The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-12

up feel very confident that they would destroy the
c, ~ niles on this ode There il dinculty In
s1s little stream At present but the river at the
Win two pieces Of artillery and so mounted men would
~ TO garrison the place. and keep the country,
ios miles around, In subsection
OPENING THE LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS BIZ.
TWEEN VERA CRUZ AND GEN. SCOTT.
From the Washington Union of Oct 0thl
reoccupancy Of Jsapa which have bean ong
py the war Department and that early a. Aug 18th
to Col Wilson, commanding at Vera cru, to or9sniss
and send forward with all expedition a competent
ons also suggested The holding Of the sSss
and Cerro Gordo. The measures thus taken bv this
War Department to open the communication rom this
end Of the line, WILL have doubt prove
has been already stated letter has been received
from Lieut. Col Hughes stating that he has occupied
Colonel Wilson reports that sufficient force left Yer
Cruz September to take possession Of San Juan and
follow open the remainder Of the line Jalapa The
taking and holding these points the rst steps
to keep open the communication with our army In
/ REINFoRcEMENTs FOR THE ARMY.
From the Washington Union, Oct 81
lowing letter from General Brooke We do 80 With
great pleasure and seize the opportunity Of joining the
Uniform energy and activity Of that msritorious ocsr
The Adjutant General presents his compliments to the
editor Of the Union and respectfully requests he has
to within, that he viii publish this reply Of Brssdis1
General Brooke.
ADJurANr Generals OFFICE, Oct 9, LEAF.
HEApauARrERs, WEST DIVISION,
East Pascagouls, (Miss) October I, lsa7
TO the Editor Of the Louisiana Courier
s'R In your paper Of the 2sth ultimo, sent last
More troops" that am charged with keeping back
thousand troops at different points between Baton
not yourself given crsdsnce to such report
Your informant must have been entirely mistaken In
postponns tho departure OF the troops Under the i'm
preston that the armsce would lead to the conclusion
Of peace
casual conversation at this place. in the presence
OF several gentlemen immediately after hearing Of ta
battle Of Churubusco, happened to observe that
would do It, as should shortly have thou
sand men to send and that great expense might be
avoided.
The troops alluded to were two regiments volunteers
now raising in the State ofKentucky two In Tennessee
Irwin, en- route to New Orleans, whose trsnspor-
tation has been prepared In advance for more than
week to embark At the moment Of its arrival and do
not suppose will be detained six hours In port These
regiments are roughly estimated at one thousand men
each and nearly thousand other troops have already
transportation bs obtained There Is great
scarcity Of ships in New Orleans, and all Of the srge
steamers belonging to the government employed in
troops the Rio Grsnde to Vera Cruz
Is however hoped and believed that several Of them
troops that may be ready to move
There has not been at moment the least hesitation
part IN .. the t
cmbarkaton Of single soldier, company, battalion or
regiment
embodied the Mississippi but agents Of the quarter
masters and subsistence departments have been up
the troops In support of this statement my
manifestations to the department and Instructions to
the Quarermasters department be referred to- AS
the paragraph Of the 10th utmo may without intend
ing It, do ne serious and mislead public opinion
@ ;s a
which may copy your article will DO me the justice to
! am, very respectfully, your obsdisnt servant
GEO NJ BROOKE.
Drevst Brigadier General
On the contrary Brgadisr General Brooke has svuc Cd
the greatest energy and activity in pushing forward
the New Orleans station cannot b too highly
ARMY 1NTELLL1eENcr.
The officer In command Of Major Lallys regiment Of
zoo men at Js:p. and Of whose CALAMITY honorable
there stated but Capt George e. Hutsr formerly of
Forest Mr.. JeHsrson's old farm Lynchhrrs Capt
Hutter served with great during the Florida
o thu :,
he sustained position fsught with the most imminent
peril Union, 9th inst.
from Brazos Santiago, the following gentlemsa came
PASSENGERS Lieut.: Col Werner, 4th Ohio yolunteers
nsnrs Mr. s% sn
of the late Capt Whitaker and - discharged soldiers
and teamsters.
1t gives us pleasure to announce that John E. Dur.
wage, Esq attached to the ONCE of the Pieoyue and
who has been for some months past with Cen Taylors
division of the army in Mexico has recently been ap
pointed by Brig Gen. Wool one Of his aids-Picayune,
ID inst
The steamer Trenton, arrived yesterday, brought
companies ass men, rank and Ale They transfer
red to the ship Palestine lying at Slaughter house Point
bound to Vera Cruz The Belle Of the West, arrived
last evening brought down three companies Of the same
| regiment, under the command Of Lieut. Col Latham
nhsy wsTs Co b. LIST Lieut. Spencer I'd Lsuts More
prvates Co +, Capt Hare, LIST Lieut.. Mitchell. Cd
Lieuts Thrift ana Antrim and 70 nsn-commissionsd
Rice ID Lieuts Percy and stsnmsn and 65 non-com-
nissioned officers and privatss-N. o. Deita, Octl.
Captain Robert @: SCOTT, Jr,, and Lieutensnts Fry
to this city from Mexico The former b absent on sick
leave two latter have resigned their COMMISSIONS
Richmond Wing, 9th inst.
Some eight or ten companies were mustered into the
service Of the United States October 5th by Captain
Whiting Of the U. 8, A., at the encampment seven
mens In camp except the which rendezvous at
SmithlAnd. No less than eighty four men be re-
s %s then srs are 70
Journal
Lieut. Hail. first infantry arrived at Fort
day or two ,ioos With g. new recruits, company A
pointed in the United States Army with
duties Of his office He in this city to receive orders
81. Louie Republican, An inS.
The Yellow Fever In New Orleans.
INTERVIEWS IN THE DIFFERENT CEMETERIES
For the t,Oenty.four hours ending at O'clock p NJ,
| September 80.
| Name. Ndfipi.u Nome Natip;fv
| John Ferrie Ireland w. q. Moore Unkoown
Charles schult, Strasburgh Adam 6teffen, je mauv
| Louis Iomard, France. Pet Crasman, Franos
| Thomas Carter. Boston. John Dickert, Maine
|
Movements In Politics.
The roll Of the members Of the Legislature ef Ten.
shows Is wings and IL democrats In the Senate.
aud ~ wings and 80 democrats 10 the House
Charles Dougherty has been nominated In cauoua M