VAN BUREN, SATURDAY, JULY 81 1s47
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to Tampico, they determined to effect their 60.
cape. They attempted in small parties Of five
at one time, two at another and five at another.
Seven in all left on the 9th. The first five were
oil retaken and carried back to Huejutla, but one
Of them again escaped and with the other seven
reached Tampico. They marched principally
by night and were from four to six or seven days
on the route.


Ater their arrival Mt Tampico, news reached
there by Mexican that about thirty of the mon
had also attempted to escape; that twenty five
had been retaken, and three others shot in pur.
suit. These were the reports in Tampico, but
our informant does not place implicit confidence
IN them. He has little expectation that Col. De
Russy's expedition will prove of any avail in
procuring tho release Of the other prisoners. He
thinks it certainly will fail, il the intention be to
rescue the men by force. The movement of the
colonel will inevitably be reported to Gen. Garay
in advs nee, and If be does not feel himself strong
enough to receive an attack, he can very readily
send of the prisoners further into the interior.


The fate of these men is greatly to be deplored,
and we cannot but think there has been remss.
ness on the part of Gen. Scott in not obtaining
their release. With number of Mexican off.
GERS in our power, we would have brought that
Government to sense of its obligation to our pri.
soners, by hanging up some of their own to the
first tree.-N. o. Pic, l6ih inst.