The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-01

% for some distance paused and look
around me- and my feelings were not OF the most
rcan be were literally alone In an enc
my's city. We were the first Of our countrymen who
had entered Vera Cruz. know not what came over me
-whether II the spirit Of adventure, or wild and
inexcusable recklessness both suddenly left my
proceeded entirely through the winding and half
deserted streets The secret dread which had expe-
rsmbinS over the whole town solitary and unarmed-
went whore the buildingstofn in pieces the pave
ments blown up and the pieces Of bomb shells lying
where the black jsioses, overhanging the thorough
fares presented excellent lurking place for the assas
Never had | beheld such destruction of property
Scarcely house did that did not show some great
every house at which passed to examine the destruc-
ton occasoned by these dreadful messengers OF death
some one Of the family W the mouse and ud me-
enter, point out their property destroyed, anu WIN st
ptfu sigh exclaim La oomoa La tSmo a. Isao
lures. o,,
During my peregrinatons came to lofty and noble
mansion in which terrible bomb had exploded, ana
laid the whole front of the house IN ruins WINE was
examining the awful havoc created Deau.nu g'ri ol
came to door and invited me into the
She ponted to the furniture Of the mansion torn
into fragments, and the piles OF rubbish lying
tSr that the bomb had destroyed her father mother,
brother and little sisters and that she was now left
in the world alone war war who can tell thy nor
rors, who can picture thy deformites
During the afternoon visited the hospital Here lay
trIck IL
Wounded during the bombardment. In one corner
a moor decrep bed ridden woman her head white with
h Sns SesU blown OF by fragment Of she'll In another
place might be mangled creatures OF both sexes
bruised and dhgured By the falling Of their houses and
child in complete state of nudity with of its
legs cut of just above the knee The apartment was
filed with ies that seemed to delight in the agonies Of
miserable creatures whou they lowered and the
noans heart-rending.
went about from cot to cot and attempted to condole
With the sufferers, by whom was invariably greeted
hai been exempt from the cursed scourge of war A
bomb had descended through the roof and after landing
On the foor exploded, sending some twenty already
% wrs.ches to the sleep that knows no aoos
sion ~ he city of Vera Cruz; and the streets were
throHgd nth our troops After visiting every thing
Lesson in the horrors Of war which shall not
soon forget
INCIDENTS ON THE RIO GRANDE.
From the Matamoras Flag
On the morning of the 9th nst says the Flag, Mr.
time in Texas hearing of the capture Of Vera Cruz
ran up to the Catholic Church in this place and made
his heart It being early in morning the Padre and
his flock at their devotons. Astounded at what
thew considered sacrlegious interruption, the men
rushed to repel the invader the following close
behind The gentleman Texan told them he recolected
very well when his countrymen were brought into the
made toll the reoicngs ofthe Mexicans and although
it might him his life he would make it do the same
thing for the Americans the fall Of Vera Cruz In
few gracious he apologzed to the ladies for the
alarm he had them to the he exhibited
his snsy 81 Vista
Sergeant Langford lstiMssissipp Regiment was shot
through the thigh Unable to stand he sat upright and
shot dead with his pistol, lancer rs he approached
him While engaged In re-loading another lancer
wounded lieutenant few feet from him Before the
weapon hurled however Langford threw his pistol
and struck the lancer stunning blow the nape OF the
neck The action the lieutenant but proved fatal
to the magnanimous Langford; for, staggering the
Mexican and drove his lance into the forehead Of
otvt hoOE ,ia Trotot
this moment four men, who approaching with
horse to carry of their comrade shot the Mexican at
the moment he had dsengaged his lance and he tumbed
across the body Of the prostrate Nissssippian.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
From the Savannah Republican, April ISL
We publish to-day article from the New York
Point took with the volunteers at the battle of Buena
Vista 1t is matter of public interest to know what
which has been lavished upon that institution. The
gallant Gen Hamer, just few minutes before dying,
Is said to have wished that his life might be spared to
return to Washington, and repair some injurious i'm
pressions which he had helped to create against the
Military academy The army has been en-. the victim Of
regiments Of dragons first created, when officers
who had been years in service saw themselves ranked
by citizens many Of whom were dismissed cadets The
deep disgust caused by this circumstance caused most
of the designations which took place during the Florida
We know of DO resigned graduates within the circle
of acquaintance, who did not offer their services to
Government as soon the war with Mexico b-oke out
complete list of all those who have actually been
ISOLATED with the volunteers, would swell very much
that published by the Herald Among them NAV be
named Col Humphrey Marshall who commanded re-
giment of Kentucky cavalry ut the battle Of Buena Wis
Ia He graduated in 1892 and his regiment accompa-
MED Gen. Wool in his long and arduous march The
Of Col r. r. Temple, who graduated in 1928 and
commands one of the regiments lately raised in New
York. belongs to the list well that of Col Thomas
of the class that graduated in 1890 who held himself in
readiness to march with another New York regiment
if called upon The name of Lieut. Ruff of the Missouri
volunteers in Santa Fe is another which
There doubtless many more than those already
named.
SOME OF THE HEROES OF THE WAR
General Worth born in the city Of Hudson, Co
lumba county New York. The first of the name in
this country came from Devonshre, England and set
tied in Massachusetts, in 1912. The Generals father
followed the Of character and capacity
his mother the daughter Of Marshall jenkins Esq,
Of the original proprietors of the city Hudson
Worth educated for, and bred up to mercantile pur
suits but as he once said to the writer OF this notice
he not born to be merchant meaning that his
inclnaons pointed another way and that the cast and
character of his mind disqualified him for the avocation
On the declaration Of in 1872 he a resident Of
Albany; and though but eighteen years of deter
mined at to enter the service; but unable to get
commission, impatient Of the delay which those who
apply for Office sometimes experience he joined the army
private secretary Major General Lewis who find
ing him inclined to the field than the desk and
having vacancy in his family very kindly re-
commended him to Scott who then ut the head OF
appointed him his aid and placed him his staff In
the active and spirited campaign which ensued, he dis
. scntt M the .ss Of Chpnewa and Niagara
the latter he received wound from the effects
4 which he Mt times still suffers. Por his conduct at
hippewa he received the breve rank Of captain After
tha. of Niagara, he breveted major After the
be for several years stationed ut West Point in
stluotor of tactics As major Of ordnance he com
ldtld1a Il Watervlie afterwards promoted to tho
rauk af colonel and assigned to the eighth regiment
H ubsequently sent to Florida and for services
thore, orsyeed brgader general. With that rank he
commanded in Florida until ordered with his regiment
join the Army of Occupation under General Taylor
The residue of his history be read in the gazettes
of the day He is brevet major general and colo
mel Of the eighth regiment Of the line
MILITARY.
Brigader General Hopping, at Syracuse, received
ders from the War department on Thursday He Is to
proceed directly to New Orleans and thence to Point
Isabel
Miscellaneous.
The water has retired from the pier and docks Mt Al
bsny, suficienty TO permit the merchants and for
warders to re-enter their warehouses business is
therefore resumed
At Bath, ~ H.. on the 10TH the snow in the woods
feet and lust opposte Xermnnt IL Was