The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-04

garrison at Mazatlan. Some of the Mexicans
have still an unquenchable hatred for the Anne
ricans, and express no desire for peace.
The Mexican Congress at Queretaro has re-
moved to Morelia to be rid of the military, by
which il is overawed.
Gems. Rea and Santa Anna, with a brigade,
are at Orizaba, intending to attack the next train
Bustamente has gone to Queretaro, and has
force Of five thousand men at his command.
Canales was encountered near the capital by
small American force, and defeated, with some
loss.
From the New Orleans Picayune Nov a4l
Ihs steamship Galveston sailed from Vera Cruz with
the Alabama tho evening Of the 18th inst to touch
believe at Tampico The New Orleans was to leave
on the morning Of the 10Th also the Gen Butler
number Of officers on their way from the army also
= portion ofths Encarnacion prisoners them
Major Gaines, Capts Heady aud Smith, Leuts lar
hour and Churchill-will arrive in the course OF few
The following is list Of the officers who have csms
over in the Alabama:
Gen ouitman leaves the army In Mexico under the
following order -
List or PAssENGkhs IN THE ALABAMA.-Major Con
Quitmsn, Brig. Gen. Shields, and his Aid, Capt O. T.
soons Garland 4th infantry Andrews, voltigusrs Mer
gan 18th infantry Ramsey, nth do; Burnett, Y
dragons; Msjors Smith engineers; Wade. Sd artillery
Gwynn Bonneville, 9Th infantry; Lorns, rifles; Bor-
Ark ss
tsrmastsr U. 8. A.; Martin, do; Jones rifles; Mickey
nods Sd Dragons Ksarny LIST do Penrose I'D infantry
infantry; Edwards voltiguers; Lieuts Thorn topogra
phical snsneers; Newman, 9th infantry; Williamson
50 DO; Broahs:d 18th s,h d.: tott's srssDy voun
i..try HsndIiek.on Johnson 9Th do Hsskins, list ar
goons; Shields l4th infantry; Thomas Sd artillery
Calender, ordnance; Morayne s. C. volunteers Kigsr
Mr. TT
Geo. w Kendall, David B. Pierce, N C. Davis, u. 8 N ;
skirchheld, H. Marks, T. L. Doughty Watts, Gibbons
Foster, Edwards, Major Dykeman N, Y. volunteers
HEA3auARTERs OF THE ARMY,}
Mexico, Oct. 26, lsl3
Special Orders No. l46-Msjor Gen. J. A. Qutman,
viii to the United States and report in person
or by letter, to the Department Of War.
BY command Of Major Gen. scoTT.
The brave Gen. Shields ever In the thokest of the
hight returns disabled from his wounds to recruit his
Garland Morgan, and Burnett; Majors Wade and Lor.
ing Captains Kearny. Anderson, Irwin, McReynolds,
Martin and Mason Lieuts Haskn, Calender, Newman,
Hendriokson, Potter, Swseny, Rosencraptz, Graham,
Morangs Beardsley, Boynton, Shields Others Lieu.
tenants Judd and Thomas Immediately to join
Brsgg's battery to which they legitimately belong
Col Harvey, who has been in active service from the
commencement Of the war, aud before home
to recruits the Same be said Of other officers Lieut.
Col Moore, ass ordered home recruiting service
Our city.our common country-cannot do these men
too much honor.
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wounded and disabled soldiers. single glance these
poor fellows, who have suffered much for their
try will convince any Of the absolute and
necessity Of providing retreat for them In their
diversity Even the Mexican government axes better
provisions for Its sick dssblsd and out soldiers
our own
Three Of those who started on the Alabama Henry
Kahn Of the 9Th U g. Infantry Martin Costolow I'd u
s. Artillery, and Richard McManus Of the I'd Pennsyl.
vAnta Volunteers died the passage The bodies
Of the two latter consigned the the third
day out; the former brought hsrs interment In
anrsmittpg exertions Of Dr. Edwards surgeon Of the
navy but who has bsen acting with the Marines In Mex
100 During the passage over from Vera Cru. he was
ninistering medicines and dressing their wounds by
day we'll a. by night Tho poor Fellows to whom he
has been attentive will certainly forget him
The great train numbering something like 600 wagons
left the city of Mexico on Nov and arrived Vers
.1 ..d IL Il 4. bills 1t Rio SO
This side Of that psce was found that the bridge had
road for miles had been fsd across but large crowd
Of the Indians In the vicinity set to work
cutting them out and the delay caused to the train
in August, confident the Mexssns Of achieving
complete triumph they placed all these obstructonS
IN tns road to cut on the retreat Tho sequel shows
A. the advance Of the train nesred San Martin few
hundred of Gen Rsas gusrileros seen scamperng
them They did not even stop to fire shot although
the guard to the train hardly consisted Of to
wagon, and this was almost the only glimpse at the
enemy attained on the entire route down. Gen Lane
at Pueba has been active in ferretng cut the hauns
Of the guereros, and since the affairs Of Huamantla
and Atisco they have been Of but little annoyance
save to their own unfortunate countrymen.
On the I'd Nevember-the second day out from Mexi-
Goa courier Of the enemy was captured with letters
from Atlifco, Orizaba, Tehuacan and other places
Among them was precious document from Santa Anna
himself In which the great man says that just he
had laid all his plans for attacking Perots and Just
As they were matured in way that must have inevi-
tsby resulted in the recapture Of the castle
the hands Of the infamous Yankees no received the
command Of the army Decstfu and full OF trickery to
the very last. What pity he had not communicated
n wen plans to his 20 that he
would go to prove that the Inhabitants region Of
Puebls and Orizabs are completely dispirtsd and
broken down One Of the writer's intimatss that the
governors Of the different States to at Quere
taro on the 10th OF the present month to take into
consideration the best interests Of the nation but
NOW not what reliance to place in the statement.
We have said that the latest from the city Mex
leo was up to the 9Th inst. On the 10th private ex
press arrived ct Vera Cruz with intelligence up that
Gate FL Moni Repubi Of the 4th inst says that
on tho LIST sufficient number Of members of Congress
were at Queretsro for the transaction Of
ness and that on the following day they would probably
Later letters direct from Queretero announce that
Congress was organised on the I'd Of November Senior
d. jose Maria Godoy, Deputy from Guansj uato was
elected President Of Congress- and Senior d Jose Maria
Hs Tn Deputy from Dr:snso Vice President
tlemsn In Mexico to his friend at Vera Cruz, gives
late news from Queretaro. 10 dated at the capital on
rstaro. The administrator has been fooshy making
several premature efforts towards eeong reform in
the army thus making many enemies for Itself and al
though much confidence felt in the acting President
and Vice President Of Congress, who favoraby dis
posed towards peace 1t is much feared that Cumpdo
Of Guadaaxars, will be elected President ad Meim Of
the Reputable instead Of Herrera or Pena Pena MIR
Thornton, present Charge dAnairs will leave here
In the course OF week for the new seat of
but the Lord only knows how long it will be before some
American expedition may make IL necessary for him to
follow the locomotive capital Of Mexico somewhere else
As one Of our new correspondents says, our English
friend has hit upon capital idea in termng the Of
the Mexican government the Locomotive capital -
With the rsnforcemsnts going forward to General
Scott, and with vigorous prosec OF the war ~ is
more than likely that her Britannia Msestys govern
ment viii have to make respectable allowance for the
expenses OF Mr.. Thorntons stable. Mr.. Bankhead
wisely concluded that rheumatic and equity gentleman
like himself would but poorly represent the English
pcrsm In the saddle and hence abandoned the chase
to his moro youthful and agile friend, Mr. Thornton
The health Of Gen Herrera which had been yery pre
carious at Queretsro improving at last dates and
the strongest hopes Of his entire