The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-12


port ar, very sangulns that skirmi,h Ct some sort
has on t'en Pillow is tho person who circalsted
converted with the Mexicans
Las, night in the first division. soldier sho,
geant Of the third but made his escape. end is sk
large. The punishmcnt for this Is very heavy.
In the review of the first "Wednesday no less than
low Shields Quitmsp and Smith. and at least two hun.
bred other officers The day was exceedingly wsrm,
drill was not gone through with In consequence, and
will be attempted again tomorrow.
and on the other vessels stalls are fitting up very
the horJes.
@ssps Iunnns w e. on
900 stand Of arms and large quantity OF ammunition
The Palmetto regiment he. reached Lobcs Island. On
the Sh who had the misfortune to fall down the hatch
way, and seriously ipjurs himself ,o,-
Tho propeller Eudora In last evening from the
Brozos bringing mail and dates from New Orleans
General Scott was still at the Brazos retng himself o.
the ron arrival Of the transports Colonel Bsnkhsad Of
the artillery battalion. came In the EudoIa, and
number of other officers.
The 9Th infantry had embarked for Lobos Island On
the following day the 9th would also embark then
artillery command then the ath, &c. making up the
whole Of Worth's command.
understand General Patterson received orders 10 have
az me transports stopped at the bar and IL Lobos
Island was found not to be as good place had been
represented to tho commanderinchef, the troops were
to BIO landed at this place.
Colonel Harvey. who wa, trial at the Brazos for
dsobedience Of orders had been sentenced to be rep
manded by General Scott but the time of the sailing
Of the Eudora il had not been given.
Another Mexican chief who promises to become Is
notorious Csnales, has recently sprung up the
ciniy Of this place His name j. Pauline. and he has
under his command 500 regular lsncers who follow the
double business Of fighting for their country AMI steal
ing for themselves few days since man named
the quartermaster, and fell in with these men twice be-
fore returning The hrst time he was inside house
lance in hand Donnelly jumped up from the table, and
With "a! repeating pistol shot two Of them down when
h9or. nroc. aJ ~ .a ies % '1hS
superior bottom Of his horse saved him. but two Mez
Th T 4; ~S1 VII i,; We,o vvsrs S u LIZ.
but Pauline ha. portion q his band stationed upsnt.
BRAzos ISLAND, Feb h. leH.
We are preparing here Tor movement towards vs!s
schooners and supplies in the shape Of wagons mules
horses harness, provisions lumber and host Of other
ARTICLES, Tor Gen SCOTS operations southwsrd SANTA
~ Tamncn Nv ha Mav;csns and lie occunsor nv our
troopa has had for m i'm the desired eect has walked
up and united the whole Mexican people and brought
them 10 rroper Knowledge of what we are about and
has the Weather classes TO combine egsnst
what they consider threatened humiliation Of their ma
tiouality A skillul game must now be played Whe.
Their il d better TO attack Vera Cruz st once Or to fory
in the rear and cut of all communication and supplies
by the active operations Of Cen Scott by land, Is dim
| cult 10 det0 rmne but suppose the latter course
would be equally certain OF success and great saving
We are glad see that most of the political psrtizsns
who declaimed against the government and the war,
70 ss,n To-:
strengthened the enemy. The epoch has arrived when
those who not with against us-when those
who rejoice to see the great principles fhe North Anne
ricsn Republic triumphant at home and abroad, must
their dormant energies and put their shoulder
to the wheel to make il 60 II fater, there end
OF national glory. The powerful nations Of the earth
will vocerate that the fathers who followed
washington have become degenerate and that there n
an end OF sublime hcroism in the New World.
| LIE "'f'"'ND "'~'o"i T or 10 Is e..
mi. .o.u., a.. ,,.u ...a~ 80. W. W.. 40. I.s"
This afternoon the mail carrier from Vera Cru. ar
y, W C hat oiI r,;,; ~ nU d t Ss.
a"b ,Sam into The ;n,sror md !, H. .nre.sd H. III
n,, ,hst vera Cen, Will he occrrsd br our ,c.n.
| Without blow being struck Great prensrstions ~.
$3.50 - ~. CO. sons,h;rr ~ n. .S.N-V
Pssrsan ps oyerv thing so close that n /" mn":shi
E nv one % sn on hing v
All orc snv;ous,v ,a;,;nr ,hs ~
General Scott '"''" '-' ~
"'n''a' 'ooV
CAMr sAN JUAN DE- BuENA vsrA,
Five Miles from saltillo, Mexico. Jam IS
Borland and the detachmsnts under their oommsndS,
will douqtess be sent to the United States Of then
Of the story T which resoIsd Ss.
all to have been taken asleep, without having had ssn1.
This evening Capt Daniel Drake Herris, q Texan.
formerly Mier prisoner who escaped from the Msxf
an Interpreter who was Captured with Tho pa,iss Of
Gaines and Borand reached the camp having made hs
escape fror, the Mexican guard heard him narrsts an
tho OF tho and of his eseena n
| Gen Wool
On the 18th instant, Major Howard, Of Texas. who
is assistant commissary In Gen. WooPs column. and
who had been permitted to 20 out to make . reesn
noissance with two others, returned to camp and: 70.
ported that at the hacienda Epcarnscion. sixty miles
from Saltillo on the San Luis road he discovered
Mexican force, and was chased by their cavalry for nf
teen or twenty miles
Major Borland of the Arkansas regiment Of cavalry.
had been out on scout at the same time In different
direction Major Gaines. who stationed at the Pa
lomos Pass twelve miles east OF sao also had scouts
out who had made no discoveriss Great anxiety w0
manifested by different officers, to ascertain the numbers
".
was any force at EncsInacion
Az ms own request Major Boriand was permitted ~
General Wool TO make another reconnosanco. At the
same time Major Gaines and Captain Clay went out
teconnosance from raiomos On the 18th, Major Bor.
land started with forty officers and men who were
ected from the whole regiment On the 10th he reach
n cd Encarnacion and found no armed force there.