The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-28

those old troops and presented for continued service
according to that invitation He will gladly accept them
for the war, and cause them. If not embodied into
battalons, to be temporarily attached to the weaker
regiments OF the regular army Indicated in the IRE
81 dents orders, No. H. above recited.
Horses Of the Tennessee cavalry. well officers
horses generally If desired by their owners, who may
decline revolunteerng, will be paid for by the Quarter
masters department here, at a fair valuation The
disposition may be made of saddles and Brides II
needed for the public service.
The four regmentsof volunteers, present, will be
formed into brigade under Brigader General outman
who will designate one OF the four for Jalapa and an
other for Perot to constitute parts of the garrsons Of
those places He will receive orders for the commence
ment of his march, ut General Headquarters.
Major General Patterson, rendered, for the moment
snpernumerary with his army, will accompany the
turning volunteers of his late gallant division and
render them such assistance the way he well
knows how to give He will report in person. at Wash
ington, by letter, from New Orleans, for further
orders from the War Department.
This distinguished general officer will please accept the
thanks Of the General nchief for the gallant able and
efficient support uniformly received from the second in
rank of this army
By command of Major General Scott
H. II. SCOTT A. A. A. g.
HEApquARrERs, Volunteer DIVISION
JALAPA, Mexico, May 5th, lS47 q.
ORDERS No. II.
In accordance with orders from the Headquarters Of
the Army the Tennessee Cavalry tho LIST and I'd Ten
nessee, the I'D and It'll Illinois, the Georgia, and the
Alabama regiments of Infantry, and Captain Williams
company of Kentucky Volunteers, will be held in readi
to march to Vera Cruz thence to embark for New
Orleans where they will be seyerally and honoraby
paid of by the proper officers on duty there,
To facilitate the march. Col Campbell, with the
regiment Of Tennessee horse, the LIST and % Tennessee
Infantry and the company ofKentucky Volunteers, will
march tomorrow morning, the 9th inst.
The Sd and 4th Illinois regiments, under Col ForInan
will march tomorrow at r. NJ.
The Georgia and Alabama regiments, under Colonel
Jackson, will march the morning Of the 18th inst.
The troops will march with their arms ten rounds
ammunition and their personal effects and will turn in
at this place all tents and such other articles of camp
equipage, may not be indispensable the return
march.
Each will take in his haversack hard bread for
four days, and bacon for two days The Brigade Com
mssaries will obtain from the Chief Commissary money
to purchase fresh beef, on the road for two days.
The Quartermasters of the command will make the
proper acquisitions tho Acting Quartermaser Gene
raj tor the necessary requisition
In promugatng this order for these gallant regiments
to return to the United States the General while
he regrets that the term of their service will not afford
another opportunity for these troops to gather additional
fame in the future events of this already brilliant cam
pagn cannot forget that the recoections of glorious
past will be carried their homes The services of the
twelve months volunteers will always be perpetuated in
their countrys history with the Mon
terey Buena Vista, Vera Cruz aud Cerro Gordo.
The Major General avals himself this occasion, to
take leave Of the LIST and I'd Pennsylvania, the south Ca
rolnaand the New York volunteers and to tender his
thanks to Brigadier General now Major Genera Quit
man. and them for their obedience to orders attention
to duty and their faithful ready and cheerful support
under all emergencies since they have been under his
command and he these fine corps and their gal
liant and accomplished commander that he will always
be happy to meet, and to with them.
By order of Aajor-General PATTERSON:
ISigned WIN. III. FRENCH,
Acting Asst. Adj. Gen.
AFFAIRS IN THE CITY MEXICO.
We in possession OF papers from the city OF Mexi-
to the LIST inst three days later than those previous
Upon the most cursory perusa flour files the impress
sion made confirms all that have before said Of the
widespread and deepseated hostility Of the Mexican
embttered UNNECESSARILY by the loss of the battle
Of Cerro Gordo We only discover that there any
peace party whatever by the fierce denunciat Of all
who talk OF made by the OF the other
ties Peace has in Mexico.
The recent of the Mexicans have exaperated
frightfu extent the animosities existing between
journal in Puebla in the interest of the clergy From its
language would suspect that it the organ
Christian sect Its denunciatons Of the puyos the
party Of Gomez Faras only be paraled In atrocity
by the maniac rawlings Of Mara during the
horrors Of France The populace urged every
against the traitors. they called Let their
blood wash out the disgraces Of the nation cries the
universal instruction which like the lightning will
consume and devour the Yankees The church party
will not allow the partsans OF Faras to surpass them in
denunciatioas Of the Yankees and the modrados who
endeavorng to calm the resentments of these
treme parties, are equally DESTROYS for
IL would not be profitable to translate more of the
documents before to show the spirit by which the
whole nation appears to be animated columns have
already borne ample testimony the subject but we
cannot orbear mentioning the address the Governor
Of the Federal District Of Mexico to the
the battle of Cerro Gordo Such passage as the fol-
Loving occurs " War and war only. War to the death
War as it waged by the Morelos, the Gaeanas the
Matamoros. Let us die rather than negotiate He is
tiaur "ho rPeahr VI Pe"ce VINO uarcs TO propose the
slightest truce" And again: Mexicans we are all
one, and Mexcans only. Let us be unanimous let
there be but cry and let that cry war Perish
the Angle Saxon Perish the Yankees ~
We turn to other matters. Great numbers of families
have left Pueba and great number Of robberes have
been committed both within and without the city II
is also said that General Bravo had prohibited the adj
mission Of provisions into the town under the
penalties This order Is censured cruel to the help
less poor OF the town, adding famine to the other is
that may be anticipated from the presence Of hostile
troops
letter from Durango repeats the story that Amc-
rcans had left chihuahua with fourteen pieces Of art
lcry TO march Durango 1t says nothing their hav
ing returned to chihuahua upon the receipt Of
from New Mexico
The Americans have occupied the mining town of
dalupe Calvo upon which Kirker said TO have n
design. IL Is in the southern part of chihuahua, and
driven from Pa rral.
On the LIST OF May President Anaya declared the city
Of Mexico In state Of sicge-squvaent 10 declaring
martial law. The assigned in the preamble OF
a fhe mann of defence