The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-11

Colonel Harvey, of the Dragons, and Duncans light
battery, pursued the fugitive army last night, and
understand strewed the road with carnage
Gen. Santa Annals carriage was captured, but the
General himself escaped on mule; but Harvey Is In
full chase and perhaps may get him yet. Among our
prisoners IL Gen La Vega Several Generals are killed
plain back of our camp Is covered with prisoners
but , what I, - to be done With them don't know
two Pennsylvania regiments.
Isl Pennsyironia Regiment.-Company A, Pittsburg
Blues under acting Lieut. GEOGRAPHICALLY wound,
Company CART Nsrs Of Psvia Lnd.eyy
Company G. under Capt VIM small-sevcrely
wounded, John Sheldon; slightly, Geo sutton.
Davis slightly wounded.
Company @, Capt. Acknowledgment F. Keyser,
shot.
Company !, Capt Dana thc Wyoming Artillersts)--
Danl Morrison, severely perhaps MORALLY wounded; B.
w. G. Kitchen slightly wounded
Among the deaths from disease in the regiment,
called upon to record that Of private Roberts, of the
comedian OF Capt SCOTS company. Also of Henry
Lower OF the same corps The march from Vera
Cruz to this place is chargeabs with these deaths
ID Penn.yirania Regiment-Company A. Captain
Standardization Rowland, mortaly wounded; John
Sheats wounded in the leg
Company c. Lieut. .Frick-John Smith, mortally
wounded
Company +, Capt Naylor-Jacob smons, Edward
Cruise and John Chambers severely, perhaps MORALLY
wounded; Thomas Hand, slightly.
Company T., Capt. Johnson-Jacob Miller, slightly
wounded
b Company II, Capt. Quail--James Shaw, slightly
wounded
Company X, Capt. Millcr--wm Wilhelm, Josiah
Horn and Fred somers slightly wounded.
MEXICAN PRISONERS.
STEAMER McKIM, In Mississippi River,
April 30, l847
The name Of the pass where the battle was fought is
" Cerro Gordo not Sierra Gorda." 1t Is fifteen miles
east Of Jaapa and the first slope Of the Terras
Tempada, just beyond the termination Of the Terras
Calientes
send you details because suppose the dispatches
Of General Scott, board will reach Washington
at the same time with this They not, however In
my charge but left Plan del Rio by express few hours
after departure with the prisoners and reached Vera
Cruz before me. Tho party Of dragons who carried
them fred on. and the sergeant and badly
wounded. The whole country is in against us,
Santa Fe is known to have murdered nine of
our men, principally volunteers found killed
by within Ave miles Of Plan del Rio the general
headquarters of the army.
List Of Mexican officers captured the 18th April,
at the battle Of cerro Gordo, who have given their
parole Of homer to report themselves without delay
the Commandment Of the American forces ut Vera Cruz
prisoners of war
|. Jose Maria Jarero, brigader general
.. Romulus de In Vega, brgader general
.. T. Ruiz Baranda captain Of Mexican navy, COM
handing artillery.
T. Vicente Arguellez, captain artillery
o. Jose Maria Mata, captain Of tirailleurs.
g. Antonio Maria Gallcgos, commandant grenaders
7. Mariana Camacho, FIRST lieutenant of artillery.
g. Bortolome Amabe, second lieutenant Of artillery
Jose u. CooarruDias second lieutenant OF artillery
characterization de In Libertad
II. Jose Nunez, captain 9th regt. infantry
H. Jose Maria Moreno captain Caxadores regt in
fantry.
10 Gregoro del Calico captain 9Th regt. infantry.
Ia Rafael dc Benabdas, I'd lieut. 9th regt infantry
TO- Siverio Velez, aid de-camp TO Gen. dc Ia Vega
10. Francisco Fernandez, LIST lieut.. navy,
T.. A. HITCHCOCK,
1t. Col A. Insp Gen.
PL AN DEL Rio, April 10, ls47.
The above named prisoners arrived at Vera Cruz on the
a't Of April in charge Capt Geo w Hughes corps OF
Typographical engineers u s. army about one hour be-
fore the sailing Of the McKim, In which Capt II came
PASSENGER to New Orleans on his way under orders for
Washington city The is officers mentioned In the above
list are those who refused give their general parole
and were left by General Scott the election Of remaining
close prisoners in the castle Of San dUlua OF
proceeding to New Orleans where they would detained
prisoners OF war till exchanged They preferred the
latter alternative but expressed wish TO remain few
days In Vera Cruz to which Col Wilson the governor
OF the district acceded and directed vessel TO be hold
in readiness TO sail with them for New Orleans by tho
2oth OF April The other prisoners officers and men,
we're liberated on their parole dhonneur not 70 serve
against the United states during the existence Of the
present war or until lawfully exchanged Five general
ohcers land one kled) 1000 prisoners, and about
40 pieces Of artillery tho fruits Of this glorious We