The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-02


patton as the town incapable of fertilization. The
engagement should have taken place on the 27th ut
and Col Kennsy speaks confidently OF oar success The
war seemsso be commencing in earnest You may rely
upon the accuracy Of Col KS opinion OF the strength OF
the enemy, He is perfectly informed, by Mexicans
throughout the country in his pay and believe is bet
ter acquainted with them than any other person in the
country dis account of his ride from Victoria Is rich
in hair breadth 'scspes AID mastery strstsgems He
says that he knows the Moxicans than they know
themselves. and think has given proof Of
men swans orders from snsrs sco,s mn suUo
posed that any movement will be against San Luis
Po,os 1t is the srsnge, fortified most in
all Mexico and Santa Anna has said the man who
takes it Ia welcome to the capital believe that change
oil warfare will take place Gen SCOTS assuming tho
command. The mountains will be retained and Vera
Cruz subjected by land attack-then no for Mexico
But you are doubtless better informed of the plans Of
our government, than ourselves AT all events there et
remains erything to be done
have given Col Kenneys ideas of the Of tho
and have the information from him direct. 900 men
look like large number but 1t is not asserted that they
theirs is quickly raised upon its SOIL aud frequently
as anieEy falls to pieces but is very evident that the
to the necessity OF checking our advance.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
From the Norfolk Herald, Jan SOL
The following officers, with their respective com.
On Board Bark Mayiooer-Lt Col Randolph Com
handing Detachment Cspt Scot, I'd 1t Fry, I'd I'd do.
ger, ID I'd do Peterson Captain Bankhead LIST It. Gar
nett ID do Coleman ID ID do Mahan Capt Harper, LIST
Lieut. Ksnney, Act C0mmissary; ID 1t. Geiger, ID I'd
On Board Bark Yietory-Captan Corse, Commanding
Detachment; LIST L. Ashby, I'd It. Waters "a "a Il
Douglass, Act Commissary Capt Darlington LIST Lieut.
Porterfeld, I'd Ii. Munford, 81 Id do Williamson.
From the New Orleans Picayune, Jan. %
The Russell Glover, Oxnard and Statesman u States
Transports sailed the 10th inst from the Bese for the
Gulf with the LIST regiment Pennsy lvsnia Volunteers
The Louisiana volunteers to sail the next day
From the Now Orleans Bulletin Jan. 23l
The quartermaster's department still are taking UP
more vessels, and we learn that there but
eight unepgsgcd American ships in port The govern.
ment have at present at least 20 to 900 Of mer
chant vessels in their employ, which have been charter
ed in this port within few weeks The rates at which
they have been engaged will average from to twelve
dollars per ton, per month, which profitable employ
for the vessels, but under the
prospects for eghts Europe not only here but also
IN all the other ports Of the states they could moi
have been obtained on more favorable terms At Mobile
we understand, there is not single unengaged vessel
The withdrawal Of so large quantity OF tonnage from
the regular employment will naturally tend to advance
freight: and keep them up during the season and
among those who sincerely rejoice, that ship
have the prospect Of good business season. after
of depression and loss to that important interest
The present expenditure OF tho government for the hire
vessels including steamboats, be less than
MONTH as in addition to those chartered here
there great number at other ports carrying troops
| and supplies to the seat of war
SANTA rE.
The st. Josephs !Mo) Gazette publishes an extract Of
letter from Mr. l., Nash. to c. Holly of ssvan
nah, Mo-, dated esnta Fe, November I2h 1916, which
say: ~; ~
Y,
which Is said to be the cause of 20 many deaths The
poison consists of some vegetable substance with not
enough to derange the digestive organs, and prevent
medicine from operating on The system If the rumor
xoencs IL true tho wrocbea must 70 ds somsbn~
strange must be the matter for the mortality Of the vol
unteers is increasing at All alarming rate We diving
of at the rate OF one hundred and eighty per month :"
The Independence E1postOr, OF the 9th instant, an.
nounces the arrival at that place Of four from
70 Tho Esposfor says =
Thirty, 10 ALL started from that place on the I'd Of
November Out OF that number they lost three men,
the little Arkansas, and one between Cotton Wood and
Diamond Spring. Two mules frozen the same
night The names Of the men thus frozen were Bart.
lett, Long and Thompson, from Buchanan county. We
were apprebspsivo such news would reach US during
| the winter-knowing that SO many men were in that
| and such has proved too true"
We learn from the Erposiior, tia. Mr. P snslett
the 9Th inst in charge Of the Government express.
THE BLOCKADE IN THE GULF.
| From the New Orleans Times, Jan 90
lac, has Jus! come 10 our Hno%isdSe that grayely
| on the Island of Cuba In the war we now wsging
with Mexico. gentleman. just arrived in this city
from Havana which port he left very short time ago
informs US that few days previously to his departure
| he n schooner loading with assorted cargo
which, from good authority, he learned destined
for Mexico BY the last ARRIVAL Of the English
from Vera Cruz, q Mexican pilot had passenger
schooner into the former port. The pilot asked
bis arrival at Havana, how he could manage to evade
the vigilance Of the American cruisers keeping up the
blockade a: Vera Cruz and he replied very confidently
that he should experience difficulty i, getting in
Our informant OF his personal kno ledge declared
that a considerable amount Of and munitions OF
war to go in the schooner above alluded TO, being
then on board; he himself counted two hundred pistols
comprised therein. This information which we dsrv,
from source which does not admit "f the shadow
doubrregardiDg its authenticity clearly proves a very
Indifferent . state OF things at Havana regarding the Po
the United States according to the navigation laws
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