Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-13
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

| The New Orleans papers put us in posses
sion OF dates from Tanpco to the goth utimo
from which we learn that Gen. SCOTT arrived al
that place on the l9th and was received with due
honors. The city was all excitement, and prepare
tons were making TO embark the troops speedily
as possible
The most important news which is furnished
by this arrival is the reported evacuation of Vera
Cruz by order of SANTA ANNA. This news is con-
tanned in the following letter, said to be from most
respectable source
"TAMPIco, FEBRUARY ls, ls47.
"Ths afternoon the mailcaer from Vera Cruz arrived,
bringing letters for foreign merchants in this city which
ted that the commander of the Mexican forces Vera Cruz
had received positive orders from Santa Anna withdraw all
the forces from that city and to march them into the interior
and it supposed by all that Vera Cruz will be occupied
by our troops without blow being struck"
One of the Editors of the Picayune, under date
of the 18th February, writes from Tampico as
follows
81 have extract from letter written at San Luis
Potos the 9th instant by Mexican officer to his friend in
this place This extract that Santa Anna march
upon salo preparatory attacking Monterey that Urea
with 5000 troops at Victoria, attack Maamoros
and thai both expeditions prove successful The writer
INDUCES in the sanguine expressions He says the
Yankees will strong blow struck against them, and be
made pay dearly for what they have DONE II is pretty
certain that Santa Anna Sao and it is reported
that he has engaged Gen. Taylor This however, do not
believe Tampco must confess that the extract OF the
letter to which here aude gives some concern We
shall give the Yankees hot work in the North while they
marching Vera Cruz the confident language of the
writer Of this extract who is other than the private
creay Of Santa Anna. OF this am altogether well assured
In regard to SANTA Annals late movements, the
Bulletin remarks:
1T is believed that his display towards Salo
merely intended to mask his real movement towards Vera
Cruz and that actually marched towards that point One
mad been received that he did contemplate attack
time on Saio was deferred from the attempt by
the difficulty of procuring water on the route
g." has been ascertained that SANTA ANNA had at San
Luis 80, 900 men, (which 900 cavalry From the pre-
sent advce thought he may he able to reach Vera Cruz
Gen Scorr and if he arrives before the latter,
will be able to prevent the Decentralization Of the troops,
attack them he finds only portion landed The whole Of
Gen. SCOTS force will amount to about b. 900 men, and
impression exists that SANTA ANNA will risk fight at any
rate, if he has to encounter the whole body.
"General TAYLOR has about 5000 at Sallo and
1000 Monterey and learn has collected provisions
there which, with what he had received from Camargo,
sufficient for eight ten months supply of the force he had
with him. The posts the Rio Grande very weakly
defended and could be carried without difficulty if the enemy
only had the enterprise undertake it. The Mexcans
constantly and correctly informed of all movements,
strength of our different garisons, supplies, SC. p.
If the Castle of Vera Cruz is speedily captured,
learn 1t 10 the intention Of General Scot, his troops
from the range of the polo and to blockade the city and
castle by and land. .s
prevailed that Gen. Taylor intended to advance
from Sa'o in ascertaned Santa Anna had with
drawn his force from San Luis ...
l al, 81 -,
Tampico he caused the following general order &c
| be promulgated
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army,
+ TAMPICo, FEBRUARY lS, lS47.
The Genera-in Chief announces 10 the army the staff off
who attached general headquarters the field
department Of Orders.-Fnst Lieut.. II. L. Scott, 9th
Infantry, addecamp and acting assistant duiant general
ls Lieut. t. Williams 4th Artillery, adde-camp; LIST Lieut.
E. p. Scammon, Typographical Engineers acting aid de-
camp and 2I Lieut.. G. w. lay 9th Infantry, military
| cretary.
General STAFF OEcers.-Ieut. Col E. A. Hitchcock, 81
Infantry, acting inspector general Capt James Monroe, 9Th
Infantry, acting assistant inspector general Col J. G. Tot
ten, chief of Corps Of Engineers; Major W. Tunbull,
ing chief of Typographical Engineers; Capt b. Huger,
ing chief Of Ordnance Major s. McRee, acting chief Of the
Quartermascr's Department. Capt ]. b. Grayson, acting
chief of the Subsistence Department. Major E. Kirby acting
chief of the Pay Department and Surgeon Gen. H. Lawson,
chief of the Medical Department
The senior officer Of Artillery, Col j. Bankhead ID Ar.
tey, will enter upon the duties of chief of Artillery
as there shall be occasion for planting heavy batteries
All general staff officers will be mainly employed in their
respective departments of Duty and any orders that chief
of department may give in relation his peculiar duties
the and by the authority of the general n-che of the
army, will be promptly obeyed
By command Of Major General ScoTr
II. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. G.
And the next day another general order issued for
the purpose of restraining crime and RIGHTEOUSNESS in and
about the camps and posts of the invading army by which
all such camps &C. declared be under martial law and
assassination, MURDER malicious sabbng manning theft, the
wanton destruction of churches other property, &c.
declared be offences that will he punished by military
missions, duly appointed and organized, provided that
such shall be carried execution which shall
be in conformity with punshments inflicted for like crimes
when committed within the territories Of the United States
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
The nrnneer Mashinctnn. arrived AZ New Orleans from