The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-15
INTERESTING DETAILS
FROM THE
WAR QUARTER.
The News from the City Of Mexico.
THE BATTLE OF HUAMANTLA,
Incidents of the War.
MEXICAN OFFICIAL REPORTS.
&c &C., sc.


take his trial for his successive defeats:
OFFICE OF HoME AND FoREIoN RELATIoSs,}
8. w. Department, Touca, Oct 7, l5I7. !
Excellent Stills Excellsncy the Senior Provisional
President Of the Republic feeling profoundly bis duties
to his country convinced Of the necessity Of establish
energy to the discipline Of the army sxtinguish
ed by civil dssensons desiring moreover, to mani
fest to the people of the city Mexico other points
in the enemy's possession, that their lot is not In
different to his neutrality-suspicious. In fine, that In
@ thu they
committed, aud for the misfortunes which may
have befAllsn their resolved that your
Rn nss sSa uns this chief may himself to
ceve IT, temporarily to his Fxcslency sr Gen Don Juan
The President orders that your sxceency establish
headquarters wherever may see ut, In agreement
with the supreme government and there await under
the guaranty of Its word of honor the orders you
receive regarding the formation OF council Of who
may judge your exceency for the loss OF the actons
which your excelency as chief in the
present war has directed and particularly for the loss
of the capital ofthe republic
your honor that by council Of war your military
conduct should be cleared Of all blame and he enter
exceilency. have the duty Of communicating to you
this order and the honor Of Offering to you
God and Liberty ROSA
To his excelency, Senior General well deserving OF
his country, D. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna:
dated the 2sth ut II describes business being very
dull and confirms Santa Annals retirement from the
command Of the army. The writer thought there would
be quorum Of congress early In November Should
the moderados have the ascendancy in that body the
writer thinks there would be chance of peace If the
United States would consent to modify some Of her late
Only those wounded or invalid officers were allowed
to come down with Col Harnsys train who were pro.
Smith, and Lieuts; WIN T Barbour, Thoma, Churchill
the voltguers cemmands the infantry and Capt Har-
dec of the Dragons the cavalry In the train under
Coz th
at Vera Cruz and Capt Armstrong Of the Texas Ran
gers in relation to the Spanish residents
at Medslfn sommitted.by Rangers
We learn that Capt McComss and Capt. ODonnel,
U. 8 A. Lieut. McCurdy, Georgia volunteers and Lieut..
Sans tF tha had 1ss ss s Sk r.
still at Jalapa On their parole.
We insert an order Of Msor Gen Patterson, by which
it will be that he, well as Gen Cushing, s de-
termined to enforce the most thorough discipline:
eRDERs( HEADQUARTERS VOLUNTEER DIVISION, I
No 81 Vera Cruz, Mexico, Oct %, l847. I
depredationsl and outrages are committed by few
miscreants who, most unfortunately for the army and
the reputation Of the corps to they belong have
been permitted to join some Of the regiments.
. with view to prevent repetition Of these atroci-
ties which II overlooked would disgrace the character
of the Division General Orders Nos 20 and 81 from the
headquarters Of the army repubished for the nor
nation of al Their language is plain, and cannot be
Any one found Violating shsss
before court martial or military commission as the
may require.
they are In degree responsible for the
their men, bound to notice and report their evil deeds
that It might render them unpopular with their regi
mens or companies or with their 1t is the
business Of the generals to correct these Irregularities
and bear the odium in camp andst home This opinion
will be tolerated longer. Every officer will be held
responsible for his command; and any regiment
pany found to be ncorrigble will be sent to the rear
thew cannot be trusted in the field The general COM
naudin
command will meet this fate
A. copy Of this order will be furnished to the COM
mander Of every company, who will its receipt and
on the list Of every month thereafter cause It to be read
at the head of his company.
By order Of Major Gen. Patterson, -
Brevet Lieut.. COL u s. A. Act'g Adj Gen.
The following letters from our shrewd and we'll in
formed correspondent at Vera Cruz will put readers
quite courrant Of the events which have occurred
there since our last sdvices -
VERA CRUZ, Oct 23, ls47.
The accounts We have are very mssgre and unsatis-
factory and the letters which have been permitted
to see were written and sent only few hours after Mr.
Castro and others left in the diligence they contain
but few items which have not seen before The let
from highly respectable in Mexico and
will give you such extracts as have selected for what
they are worth. The first is from Spanish merchant
MEXICO, Oct 7, 1847.
Everything goes very quiely now, but there is no
telling how long it will last The speros and others Of
the lower class suffering much In consequence Of
the exorbtant prices demanded for every thing In
the shape of provisions Corn, which forms the princ
pal part of their subsistence selling at Sl4 per cargo
(about six bushes) and other grains Ia proportion
The Americans monopolise the most of the small guam.
tty which is brought In, and unless they have the
to open the leading to the city and take
possession Of and hold the principal hacendas in the
neahborhood they will be drained of the supplies which
would otherwise be brought In and which the owners
means have been neglected in the power Of the mana
gers Of the affairs Of our poor unfortunate country
cut of communication with the city; Every road
people to stop the supplies and they threaten death
all who may attempt to do So We do not look for any
thing to be. drought in except under American
escorts They are too weak to attack or harm any
American force that may be sent out, and will secrets
themselves for half an hour until the Americans have
passed. and then occupy their old posts again.
This really annoying for they appear to forget that
there twenty Mexcans to where there is one Amer
can to be fed and II change does not take place soon
foresee distress friend suggests that this Is rather
tight on the Mexican people,
The eperos are very loud in their demonstrations OF
the Americans and II they continue to hold the city
long, they must either starve or fight 1t Ia certain
that they must live, and II they can neither buy nor
enough for that purpose which think will be i'm
possible for them before long they must resort
other means-the means Of force-and they have the
to drive away Americans from the CITY, II they
muster courage enough to make the attempt and could
be well organized
might furnish you with more speculations from this
epstle, but hardly think those contained above
worth the trouble l have taken.
Another letter, In speaking Of the late earthquake,
says "he shocks were the severest experienced
and created general panic all the city, with Ame-
rcans as well as Mexicans
VERA CRUZ, Oct "a, lsa7.
The gale has partially subsidized, and although three
vessels gone shore do not hear that any lives
have been lost The steamer Ann Chase, which is
amongst the number, will prove total loss The other
two the schooners Thomas b Odell, Capt French,
from the Brszos and the Arispe Capt West The lat.
ter arrived yesterday from the BraEos with load Of
mules which landed without having suffered any
Injury This vessel may possibly be got on again The
boilers of the Ann Chase.were burnt out; otherwise
with the assistance Of her engine she might have been
prevented from going shore gentleman who visit
ed her early this morning informs that she 10 LAYING
on bed Of coral rock but that Of her fixtures
be saved.
An escort composed Of Captains Fairchild's and Bis
GOES companies Of Louisiana Rangers, will leave to.
morrow morning for the National Bridge, to meet
the Mexican escort with Mr. Bsnkhead, her Britannia
msjestys minister, who will leave in the royal mail
steamer Forth the LIST of October for England for
the be net Of his health For nearly year Mr. b has
been suffering with the rheumatism, and at times
he has been entirely unable to move about the house,
except by the assistance Of his attendants.
Since writing the above, two Frenchmen with three
servants have arrived from Mexico, having left on the
I3th inst but bring from Gem Scott Of mpor.
ance they represent everything as perfectly quiet in