The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-10
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE
w A r Q U A R T E R
MOVEMENTS OF GENERALS SCOTT l. TAYLOR.
The Intentions Of Santa Anna.

THE PREPARATIONS
StOrmlng Of Vera Cruz and San Juan GIlloa.
&c. &c. &c.
NEWS FROM TAMPIco.
From the New Orleans Picayune, March IL
By the Oes, Capt Ham, We have dates from that city
Gen Scott arrived al Tampco on the 10th ult He was
received with sslutes fred from the land and from the
s. schooner Nonata An accident occurred in firing the
salute shore by the explosion of musket car.
trdgss by which two men pretty severely but not
orders promulgated by General Scott on his
arrival The General was looking in excellent health
had the utmost curiosity to the great general" of
whom they had heard so much. -.
Quite the most important news by this arrival is the
reported evacuation Of Vera Cruz by order of Santa
Anna. This news was received here In the following
letter from NEST respectable source
This afternoon tho mail carrier ION Vera Cruz arriv.
ed bringing letters for foreign merchants In this city,
at Vera Cruz had received positive orders from Santa
Anna to withdraw ell the forces from that city and to
Than n'o W Be- occuosd g
without blow being struck
Penetration. were making at TampcO for the embark
alton Of .he troops with rapidly. ts
The Sentinel announces the death of Capt Archilles
Morris, Of the Illinois volunteers. He died on the 18th
ult, and was buried with military honoIs.
the 18th =
The following is list of the deaths which have &C.
CURED in the hospitals in this city since our first num-
Der in which reported the deaths up the lst inst
Lieut. Gibson company F. % Artillery died 7.h Feb
the oh Of February Mesaryey, company /, Of Attn iii
company B, I'd Artillery, died TIN February; samuel H.
boswell. company D. I'd Artillery, died I'll February;
rusry Marion Wallace 4h Illinois volunteer. died 9th
February; Bedford company Z 4th Illinois volunteers
Ssd ms. NJ
Artilie y, died 10TH February.
letter has been received here dated the morning Of
the 18th ult IRON Tampico which declares that General
Urea had received positive orders against Mata
moras and the Brazos.
TAMrico, Feb. ls, lsl7
A vessel is TO sail early to morrow morning for New
Orleans, and avail myself of the occasion TO send you
w Ha, little news have picked up since my last
Poto: on the 9th inst by Mexican officer to his friend
In this place This extract states that Santa Anna
rey that Urea with some 600 troops at Victoria,
was to attack Matsmsras, and that both expeditions
sangune expressions He says "the Yankees will see
strong blow struck against them and be made TO pay
tSs. Tor what they haze done" is pretty certain
he has engaged Gen Taylor. This, however, we do
not believe in Tampico must confess that the extract
Germ We shall give tho Yankees some hot work in
the North while they are marching to Vera Cruz" is
the confident lana ofthe writer of this extract who
u none other than the private secretary of Anna
OF this am altogether we'll assured.
Midshpnan Perry is still here with the Tampico,
formerly the Belle taken az prize He is to sail in
day ortwo for Anton Lizsrdo. The Nonata command.
ed by Midshpman Smith, sailed few days ago but re.
turned Ia leaky condition with her hull working badly
survey has been held upon her. and she s condemned
and turned over to tho Department for
By an arrival from Lobos Island, leern that there
are now at that place one Pennsylvan regiment the
SCUM I osi0ina Palmetto regiment part Of the New
with the exception OF that part which was wrecked
and are now in rampco under Col De Russy also, 400
OF the 9Th regimen, s. Infantry learn further that
the vessel by which have this intelligence on her pas
sage up spoke vessel with troops Of the 9th u s. In
tsntry board bound for Lobos Island MANY of the
troops at the island had not had
landed and commenced drilling. The island furnishes
scan, ana oraoah water OF wood there suicency
In addition TO the ships anchor ut Lobos the T. sloop
OF wsr g.. Mary 5 is also there.
The British mail steamer from Vera Cruz. due here
some two or three days, has not yet arrived.
sea that some of the volunteers lately in your city
were gxiy Of little bad conduct and II :" in his cor.
his whe esbous falls to my lot to speak in the
fullest terms OF praise of the volunteers ped at this
post nave never seen more orderly set of men any
where
E.ADQuAErEEs or THE ARMY,(
TAmpico, Feb. 10, lsl7.
GsSEaAL ospKRs, No. Is-The generaIinchiei an
nounces to tho army the staff oacers who attached TO
general headquarters in the field.
department Of Orders.-First Lieut.. II. L. Scott, 9Th
Infantry aid de camp and acting assistant adutant gene
LIST Lieut.. p. Scammon, Typographical Engineers
acting ard do camp; and I'd Lieut. q. w. Lay 9th Infant
ry. military secsetsry.
General steB Officers Lieut.. Col A. Hitchcock, I'd
In4ntry acting inspector general Capt James Monroe
6;h Infantry, acting assistant inspector generals Col
o. Teten, Chief Of Corps of Engineers Msjor W. Turn
bull, acting chief Of Typographical Engineers Capt
Huger, acung chief of Ordnance Major McRee act.
ns chief OF the Quartermasers Department; Capt 8
Graysop, acting chief Of the Subsistence Department
Major l. Kirby acting chief of the Pay Department;
and surgeon CENT Lawson, chief of the Medical De.
The senior officer Of artillery Col. J. Bankhead q
Artillery, Will enter upon the duties Of chief Of artillery
teries.
All general STAFF officers will be mainly employed in
tner respective departments OF duty and any orders
that any chief of department may give in relation his
pt ouiar dulles in the and by the authority of the
gehsra1'n chief OF the army, Ill be promptly obeyed.
BY command OF Major Gen. Scott,
H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. q.
HEADQUARTERS OF TINE ARMY,
TAMPIco. Feb. 10, 1s47 (
GENERAL ORDERs, No. 30. 1T may well be appre-
hended thst many grave offences not provided for in the
act OF Congress establishing rules and articles for the
government of the armies of the United States approx
I'd April 10 1906, may be again committed, by upon
ndivdunls of those armies In Mexico, pending the
strg war between the two republics Allusion 10 here.
by nude to atrocities, many OF which, il committed
within the United States their organized terrtories
would OF be tried and severely punished by the
oroinary civil courts of the land
>. Assassination murder malicious stabbnp or MAIN.
ing rape malicious assault and battery robbery theft
tho wanton destruction Of churches or ohar
religious edices and fixtures, and the destruction az
cep by order Of superior officer Of public or priv te
property, are such offences
3 The good Of the service, the honor of the United
States, and the interests of humanity imperiously de-
msnd that every crime enumerated above should be Sc
vereiy punished.
Blu, the written code as above, commonly called
the rulss aud articles OF war; provides for pupish.