Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-09
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Important from, i'ampico.

March l.i) sailed on The 20th. We annex ID
following exTac,S from letters and from Inc 1 au
pico Sentinel of the 9Th.
The report tina, Santa Anna has withdraw
The garrison from Vera Cruz, we presume ailude
only 10 the city and not 10 The Castle
TAMpIco, 18th February, l847.
This afternoon the mail carrier from Yer
Cruz arrived, bringing letters tor forei gn mel
chants in this city. which stated that The CON
mander of the Mexican forces al Vera OIuI Id
received positive orGers from SANTA hhnd
withdraw all The forces from that ehy anu
march ,be,n into the interior, AMI II is suppose
by all now, that Vera Cruz will be occupied o
our ,roop.. wi,hou, blow being struck.
Great preparations are being made here 10
something, bnt Gen. Patterson keeps evefy'nin
50 close that il is impossible Tor any one 10 mn
out thing concerning the next movement. "a
are anxiously awaiting the arrival oil Gen. Sco'
TAMPlco, February 18Th, is47.
Gen. Scott landed under salute. Orders nd VI
been given for movement, and zen. l",ss
goes tomorrow 10 the mouth oil the rive. WIN
portion of his division, and The balance Oh tue ~.
eulars (leaving enough Artihsfy ohiy ~ 'a"'
charge OF our delencel VIII go ioiwail do 'o''
asuanspor,ativn can be procured
HEAD QUAarEBs OF THE Army,
Tampico, February 10, 1917.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. l9.
The oeDeral-ia. chief announces 10 Tue army uie
s,ad on,cers who are attached 10 genefas-heau'
Quarters in the field,
Department Of Orders.
Lei I.ieuenan, II. l.. Scout, 5th lnianlly, a'u'
decamp, and acting Assis,an. AdIulan! 1enei q
Isl Lieutenant r. Williams, Alb Artillery S'u-
&c camp; .nbical
Isl Lieutenant E. P. Scammon, Iopoe'dP"''''
Engineers, acting abide camp and Mill.
ID Lieutenant q. w. Lay 9Th MAINLY i''''''
General STAT e.hcers.
Lisulenan, Colonel r. A. ii'choch' ~ '''''"
try, acting Inspector Genera
csplain Jas. Monroe, 9Th Infantry. achsg AS
sIsant Inspector General; D.;
Colonel j. G. To,Ien, chlei oil corps oi eos'-
MAJOR ". Turnbul, acting chief ol TopograPh-
zeal Engineers. o.,aa
Major ) McRar, acting chief oil the Quarter
masters department; a.,
Captain J. g. Grayson, acng chlel os Inc ouo-
,isence department;
MAJOR E. Kirby, acting chief of The Fay depart
inent, and ,.M Al
The senior field officer Of Artillery. Colonel }.
BanAhead, ID Artillery, will en!er upon The duties
OF chief Of Artillery as soon as ihefe shai pe oo
css,on for planting heavy batteries
AN general slaf officers will be manly EN-
Moved in their respective department ol duty,
and any orders that any chief Of department may
Owe in relation 10 his peculiar duties, III Inc
name and by In authority, ol The genela'-ihcniei
Of The army will be promptly ooeyed
WINFIELD SCOTT
By command Of Maj Gen. Scorr.
IA. L. ScoTT, A. A. A. q.
HEADQUARTERS oF THE ARMY,
Tampco, February ~, lsi1
GgsERAL ORDERS, No. ~
l. Itnay well be apprrhended that many grave
offences mol provided lur in The act VI Congress
Establishing rules aud articles ior The govern
m.nt OF the armies vi The United States, APP
lroyed Aprl'l0, 1906, may be again committed
by. or upon, individuals oi those arnles, IN
Mexico, pending the existing wal between inc
Two Republics. Ailusion is here made 10 alroci-
ties. any one OF which, il committed within me
United States or their organized territories would
of course, be tiied and severely punished h} Inc
ordinary Or civil courts OF The land.
2 Assassination, murder; malicious siabolhe
81 manning; rape; malicious assanl, and battery;
robbery; theft; The wanlon desecTau.n :" chufcht>'
cemeteries or other religious edificea nd iISluiea
and destruction except by order OF i SUPERIOR oil
hcer, OF public vi private properly, asc .ncn o'
>. nc SOUu Vi Tue SelSlCCi hOhoi VI ils
United STATES and The interests OF humanity i'm
periously demand that every crime, enumerated
ahQyer SbQgld b severely punished ...-..
called the rules and articles VI 1rar Sproydes oI
the punishment oi mol one OF these crimes, even
when committed by individuals Of the army upon
the persons property oil other inliviauas OF lh'
same except in the very restricted case VI the 81
OF those articles; nor lor like oulrases commit
ted by The same individuals, upon The persons o
property of hostile country, except very par
tally in the 5lst, 22d and 55lh articles; and th'
same code is absolutely silent as 10 all injuries
which may be inflicted upon individuals ci The
army, or their property, against The laws Of war
by individuals Of hostile county.
s. Il is eyiden, that the 99,h article, independ
en-, of any reference to the restriction in The o1ih
is wholly nugatory in reaching any one OF those
high crimes.
6. For all the offences, therefore, enumerated ir
the second paragraph above, which may be com
mi,led abroad-in, by, or upon the army, sup
plemcntal code is absolutely needed
T. That unwritten code is Martial Lac, al
an addition 10 the written military code, pre-
scribed by Congress in the rules and articles
war. and which unwriIien code, all armies, II
hostile countries, are forced 10 adopt-nol only 10
their own safety, but for the protection oil Inc uh
offending Inhabitants and their properly, abou
The theatres vi military operations, against iDIu
.ies contrary 10 the laws OF war;.
8. From the same supreme necessity, martia
law is hereby declared, as supplemental code
IN and about all camps, posts and hospitals
which may be occupied by any part oil The force
OF the United States, in Mexico, aud IN ant
about all columns, escorts, conyoys, GUARDS an'
delachmenls, of The said forces, while engaged II
prosecuting The existing war in and against tat
said Republic.
3. Accordingly, every crime, enumerated IL
paragraph No 2, above, whether committed
by any inhabi,anl vi Mexico, soJourner or Ira
weller therein, upon the person or properly oil an,
individual oil the United States forces, retainer I"
follower oflhe same; ,. BY any individual oil th'
said forces retainer or follower Of the same, upoi
the person or property Of any inhabilant Of Mex
leo. sojourner or traveller therein; or s. BY an,
individual # the said forces, retainer or followe
OF the same upon the person or property oil any
other individual Of the said forces, retainer .
follower Of The same--shal be duly tried an,
punished under the said supplemental code.
10. For this purpose il is ordered, that all often
ders, in the matters aforesaid, shall be promptly
seized aud confined and reported for trial, oelo''
.Milttary Commission; 10 be duly appointed a
follows
IL. Every military commission under This or
del, will be appointed, governed and limited a
prescribed by The 65th 6Glh, 9th and 9Th, OF TN
said rules and articles OF war, and the proceed
inss oil such commissions will be duly recorded
IN writing, reviewed, revised, disapproved or ap
proved, and The sentences executed ALL as II
the cases Of the proceedings and sentences Q
coults-marlal; prorided, that no military com
mission shall try any case clearly cosnHaoiy D
any courl-matial, and propided, aiso tina! no sen
tence OF military commission shall be put in ex
eculion against any individual, whatsoever, whic
may not be- according 10 the nature and degre
OF Inc offence, as established by evidence, i
conformity with punshmens, in like cases, i
come one Of the States OF .hea United States {
America.
- This order will be read al the head Of eve
nv company OF the United States forces, setvins
IN Mexico or about IL enter on that healre OF wa
By command oil Maj. Gen. SCOTT.
Il. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. G.
Capt. Achilles Morris died Of chronic dia