The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-02-20
WAR NE WS.
FROM THE ARMY.

U s'suuiy IVH bi'"Vs' W" S"S''""' "
tlPicayune has dates from the former pla,
. up 10 The 24th Jsnuary. and from the la't
lup 10 the 29Ih.
BY far the most important rews is N
, arrival al The Brazos Of General Wort
with his command He arrived there O
. the 23d ul.. by way of Camargo. Th
'INews says ,hs, Gems, Scott and Worlh al
; Ito have command uf the main and regult
army which is now concentrating a, Tam
, pico or a, some place in the neighborhooC
1.-The new recruits have their place o! rem
Idezvous at the new island Of l.obos, abou
leo miles 10 the south Of Tsmpico. Tn
opinion is almost universal, tina, move
meni is now 10 be mac against Vera Cruz
lIt 10 understood that Thai place is TO be in
vested both by land and water Col, Har
nsy, with Eve companies OF the 2l Dfa
goons, was expected in Malamoras on lh'
|2ls,ul on which day Col. Duncan arriv
ed there, and his battery was hourly ex
pec,sd. Lieut., Kearney had arrived will
his company the day before.
From the News we also learn that Gen
eral Taylor hsr returned from Victoria It
NJ Moplerey, with small escort. He ia Il
re mair at the latter place in command o
tho volunteers His orders TO this efec
proceed from Gen. Scott, who now hold
he chief command.
Gen Woo was in command at Sdlsilt
or in the npighborbood, retaining his otigi
nal force, 5000 men. He was encampet
on an elevated and commanding position
ten miles 10 the south Of SaIlilIo on lhr
road 10 San Luis Polosi. This place j,
called Bsena Vista, and gives Gen. Wool
with battery of twelve pieces ofordnancc
command OF The only passabe route 10 anc
fon. San Luis. His orders are 10 main,
tain lhis position.
Col. Hardin and his regiment from llli'
nois--a par, of Gen. Wool's command
are spoken Of in he bighes. terms. The
discipline OF this regiment is said TO hsv,
been carried 10 an almost incredible degree
of perfection. Ia fact. the whole Of Gen
Wools army is represented as compose
Of exceIlon, troops, ir whose va'or an'
good conduc. every confidence may bt
|pIaced.
The country from Reanosa TO Csmarg'
and mier, and through TO Monterey, is hlI
ed with maraudlDg Mexicans, robbng anc
numbering wherever they can do so will
impunity.
The kindness and hospitality OF TIT
Mexican ladies' a, Parras are highly enlo
gized At The time Of Gen Woo's tepar
|lcle from that place there were thirteen in
valid soldiers TOO much worn by sicknes
to accompany the army. On this occasion
some 6hy or sixty Mexican ladies'. tavoIa
BILE 10 the American cause, visited the hos
pilsl, every one Of whom songh' II as Ia
vnr that she might be permitted 10 TAX
home one Of those suffering soldiers, wher
she might be able to nurse and restore hln
to health. All, Of course, could moi b
lgraufed in this benevolent desire, and sTe'
was the disappointment, Of those who ha
TO return without sn American soldier.
Another similar case is given OF The wv
ldaugh lers VI Don Lorenzo YarIO, clilze
Iof Parras, who took a slck soldier IN the
Ichsrre. AND for several days IN successlo
they kept a constant watch over him. 'l
one sitting by his bedside by d'y' and tn
olher performing the same service by nigh
r These instances Of kindness and humanil
2 aie related by Doctor Woodwor'h' who
! Idirec, from Psra. and should be rscorde
+, They will certainly no, soon be forgont
Inv those who have thus had their 'ullerIni
a slle,ialed.
A Mr.. Lsing, who has been engaged
hhe wine usde between Psuas snd Chlhu
lhus, recently returned from the latter cit
:, and reports ,bs. Gan. Guilty. ls's Cover
y or of Chihuahua, was posted 3, San Ros
lila as early as The 10Th Of Dscembsr' W
force of 1000 citizen soldiers or rsnnf
|rus, with view 10 intsroeps Gdn. Wd