Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-29
MORE DETAILS FROM THE AMERICAN
ARMY


ders of the Commander Chief OF the Amer
lean army, and also from Gen. Qutman, civil
and military Governor of the city of Mexico
that the most efficient, and a! the same time,
the most prudent and honorable measures TO
easure the fall and completa subjugation OF
the capital of Mexico have been adopted.
We publish such of the orders as we think
viii Interest the reader:
Frcgn the New Orleans Pcayune.
GENERAL ARMY ORDERS.
Or the l1th OF September, Gen. Scott re-
published his general orders, procanlng mar
tiAl law IN places occupied by our troops win
important ADDITIONS. From these orders we
copy that portion by which contributions are
levied upon the capital, and the reasons there
for assigned. We are gratifed 10 see this rig
ovous measure put in force:
II. For the ease and safety OF both parties,
in all citiesand towns occupied by the Amer
;caa army, Mexican police shall be estab-
Iished and duly harmonlZed with the military
police of the said forces.
IS This splendid capitalists churches and
religious worship Is converts and monaste-
.ries; its inhabitants and property, are, more
over, placed under the special safeguard of the
faith and honor of the American army.
l6 In consideration of the foregoing pro-
lection, contribution of 81 so 900 is imposed
Z on this capital, to be paid in four weeks in
staments OF thirty-seven thousand five hun
'dred dollars 1897 ,50O) each, beginning on
Monday next, the goth inst, and terminating
on Monday, the nth of October.
II. The Ayuntamiento, or corporate au-
thority of the city, is specially charged with
the collection and payment Of the several in.
stalmentS
IS. Of the whole contribution TO be paid O.
yer to this army, twenty thousand dollars
shall be appropriated to the purchase of extra
comforts for the wounded AMI sick in hospital
% ninety thousand dollars fs9OOOO) to the pur-
chase of blankets and shoes for gratuitous dis
'tribnton among the rank and file OF the army
and forty thousand dollars (s40,000) reserved
for other necessary military purposes.
The next order we find is dated The 18th
@ an | assigns to the troops their different quar-
iers in the city. That portion of the orde1
would possess no interest here, but the fol
lowing paragraphs are OF gratifying charac
ter:
e. No private house shall be occupied b,
any corps or officer until all suitable publ
buildings within the above ranges shall be frs
fully occupied; and all officers attached Il
. troops shall he quartcred with or near thei
troops respectively
8. No rent shall be paid by the U. States
for any building occupied by troops or officers
without special direction from general head
quarters nor shall any private house be occu
pied as quarters without the free consent o
the owner or orders from general headquarters
No deviation from these injunctions will b
tolerated.
g. The collection Of customs or duties a
the several gates of the city, by the civil All
thorites of the same, will be continued a
heretofore until modified by the civil and mill
tarv governor (Mai. Gen Quitman) accordin
oto the views OF The genera -in-chief. But sup
plies belonging 20 the Qnartermasers an
Commssary's Department will al once be ex
empied from al duties.
Gen. Quitman's orders dated the 18th alIo,
o unarmed persons, in the pursuit of their pr
vate affairs, to pass and repaSs the city gate
o and outposts, but none wih arms withou
special leave He also prohibits arms, ammu
milton, tobacco or public property OF any kin
to be taken from the city.
Another order of Gen @. allows the col
lection of customs and duties at the gates c
the city as usual, save on supplies for n
Quartermaster's and Commissary's Department
The proceeds are TO be appropriated in the fir
O instance to city expenses, and the residue Z
the general may afterwards direct.
The following orders of Cen Scott point
a danger by which he is beset. The order
eminenty characteristic Of his high spirit, h
humanity and care for his troops:
GENERAL ORDERS-No 296.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
MEXICO, Sept %, 1847
The general -in-chief has received, throug
many kind sources, Mexican and others, III
doubted information that an extensive consp
racy is on foot about US, to surprise (by near
OF an nsurrection) our guards and quarter
and to murder our officers and men.
Mexican officers and so diers, in disguis
who had not the courage TO defend their cal
ital, are the leaders OF this conspiracy, aide
BY some fifteen hundred thieves and murderer
who were turned loose for that purpose ar
to prey upon the peaceable inhabitants, II
night before the 'riumphal entry of the Anne
ican army into this city.
The consprators have also the services
several false priests who dishonor the holy r
ligion which they only profess for the speci
occasion
Until ready for the instruction, the disg,
HCu FIIIIdHS nope III w us HluCu udIHl III ucld
Their plan is TO asSassinate straggIers, parii
ularly drunken men; TO entce individuals
small parties into shops, to drink, and to ST
them when in their cups ; to entice our gala
Roman Catholic soldiers who have done
much honor to cur co'ors, to desert, under
promise of lands in California, which o
arms have already conquered, and which, fc
ever, will remain part of the United States
Let all our soldiers, Protestant and Cath
hc,Sremember the fate of the deserters tax
at Churubusco These deluded wretches we
also promised money and land but I
Mexican Government, by every sort of
usage drove them TO take up arms against /
country and flag they had uoluntarllu swo
10 support and next placed them in front
the battle--in positions from which tn
could not possibly escape the conquering V;
or of our glorious ranks After every eff
of the general-in chief TO save, by udicc
discrimination. az many of those miseraI
convicts as possible. fifty OF them have p
for their treachery BY an ignomlnious de;
on the ga,lows!
Again the geneEalin-chief calls on
brethren in arms, of all era les, 10 be consta
iy on the alert. by day. as BY night; never
appear IN the streets without sde arms
walk out only in parties Of twoS, threes
more and TO avoid all obscure pIac -s-par
nIaFIy tFeacherous dram shops and lie,
stores.
BY command OF Mai. Gen, Scorr.
II. L. SCOTT, A. A A G
GO The following orterS will show how G,