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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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A Mexican witness reports that Lieutenant Henderson's detachment surrendered in the chaparral to overwhelming Mexican forces and was shot, described as an act of cruelty. Meanwhile, the transport ship Ohio departed New York for Vera Cruz with 225 artillerymen and 85 infantrymen.
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In relation to the fate of Lieut. Henderson, the Vera Cruz Sun of Anahuac, of the 27th ult., contains the following:
"We have seen a Mexican who told us that he was present when the detachment was taken in the chaparral after surrendering to twenty times their number, and shot! This is horrible, and the consequences will be sad ones! We will make no further remarks about this trait of cruelty and cowardice."
The transport ship Ohio sailed from New York on Friday morning for Vera Cruz. She has on board 225 men for the 3d regiment of Artillery, and 85 men for the 9th regiment of Infantry.
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Vera Cruz, Anahuac, Chaparral
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27th Ult.
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A detachment under Lieut. Henderson surrendered in the chaparral to twenty times their number and was shot, as witnessed by a Mexican and reported in the Vera Cruz Sun of Anahuac. Separately, the ship Ohio sailed from New York to Vera Cruz with reinforcements for the 3d Artillery and 9th Infantry.