The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-23
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VANCE OF GEN. SCOTT.
From the New Orleans Picayune, I4th inst
We have at last direct accounts from the American
prisoners at Mexico which enable to clear up the
Trajectory have had in relation to them Let
tiers were received here yesterday from Maj Gaines by
his brother A. L. Gaines dated in the city of Mexico
the 26th of June with the of which have been
favored. 1t appears from them that the rank and file
'ne Dsen ana sent to
as mentioned In our last The officers had not been
leased on the goth Of June We give the greater part
great light Gen. Scotts movements as well as upon
the fate of the American prisoners.
Cry OF Mexico, June &c lSa7
Dear Sir-l am very sorry that have IL not In nv
power to advise you of reease from bondage This
execrabe Government In violation of repeated promises
and solemn engagement entered into with Gen Tay
lor the day after the battle Of Buena Vista still
us as prisoners of war.
On the Sd inst received note from the government
to present myself ut the Castle of Santiago late
prison and there receive the final determination of the
authorities in At the castle informed
that we exchanged and that should depart the
next day for Tampcothe officers only without the
and directed to to the palace receive in
At the palace we were told to call the next
day and the next day we were informed that they
60 Thus were hopes blasted after having made all
necessary preparation our part for the trip This
disappointment the more CALLING because the
assigned was known to be meie subterfuge, and 1t
turned out that four days afterwards hun
dred and seventy In number were sent of to the
place without our knowledge which required n much
larger than 1t would have required to send the Off
Indeed, it would have taken very addition
al sum to have sent us with Them and that we would
cheerfuly have paid ourselves By sending of the men
without our knowledge they were subjected to great
suffering and Inconvenience on long road to Tampco,
without the preparation necessary in the way Of cloth
ing shoes &c. which then, in fact being furnished
them The true reason why the officers not allow
ed to accompany them remains o be seen.
Since that time, (the 4th have heard nothing from
this internal government fgovernmen it may be called
that upon his arrival in the Vicinity Of the
city which will surely be within twelve days. he will
make peremptory demand for u.s. 1t will be complied
with as think You may, therefore, look for me early
in August.
Gen Scott assured has made every possible eff
fort to procure our enlargement but purpose His
approach to this city will certainly take place In very
few days His measures preparatory to moving all
anu psspasaons nearly complete He comes
have received no letters from the States except
from A. since my captivity, so that the world to
me may be said to be hermetcay sealed up Here fol-
low passages of nature altogether private and domes
tic, and the letter concludes as follows
have now the most positive information of General
scotts readiness to this capital within the next
three or four days He will have an easy conquest
My intercourse with Gen. Worth is frequent By his
generous conduct towards me- he has endeared himself
to me Tor life Your afectionate brother
We regard these remarks Of Major f GA1 noa The
movements Of Gen. Scott Of the utmost interest He
is cool and cautious gentleman. guarded in what he
says writes and must have strong grounds for the
Judgment he expresses to the Mexican means de-
fence We confess that opinion to the degree Of
resistance Gen Scott will encounter from the Mexcans
has been modified by this letter; but that Gen. Scott
would promptly and thoroughly fog the Mexicans when
he met them, We have doubted This letter
and of the editors in the city Of Mexico that General
Scott would advance from Puebla about the last of June
We look eagerly for further arrivals from Vera Cruz
[Nrom the N. o. Delta, l4th inst
The splendid body Of men under the command Of
Capt Hrsm Farchild, held election for officers last
evening At their barracks in Graver Tho fol-
lowing officers elected Hiram Fairchd, Captain;
James Risk First Lieutenant David Hends rson Second
I
An election was yesterday held at the State House,
Col Reynolds presidng for officers Of the frst company
last. l.. A. Besancon unanimously elected Captain
The election for Lieutenants will be held at ten O'Clock
The steamer Rio Grsude, Capt Irwin, from Cincin-
natl brought down yesterday Capt. f. NJ. Wynan,
Lieuts. W. D. Wilkins and W. p. Doyle, with 100 men
of the 10th regiment U = Infantry
BY Che schooner Excellent, arrived this day from
Tampice the Pensacola Gozene of the 10th inst
learn that four of the Kentucky prisoners taken
with G. NJ Clay escaped from the city Of Mexico and
arrived In Tampco just previous to the sailing Of the
f. They left Capt Clay and the other prisoners still in
in the city and they while there Midshipman Ro-
gers at different times They travelled without moles-
taon the whole distance on the main road Tampco
From the ~ o Picsyune, i4th inst
The brig Mary Jane left last evening for Tanpico
with rs recruits for the Louisiana regiment They
From the St. Louis Reve,le, 18th instl
Eigthty-three men, under command Of Capt Burrs
arrived this morning from Washington county, Illinois,
and took passage on the Governor Briggs for Alton
The Lieutenants are-lst, NJ Jenkins; I'd, g. Watkins;
ID Second, g. Lynch. They destined for the
plains Capt Burrs an old soldier having been at the
battle Of New Orleans and q captain in the Black
Hawk war.
[Frcm the St Louis Revelle l4th inst
The Hamer arrived last evening from New Orleans,
bringing up Captains Fry and Starbuck, Lieuts Rainy
Smith, Reece West and Redick and SO commission
ed officers and prvates of the LIST and I'd regiments ILL.,
nois volunteers.
The u S. brig Perry, Samuel Barron Lient. Cong,
arrived at Pensacola from Vera Cruz the morning
the 10th instant-ofhcers all we'll
Law Intelligence.
COMMON Pleas, July 22-Before Judge Ingraham--
Emmet PopeH u.s. Nm. w. Drinker ct al--This was an
action in trover to the of promissory
iu anS It that
on charge of having obtained watch by false preen-
ces, and brought before Justice Drinkers after the
rest Woods was searched and the property found on
him, amongst which the note in suit, handed over
to Justice Drnker who caused it to be delivered to Mr.
Snow one Of the Police clerks subsequently, to the dis
charge OF Woods, demand made on both
Tor the note but they declined to give up The
nonsuited the plaintiff on the ground that there no
conversion by either the Justice Snow the first hay
ing only done his duty in causing the prisoner to be
searched and the property taken from him. the other
was not bound to give up without from the
justice or the Court Of General Sessions which order did
not appear to be obtained For plaintiff Mr. r. N Nor.
rison for defendant, Mr. Holems
In CHAMBERs-Defore Judge Ushoefer.- re Horace
HuriJut.-This was application by writ of habeas
corpus for the discharge Of Mr. urbut the ground
ohis being minor when he enlisted II appeared that
the 5th Of May Sf5 he enlisted Ia the United States
army and was sent to the depot where he remained
til the 25th Of the MONTH when he deserted and
returned home to Utica where he has quietly remained
until about week ago. In the early part OF June
the government caused hand bills to be posted up in this
city aud In various other parts Of the State
the names OF numb0 Of persons who had deserted
from the United states army, amongst which the
name OF Horace Hurbut, and Offering reward Of $50
for the apprehension of each them On this day
he was arrested In Utica deserer and hurried to
this city and although writ Of habeas corpus OBJ
tanned there by his father and other friends who
lowed him In their shirt sleeves they able to
overtake him until he had arrived here when it became
necessary to issue another writ which made return
able this morning. 1t appearing the Judge from the
testimony OF his father and Others that he not with
IN 80 days OF being OF age when he enlisted ami that he