Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-05-01
FROM VERA CRUZ.

Advices from Vera Cruz to the 9Th instant do not
present much that is new with that division Of the
Army. Every thing was quiet, and perfect order
prevailed in the city. The troops continued healthy,
and were busy preparing for the onward march.
On the 9Th, in pursuance Of the following order,
Gen. TwIaGs, with command of some 1900 men,
commenced the line of march for Jalapa:
Limited means Of transportation being readiness portions
of the army will march as follows
The second division of regulars on the 9Th instant and
The division of volunteers 1.-TWO brgades only twenty
hours later. =....
Major General Patterson will leave one of his three bri-
gades in this immediate vicinity for further means OF transport
ao and also the Tennessee dsmounted cavalry until the
arr,a of their horses Both of these corps for the me will
be Under the immediate orders of the bgader general
andhe latter when his division marches, will report gene
raj headquarters for instructions.
The respective chiefs OF the general staff will assign TO the
headquarters Of each marching division engineer opogra
phia engineer and ordnance officer, assistant quarermas-
ter, assistant commissary, and medical officer.
The chief quaTtemaser will assign to the second division
for five wagons and the division of volunteers yve
for the entire baggage of the officers Of every grade the reg
and companies The interior distribution of wagons
wi be made at the headquarters of each division.
Taylors and Talcos field batteries will march with the
second DIVISION and Steptoes with the division of volunteers
| Col Harvey will detach squadron Of I'd Dragons with
each of these divisions. ..@ ..m.... s..
4 special requson for spoaton will be made for
each those field batteries and squadros and wagon
will assigned the medical director OF the division for
| ira medicines and hospital stores ......
Every man will take for his musket rifle, forty roundo
ammunon and in his haversack hard bread for four days.
and bacon pork (cooked for two days Fresh beef with
| raons of SALT will be issued on the march.
The will always be taken of ammunition and
| food Issued to troops ~.
The chief quaremaster will send in extra wagons grain
for the saddle artillery and cavalry horses of each division for
days. and each baggage will take grain for the
| same number of days for its own team.
tho hiafn
and the chief commssay hundred TO be load
ed by them, respectively, with cartridges for small arms and
| subsistence stores.
These extra wagons will be divided between the dv
sons with and be escorted and guarded like other
! CONS attached to the divisions.
The ouarernastes and commissary departments will take
prompt for the purchase and issue the march OF
such forage and subsistence it may be practicable to OBJ
TAIN also for trains and escorts that may be sent back to
this depot.
Each general Of division will receive route of march and
| instructions from general headquarters.
By command of Major General ScoTT
| -.. H. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. Gen.
i The latest Picayune says:
m was distinctly understood Vera Cruz that the Puett
Nacioaa had been abandoned This the point at which
the first resistance the march of the American forces upon
the city of Mexico would be made but though the defence
of this point was given up it by certain that
the progress of army into the interior would be dis
puted at Others Indeed asserted that the forces des
tined defend the National Bridge Puente Naciona had
fallen back few leagues in the direction of Jalnpa to
stronger position, where preparations were being made for
defence An intelligent officer just from Vera Cruz
thinks quite probable that battle may have occurred about
the l4th instant.
Rumors from the city Of Mexico represented Santa Anna
ntenty bent upon than The reports
the best authority, in far the wishes of Santa Anna
concerned but they indicate the temper OF the public
mind which is good an index of his purposes any
other I"