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Army General order.
On the 3Olh ult., the following General Order
was issued by General Scout.
Hrapor.prrpS or TIVE Apsrv

was issued by General Scott
HEApQuARTERs OF THE AMY,
Vera Cruz, Marsh 80, I847.
General Order-No. so.
/ The capture Of this well fortified city. the en-
porium Of Mexican commerce, with the castle Of
San Juan de- Ulloa, the enemy's principal for
tress with 5000 prisoners and as many stand Of
arms, 400 pieces of ordnance and "a large GUAM
/ tily Of ordnance stores; have added TO the glory
/ Of American arms acquired elsewhere 10 this
war, aud cannot fail 10 contribute powerfully 10
an early psaee-so much desired by the United
States.
| These important achievements have establish.
ed a new basis, aud opened a shorter aud better
line of operations upon the enemy's capital and
centre Of resources.
The general-in-chief congratulates the army
he has the honor personally to command upon
this brilliant opening Of a new campaign, and
tenders on the part Of tho United States, imme-
date thanks TO all the corps-regular aud volun-
Ieer. including a detachment Of marines, under
Captain Edson-which formed the line of in.
veslment and prosecuted the siege TO its happy
conclusion.
The troops have borne the heaviest labors in
camp and in trenches, wthour failure or mur.
mur amidst sand storms Of distressing frequency
and violence; skirnshes by day and night, and
under the incesSanl fire of the enemy's heavy
batteries Of the city and castle. The steadiness
and checrfulness of officers and men, under the
circumstances, as worthy Of all praise.
! The general-nchie sincerely regrets that he
cannot give the names Of the hundreds, or rather
thousands to whom particular thanks are due
on this occasion. He can only enumerate the
/ few who were isolated by rank or position, as
well as by noble services. OF this class he is
| happy to name Brevet Brig. Gen. Worth, (now
brevet major generaD and Brig. Gen. Twiggs,
commanding the regular brigade; Major General
/ Patterson (second in command) and his three
! Brigader Gencras-Plow, Quilman s. Shields,
Of the volunteer divisions; Colonel lIarncy, COM
mandcr of the regular cavaIry; Col. Toucn, chief
engineers; Col. Bankhcad chief of artillery and
commander of the batteries, ably assisted, in sue
cession, by other field officers Of artillery, Capt
IIuger, acting chief of ordnance, much at the
batteries, and assisted ably in supplying them
Iby Capts. Cross and Irwin, both of the Quarter.
masters department; Lieut.. Col. Hitchcock,
acting Inspector General; Maj. Turnbul, acting
chiefof Topograp Engineers, MAJOR McRca,
acting chief of the commlssariat; Surgeon Cen
cra Lawson and the personal staff Of the genor-
al-in-chiei-Lieuts. II. l.. Scott, Williams,
Scammon and Lay-with the occasional aid of
Cupts. Lee and Johnson, of the engineers and
Typographical engineers, and Capt. Monroe, act
ing assistant Inspector general.
TO the commissioners, Brevet Major General
Worth, Brigadier General Pillow, aud Colonel
Totten, including Capt. Aulick, Of the Navy,
who so nobIy negotiated and arranged the terms
of ofcapitulation with the enemy's commissioners,
great credit is seyerally due in that distinct ca
pacily.
Thanks higher than those of the gcnera.in-
chief have been also earned by the entire Home
Squadron, under the successive order of Commo-
dores Conner and Perry, for prompt, cheerful
and able assistance from the arrival of the army
off this coast. Besides landing troops and sup
plies and the strict blockade the port the small
er vessels, detached by Commodore Perry, un-
der the immediate command of Captain Talnall
Joined for a time in the attack upon the city, at
the imminent risk of being sunk, by the fire of
the castle; and the land battery No. 5, (caIIed
the Nayal) which followed Nos. /, 2, 3, and 4,
(seryod by the army at the end of TWO days was
exclusively (alter being prepared by the eng-
necrs and troops of the army armed, manned
aud commanded out of the squadron. This bat
terry, in the successive dcours ofgaIIant Captains
Auck and Mayo, proved itself highly effective
BY command of Maj. Gen. Scott
II. L. SCOTT,
Acting Assistant Adj't. General