The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-30

have reached us through the baltimore Sun IRON Vera
Cruz, to the l4th instant They came TO New Orleans
by the Massachusetts steamship. These accounts are
later than the late letters addressed to the War Depart
ment from Gen. SCOTS army The last dispatches
ceived from him. up this time, O'Clock this evening,
are dated on the sth April, from Vera Cruz The fol-
lowing is the last letter which had been received from
General Scott
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Vera Cruz, April S, 1si7
SIR vessel, Unexpectedly, being about to SAIL this
morning. for New Orleans, write in haste, principally
to forward, by Col Bankhead passenger pack age of
papers from the acting Inspector General, containing lists
of prisoners of war paroed &C., &c,
The movement upon Jalapa, announced IN general or
ders No %, herewith, commences to-day Major Gen
Patterson will follow tomorrow,
This movement IL forced In reference to eur very in
adequate means OF transportation; but made IN the hope
OF doubling those means
Jalapa is the first point, from the coast which com
bnes heathness with the reasonable prospect OF obtain
ing some of the heavier articles of consumption for the
army-as breadstufts fresh beef, and forage
Another expedition sails this morning for Avarado,
TO ascend that river some forty miles with prospect
OF obtaining thousand or more horses Tor cavalry,
draught, and packs,
have the honor to remain, sir with great respect,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Hon. w. L. MARCY, Secretary OF War.
large bundle of documents accompanied this letter
from Cen Scott, covering the following report from Col
Hitchcock relative the prisoners OF war who were cap
INSPECTOR GENERALS DEPARTMENT,
Vera Cruz, March 5, lSi7.
GENERAL; have the honor 10 lay before you the io.
lowing described parcels OF papers relative to prisoners OF
war.
L. Original paroles of honor given by the officers OF the
Mexican army and navy, prisoners OF war captured at
Vera Cruz and the castle OF San Juan de Uoa, pedgng
themselves not to serve during the present war between
the United States of America and Mexico, unless duly
exchanged The whole number OF officers whose sigma
lures are affixed these papers $685. embracing four
,ranp "A cOOnpIs. lieutenant
nels majors, captains, and leutenans, with consider
able number of officers whose designations are not dis
tinctly recognised, they unknown in service
Some few, doubt from nadvertence, have omitted to
aiX their titles, and these, for the present, remain
known, but can be ascertaned All who have signed
these papers however, understood TO be commission
ed officers.
9 Original paroles OF honor given by the commanders
of the several corps, regiments, bodies OF the national
guard &C. of the late garrison of Vera Cruz and castle,
by which the garrisons pledged, in conformity with
the terms OF the capitulaon, not To serve during the
present war, unless duly exchanged The total on these
rolls 1873, 7S9.
g. list copy of the of the Officers embraced
in parcel No (above,) commencing with hat OF the
governor of Vera Cruz General Landero with copy OF
his parole in Spanish, and translation al the same.
The paroles OF all of the officers, being similar TO that
of General Landero, have not been copied.
A. Complete copies of the several papers described IN
No ., (above) to wit, the paroles for UNLISTED men.
In addition to the above described papers send the
copy of paper embracing the names OF 46 Mexican 9TH
GERS disposed of by the orders of the commanding general
as eXnlDeu on the OF lllS paper lHt oFHlndl
this paper, down to the signature Of the major general
commanding is in the hands of General Landero. These
46 officers included with those who have signed
their paroles but show the number of officers prison.
es, OF war, OF captured should be added making 352.
Besides these, very few are supposed not to have
signed their paroles, being sick in the city when the pa
prepared have visited the hospitals search
OF them without success
1t is to be remarked that considerable number of
arms have been found scattered in different parts of the
city, evidently thrown aside by citizen soldiers who al
ter caUtulatlOn, uISaDDearpu the crowd, and OF
whom account has been taken. These may be esti-
mated at about one thousand and ought to be considered
part of the troops ing the aggregate IN
the city and castle at the moment of surrender exceed
5000.
will here barely allude to the fact that, during the
siege, Mexican orce principally OF cavalry, and sup
posed to number about 1900, hung upon the OF the
American lines, and brought repeated skrmishes, in
WHICH they were always driven and worsted
With the papers referring to the prisoners OF cap.
tured at Vera Cruz and the castle enclose, ALSO the
original and copy of parole of honor from Lieut. Qui-
ros, who was taken prisoner at Antigua the % inst and
original list OF eight % prisoners taken with him, to-
gether with copy OF the same list These eight prison
ers are confined at the castle of San Juan de Uloa
servant, f. a HITCHCOCK
1t. Col A. Insp Cen
Maj Gen. WINFIELD Scorr, coming the army OF the
u. s., Vera Cruz, Mexico.
I'VE have no room for the various documents referred
to in Col Hltchcocks report, embracing the names Of the
officers comprised in the various columns; but mat
ter OF curiosity, subjon the translation of the parole
which runs in the following manner:
TRANSLATION.
"The undersigned, commandment general of the State
of Vera Cruz, retiring from the town, binds his word
of honor promising not to during the between
Mexico and the United States unless he be regularly ex-
changed
"VERA Cruz, March 20, 1917
1.-The following officers of the Mexican army prison
ers of war, captured Vera Cruz and the castle of San
Juan de Uoa, under pledge of honor similar to the
above" sc.
Here follow the names
Similar paroles enclosed from different corps of the
Mexican army.