Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-10
Prom the NO n ,ayuns. febs.

Arrival OF the stca ship we n iu,-t:.u wo,,b,
iei' near saitiiio-Mcxi.an. MasaudcI., Ac.
BY tho arrival las, evening Of the steamship MeHim.
aP' hlsenry, from BRACES Galveston We have oates
from tho former plac. up the 9Th January and from
INC a.er up to the 18th. The MeKim remained at Gal
long enough Tor the editors there Ia make IN ia. A.
summary. '"' w "'' '0"o""s
ny sI tho mo', important arrival at the Bra
tos OF con Worth with his command N, ,b,,o
on 'e 2SJ ult BY way Of Csmargo. The new, saw.
mat 1ens scott aud Worth TO hay, command or ,h,
nam and regular army which /. now eon.,n,,.,a. =,
Iampco or at some place in the nei,bbo,hooJ ~ -
recruits have their place OF rende xyous n, an. . -,
y. Looos about SIXTY miles 10 tho south Of Tampeo-
u no opinion " almost universal that noy.,,.,, ~ - .
be made against Vera Cruz. Il s unds,.,oad d., ~,
place Is to be invested both by land and wa,sr Cd H.
~" MN I'VE companies OF the I'd Dragoons was csptc-
"u w nssmofos ON the 2st uli, which day Col Dnn
can arrived there. and his battery was hourly
Fore f' "' Jay oe-
From tho News we also learn that Gen T,,Io -.
".heu from Victoria to Monterey with n small escort lie
remain al the latter place in command OF the voun-
'ee" Ills orders TO this effect proceed from, Zen ST.,
VINO now holds the chief command ''
zen wool was IN command Sslullo OF in the neeb
oolnoo ,e'ainns his original force 5000 men, lie wa.
e"1a"Peu ON mn elevated and commanding positon len
mics TO the south Of Saluo the road 20 san Inns p
ms place is called Bucns VISTA aud gives .ne,,I
wool, with battery OF twelve piece. of o,d,.nc. 60,
mand Of tho only passabc route TO and from s. , I,
orders are 10 maintain this position '
So' Hardin aud his regiment from Illinois-a part of
lgaI Hmm,
nc asephne OF this regiment said have been ca d.
10 an almost incredible degree OF Perfection In I,r,
whole OF Gen. Woo's army is represented ma couno,J -,
excellent troops, in whose valor and good eonJnc -
confidence may DO placed. '"'
Tho country fom Reynosa to Camarpo and Me, ,I
through TO Monterey. is filled with naraudnv No,;can
roobing and numbering wherever they can do so with ,
nifty. ~ eo WI" i"pu-
Inc kindness and hospitality OF tho Mexican ,dc =.
aras are highly euogsed At tho time of Gen WooI,
departure from that place there thirteen invalid al
700 mueh worn by sickness To accompany the army
on THIS occasion some fifty sixty Mexican ladies Isvn,
ao W 'ne American cause, visited the hospital every am,
OF whom sought IL favor that she might bo pe,ni .,
'aAe nome one OF those suffering soldiers wbet, she
mSh oe able 10 nurse and him In b,,l,b An
OF course could not DO graed in this benevolent d,,c
ana great was the disappointment Of those who Ind 10
urn "'houi an American soldier. Another similar cas-,
gwen OF the two daughters OF Don Lorenzo Y,rto %,
fe OF rSras who took sick soldier in their char.
a"u ot several days IN succession they kept
w~ over him, the sitting by his bedside by dav and
inc "'her performing the service by night 'Th,s,
instances OF kindness and humanity are related h m
woodwork, who is direct from Panas and sbonId Ia -
corded They will certainly not be soon forgo.n h IL
VINO nave thus had their suiietnes alleviat,d
n MI lang, who has been engaged i'm Tho ,,;,.,..i
oe'"eeh iMfns ana chihuahua, recently Ieturo.d n a.,
iatei cliy aud reports that Gen Guilty late Cnve,n, ~
Shhuahua was posted at San Rosaa as early a. b, Io,
OF December with force OF 1000 citizen soidc,s ., -
e"e'os' win view TO intercept Gen Wool who was,,-
peeled io march upon chihuahua from Moncloy,
ne above IL all the intelligence imporinn,, ye can
nhu ne arrival OF Gen Worth, with IN. dvs,, .t,bo
pazos Is OF moment as Il would prove almost eonrsiv.
~ mat an immediate attack upon Vera Cruz Inv land "a
contemplated. We shall soon hear OF stirring events.