The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-20

" A1Ato'A Httha futy W HaB fhs
he hishfsF pIs 3 de ~ llsFhsE,
Cbiids. tiymtna. Lang. AlrHsrdFf
ihsaF Esilhnl oaarsFs sod nee, far ~,
kFiliissi sFFEiss. lsdsI sHrsul ol he srt.,
Ersslls shirh sooa lollsw.d.
NeflLis dirisian 81 isfsisrs eanisx
o. his n1r. he dslsrhrd B.r.es I.iss,sn.
snl caiensi q. y. smilh. 9Th Ii. Ii.h,
hstalaaas 70 suppara me sssauls. kas 1ot
In tine. The General. Ffsehing he sow.,
sIss uinuies bsfoss ne. and obsess,ne
sshiis asg Displayed hon lke nssrss,I
Pofisos 81 me enemT lo-srds ne bsla res
belos, ssai 0ua =. lsnsls Harvey md
chllds 70 hold . paslsy. The surfsndsr
followed IN an hasr o. too.
M.jor General Pan non lefi . sirk bed
10 shsis 20 The dangers and faiisu.s Of he /
dsy. and. after The sunrnder. welt fos ward |
20 se@nsnd he adssnc'd ioless ls~srds
1alsps.
Bngsdisr Genera Pillow and his bri.
gsds l-ies sssasiisd wiih great daring IN.
sasmy's line Of baiisnss on oar IsIl, snd.
Ihough wishoai seeeess. they contributed
much 70 disiIsci aad dismay lhrir some
eise opponebts.
Pfssdrnt Ssnls Anns, with Gsnas.l-
csnslszo a-d AImonir. snd some six ar
slfla .housspd men. escaped lossTds ,
Xslzps jssl before Ceno GOrdo Was car
risd. and brfore r. sigg's division reached
the n,,ionsl road sbosr. 4
Ihsre delermlnsd 10 parole the pri-
ssn.rs-ofIieers and men--ss l have mol
ihs means Of feeding them here beJon
to-day. and esnnoi sGard TO detseh hes-
w body Of horse and FOOT. ~ilh wagons. I
70 seeompsny them 20 vers Cruz. Our
baggage irsin, though increasing, 10 not
YET bali large enough 10 give aD assured Z
progress 20 this army. BESIDES. . grealsr ID
numbsr ol prisoners would, probably, ID
escape from the sscoai in long and deep d
sadly road. without sUbsislsnre--len 10 h
ons-lhsn we shall find again. Out Of the '
sane body 81 men, IN The ranks opposed \
20 Us. MOI one Of he Vers Cruz prisoners
10 believed 20 have been 10 the lines Of
'Cerfo GorJn. Some six Of the officers.
highest 10 rank, refuse 10 give their paroles, +,
except 10 20 to Vera Cvz. and ,hsDes,
perhaps. 10 the Uni'ed States.
The sosll aims and Their secouiements
being Of no v.lne 10 our army heie OF o.
home. have ordered them 10 be destroy ed; o
far we have not the means OF transporting '
them. | an also somevhsi embarrassed y
with the - pieces Of sriillery-sllb bronze ID
which we h,ye rspiured. |, would take .
Q bIigsde. and hslf,hs mules Of this srmy.
10 transport ihem fifty miles. A field baue- h
~ | shsll take FOR service wiih the army; 9
bu. he he,vy metal mus, be collected. and :
left here Tor the present. We have our
own sisss-,rsin and The proper earrisges
wilh us.
Being much occupied with the prison.
ere, and 81 the detsiis Of . forward move.
meai, besides looking 10 The supple,
which srs 10 follow from Vera Crvz,
hare tine 10 add no matchmaking 10
be ., xalsps early 70 moro~. We shall
not, probably, sgsin meet Nth serious OPP 4
position this eide Of Psroie--cettainiy not,
ualsss delayed by The want Of .hs means
Of transportation.
have the honor 10 remain. sic, With
high respect, your mos, obrdicnt servant.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
p. 8. 1 invite attention 10 the acronn.
p,nyine letter 20 Pfesiden, SAINTS AIMS.
isken IN his csIfises yesterday; also To his
proclamation. issued on hearing tina. we
he'd captured Vera Csuz. &e.. in which be
nys: "lf the enemy advance one step
more, the ns,ionsl Independence will be
buried in the sbyss Of The past" We
have taken that step. w. ;.
Imsks second postscript. to ssy ,hs,
there is some hope. am happy to learn.
,hM General Shield may survive his
wounds. ... ...
One Of the principal motives for psrol.
ing the prisoners Of war Is 10 diminish the
Ie,istanee Of other gstrIsons 10 our march.
~ W. s.
Hon. WIN. l.. Marcy, Secretary Of War.