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 throughout, making t approach much near CT place in which an An1esican soldier ought to reside. We are informed that a more filthy place could scafceIy be imagined, at the time our troops took possession.
 TRoors.-Ths steamship New Orleans arrived yesterday from Tampico, having on board company of regular infantry, iron. Fort Smelling. Moses F. Beach, of the N '. Sun, who is very recently from the city of Mexico, via Tampico, was passenger on the New Orleans.
 [Nr. Beach came passenger on board the Massachusetts to this city yesterday Eds. Delfa;
 ExEcvTIoS.--The execution of the col- ored man, Kirk, citizen of the United States. convicted of committing q rape upon the person of Mexican woman, and tlleft, took place on Saturday evening last 4 large concourse of people were present, to wit- ness the first execution under American au- thority, which has ever iaken place since our occupation of this country. It will, no doubt, prove salutaEy lesson to many who would destroy the safe.ies guaraniied to good citizens, were not such punishments some times inflicted.
 BREAKING UP OF GENERAL .HEADQuAR- TERs.--T Y Testerday evening at : o'clock, Gen. Scott and his staff left their quarters in the Plaza, and started for Jalapa. They were escorted by Col. Hamey's 2d Dragoons, and will probably be up with Gen. Twiggs of the advance intwo or three days. --
 ALyARApo--The port of Alvarada, which has been closed for several mop,hs, is now open to our commerce, and to all neutral vessels not having on board articles contra band of war.
 WoRrH's BRiGADE.-Maj. Gen. Worth, with the lss brigade, will probably leave Vera Cruz to-day, following in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor. The govern ment of the town and dependencies have been turned over to Col. Wilson of the 1st infantry.
 THE HosPirAL.--Many of our gallant soldiers are now pros,rated by disease, and the hospitals are filled to oyeraowing with them. The disease most prevalent IS diarrea, which in many cases has proved fatal.
 EXPEDITION to TUsPAN-On Friday last. the sloops of war Germantown and Albany. and two bomb vessels departed for Tuspan. On Saturday, the Raritan, with one hundred additional marines from the Potomac sailed for the same place, and yesterday, Com. Per- ", with the flag ship Mississippi, and steam- CTS Spitfre and Vixen, having bomb vessels in tow. The Petrel, Bonita and Etna fol lowed suit. The object of this expedition Is to take possession of Tuspan, which we understand will be effected by landing the sailors and marines at convenient point
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 MILITARY CoMMIssIoS.-Besides that of rape, two other cases have been adiudged before the Military Commission. They were for theft committed by two privates of the lst Pennsylvania Regiment of Volun- teers. They were sentenced each to one months imprisonment in the Castle of San Juan de ulua, and fine of one months pay.
 DEArHs.--lt is with feelings of deep re- gret we feel ourselves compelled to announce the death of T. J. Lott, late of Coyington, Miss
 On the 7th inst. Private Henry Dickson, of company F, Charleston, s. G., Division Volunteers. The deceased was the son of one of the most respectable Professors in the Medical College of his State, and will be long remembered for his urbanity of man. ners and kindness of department toward the fellow soldiers, one of whom pays this pas sing tribute to his memory.
 
 PLoT DIscovERED.-Some day last week number of Mexicans were discover ed in the act of melting the citizens of Tam pico to revolt and drive the Americans from the place. We are not advised of the uar- ticulars, bu, learn thai Col Gates banished them from the city, fotbidding their return under penalty of death.
 PROCLAMATION.
 Headquarters of fhe Army,
 Vera Cruz, April II, lSi7
 Major General Scott, General in- Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, to the good people of Mexico PRocLAMA- TIoS.
 .MericaRs!-At the head of powerful ar- my, soon 10 be doubled-a part of which is advancing upon your Capilal-and with ano- ,her army, under Major General Taylor, in march from Saltillo towards San Luis de Po- iosi-l think myself called upon to address you.
 .uericans !-Americans are not your ene- mics; but inc enemies. for a time. of the men who, year ago, misgoverned you, and brought about this unnatural war between two great Republics. We are the friends of the peaceful inhabitants of the country we occupy, and the friends of your Holy Reli- gion, its Hierarchy and its Priesthood. The same church is found in all parts of our own coHntry. crowded with devout Catholics and respected by our government, laws, and peo- pie.
 For the Church of Mexico, the unofend. ing inhabitants of the country, and their property, have from the first done every thing in my power 10 place them under the safeguard of martial law against the few bad