Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-12-09
FROM the army.
PErERsBuReH. December 2, ls4,


Your Express has arrived here, bringing
I New Orleans papers 10 the 25th uIt. inclusive.
4 The Pieayune Of the Gath announces the
arrival OF the steamer Alabama from Vera
Cruz, with dates from that place TO the 18th
November, and fFofa the city Of Mexico to
the oth. The news is week later and is i'm
peftan,
Major Gen. Qultman, Gen. Shields, Coils.
Harney, Garland. Andrews, Morgan, Ram
say and Burnett, Major Dykeman, Lieuts.
Porter and Sweeny, of The New \ ork Volun-
teers. Passed Midshlpman. Rogers and George
w Kendall, are named as passengers in the
Alabama, besides other gallant officers.
/ Gen. Quitman leaves Mexico under order
OF Gen. Saott, directing that this greatly dis
tinguished and efhcien, officer shaft proceed
TO The U. States and report personally, or BY
letter 10 the War Department, as, since his
promotion, he has moi been permanently as
signed TO any Division, and the object Of his
return is TO seek this.
Gen. Shields returns TO recover his health.
impaired from his wounds received in battie.
Col. Harvey comes home TO recruit.
Some OF the officers returned are ordered to
join Bragg's Battery Immediately.
There were no less than 2I0 sick and disa.
bled wounded on board the Alabama; three
OF them died on the passage one of them
Richard McAlanus, Of I'd Penn. Volunteers,
Ths nam n,,,,h or:n ~ .,,, 80
which la,, IL ~. - ~ 90 nuaa'eu men
venlber, arrived al Vera Cruz on the 18th
"i ,', u aon'
ac,;va :; hr,at;,',s - W. anu ndu oeen
;llas E,r,y - X -. ilaI - ,lle SUI
l,,,le a,na,'a,ea ~ 1a' 80 ,u'
H. r,,J a 49,. Wy "1S VI Aiuaii'ane
Nta 1850 i,
,a,,ars 49,, ,,,' s,au 1een captured WIN
49,. -. Ai.seo' o,iNaoa anu iehuacah'
49, -, "ds uoou'leu' from oan'a
,,,a,,,rod - -, u'a' Jus' as ne uau
ii'a'uieu IN pians iol attacking Ferote he re-
nm sver ~. mn oupasl,e government 70
Tha -, 81 sal''p' ~ - 'ne nir,'y.
ora,i' Ny - 800 Nv nonaaeuI lsepooiicano
U,an'a,s ~ |oan a' Suiieiea' humber OIL
=, - 49,, ~. - .'au 'iVeu a.
~ "a i -. ~ ~ VIC aansac.on OF business
,ha, ~ Caa LIN ueieelao a''ec' announce
Wara,,,har. g., Ta' t oisal,zeu on .he 1Ehu
r ,o'ei,oe' oeho' De Jose Mafiai' Depu'y,
I,o 49, s 1870 maS e'e.'su riesiuen'' anu
W.. s.. Depu'y ''oAi Du'ahso,
,,.a 80. ~ rs.
c;,n - Nsa,,e' a. ~ ,isn senuei'ah IN me
IN ~ 1890 ua'eu ON November, say ihat
M D. nu.n .onuuense was lei, 10 me Act
III, s'e e, anu re rfes'uept Q, congress,
""o "'e 'asoidoiy oispoSed towards peace, II
wac .nuu ,u ie ia ,na' oompildado' OF Quad
~ p,,h,;e ;u .e E, ao 'ii'eiiih VI
D. p"o"e 'us'eao q iief'efa' OF fena y
~ ho,,,l, rr
,,. aea'sn u zen. Herrera Is pfeeafious.
receive Sun ~ Say ,ila' norlaga VIII
l, nm,sJoi'y u me woes lof rresiaen' ad
nin,nn,. 9.'e's are aisioeo between Herrera
+, y,,as ro,ar,pa ., w a'u c.a nos'o.
T IL = n 49, a. 'eia G'u@ ,'iat oeherai
p.'ns,a ""o nau an9'ne' prush WIN hea' near
u All ane 'ou'eo nun en'lrey,
'h,ousn
one'a .. a.'srsoh was sun a, Jalapassuiier-
,h5 soiiie "ha. WIN severe COLO, oulrecover-
my.
zen, ousnihs command was tnree miles
l'pefo"u cue dne ehiiie iorce was IN the vicinity
VI auou, oooo.
vi. nays islt LOT fuepia on the i3ih es'
corning MAYOR FOLK and Mr.. Smith, bearer oil
uespa'cnes'
nc iepo'' ina, 'atau'a, me guerrilia chiei,
uau sen' eo'i'iiiissioner 10 Gen fa'terson' IS
oonii'',eu. ~ - saio liaI Jarauta mas gone
'owdfus ouefe'afo' MS forces having been
completely broken up.
zen leu , put'er ana o'afi arrived al vera Cruz
on uie i''i' anu was received with all due
no m oooo oooo !,
r,o.i -ooo 10 oooc troops VINO hao saiiea
aoou. 'le same 'lIne from new Orleans, arr
rsa aI vera cruz on the I'm and loth, and
'N,s, -. iheoaPna WIN 1ooo uien, including
"i,a' Nau 'oe'h 'ei' oeiinu 'oi Aie FORMER DlVi
s'on
oeA. W 'nan Divlsion al me Cap,,ai mad
I w poia'ea WIN 'he DIVISIONS OF wigs
anu worm; as also the pennsylvania and
WY toh Volunteers WIN me former.
No'htns Posi'ive hau Deen received as 10 Inc
WI. Oh santa Anna. MANY believed
.ua' he was concealed near vera Ciuz, wait
iiiS an opportunity 10 depart In 'he BRUSH
steamer; -
tot hail 10. Il a..