Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-07

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The following general orders uer.
sued by General Scot, the evening bpe'.
the battle Of the 18Th:
HAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY
Ilan del .R,". April l7tt,. 1917.
GENERAL ORDER. NO. Ill
The rnPmy's Mole line Of en,re,,,
.nents and batteries will BE- attacked "
front. and at the same time turned. ..I
in the day to-morrow-probably b.fny,
10 o'clock, A. NJ.
The second Cr.igp's) division Of rp,n
is already advanced u ilhn easy ,prr;n
dislanre ,"wards the enemy's left. Ths,
division has instructions to move (oru..n
befnre daylight Tomorrow. and take u.
position across il.a National Road in ,Lr
enemy's rear, so as TO cut off re,rea, r.
wards Jal.pa. 1t may be rrinfnrred IN
day, it unexpectedly ai,ae ked in force h.
rrgimenis--nnr or two taken from Shield.
brigade uf volunteers. II not, the ,.o
volunteer regiments will march for ,hs,
p"rp"s" Il, dayli ght tomorrow rornno
under Brig Gen. Shirl $. Who " i'll rrpo1,
I" Big. Gen. Twiggs on getting ~ with
him. or the general-in-chiet.i il he be in
advance.
The remaining regiment Of that volur-
teer brigade will receive instructions in
the course Of this day.
The first division of regulars. (Worh'A
will follow the movement against the or
emv's left at sunrise Tomorrow morning
As already arranged, Brigadier General
Pillows brigade " i'll march a, 6 n'clock
t"-mn'rnw morning along the route h+ has
carefully RECOMMENDED. and stand ready a,
soon as he hears he report of arms on Or
| right. "r sooner. If circumstances shnuM
favor hint" pierce the +nemy's line Of
batteries at such point the nearer the ri.
yer the beuer-as he may select. Onre
IN the rear of that line. he will turn 10 The
right or left. or both. and attack the battle.
ries III reverse. or if abandoned. he will
pursue the enemy with vigor until further
orders.
Walls field battery and the cavalry
will he he'll in reserve on the Nalionat
Road. little unt Of view and rarge of lie
enemy's batteries. They will take up
lha, position at 9"'rl"ck in The morning,
The enemy's batteries being carried or
abandoned. all our divisions and corps
will pursue with vIgor.
This pursuit may be continued many
miles. until stopped bv darkness or forl.
fed positions towards JaIapa Con>p.
queniIy. the body of the army will not re.
turn To this errampment: but be f"Ilow'd
Tomorrow afternoon. or earl v The mex.
morning. by the baggage trains or the spv.
rral corps. For this purpose. the i'thI'r
"ffirers and men "f each corps ~ i'll be- lett
To guard i< camp and tfTpris. aud 10 lead
up the latter in the wagons of ihe corps.
A CON nan'!er Of the pre-en, enrampmtm
will be designated in the course of this
dav.
As soon as it shall BIZ known that tie
enemy's works have been carried. or that
the genera pursuit has been eOmmenrrd.
the cavalry. will follow the movement. to
receive, under the directions of mtlmal
officers. the wounded and disabled. who
will be brought bark To This place hr
treatment in general hospital.
The Surgeon General will organize
this IN pnrtani service and designate that
hospital. as well as the medical officers to
be leh a, it.
Every man who matches ont 10 attack
or pnrsnr the enemy. will take ihr usual
allowance of ammunition, aud subsistence
for a, least Two days.
BY command OF Mai. Gen. Scott:
ii. l.. SCOTT. a. A. A. General.
PRISONERS.
Last Of Mer'eon Officers captured at CerrO
Gordo, on the 18Th April, uho hare g'ren
| Their parole Of honor to report themserts
w'thout delay, TO the Commdn dant # the
american forces at Vera Cruz, as prisoners
i of,wor:
jose Ma Jarero. Frigadie, General.
Romulo de la Vega. Brigadier General.
p. Ruiz Baranda, Captain of Mexican Navy
commanding artillery.
Vicente ArgueIira. Captain Artillery.
lose Ma Mata. Captain.
Jose Ma Gale COS. commanding Grenadiers.
Marian" Camacho, LIST Lieut. Art Ilrry.
Bartohme Am"he, 2d Lieut.. Artillery.
lose u. Cotarul,ar. I'd Lieut. Artillery.
Jose de Lsstor Bras SoIler 1t. Col. Battalion
de |, Lihertad.
Jose Nunez. Captain 9Th Regt Inf.ntry.
Jose Ma Moreno. Captains 9Th Regt. Inf,nv.
Gregorio del CALICO. captain 9th Rcgt Infln'
try.
Rafael de Berrabidas, I'd Lieut.. 9Th Regt. In
faniry.
Salvei" Velez Aid-de-Camp t.. Gen. Vega.
Francisco Fernandez. LIST Lieut.. Mexican Navy
The above prisoners. under the charge Of Capt
George w. Hughes. corps of Typographical En-
ginePrs, arrived at Vera ruz OH the 2lst Inst" a.
but one hour previous to the departure Of tho
McXim.
5 1t has heen left to their election Ivy Gen. Scot
whether they should remain close prisoners IN lnF
castle Of San Juan lie Uiua proceed TO : VI,
leans, where they should be allowed such Pers'nat
liberty as their condition and conduct might sem
to require Of the commandant of that Iost -
understood that all of the foregoing captnrd ON
GERS have expressed desire to he tr nsfrrnd 10
the United States. and that Col Wilson. G''er
Mr. If Vera Cruz had acce,led to their wishes SDU
had directed that We sci should I've held IN reS,F
ness to sail for their accommodation, about 'H'
z5th Of April.
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