Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-22


himself / am informed that he takes home
less tbaa one baif Of The troops brought
BY bin iFeln lhs United States. The DO.
dies Uf Tie other half enrich The soil Of
Mexico. and theit memory, the military
character Of their country. The Colonel
also informs niB that bit d single soldier
Of his regiment has been guilty Of IN net
requiring punishment, and ht8 offence was
amply at0bsd for by h fine Of seven dollars
and few hgtrs u double duty, This feet
shows how uHWiltingly we may be Unjust.
These troops have been 0bedieHt, orderly
and brave. and yet they are branded as
volunteers.
It Is The volunteers Of the Cities, the
Empire lGb.tnsn Of New York, The
"Killets' Of philadelphia, The Gamblers
and L0afsfs Of Baltimore and New Orleans,
thai have given them the bad character
under which they now labor.
NAV l9th=-A party of ten or twelve
men attached to oltr wagons, were, last
night, attacked III Santa Fs by a large body
Of Hah6hefGs, and cot Up very badly Two
If our men are said 10 have been killed,
and seven badly wounded. A party Of
Walkers troop has gone out, but there il
little probability Of 8yBftaking any Of the
mufderefsi the mode and circumstances u
the attack are said TO justify The term
4 train af300 wagons leaves for Jalapa
this afternoon or to- m6ft6W morning, with
army stores. Nothing Of interest from the
seal Of war, nor from any quarter.
Youls, very respectfully,
JBBteAfBH.
peRf or VHHA CHts, My 18,=Arrited
American slo8p Mary Anna Gailsn Gal.
weston, assorted cargo, schooner Shannon,
Golding, New Orleans, Government s%tefesi
brig Planet, Clark, philadelphia, do. do,
stsaHet Mary kipesiand, Davis, New
Orleans, Government troops and stores
schooner Iowa, Stevens, do, Government
stores! brig Newcastle, Packard, Philadelz
phia, e0alj schooner Mary Ellen, sehrsi-
vsf, ST. Thomas, assorted cargo bark A.
define " Elisa, baker, New Orleans, Gov.
eminent stores! four vessels in sight 1t
+ r. NJ
CbBAaBB=Amstieah ship Charlotte
Read, Gray, New Orleans! Bremen ship
tlBftnine, ElBwFl6h, Havana, bal ash Ahs-
riean brig Biliow. In wrenee, New Orleans,
ballast! ship Henry Pratt, Condor, New
Orleans, troops and Government stores
schooner Cabot, Phillips, New Orleans,
balla I schooner Home. Kenny. New
Orleans, hides! brig L8wdef, ConHlin,
New Orleans, ballastl schooner Ceehee6,
southtnayd, Tampieo, numbers Brigantine
Mah1elita, Feffefas, Havana, ballast
American slo6p Cutter, Falyel. Galveston,
ballast. schooner 9elim, I~jatzoni New Or.
leans, ballast, brig X Russell, Arey, New
Orleans. Government stores and b4obs
schooner Wasp, Palono, New Orleans
ballast! schooner Morris, Thompson. Tam.
pieoy brig Oeeola, Lerjny, Now Orleans
Government troops ship Phafsalia, Allen
New Orleans, Government troops; steamer
Mary ktngsland, Davis New Orleans
Government troops,
Passengers By The Mary hiagstqad.=
Major Count de Baungarlt, aid to Gen
Shields, Lieut.. Il, I. How, Alabama Re
gimehti Col. Forinahi Capt. HaehletoB
A. G. s., Doctor D. 4. Dause, Surgeon
81 LII. Reg't' Captain W. Parker, Ass'
Quaftcrmastcrt Adiatant G. Everett; Capts
Bishop, Lawler, Hicks Hardy, Campbell
sillers Licuts. Rose, Admins, Proctor
Thomas, Lasuter, Livingston, Hooper
MAdana, Dunbar, Kentdon, Richie
Burke, Carlow, Bejferon; and 347 ranl
and file.
SuHrRtsE or A DHrAguMgNr.-A paa
senger on the Mlry kingstaad has furnish
ed Us with the following information Jus
as the vessel was about 10 leave Veta Cru.
on Thursday last, an express arrived intht
city with the intelligence that a detach
ment Of our troops stationed at Santa Fe
a post about sixteen miles off, had beer
suddenly attacked by II band of iadrones
or guerilla robbers. Three of our mel