Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-08

By the arrival Of the steamship Irum-
bull ut Now Orleans, on tho 23i ut, tho
editors Of tina; city arc in receipt Of Mon
leroy dates 10 the ID. SaIilo 10 the 30,
and Matnn.ors to tho l5.h ult. a rcpor,
wns put in circulation by this arrival That
Col. DoniDilan had been defeated. with tho
loss Of nIl MS artillery b the Moxicans
under Gen. Riez, in pass between Sa.-
tillo and Cnihunhra.
Gen. CadwalIader has been ordered 10
proceed from the RIO Grando TO Gen.
Scott, with oil his brigade. except the
cavalry, by tho way Of Vera Cruz. Got
n. Marshnli's kentucky cavalry were a,
Cnmar-o On their way homo. MaJor
Cross 3 Jrngoons IS near "alo Al'o, with
,hroe companies Of his regiment. Tho ist
and 3D. OHIO regiments were soon 70 start
homcwnri fron Monterey. Tine nows
from Gonoral Scott. since he left Vera
Cruz. hid not reached Monterey.
The pcoGedings Of the court OF inquiry,
nj Saltilo. regarding tho conduct OF the
Indiana Volunteers anl their ofhcors, Brig.
Gen. Lane and Col. }owles. nre taken as
follows from the Saltiilo Picket Guard.
''inouirv in tho case Of Gen. Lane. -
The Colr! arc OF opinion :hot during the
whole y ID Of tho 22l and :43l Of Fe-
bruary, II. Brig. Gen. Lano conducted
hims eli 70 brave and gallant officer. md
that no ccnsuro IS attached 10 hun fn'
tho retreat of tho ii regiment Indiana
volunteers.
.sInquiry in tho case Of Col. Bow S.
Tho Court IS of opinion thu, Col. Eowlcs
IS iynornn. Of tho duties Of colonel; but
tho Cour, would remark thnt i'll health has
in soma degree prevented him from fitting
himself for tho duties Of that Office.
"Tho Court is Of opinion that Mt the
time Col. Eowlcs gave tho order retreat.
no was under tho impression that the aril'
lorv had relrea,ed, when IL fact tho bat
tory Ind gone TO advanced post on.
under tho orders of Gen. Lane. which
order had mol been communicated 10 Col
Bowlcs.
"And in conclusion. the Cour, find, TINT
throughout the engagement, md through
the whole day, Col. Bowlos ovnced nc
want Of personal courage or bravery; bat
that he did manifest q want of Judgment
rs a commander"
Wo find tho following items IN tho Ma
tnmoras Flag Of the 18th inst
Tho Monterey Pioneer thinks that OF
advance upon Luis potosi is designed by
General Taylor, rs unusual activity pre-
walls in all departments, and four trains
loaded with subsistence stores, have re-
Gently arrived at that place.
Gen. Urea hns issued n proclamation
to tho citizens Of Cadarcyto, very similar
in tono to that Of Santa Anna. He calls
upon tho town for contribution towards
supporting tho war; and also orders under
arms all able boiled males between the
ages Of sixteen and forty five. lmmcdi-
atcly after having issued this proclamation
he sct off for the city Of Mexico.
1t is stated in tho Monterey Pioneer
upon the authority Of gentleman from
San Louis Potos, that but iow hundred
effective troops wero in that city. and thai
the hospitals wcro filled with tho sick nmd
wounded, who wore dying for wan, of at
tontion. a report reached here that Gen
TAYLOR was III three days march Of iht
city, which caused hundreds Of tho inha
bitanis TO vamns with their property.