Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-24
LATE FROM VERA CRUZ.

The New Orleans Picayune furnishes advices
from Vera Cruz to the evening of the 9th instant.
On the 9th instant COL Harvey, in command Of the I'd
Dragons and detachment from Gen. Twiggss dvsion
took possession OF Antigua, capturing one officer and eight
Mexican lancers
The army the 18th instant in the direction
of Jaapa by divisions, Gen. Twggs leading the advance, fol-
lowed by Gen. Patterson with the volunteers, and General
WORTH with the first division of regulars bringing up the
Two ports above Alvarado (Tlacotapan and Cosamooa-
PAM have fallen without resistance. They important
points, situated upon the fine inland waters which have their
outlet to the Gulf at Alvarado.
Mr. Kendall writes that Com. Perry about starting with
all his vessels, with the intention of capturing every city,
town, and port on the entire Mexican coast.
Capt. MAYO has been left as Governor of Avaado with
small force, while Capt TArNALL, in the Spte, has gone
further up the river to look in at the different towns Lieut.
HUNTER, of the Scourgewho, seeing avorabe opportuu
IT, captured Avarado before the arrival Of the expedition d.
eced against -has been arrested by Com PERRY for go
ing ahead of his Instructions charge of the kind
great number Of and other military cap
tured at Alvarado.
Writing under date Of the 18th April Mr.. Kendall says of
the state of thing, in the city of Mexico
"From private accounts Notwithstanding their dissensions
among themselves, all classes would appeer unite in de-
nouncng every idea of peace with the United Staesthe
majority of them will not listen to overtures until every
hostile foot removed from the sacred soil OF Mexico The
ing his disastrous defeat Buena Vista, speaks with conf
dence being able raise army every strong enough
the advance Of Gen. Scott upon the capital They
talk boldly of bleeding, dying and being buried amid
the ruins of the city Of Mexico rather than have It's streets and
gorgeous palaces polluted by los Yankees y but they
going to do the thing at Matamoros again at
Monterey and recently here at Vera Cruz and changed
their minds when it to the pinch, IS barely possible
that few of them be left alive to tell of the surrender
of the great CITY, II would be far better for the country its
officers would talk less and die more. I"
On the 2sh of March Gen. Scott had the resolution Of
Congress presenting the thanks of Congress Gen. Taylor
and his army promulgated In general orders in the following
words /" As many of those gallant officers and men who
achieved the brilliant victories alluded to with this
particular army, at great distance from the distinguished
General Taylor the pleasing duty devoves upon the
Generan chief to tina, resolution in printed
ders 10 the whole army with him.
Some belonging to the New York and LIST Pennsyi-
vana regiments, and four sailors from the gate Potomac,
left the camp Vera Cruz the 2sth umo, and went out
into the country eight miles. Some of them
turned the evening" and reported that they had been
tackled by rancheros, and most of their number killed No
faith placed in their representations but the 3ls
detachment out and found the remains Of five Of
those killed. They had been shot and horribly mutiated
Among those who were killed the Rev. W. III. T.
Barnes Of Wilmington, Delaware Robert JEFF, Of South
wark Pennsylvania; George w. Miller, of Providence,
Rhode Island belonging to the Philadelphia Rangers Ben
jamn Fame, Of Providence Rhode Island Hardin, of the
Potomac and three belonging the New York reg-
ment whose not known.
stringent order issued by Gen. Scott on the lst OF
April denouncng certain outrages which had been committed
by few worthless soldiers in the army, and calling upon the
mass of the troops, officers and prvates to assist in bringing
Justice those who should disgrace national name by any
violation Of law whatever. Soldiers not allowed to stray
from camp without written permission and officers are Tor
hidden to give permission the orderly and sober
F. NJ. Dimond is appointed collector and Felix Peters in
specor Of revenue J. p. Levy is appointed harbor master
The former acalde r. P. vela having declined to continue
in Office Lieut. Col Holznger is appointed in his place.
TPicdyune.