The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-03-15
From the n. o. picayme March D.
LATER FROM MEXICO.

From the Y. o. Picayune March o.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
The steam ship New Orleans; Capt Edward
Auld, arrived IA, an early hour yesterday morn.
iny from Vera Cruz, having sailed thence Oh
the I'd inst.
Our accounts by the ship France lett Lieut.:
Col. Biscoc and a small command engaged
with party OF guerrillas five times their num-
her. The issue was as we anticipated; the
guerrias were dispersed, but not without Sc
we're loss on our part. The gallant Lieut. Hen
dcrson and twelve men were killed on our SIDE,
and the Mexican loss is supposed to have been
about the same. Col. Biscoe charged The
cuerrilas three several times. His teams are
said to have stampeded, and we regret 10 say
that the Colonel was compelled to leave his
killed and wounded behind and make his way
to Cordova. His wagons, or the greater part OF
them, were burned; the mules we're taken ny
the guerrias. Col. Biscoe reached Orizaba
the morning Of the 22d ult.
That we may do no injustice to Colonel BIS
coo or his Command in regard TO his sklrmlsh
with the gurrIIas-which is represented by
some private accounts as dlscreotn'e TO onr arms
-we copy the following account of it from the
Free American OF the lst inst. 1t was written
after the return Of Col. Biscoe and his command
to Vera Cruz:
Lieut.. COL Biscoe left this city on the morn
ing of the 18th February, with the detachmen's
of ofLouisana and Georgia Dragons; on that eve
ming, at about o'clock, some forty or il'ly
gucrilleros were observed at place called Mat
acordera A charge was immediate y made
on them, and the Mexicans re,reated 10 The edge
Of a chappara, when our troops, nu'nbe ring
about twenty five at that time, commanded ny
Capt. Wafford, of the Georgia Dragons, came
close upon lhem some four hundred guerilleros
rushed out ofthc chapparal, and deadly con.
flict cnsued. Our troops however succeeded IN
passing through their lines, and then gaIlanlly
returned and again opened the ranks OF The Mex
leans. At this moment the main body OF the
Americans, consisting in all OF about seventy
FIVE men, came up TO the rescue OF this gallant
little band, and general fight took place, hand
to hand in which we have TO regret the loss OF
friend, Lieut.. Henderson, of the Louisiana Vol
unteers, who was lanced, shot, and deeply cut
in the face by the Mcxicans. He died like
hero, and his name deserves 10 be recorded in
The pages of the history Of his country. We
have also to mourn the death of four Of his gal
liant Gcorsians, who so nobly charged the enc.
my. Three other men Of the same corps were
severely wounded and three Louisiana Volun.
teers slightly.
The mules having given out from fatigue, it
was thought absolutely necessary by Col. Bis,
coe to abandon them although we understand
that he made all possible exertions to save
them.
The guerrilleros having retired from the field,
they were at different times pursued, but they
were not anxious to come in close quarters with
our troops.
The command then proceeded on TO Cordova,
and then TO Orizjba.
We have no letters from the city of Mexico
so late as the 26th ult., and the New. Orleans
sailed so soon after the arrival Of the express
! from the capital, that the news by it had not
finally transpired. Our latest papers from the
city Of Mexico are to the 10Th ult.
Mexico. Feb. l9, lS45.
Gen. Gushing. with an escort oftwo companies
of Dragons, left here on the 18th tor Puebla,
to assist in organizing the Court of Inquiry ap.
pointed to investigate the unfortunate dilfirul.
ties between the general officers here. 1t il
understood that on the Court being organized,
it will adjourn to this city, ana mere transact lis
business.
On Sunday night Texan Ranger named
Adam Absence, of Capt. Roberts company, was
attacked by number of Mexicans in the sub.
urbs of the city, and killed. He was manged
in brutal manner. and the Texans. exasper.
ated a, the cruel death oftheir comrade, sailed,
into the streets the next evening, to the number
of fifteen or twenty, and proceeding to the quar-
ter where Absence was killed, took fearful ven.
gence upon party whom they found armed
with pistols and knives. Seventeen of the
Mexcams are reported killed, and forty woun-
ded. .tlSence was German, had served in
Bonaparle's cavalry, and was good faithful
soldier.
The latest dates from Queretaro are to the
l7h ut. The American Star Of the 10Th thus
sums up the news: s.-..
QUERErARo.-Advlces have been received
from the seat of Government up to Tuesday