The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-02-19
Late from Gen. Scott's Head Quarter--
Terrible Gales ON the Coast.


| Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.
BRAzos Sr. HGo. jan. 25. I847.
DEAR CoLoNEL:-Afer a perilous pas
sage Of 90 days from New Orleans, in the
high pressure steamer Maria Burt we
are at the 'Brazos.'
Gen. Scott and suite are here. Gen.
Worth with his division is at the mouth OF
the Rio Grande, en- rose for Tampico, or
elsewhere in that nelghborhood. The
story that Santa Anna with 80, 900 men
were near SalItillo, is all CANNON, of
course. The impression here, with well
informed persons, is that Tera Cruz will
be the next pointsof attack, Things look
that way now. Government stores are
| in great abundance here, for the ssat of
war. Uucie Sam iss taking hold of things
in earnest.
understand that Gen Worth will re.
main short time oDl at the mouth. and
Gen, Scott info ormed me last night that
he should remain here perhaps ten days.
The lst Ohio regiment is at Monterey.
supposed it is thought those brave fell
lows won laurels enough at the taking Of
Monterey.
The 2nd Ohio is still at Camargo, and
Col. Morgan is commandant of that post
| think it extremely hard that a regiment
80 well drilled, and composed OF such ex
cellent materials, with such a fine set of
officers. should be required to remain in
glorious inactivity. Gen. Scott enter
tains very high opinion of that regi-
ment and its officers, and regrets that he
cannot have them along; but says it is
necessary to leave such men behind as will
be competen, TO defend the post success
fully. But Is,iIl hope they will yet get
along.
Without disparaging others, will take
it upon me to say, that Col Morgan ha s
not his superior, in worth aud merits as
an officer, in the whole line. Regularly
educated in the profession Of arms. he is
one Of the very best drilled officers as well
as disciplinarians in the army; he is brave
as lion, and as good fellow as the Deity |
ever bresthed into.
Lieut.. Col. Irwin and Maj. Wall, you
know, were also regularly education a,
West Point, aud for true bravery, militia
ry science, general intelligence, and ev |
cry thing that is necessary to cons
stitute good officers, they cannot be ex.
celled; in short, believe there can be
no doubt but ii is one of the best officer.
ed regiments in the field. Altho' the
poor fellows constituting the regiment
have suffered much by sickness, during
the summer, there has been less fatality
in il than in any other north of Louisiana;
there we're but 30 deaths in the frat six
months, and that embraced the most sick
ly season Of the year. / have been in
formed that no other regiment in the
above named district north of louisiana
lost less than so, and from that to 200 men
by sickness alone.
The Sd Ohio regiment (Col Curtis0 still
remains at Matamoros. That regiment
is highly spoken of BY all those intimate
with it. have no doubt they would do
good service il an opportunity should pre-
sent. Whether they will be taken on
know not.
leave here for the mouth of The Rio
Grande to-day, and shah proceed up that
river TO morrow.
have been informed that the vessels
with the Pennsylvania troops are of the
bar, waiting for lighters 10 take them of