The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-28
THE UNION.
From the Baltimore sun.
Late and Important from Mexico.

From the Baltimore sun.
! Late Important from Mexico.
The difficulty IN he Army-Orders from Genera
Seott.-drreaof Worth, PatoW and Duncan. State o
affairs al the Capital.
Packages by our pony express reached us yesterday
bringing New Orleans papers OF the 18th and 18th inst
and Mobile papers OF the 10th and Goth They contain
most important and interesting intelligence from the army
which will command general attention:
We learn from the New Orleans Picayune that the
United States steamer Maria Burt arrived at that port
the 18th instant, left Vera Cruz the 5th The Plea
has letters and papers from the city OF Mexico
the 9th November.
and Pillow, and Col Duncan, is fully confirmed by this
arrival.
| II appears that Gen. Twiggs was to have down
with the train from the city of Mexico, leaving the
I'd nstan but in consequence of the arrest of General
Worth he was detained.
Correspondence N O. Pcsyunel
MEXICO November 20, 1917.
A correspondent of Ell Monitor, writing from Querearo
says that the of the of the different
sue he s Of L hev
unanimous in favor of peace The sessions were soon to
policy the subject should be followed, except such
the States suggest in order 10 get at once at the national
will.
| Gen. Busamente has been nominated by the supreme
government genoraI,in chief Of the army of reserve and
general Of the State His predecessor Cutter
req, is second in command, and Corzar next.
Norenbsy 23News had been received at Queretaro by
port Of Saan with four ships of war il appears to be
generally credited and Ell Monitor says aggrayates in
has issued circular asking from the States
On the 18th utmo corvette and rigate OF the United
surrender of the place The commander of the forces
writes to the governor of Sonora, that in order to pre-,
horrible consequences OF bombardment he had
concluded TO his forces to Boccachimbampo out OF
reach of the guns and there made stand although he
does not think it would be successful one.
Rumos current in the city of Mexico that the parti
sans of Santa Anna had withdrawn from Congress- in
pance with the instruction of their chief for the pur
pose of forcing that body to dissolve not having quorum
These of Santa Anna all belong the Pruo party
aud, far To he
Santa Anna and there some here who
@ av a o he ss Re
until they establish the government upon firm basis
In fact naue DGs s I n n' an o tine h" dGps
their only reason for opposing treaty OF peace.
general order of the 25h November issued by Gen.
Scott from his headquarters in the city of Mexico,
nounces that, under instructions from the government
at home, the army WILL practicable, begin
raise the means OF It's support from Mexico.
The DIFFICULTY the Army.
Particulars of the arrest of Generals WorM and Pllow
and Lieut. Col. Duncan.
The difficulty among prominent officers of our army APP
pears to have been quite as serious as was represented
the officers who said to be under arrest given by
the Picayune
GENERAL ORDERS-No 3.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Ant GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, January %, 1917.
The following regulation has been received fom the War
Department;
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January %, ls47.
The President United States directs that paragraph
the LIST of March, 1925 and not inclnds among those pub
sed January 25, 1884, be published, and hat its OBJ
part of general regulations be strictly
joined upon the army
W. l.. MARCY, Secretary of War.
The following is the paragraph of the General Regua-
tons for the Army, established on the lst OF March, 1926
referred to above
$50 Private letters or reports relative to military marches
frequently mischeVOus
always disgacefn to the army They therefore, strict
report for publications without special permission of
placing the writing beyond his control so that finds It's
of the campaign to which relates shall be dismissed from
WIN, q. FREEMAN, A. A. Gen.
GENERAL ORDERS-No $40.
HEADQUARTERs ARMY,
Mexico, Nov. H. 1917.
The attention of certain officers of this army recalled
to tue foregoing regulation which the eraln chief
solved to enforce, SO far as ii may be in his power.
As yet but echoes from home of the brilliant opera
tons Of in this basin have reached ushe first
in New Orleans, and the second through Tampico
Ii requires not little charity to believe that the prnc
pal of the scandaous letters alluded did not write
Them, specially procure them to be written; and the in
teigent can be at no loss in conlecmrmg the authors
Chiefs partisans and pet tamilars To the honor of the
ervee the disease prurlency OF lame not earned cannot
have seized half hai dozen ~, officers sssn, all OF
False credit may, doubt be obtained mt home by such
despicable sepuings and malignant exclusion OF Others
all honorable officers who their country, their profess
son and the truth of history The indignation of the great
number of the latter class cannot fall in the end TO bring
down conceed and the envious their proper level
BY command of Major General Scott
II. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. G..
The letters alluded to by General Scott as "the echoes
from home" evidently the Leondas' letter. and the
other letter which appeared first in the Pittsburg Post
thence transferred to the Union. and the whole then
appeared in Iampico paper, in which General Scott
saw first the letter Upon the publication OF Gen SCOTS
orders, given above, Lieut. Colonel Duncan came out
promptly in the North American with the following frank
avowal of his cOnneXion with the "Tampco letter." so
called. According to the North American the Tampico
letter" compiled from two letters written by officers
for his eye alone" But read what Col Duncan has 10
say OF it:
MEXICO, Nov. 49, 1877
To the Editor of The North american
SIR herewith present copy. of the "Tampco letter.
cha scandalous, "despcable, 'magnant
&C., general orders No 3i9 published in the American
Star of this morning.
known desire that you republish it in your paper and
that of my brother officers npoceny suffer for
publication obnoxious hereby publicly acknowledge
my self to be its author The substance OF 1t commune
Gated from Tacubaya after the battles, in private let
ter to a friend in Pittsburg.
The statements in the letter known by many OF
fcers of this army be and cannot think that the
publication Of ruth is less likely do violence indivd
uas the service than the suppression perveron OF It,
Justice to Gen. Worth, (who is evidently one OF the
heroes pointed in order No 349) requires TO state
that he knew nothing whatever of purpose write the
question, that it had been written till well
directly or indirectly, the purport of one ne word, or
syllable OF it, till he IL print and he Is equally igno
ofmy design to make this declaration, which do as
wrote The letter, unpromPted, and on my own response