces 10
time to engage Them before they reach Monterey.
"This seems probable from some remarks which
we g I'd under Inc editorial head in Ell Iris Es.
panol-,he edi or Of thai paper states (and no
doubt from information derived from The Govern.
meu,.) that Santa Anna had divided his infaniry
into three divisions, The first under Pacheo, the
second under Lonoa dine and The third under
Vazouez-lha, II was the intention Of Santa
Anna 10 auack Gen. Taylor simultaneously in
from, and rear, and that Santa Anna had warned
those off .ers under him not 10 strike blow un-
iii he gave the signal for attack. The editor
lonk, uoon The battle, then, abont 10 lake place,
sscalcnla,ed 10 decide The deslnes OF The Country
Nor "a h. saws. the "li!e or death Of the Mex.