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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1847
Page
3
Dispatches describe guerilla incursions near Vera Cruz with raids on horses and livestock. Reports from Tamaulipas discuss Mexican forces and a feared attack on Tampico as Scott’s army advances toward the capital. The piece notes political tensions between federalists and whigs and references General Taylor’s rising influence amid ongoing unrest.
Dispatches from Vera Cruz report Santa Anna’s second resignation, not received by Congress. Cadwallader’s 900 troops routed guerrilla bands attacking wagon trains near the National Bridge. Captain Bainbridge with civilians defeated 150 plus armed men near Jalapa after a Puebla march. Galveston steamer passengers bring news of renewed clashes as Walker retaliates against guerrilla acts.
A Westport arrival recounts a large Indian war party attacking a wagon train near Walnut Creek. Sixty to eighty teamsters were killed, wagons looted, and cattle driven off. The incident involves Arrapohecs Camanches and Pawnees and links to a Delaware chief Nacoma’s sons, with broader notes on London demographics and crime.
A fragmented OCR listing shows various commodities with prices and units. Wheat, corn, rye, potatoes, peaches, apples, beans, cheese, eggs, honey, pork, ginseng, sugar, seeds, and butter are cited with scattered figures and descriptors, reflecting a market price sheet or advertisement from a historical page. The legible items include wheat, potatoes, peaches, apples, beans, cheese, eggs, tallow, and butter, interspersed with notes on flax and clover seeds.
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