The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-03

defsucesss The following general order will show his
policy In this respect
ORDERS No 8.
HEADQUARTERS. VOLUNTEER DIVISION
Vera Cruz Mexico, Oct. H. l847. !
The commanding general OF the division being charg
ed with the duty Of opening the line Of communication
with the main 0rmy In the interior Of Mexico directs
l. Tho commanders of all corps. detachm.nts and
posts under his commander left by him on the line from
Vera Cruz TO the headquarters OF the army shall pro-
ect from injury and insult all unarmed and peaosabe
order OF the commanding officer Of detachment
or post and then only for the use Of the troops for
which. In all cases when the be found,
sonable compensation shall be paid
3. The frequent robberes and murders committed by
guerillas and other bandtti, who live by plunderipg
Mexcans as we'll as Americana thereby rendering life
and property insecure. and interruptDg trade and In
tereourse with the interior requiring prompt remedy
Mexican will be allowed to bear except by tho
written permission Of the commander Of department
or post
4. Commanders Of all armed parties will apprehend
armed Mexcans found without proper authority, and
should they resist they will be shot
By order Of Major Gen. PATTERSON
Lieut. Col and A. A A. g.
Among the other arrangements, depot Is to bs i'm.
medistey established at the National Bridge This IL
certainly most jndcious measure Escorts can ALWAYS
bs provided here for trains going higher up than the
bridge and during the time that troops accumuat
ing here thu teams. instead of lying still, be
poyed conveying provisions. 30. to that depot For
the frat few miles after leaving Vera Cruz the
excsediney heavy. and If freshly broken mules
ruined The new teams start with light loads,
and by the time they reach the depo will he we'll train
army will probably move to the interior in about
week
VERA CRUZ, Oct. II. ls47
The Alabama came in yesterday morning with
large mail much to the relief Of soldiers and citizens
We have nothing in the shape of news here. except
vhen the English courier comes down. a mail ar
rves from New Orleans. and only our
selves speculatipg over the thousand Mexican rumors
that reach but which never true Verify these
Nexicans nation Of liar.they can't tell the truth
poor fsllews-he nature rabe's against It, Camp b.
IRA IL in command Of Brioadier Gen Cushing The
General is pretty hard the Amaricans sometimes
when they devata from what he considers the path
ecitude The other day it became cothe
the Massachusetts, regiment anew their old gray uni
form having become seriously dilapidated Gray cloth
ing conld not Of course be procured here and the
substituted for It, The regiment accepted the cloth z.
With the excantion of company. the members ri
for them to wear the national uniform Thew
could not clohe themseves in ythng else they
becoming ragged and were on the point of marching
the interior where there Is no clothing at all General
Gushing pursued with them the very that most
military men would have pursued His order sounds
somewhat hsrsh but like the tone Of Il Mutipous
troops usually behave badly the field of battle and the
disposition which the General made Of thie rowdy
many 10 ve-y judcious The army desires no sucb
fellows in ts midst But here il the Generals order
We gave the order in our last paper. Our correspon
dent says that forty i've instead of sixty Ave-
named In the list
Yesterday the prisoners marched from the camp
TO the castle, under charge Of Capt Carrs company
them underworld to beg of saying that If they per
to return to duty they would the blue cloth
but It vas too late
To day the 18th Infantry will march with train of
some sixty or seventy wagons for the National Bridge
In addition to his regular staff that General Pat
ta-son has appointed aides for the march cv
Of Mexico Capt. Hale, l4th Infantry and Midshipmau
Perry son Of the Commodore. The company of Capt
H. is at Puebla
The quartermssters at Vera Cruz, Capts Elliot Jor
dan and Gleason, busy bees and are acqutipp
themselves In most creditable They young
hpQ Qh and rfivn Il az hal 81
department here, and Ia jealous officer there
In the service and Is as ready to obge those with whom
he has to do. Jordan IL the dsbursing officer and
very much esteemed for his amabe gentlemanv quail
ties and fine abilities officer Gleason Is tho issu-
variety Of goods and chates than could be found in
dozen country stores His head is clear bell hi.
business talents Of the first order his pleasing
and his heart in the right place But who would be q
quartarmaser? 1t Ia The most tbankless the most
sponsibe office in the service The qusrtermsster ex
pected do everything and they do have a little of al
everything to do and frequently hsv are Obliged
to do twenty things Mt Is there quartermas
In the service who has not been thousand times blam
cd against whom bitter and deep have been
muttered by troops In fact who is there who has
been across the Gulf since the war commenced be he
correspondent dler oafer that has not cursed the
quartermasters have INDUCED In my full share Of
blaming them yet the have of their endless
duties and OF the killing labor that Is imposed upon
them the more do feel convinced that they thou
sand times more sinned against than shining aud that
the press at least should them against the
unjust complaints that made against them by
anonymous writer's.
NEWS FROM SANTA FE.
From the st Lonis Republican, Oct AL
few letters were received in this CITY yesterday,
from Santa Fe. Our correspondence has not come to
hand but we have private letter from member
Of COL Eastons battalion which is dated the oath Of
August IL Is mainly made up OF matters Of great
general interest The company to which the writer be-
longed sixty three days the route only forty
three of which, however occupied In the march
The whole Of Col Easton's battalion bad arrived and
they were busy engaged in getting their quarters in
good order Ia said that the evils under which the
volunteers who preceded them had suffered, from in
diligence In dissipation and gambling, and the disregard
Of military order would be immediately remedied a.
they were under rigid discipline
The writer ssys:-We have a rumor here, that the
Mexicans have murdered all the Americans in Chhua-
FL Paso ssyhat they had not heard of 1t at that place
ARMY INTELLIGENCE
The nth company, which Oils the requisiton on this
State for an Infantry Battalion, mustered int
vice yesterday morning IL Humbered about 10 men,
uoder the command Of Capt James Foster, to whose
patriotic exertiops aided by the efforts Of Leuts Hol
den. Phillips and Wells State is indebted for the
completion Of the battalion The ompany Is still fill.
ing and will probably be able TO leave the last Of
next week Columbus Ca Enquirer, 26th uh.
letter from Surgeon Lapgdon, of the fourth Ohio
Regiment, dated at National Bridge Sept 2sth says
Jack Hays attached to Brigade and look
Ing for bin to join US daily. The fruit Of the
Palma Chrsta was eaten evening by the men, and
some two or three hundred poisoned by itthere
no deaths ye' scker set Of poor fellows you
saw; the effect is not yet over -
with this exception the health Of the regiment n
ported 10 be very good II continues improve In dis
oipipe and rxoceut feeling prevails smopg the off,
GERS and men - Cincinnati Enquire, 2sth uif.
The Leringfon Obs.rpsr OF the 23d ult publishes a
card signed by i've OF the "Encarnacion PRISONERS"
who have reached their homes, bearing grateful test
Ing their march to the city of Mexico prisoners and
their subsequent captivity He sold his mule his watch