The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-05-01
WAR MATTERS.
From Vera Cruz.

From Vera Cruz.
CAPTURE OF ALvARADO. The U. S. sloop
of war st. Mury's arrived at Pensacola April
18th, & days from Vera Cruz.
Lieutenant Hunter arrived offAlvnrado in
the U. $. Steamer Scourge, on the second in
slant, andthe town was immediately surren-
dered, without show ofresistance. An en-
hassy had been previously despatched to Gen.
Scott offering to surrender the town,provided
he would guaranteefhe safety ofthe lives and
property of the inhabitants.
The Alcalde Of Jalapa, with a civic escort,
had also presented hniselfto Gen. Scott, in
the capacity of an envoy from the citizens of
that town, proffering its surrender, and de-
manding protective force. This step is said
to have been taken in consequence of the re-
treat of Gen. La Vega,who despairing ofsup-
port from the Government and people of Mex
ico had abandoned the Puente Nacional,
leading off his forces, said TO consist of 1000
men and nine piec es ofcannon, in the direc-
ton of the capital.
Gen. Twiggs took up the line ofmareh for
JaIapa on the Sd instant, with column of
$500 men.
Col Banhead, with the I'd Artillery, would
follow Twigg's column, with long train and
large military force.
When the army is encamped at Jalnpa,ihe
supplies will be landed ut Antigua, which is
forty miles nearer TO Jalapa than Vera Cruz.
The army was in excellent health, except
some sickness, of an unimportant character,
among the Pennsylvania Volunteers.
The ST. Mary's brought dispatches from
Com. Perry. We regret to add, that there
are said to be several cases ofsickness among
the crew.
TIE ROAD OPEN TOWARDS MEN
ICO.
The New Orleans Delta of April 10, says;
BY ship Louisville, Capt Hunt, we have
news from Vera Cruz to the Sd inst.
Gen. Twiggs had taken up the line of
march for Jalnpa on the Sd of April, with u
column of2500 men.
In Vega had been at Puente Nacionnl, with
1000 men and nine pieces of cannon, but not
being supported by The Government or the
people, had concluded to abandon the post
and marched off his force towards the city of
Mexico.
All the grog-shops at Vera Cruz-eXcept
two respectable hotels that have special H.
cense from the commandments suppressed,
and liquor cannot be sold within the city,
without the consent ofthe General in COM
mand of the city
| The ARMY.-Several officers of the army,
| IdteIy arrived AT NeW-OfleuDS lTOlIl vera
Cruz are ofopinion that Gen. Scott will be
prevented from marching into the interior OF
Mexico father than the highlands of Jalapa,
by the approach of the period when the term
of several volunteer regiments under his
command will expire. Some of those terms
will expire before the first day ofJuly, when
| the men may re-enist or not. lfthey choose
to return home, the General will he under
the necessity of dsbanding them, and pro-
viding the means of conveying them to their
homes and this duty he might be called up
on to perform at moment when it would be
extremely inconvenient TO him and hazard
GUS to the army. II is the part of prudence,
therefore, to remain at Jalapa till he receives
reinforcements from the United States, or
till Gen. Taylor is so far advanced ON his
march as to render junction with him easy
and sure.
Gen. Taylor is ia the same situation. The
chief part of his force consists Of volunteers,
enlisted for twelve months and though their
terms may not expire so soon as those of
some of the regiments under Gen. Scott, yet
his situation would be critical, if he found
himself at San Luis Potosi, or in the vicinity
of the capital of Mexico while his volunteers
claimed their discharge and no troops at
hand to replace them.
We are informed, by gentleman just
from Monterey, that it is Gen. Taylor's inten-
ton TO send the volunteers who are now with
him, and whose term will soon expire, 10 the
Rio Grande,as fast as the new volunteer and
regular forces reach him. He will soon
have force large enough TO supply the place
ofthe whole command now with him. The
Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia and
Massachusetts volunteers, will give him a
force of new and fresh men, about 5000
strong. .....
There have been sent already to the Rio
Grande about 1000 regulars, chiefly recruits
and there are now more than 1900 of the
new regiments OH their way to the seat of
war. Thus, in few weeks, Gen. Taylor
will be at the head ofan entire new force of
5000 excellent soldiers. To these are to be
added the small force of regulars, artillery
and cavalry, now at Saltillo. The Ueteran rol-
,tnteers, as we may with great justice style the
heroes of Monterey and Buenn Vista. will
garrison the towns on the Rio Grande until
their term of enlistment expires, when they
will be honorably discharged, and will return
to their homes.-.N o. Delta, .4pra Is.
The Society of Friends in Salem, Iowa,
have in store at that place 1900 bushels of