Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-03

we most intense cur.
os.y 70 eH y naoaseFey and Sal,iiio to learn
$500 zen. Seon's movements. They had
nos Men nesfu Oh tne victory Of Ceno Gcrdo.
guy uso 70 oa1,e'ao'e isise rumors Of operations
The Picket Quart contains ,hs ,..n,,oe.
Soun Mariai IN me cases Of Gen. lane ard
Col. bowies- In the case Of Gen. Lane ,hs
opinion oil the Court was as fellows--Tb,
court are OF the opinion that during the whci.
period OF the I'D and 2Sd oil February. lsiT
Brig. Gen. Lane conducted himself as bravs
and gallant officer; and that no cepsure can
be ailached 10 him for the retreat Of The "a
Regiment OF Indiana Volunteers.
The following is the opinion Of the coor, in
the case Of Col. Bowles:
With reference to the iirst charge, the con,,
is Of the opinion thai Col Howles is iynorap,
OF the duties Of colonel; but the court would
remark that Ill health, and absence on accoun,
oil III heaiih. have in some degree. prevented
nm from fitting himself for the duties Of that
office. ''A'
Inc court is OF the opnior that a, the time
Soi. f3owles gave the order ,sreirea,,n he was
under the Impression tia, the artillery had re.
treated, when IN fact the ba.,erey had gone
to an advanced position under tie orders OF
Gen. Lane, which orders had not been com.
municated TO Col Bowes.
And in conclusion the eou 4 find th,,
throughout the engagement, and through the
whole day, Col. Bowles evinced no wapi Of
personal courage or bravery, bu, that he dii
manifest want Of capacity aud judenen,
az commander.
The Guard says tina, several English zen.
tlemsn who arrived at Saltillo on the Sd ins,
from Durango. report Col. Doniphan to have
started from Chihuahua on the LIST of Ami
for Sal,illo, BY way Of San Jose del parral.
This agrees with the report we had in tie pa.
pers OF the city Of Mexico, but the latter al.
lege that the force returned TO Chihuahua al.
ter having proceeded twenty odd leagues
south. We had great hopes this is true, and
that the report already alluded TO OF Col.
Doniphan's defeat may have grown OFT Of
this retrograde movement. The Guard thinks
the whole command must be within a few
days march Of Saltlllo; but il had not proba.
bly, heard OF the return TO Chlhuahua, Or
hearing of it did not credi, il.
The same English gentlemen from Duran
60 makes the following repor, which we COPY
from the Guard:
On the route they saw Gen Garcia Condo
on his way TO Durango, with $50 men, hay.
ing as prisoner, Gen Heuedia, who com.
manded at the battle of Sacramento. He il
accused Of treason and Of beng too roud of
American gold. A the resi- Of the troops had
dispersed for their homes. Durango was in
great state Q! alarm, dresding the arrival Of
Gen. Wool, who was expected by them daily.
Mr.. James Magoffin was prisoner, with the
city for his prison limits, but well treated BY
the Mexcans
Every thing was quie, in California. the
whole country IN possession Of the Americans
and very great influx Of families and settlers
from Oregon.
The Monterey Pioneer thinks lha, M nd.
vance upon San Luis is designed by General
Taylor, as unusual activity prevails in all the
departments. and four trains loaded with sub
3is,ence stores. have recently arrived al that
place.
Lieut. Waters. Of the Alexandra company,
Virginia Regiment, died short time since, al
the town of China.
A man named John Doss, confined in Jail
at Ma,amoros, charged with selling arms and
ammunitions TO the Meyicans, recently effect.
ed his escape.
The Maiamoros Flag says that General
Urrera has issued proclamation TO the citi.
zens Of Cada.eyte, very similar in tone TO that
Of Santa Anna. He calls upon the town for
contribution towards supporting the war.
and also orders under arms all able bodied
males between the ages OF Is and as lmme-
diately after having issued this proclamation
he set off for the city Of Mexico.
The following interesting items are all from
the Flag:
Gen. Cadwalader and staff, are at the camp
Of instruction, Palo Alto, fourteen miles oe-
low this place. Also Col Ramsay. Pennsyl-
vania Regiment; Lieut. Col. Fay, 10Th Regi.
menl Maj. Morgan, l'h do; Maj. Talbot.
10th do; CaptS. Carr, Lyberg, Moore, Irwin,
Waddell and Cummings, lth Regiment
Two companies Of dragons, Capts. Butler
and Merlck. Five companies OF yoliigeurs,
Capts Bernard, Biddle. Howard, Edwards
and Churchill. Two companies Of the 10Th
Regiment, Cap,s. Hendricks and Brenan--
three companies Of the 10Th and Capt Pit
MANS company Of the 9Th. These troops
will remain a, Palo Alto under strict discl-
pine, and from thence, it is rumored, be trans.
ierred to Vera Cruz
Romano Paz, notorious Mexican robber
and murderer. was captured in the vicinity OF
Old Reynosa, by Capt. Reid Of The steamer
Corve,tee, and Trough, down 10 this city on
Wednesday last, where he is now imprison-
ed. Ii appears that he holds the rank OF cap
tain under Canales, and visited the settlements
near Reynosa for the purpose Of inducing the
rancheros 10 join his standard. The people
were not disposed 10 join him and sought an
opportunity to place him in the hands oil the
Americans This was effected by informing
Capt. Reid of his whereabouts and designs.
who collected force from the boat and made
him prisoner al rancho where he had been
captured for several days.
Ii is stated in the Monterey Pioneer, upon
good authority OF gentleman from San LUIS
Potosi. that but few hundred effective troops
were in that city, and that the hospitals we've
filled with the sick and wounded, who are dy-
ing for want Of attention. A report reached
there that Gen. Taylor was within three days
march of the city, which caused hundreds OF
the inhabitants 10 ramos with their property.
Speciol Correspondence Of the Picoyune.
CAMP WALNUT SPRINGS (near Monterrey
May 3, ls47;
Two companies OF the cd Mississippi Regi-
ment, a company of regular recruits (sent on
here by mistake, and who have been serving
in the Flying Ariillery) and a small deiach
ment Of u. S Dragons will compose the es'
cort Of the train 10 Camargo. The regulars
will be sent 10 Gen. Scott.
The health Of the army atihis port Is very
good, and the sick list IS quite small. The
weather has been very warm, except Today,
for the last ten days; but 10 day we had cold
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