Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-10-13

march OF the three or four Infantry regiments I'm
,fe iinc below us, which were under the same or
oers. ihere is not much danger, apprehend, OF
a" STACK mere with our present force but if mate
rally diminished we shall most probably invite ono
;, The North Carolina Regiment, since the serious
DISTURBANCES which occurred in it, has been deach
Gu s from our brigade, and its encampment removed
IL Is now stationed between this and Saltillo about
Wo miles from the city, little to the right of the
ioau. J nave heard nothing satisfactory from it
s s Its removal; but doubt whether any thing
IKE harmony can exist in the regiment under i,s
present mead. Our brigade consists of the Vircp,
anu Niissssippi regiment, and is under The com
!nand OF Lieut.. Col. Randolph, Gen. GUSHING b,v.
ing lett Tor Vera Cruz and Col IIamtramck holm,
SICK. -Major Early is in command of the Reoi,
1t is said very confidently, but do no, know nm,
on what authority, that Maj. Gen Butler is to have
command of this division of the Army Ifso I
presume 1t is settled that Gen. Taylor poes homo
ms Is greatly to be regretted; yet with the little
prospect he has of being able to do anything more
mere; am not surprised at 1t, nor can blame him.
Inc virginia Regiment, | am proud 10 saw. is
pronounced by the Regular officers here. the best
appointed and best disciplined Volunteer Regiment
'at mas yet been sent into the field-Our effective
strength TO day, understand is reported To be $50
"hch Is not quite rs great the coniectural esti
male made OF it in one of my late letters. A
number OF changes have taken place i'm the comma,
ny officers since we have been in Mexico, which il
may be OF interest to our friends at home to know.
line following list believe embraces them all
sergeant Collier, company d., elected 2nd Lieu
tenant in place of Lieut.. Stands, resigned. Ser
geant Pollock, company H., 2nd Lieutenant in
place OF Lieut. Gray. resigned. Sergeant Minor
company b., End Lieutenant in place Of Lieut.. Wa,
,ers, deceased. Sergeant Lewellen, company g.
Ind Lieutenant in place of Lieut.. Munford. deceas
ed. Sergeant Mason, company c., 2nd Licu,en-
ant in place of Lieut.. Mahan, deceased Sergeant
GIavett, company A., End Lieutenant in place of
Lieut. Fry, resigned Serg,at Boedeker, COMPANY
a., End Lieutenant in place of Lieut. DOMAIN. re-
signed. Lieut.. Thrift, of 18th company, elected
Capta'n in place of Capt. Fairfax, deceased. End
Lieut.. Dulaney LIST Lieutenant and Scrg't Young
Oh same company 2nd Lieutenant Officers absent
On Recruiting Service: Captain Darlington,
Lieut.. Ashby and Lieut. Kinney: On Sick Fur
Lieut.. Washington. Capt. Scott is also about 10
leave on sick furlough. His health has been bad
nearly ever since he has been in the country And
capt Alburtis will also probably leave in a few
days for Vera Cruz, to take home the remains of
his brother, Capt. Alburtis, of the Regular Army,
who was killed at the taking of that CITY.
report has just reached us of tremendous hat
tie having been fought by Gen Scott in the neigh
oorhood of the city of Mexico, in which he again
proved victorious as we expected, but with hea.
Wy loss OF HE, and that he preparing TO enter
the city, without any formidable resistance And
Just on the back OF this have another report that
an armistice has been concluded of three months,
can hardly believe it, however. Such an act
would be monsirous-the very extreme of folly.-
NO faith is TO be put in the Mexcans, and thew
ought To be forced TO make peace OF fight The ef
feet OF an armisce can only be to give them time to
rally, while TO us the expense must be the same
ana the loss OF life the same (hough from differ
ent cause, the climate,) as if we were engaped in
active warfare. l do hope, therefore, that Gen
scott has committed such miserable Slunder-
IL would be virtual breaking up of our army, at
least SO tar as the volunteers are concerned for thew
assuredly never contemplated service of that kind
wiling as they We're TO sacrifice their private in
teres's at the call of their country it would be un
reasonable-it would be outrageous-thus to detain
them in the field in total inactivity for months-as
u they were regular soldiers, and made war their
profession-and | cannot believe it.
we report this morning six on the sick ist-tbe
same number we had the day we left Saltillo.-
There is no case of seriousness among them.
majority OF them, indeed, are old cases. now conva-
'escei' Yours, &C.