When was it published?

December 30, 1848 in The Cecil Whig

Foreign News December 30, 1848

The Cecil Whig

Q: What keywords are associated?

Col Hays, Gen Urrea, Rio Grande, Cut To Pieces, Military Rumor, Corpus Christi Report

Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland

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What is this article about?

Unconfirmed rumor from Corpus Christi on 16th inst.: Col. Hays and command cut to pieces by Gen. Urrea on Rio Grande, mistaken for robbers pillaging the town.

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Painful Rumor—Colonel Hays—The steamer Fanny, Captain Scott, arrived at New Orleans on the 17th, from Corpus Christi, having sailed from St. Joseph's Island on the 13th instant. The New Orleans Crescent says: "From her passengers we learn that about an hour before they left Corpus Christi, on the 16th inst., a report reached town that Col. Hays and his command had been cut to pieces by Gen. Urrea, at a town on the Rio Grande. It was represented that Gen. Urrea mistook Col. Hays and his men for a band of robbers, who a few days preceding, had pillaged the town, and for whom Colonel Hays was lying expressly in wait. The rumor requires confirmation."

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Col Hays Gen Urrea Rio Grande Cut To Pieces Military Rumor Corpus Christi Report

What entities or persons were involved?

Col. Hays Gen. Urrea

Where did it happen?

A Town On The Rio Grande

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

A Town On The Rio Grande

Event Date

16th Inst.

Key Persons

Col. Hays Gen. Urrea

Outcome

col. hays and his command had been cut to pieces

Event Details

A report reached Corpus Christi about an hour before passengers left on the 16th inst. that Col. Hays and his command had been cut to pieces by Gen. Urrea at a town on the Rio Grande. It was represented that Gen. Urrea mistook Col. Hays and his men for a band of robbers who had pillaged the town a few days preceding, and for whom Colonel Hays was lying expressly in wait. The rumor requires confirmation.