Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-02-12
From the New Orleans PicaIun OF Feb
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

LATER FROM THE ARMY.
Arrival Of the steam ship MKim-Gensrdl
- Worth uith his command at the BrdzoS-
Gen. Wool left near Saltillo-Merican
Mara1ulerS, &C., &c.
By the arrival last evening of the steam ship
McKim, Capt. Plsbury, from Brazos via Gal
weston, we have dates from the former place
up to the Gath January, and from the latter
up to the 29th. The Mckim remained at
Galveston long enough for the editors there
to make up the intelligence, and from the
News we make up the following summary.
By far the most important news is the arrl-
val at the Braz0s of Gen. Worth with his
command He arrived there on the 23d ult.
by way OF Camargo. The news says that
Gems. Scott and Worth are to have command
OF the main and regular army, which IS now
concentrating at Tampico, or at some place IN
the neighborhood. The new recruits have
their place of rendezvous at the new island OF
Lobos, about so miles to the south OF Tampi
co. The opinion is almost universal that
movement is now to be made against Vera
Cruz. 1t is understood that that place is to
be infested both bv land and water. Colonel
Harvey, with five companies of the ID Dra-
goons, was expected III Matamoros on the 2lst
ult., on which day Col. Duncan arrived there,
and his battery was hourly expected. Lieut..
Kearney had arrived with his company the
day before.
From the News we also learn that General
TAYLOR has returned from Victoria to Monte
rey with small escort. He is to remain at
the latter place in command of the volunteers.
His orders to this effect proceed from General
Scott, who now holds the chief command.
Gen. Wool was in command at SaltllIo or
in the neighborhood, retaining his original
force, 5000 men. He was encamped on an
elevated and commanding position ten miles to
the south of Saltllo on the road to San Luis
Potosi. This place is called Buena vista, and
gives Gen Wool, with a battery Of twelve
pieces of ordnance, command of the only pas
sable route to and from San Luis. His orders
are to maintain this position.
Col. Hardin and his regiment from Illinois
"a part of Gen. WOODS command-are spo
ken of in the highest terms. The discipline
OF this regiment is said to have been carried
on to an almost incredible degree of perfection.
In fact, the whole of Gen. Wool's army is rep
resented as composed Of excellent troops, in
whose valor and good conduct every conf
dence may be placed.
The country from Revnosa to Camargo and
Mier, and through to Monterey, is filled with
marauding MeXicans. robbing and numbering
wherever they can do so with IMMUNITY.
The kindness and hospitality Of the MeXi-
can ladies at Parras are highly eulogized. At
the time of Gen. WOODS departure from that
place, there were thirteen invalid soldiers too
much worn by sickness to accompany the ar
nv. On this occasion some fifty or sixty
Mexican ladies', favorable to the American
cause, visited the hospital, every one OF whom
sought it as a favor that she might be permit
ted to take home one of those suffering SOL
ders, where she might be able to nurse and
restore him to health. All, of course, could
not be gratifed in this benevolent desire, and
great was the disappointment of those who
had to return without an American soldier
Another similar case Is given OF the two
daughters of Don Lorenzo Yarto, a citizen of
Parras, who took sick soldier in their charge,
and for several days in succession they kept a
constant watch over him, the one sitting by
his bedside by day, and the other performing
the same service by night These instances
of kindness and humanity are related by Dr..
Woodwork, who is direct from Parras, and
should be recorded They will certainly not
soon be forgotten by those who have had
their sufferings aueviated.
A Mr. Lang, who has been engaged in the
wine trade between Parras and chihuahua, re-
Gently returned from the latter city, and reports
that Gen Guilty, late Governor of Chihuahua,
was posted at San Rosalia as early as the / 9th
OF December, with force OF 1000 citizen SOL
diers or rancheros, with view to intercept
Gen. Wool who was expected to march upon
Chihuahua from Monclovia.
The above is all the intelligence of impor-
lance we can find. The arrival OF Cen Worth,
with his division, at the Brazos, is OF moment,
as it would prove almost conclusively that an
Immediate attack upon Vera Cruz, by land, is
contemplated. We shall soon hear of stirring
events