The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-20

guilty be promptly seized and brought to coudign
ishment the good must suffer the consequsnoes In
supplies and character Of crimes not their own
IS To prevent .trsgging and marsudins the rol q
by or under the eye Of an onicer. In camps and In
quarters there must be At least three such calls daily
a. The waste Of ammunition by neglect and idle or
criminal firing Is most serious evil in this army An
officers specially charged to that not cartridge
be lost from the wani Of fired except by order
otherwise fifty wagons of ammunition would not sufce
for the campaign, and IL IL dcult to find ten, Let
every remember that 10 unsafe to meet the enemy
Is Every regiment that leaves wounded or scH men
In hospital will take to leave anumber Of alton
Of Se G the Of the %
be selected attendants. This rule il general
By command of Major General Scott:
ii. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. @.
GENERAL OnpERs-No 1919.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMY
/ !. The country between Plan del Rio and La How.
will constitute separate Military Department. 10 81
Hoya and Las Vigas separate Military pspsrtmsnt to
be called "the Department Of Perote each under the
Ss senior
First Lieut. g. w. Rains, 4th Artillery aid-ds-eamp
Of latter be attached general hs.dqaasrs IN tbs
same capacity s..,,
also announced to the army acting dscamp * the
general-in-chief
Lieut. Col Edmonston, Louisiana militia, attached
to general headquarters has leave Of absence Of two
months At the expiration of his leave he will consider
himself honoraby discharged from the service Of the
By command Of Major General Scott:
II. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. q.
ORDERS.
OrrIcE MILITARY GovERsos,}
JALAPA, April %, l647. I
All gambling houses in the city Of Jsisps are
Keepers of such houses rooms all dealers and pro-
pretora Of faro other gambling tables il found vio
natives or Americans. THOMAS cHiLDs,
Col U. s. A. and Military Governor.
Another order from the same quarter
OFFICE or THE MILITARY GovERroR,}
All officers Of the Mexican army not on parole and al
about the city Of Jsapa, win immediately report q this
Office or be deemed Cd, spies d THOMAS clilLDs.
HEAD QUARTERS, IN DIVISION OF REouLAn1
Jalapa April 20, 1877
Orders No 5o.-The General commanding tho I'd di.
vision OF Regulars takes the earliest opportunity ten
der his thanks to the officers and under his command
for their eaantry and msritorous against the
will give him pleasure mention those whose position
and conduct rendered them conspicuous during the &C.
| tons.
TO the two regiments Of illinois, and the New York
regiment OF volunteers Is due all praise Their conduct
VIII, DC tne subject OF q special report.
Whilst congraulating the living upon their siorious
9enievement the melancholy duty devolves upon the
whose grave and monument is the Cerro Gordo
BY order OF Brig Cen Twiggs
r. M. MCDONALD, Aid-de-Canp
| THE MEXICAN Loss AT cERRo GoRpo
| From the Jaapa American Star of the 10Th ut1
Mexican officer sets down the number of Killed and
br 10 have ha n1 ngh az 'eo we supposed the mum
dotted of several hundred
GERS and 9as7 ~ pii'oners Was 1lo commssonsd ON
number taken in this aS xsyH isl s.1
KIN .e I@nk OF Inc enemy and storming tho
18th his force divdeda the batteries cast Of the
n Drns separated rom the main body Of the army,
enemys position, wsrp wes o. Inc 6 AZ tho
VIM was believed to be inaccessible to troops The
NV gd p tI ,s u the main BODY OF the one
ts 'u - ZIG u'nU.. conirslon, and so very few were
ries At the Time Of ths .nose VINO were In the bate
the hills throwing away their One Of their own
sets gown the number at 1900 who thus escaped
oa 1 thsr Da..ery VI those In the battery who laid
b;,s. ns, loIe tnsn iovo contrived 70 escape;
wss marching rom the place they surrendered TO Plan
ue' mo
MANUEL GONZALES Cosro, Constitutional Csovernor
Of the free State Of Zacatecas to the inhsbitsnts
Know ye. that the Minister of tho Interior h.s ecm
muncatsd to me the following decree n''''' ~" 0'"
| MINISTRY OF Tnr INTrR,o. section sd
The most excellent pr.,jden. nd interim Ia. r,..a
| to direct me the following decree -
The President ad interim of the MARKHAM ryr,tad
States to the inhabit.nts Of thu r.nnSc 'n on'su
Know ye that the Sovereign Constituent MEXICAN Con-
sres a. has deoreed the following
raise in the easiest manner and the vav he shs Ana
most convenient sum Of twenty millions Of dclsrs
Art 2The foregoing article does not authorize ths
government to ALLEVIATE either in whole or in mart the
national domain neither does II authorize q 70 mnoss
In
pirate the property of individusis nor - ~. ~.
things excepted by the I'd article of the Law oS the th
January, OF the present year
Art 3-The Executive can enter into asrssn,ents
with the persons and corporations alluded r. Nv ts
laws OF the 3Oth December, 18th January and In Of
Art Ale well contract for the mr,,t,or. ~
war demanded by circumstances without the reousats.
established BY existing laws
Art 6-Thesc authorizations shall cease In sx months
from the publication Of the present law or befors IN ~
war shall terminate. 0-7'
Given In Mexico, the 9th March lel7
MARIANA OTERO President
COSME PORRES Deputed gec,v
| MARIANA PALAVERA Deputed Ssc,v
ORDERS OF SANTA ANNA ..
- Lieut. pee OF chpt Mirabeau b. Lamars squadron Of
few days ago. 1--we quote from the Flag OF the 95tb A.
the Of escortin0 bnok train ~