The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-22
THE SURF q N DIN
ALVARADO AND JALAPA.
The Retreat of La Vega from
Puente NaciOnal.
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The sloop-ofwar st. Mary's, arrived ut Mobile, an
the capture of Avarado, by Lieutenant Hun
ter of the steamer scourge without firing a gun.
The St Mary's brings dispatches from Com. Perry
She has great number of her sick.
From the New Orleans Delta April 49,
By the ship Louisville, Captain Hunt, we have news
from Vera Cruz to the Sd inst From conversation
with several gentlemen who came passengers by the
Louisville we learn that the people of Avarado had sent
up embassy their town, guarantee
Of the safety Of the lives and property Of the citizens
The town of Jalapa also had sent its Alcalde with
civil escort proerng the surrender Of that town. and
praying that force be by the United States to
take possession of the town. and to protect the rights Of
Gen. Twiggs had taken up tho limo ofmarch for Jaapa
on tho Sd April, with column Of $500 men Colonel
Harvey had left the day before with his regiment I'd
Dragons This enterprsing and gallant officer had sue
ceeded by the most incredible exertons in mounting
the whole Of his regiment, and it now numbers 500
strong, and nober band Of cavaliers went forth
| to battle La Vega had been at Puente Naconal, with
1000 men and nine pieces Of cannon but not being sup
ported by the government the people had concluded
to abandon the post and marched off his force towards
the city Of Mexico Immediately after his departure the
citizens of Jalapa assembled together and determined to
send the Acade to the American camp to surrender the
| town.
| Col Bankhead with the I'd Artillery is under march
ing orders and would follow Twiggs column with long
train and large military force The country people begin
to come into Vera Cruz bringing vegetables and other
market supplies Gen. Worth had enacted tariff upon
all articles brought into the city to be sold The market
well supplied with beef mutton vegetables fish and
oysters, at moderate prices All the grog shopsexcep
two respectable hotels that have special license from the
commandments suppressed and liquor cannot be sold
command Of the city.
A great many laborers employed in cleaning tho
streets of Vera Cruz which are in horribly filthy CON
dton stencil pervades the whole city, particularly
that part which suffered most from cannon. 1t is
supposed that there must be many persons buried be-
meath the ruins of the houses destroyed by shells
Everything gets along smoothly under Gen. Worth's
government Several volunteers under arrest for
fra0a 81 I'm Moyto ata Tbnxo IN hn
tried under Gen Scotts order, issued time ago in
Tampco and it is said from the tone of sentiment pre-
Several persons who struggled out from our camp into
| the country, murdered, and their bodies
afterward found horribly mutilated.
The american Eagle, new Americo-M Mexican paper,
has been started in Vera Cruz by Peoples Barnard and
Jewell From the first specimen of paper the contents
Of which have been previously published in paper
augur much for its and popularity 1t is
tainy great improvement its predecessors Ell IN
dfcador and Ell LocOmotor. Gen. Scott has taken
active and extensive to complete the train for
the main body of the army possible A large
number Of mules their way to Vera Cruz,
and large orders here for other supplies.
When the army is encamped at Jaapa, the supplies
wi DC landed at Antigua when Is forty miles nearer TO
health except sickness of unimportant charac
ter, among the Pennsylvania Volunteers The troops
out OF the city very disagreeaby situated the
sand-hills, and among the agoons and very impa
tient to commence the march to agreeable po-
| sition.
Passengers, per ship Observation-Disclosures Whiting
and Reynolds, Capt Gross and Lieut. Taylor, u S. Al
| U. >.
| ARMY ORDERS
GENERAL Ap,rr.Nr Wac r pTr.hl" orrer
| w. 80 Washington, April l5 lS47.
l. By the 5th section of act of Congress- approved
March ls47 the President is authorized accept
services of individual volunteers to fill vacancies which
| may occur by death, discharge or other cause, in
the volunteer regiments corps in the service
of the United States which may be received during
the existing with Mexico" And it being very
desirable to fill the ranks of the volunteer regiments the
respective colonies requested to take prompt
and give the necessary instructions to recruit their
companies to the full standard of 100 privates each
1t is supposed that many individuals may be found
the camp willing to enter the volunteer service and who
NAV now be legally enrolled on the spot but to ensure
the requisite number to fill vacancies it is suggested to
the commanders of regiments that other may
be taken by sending such company officers, not to
coed three in number be out of health not
willing to engage in the important duties of recruiting
for their respective regiments to the districts in which
they raised with all the and
tons The President duly approaching the ardor and
trotism of the volunteer officers, trusts that sufficient
number may be found who will cheerfuy leave the camp
for temporary absence ON so indispensable service the
more especially as it is we'll known that the duties in
campaign often impair the health of many valuable Off
names Of the officers selected and the places to which
they may be ordered will be reported to the Adjutant
General who will forward the rolls and supply such
other instructions may be found necessary. None
but effective able bodied men will be received
The recruiting officers for the volunteer service,
who may be detached by their coone will be furnished
with muster rolls, in which they will Immediately enrol
the name of each individual who may engage to enter
the service for the period of the and the persons
enrolled to fill up companies will be entitled to one
days pay and allowances for every twenty miles they
may travel from the place Of enrolment the general
rendezvous by the nearest mail route being at the rate
of seventytwo cents for private of infantry and
dollar and forty cents for private of mounted corps
The regular monthly pay and allowances commence
from the day the volunteer arrives the place of
devious, If he be received effective able bodied
cruit.
g. Volunteers will be in convenient detachments
topaees OF general rendezvous or depots where they
will be Immediately inspected by the commanding or
other proper officer and surgeon and any found deec
tive unsound will be rejected unfit for service AS
hundred recruits assembled for any
regiment they will Immediately be put in route for the
army in the field
a. For the convenience and better accommodation OF
the volunteers raised in the United States the following
military posts designated places rendezvous
receiving dcpots where raons and quarters will be fur
nished to wit -
Poiunfeers recruited.
In the eastern States. Fort Adams, r. l.
New York and New Jersey. Fort Columbus
| Pernsvlvoni. and delaware Carlisle Barracks and
~ ~ '' Fort Miflin.
Maryland and Virginia Fort Monroe.
North and South Carolina and Fort Moutrie,
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Newport ' Barracks
Iowa. Wisconsin Missouri and Je Ssas%' Barracks
Arkansas, Tennessee, Missis. New Orleans Barracks
sippi, Louisiana and Ala Louisiana.
O. By the 9th section of the to raise for limited
| time an additional military force SC. approved Februa-
ry IL, lsi7, each non-commissioned officer musician
private enlisted or to be enlisted in the regular army
regularly mustered in any volunteer company for
period Of not less than twelve months who has served
may during the present with Mexico and who
shall receive an honorable discharge &C. will be cnti-
| tied to warrant for one hundred and sixty Of
land which he will be at liberty to locate in body
upon any of the public lands that may be subject to pr
vate entry; or he may, at his option, when honoraby
discharged receive Treasury scrip to the amount of
hundred dollars bearing six per cent interest payable
sem-annually and redeemable at the pleasure Of the
government
Lest this provision Of the law may be fully under
stood by the veteran soldiers Of the regular
tecr corps who may have received the land bounty
the expiration of their first service they are in
formed that In of re-enstment or re-enrolment
either by companies individual volunteers, for
second term for the period Of the they will on re-
ceving an honorable discharge at the expiration thereof
be entitled to second land bounty of equal amount or
the Treasury scrip for hundred dollars as they may
prefer BY order r.. JONES, Adjutant General.
MILITARY.