The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-06
.,..- From the N. o. Picayunc, January %.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM TAMPICO.

LATE AND lMPURTANT fRUM IAMflCO.
The Mexican schooner Anita Captain Bssso, arrived at
this port from Tampeo, yesterday afternoon, bringing
dates TO the 10th inst
Through the poeness of commercial house Of this
city received file Of Tampico papers to the l4h of
January and alec letter written TO that firm by resi-
dent of Tampco dated January 10TH The intelligence is
in the highest degree interesting a. ...
The threatened invasion OF Cara, governor OF Tampico
under Santa Anna, was hourly looked for.
We CLEAN the following details from the letter alluded to
above,
The state of affairs in this district is daily becoming
more alarming, as 70 the security of life and property
Under date of the 5th instant consul Franklin Chase
esq., received letter from Euogio CAMEO Vadomar the
present governor in which that funconary alluded to the
acts Of the former governor whom be stated TO be on The
the occupation of this garrison, and that he bad offered
the deuded troops who followed him six hours page If
they achieve triumph over Tampico.
portion of Garzas troops are now within seven or
eight miles from this garrison and without the pro-
lection of vesselofwar. understand that the revenue
cutter of your port been asked for by consul and
trust that your worthy collector will have it in bis
to furnish us with that aid.
son the 9Th inst battle fought by the troops of
this garrison against armed force rncamped in the Pue
bio Vieo lola town. which continued about seventeen
hour 10 which many lives were lost and almost srey
house piHgSedl
aThs war now wsged between the revolutionary parties
seems be of dissolution and the property of for
egners appears to be the first object TO stimulate them to
action
revolutionary chiefs of San Luis Potos entered the house
of Geo. P. Chabot esq H. B. NJ consular agent and, by
force of arms he seized and carried away two hundred and
forty thousand dollars belonging 10 the merchants OF this
city, which had been deposited there for safe keeping.
"Such present prospects and if not speed
lily aided with the protection of armed force from the
United Slater may look forward to still more gloomy
ONE
The Tampico Boein of the l4th gives the loss of the
government troops the engagement of the 9TH alluded
to above eight killed and thiry-one wounded Colonel
Pedro Hrojosa commanded the government forces The
insurgents which were commanded by Captain Morens,
had to abandon the field leaving besides their killed and
wounded sixty prisoners two small feldpeces two hun
dred muskes and other property in the hands of the
eminent roops This is the government account of the
action, aud seems to be little exaggerated
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