The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-05

Mr.. c. thinks the Mexican infantry behaved much
better than their cavarythe latter would not wait for
charge from even one-ffth Of their number.
He docs not know exactly how the three pieces of
tllery were taken. He heard Col Davis say he could
have spiked them but supposed they would be retaken
The rumor that General Taylors dispatches had been
cut of was unfounded Some Of them had been de-
obtained when he came through and all have been
ly delivered to the Adjutsnt General in this city
May who l. reported having received "a severe contu
SION, was out and considered well again. before Mr. C.
left the army.
An exchange paper states that this gallant officer
Gen. w O. Buter) was noted in former days for his
eloquent poctica efasions His poetica productions
!" Ohio Bard and were copied from one end Of the
Union to the other. Most Of them were satrical and
that time pervadcd the west lie married Miss Tbbatts
OF Lexington KY eldest sister Of Mr. John Tibbatt Of
the late United States House of Representatives and
now colonel OF one OF the new regiments"
THE DISCRIMINATION AT VERA CRUZ.
From the New Orleans Bulletin March 27
The landing of the American army at Vera Cruz has
been accomplished in manner that reflects the highest
credit on all concerned and the regularity precision
and prompncss with which was effected has probably
not been surpassed, if it has been equaled in modern
The removal of large body of troops from numerous
transports INTO boats in an open seather subsequent
Decentralization on the sea beach, enemy's coast,
through surf with all their and accoutrements,
without single error accident requires great
tion skill and sound Judgment.
The French expedition against Algcrs, in 1890, was
said to be the most complete in every respect
i
attention and experience and nothing had been omitted
to insure success and particularly in the and M
took place in wide bay which was more favorable than
an open beach directly the and Gas in tho
sent nsance) whom any resistance on the part Of the
enemyyef, only 5000 men landed the first day, and
30 10 40 res lost by accidents upseng boats;
chereds on the present occasion 900 en landed
IN one day Without far as hare heard the slightest
accident or the loss of single life The great credit of
this of course belongs to the navy under whose orders
and and by whose excrtions it was effect
n Conner,
and the gallant officers and belonging to his
is also justly due to the Department
made, and means provided for carrying it into effect
Correspondence Of Tropc.l
Orr VERA CRUZ, March Is, lS47.
- Nothing has been more remarkable in
this campaign than the quetncss with which the troops
were permitted to land. have the assurance of off,
GERS, whose experience qualities them to judge, that
three pieces Of cannon, judciously planted, and
masked by the small eminence which ovcrhangs the
point of landing would have produced terrible havoc
amongst our troops ! believe that three pieces
planted and masked and served with grape and canister
shot would have placed at least five thousand of our
men hors du combat before thew could have reached the
position which they permitted to take unmoestcd
nhey could have spiked their guns upon our advance
butte this supnencss! cannot guess. Gen. Scott may
have deceived them somewhat by his Of
the 9th instant in which he examined the coast to the
northward well to the southwark of the city, but
this will not account for the matter, half dozen
guns each side Of the city could form consider
ton OF rifng Importance to them in the way OF de-
fence. But 40 1t was
There IL norther in the ar-The latter
part OF our yesterdays gale which has not yet blown it.
self out II it follow it threatens and lasts the
al period three days the attack must be deferred pro-
portonate length Of time 1t will require every hour of
three days. to land the howzcrs and get them in posi-
ton, and as heavy surf will follow norther for at
least two days am induced to believe that the attack
cannot be commenced during the whole Of the next
week-not until the 10th or DIST instant.
Tbs navy can have but little to ray in the
be well to say that attack will be made directly upon
s. Juan dc Ultia until the city is in our hands Our
ho
rs may be manned with Paxhan guns and supplied with
shells such bomb ketches as may be hereafter sent
down from the United States and such batteries Of his
big guns as Colonel Bomford may have prepared and
shipped will ut once be opened upon the castlenot to
beat II down, nor to make effective breach in its
walls but TO render the climate too for Mexican
courage to flourish in
Before this step is taken, the place will be
pletely invested, and hunger may indeed render
course to the method spoken Of unnecessary.
No fears need be entertained fancy, that the castle
Will open upon the city, when the latter enters into
possession think Mexican brutality falls far short OF
such an atrocity. Be this 1t may assured that
General Scott will not quarter his troops in the city,
but along his lines outside until the castle may rcuc
cd His army will then Of retire to the
tains leaving at Vera Cruz only force sufficient to act
as garrison.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
49, From the New Orleans Picayune, March rs
We find little in the Mexican papers which has not
pecn embraced in our correspondence. We note how
ever few words in regard to New Mexico and Chihua
HsT Q, late r rom
our troops with six thousand and anuihilatng
them They attribute the discovery the conspiracy
and the arrest of the principals engaged in II Vigil
Alarid, towards whom they show mercy They
plain loudly of the successes of the Yankees they
call and hope to succeed better in their
spiracy. If one could trust Mexican accounts, they
wouo make the situation Of New Mexico critical
A messenger who had been despatched from FL Paso to
Santa Fc for artillery and reinforcemens betrayed his
trust and carried his despatch TO chihuahua and
them to the government They know that their capital
aud their sole hope of safety is the arrival
OF aid from the South On the 30h of January the
Inducements on their march from the South for the de-
fence OF Chihuahua had not reached that city, There
were there seven hundred regular troops three hundred
armed countrymen and four hundred more were expect
ed from the vicinity They had too thirteen pieces Of
artiiery-four Founders and skies Yet tins force was
considered totally inadequate to the defence OF the
town -
Durango Is stu rayagcd by the Indians Inc details
are without interest, but show lamentable state OF
aiars by the way the Indians OF New Mexico are said
10 DC az disgustcd with tine Yankees as the Mexcahs
themselves
we annex another letter from our correspondent IN
the squadron