The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21
HIGHLY IMP0RTAN 7
FROM THE
CITY OFaMEXICO.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
ATTEMPT OF SANTA ANNA
OVERTHROW TIE GOVERNMENT.
MARCH OF GEN. WORTH
OyQUGRETARO,
LOSS OF The BARK ST. MARY.
Movements Of General Taylor.
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN HOUE.
&C., &C., &c.
OVERTHROW TIE GOVERNMENT.


the night Of the 10TH from Vera Crux whence shs
sailed the 30th uIt.
Advces Eom the capital, to the cath November, had
been received at Vera Cruz Santa Anna. 1t said,
bad issued another pronmaeismeno against the provi
sionsl called the country organize
force of 500 900 renew the war He was at the
head OF strong force reports 10 of oil
ousretaro, tho majority Of which was, it was SAID
strongly Inclined TO peace. 30 great the fears
;S st the capita. o. santa Ann.s breaking
Gen Worth with . strong division, to Queretaro, to
protect iis deliberations. -.
On the a3d four Of the men OF Company D, La mount
Cd slion left camp to procure some beeves Their
long sbseacs alarmed those In camp and Lieut. Hunter
os-dsd on this mornDs OF The s4h in search or H.
missing men. As hs approached the rancho Of Gel
BY strong guerrilla force aud vas compelled TO retreat
70 camp CHpt Geo. Kerr, commanding Co. c, with 20
nsn and subsltsrns was ordered in pursuit
gusrillas taking Lieut. Hunter guide On night
Of the aAth Capt Kerr reached the rancho Of Col
zsnoo. where strong gusri'la force posted aud
Ave Of the ensmy and taking ave prisoners As was
evident that the four who left camp on the a3d
the prisoners taken rancho having on the clothing
OF one OF the missing msn) Capt Kerr proceeded to take
ample vepgenoe on the enemy. Tho rsncho was burned
to the ground and the que alias shot
The following 10 Capt kerrs official report Of the ex
CAM CuAMrErRrs, near Vera Cruz, Nov 2s
CoLorEL-By your order marched from camp on the
24th inst at O'Clock NJ, With ninety men aud three
subslterns, Lieuts Hsrkins Pearson and Huntsr the
latter tn act as guide About II o'clock that night
when crossing Fs prairie to the Or,ssba road
We were in the neishborhood OF a rancnoIths FANS
nom which Lieut. Hunter and squad had been driven
on shs morning. o. the gath. Pursuing course i'm.
medistey after hearing the barking Of dogs We were
ared upon BY pickst guard | ordered charge, and
~ We n.ared the rancho received he Gre Of strong
posed to be sbou, seventy or eighty They rstreSted
from the rancho but continued ior short time to lrs
took I've prisoners Zone whom had on tho clothing OF
soldier belonging 70 company and found Ave more
more that had fallen BY our hss One admitted that
largo quantity Of cartridges Packages Of dry goods
opened which had cartridges packed in the esntrs
rhs I'VE prisoners preserved oogssd silence TO the
them shot AL OF which resptc folly submit.
GEO KERR, Cspt c Co, L. NV
To Col. w. + BscoE, Cong L. n "
This successful expedition Of the Intrepid Capt Kerr
and his summary mode Of treating the guerias had
salutary Effect upon them; their audacity for some
time previously knew no bounds.
The lst brigade Of Gen Butler, Division, consisting
OF the Hrst Tennessee and Indiana Is under
the command OF Col Chssthsm, moved frou Vera Cru,
on the "a, n ut On the 2stn Gen Butler with the 20
command Of Captain Wheat tnok az hs line of marcb
for the interior On the 29h tho large train Of 200
The bark 81. Mary, Captain Mason hsnco for V,r,
Cruz with the Tennessee troops hoard wei asbcre
On the reef at Anton Lissrdo on the 26th ut In a
Oorther trying TO make harbor The troops aud pas.
sengers had s arrived in safety at V@rs Crur The
) steamer hvtz-l Captain M Baker. wcat TO the
her OF
There various rumors aaost NJ Vera Cruz when
the Wing Left In relation contemplated attack BY
the MI on some Of the posts the line Of he Rio
0rande, the NEST tangible Of which WAS that General
Minon was .eorsty orysn'Iius force to attack the
post ~ SAto, no~ that General Taylor has EFF. We
place but little credit in these that
in regard to the valiant Mnons contemplated attack
on General Wool's position AT Sstilo Minon was
here before and will not BIZ likely TO try IL Sc
cend time.
From the New Orleans Pcayuns, Dec: III
The bark Warwick. Capt Wilcox, arrived here YES
terdsy having left Vera Crus on the LIST inst week
later than our former advices
Captain Whann, Of TIE wboat southerner, came up
the river Yesterday sud reports that Andrex
Of the towbost Terrain spoks the brig ssldsns the
sth inst of the Southwest Pass The captain Of tn.
ssldsna reported h'.ns spoken the 7th inst the
3 steamer Gov Butler, one hundred miles southwest
Of the 8 w. Pass, In distress The Gov Butler was
from Vera Gus bound for this port.
We were deeply panied yesterday to learn that Capt
Al'y .ider Hoos, Of the 5th Regiment s. Infantry
died on the night Of the sth inst Baton Rouge
King George county, Virginia, most gallant and
oomplshed soldier and gained great credit by his gallant
Mexicsu war, where he lost arm He entered the
army graduate from the Military Academy In 1927 and
For his saantry the 9th Of May ls46 he was br--
veted to majority, aud most deservedly Capt. be-
logged to gallant family and va, brother OF Robert
Emmett Hooe Of the Navy, who died about six n oaths
since, and believe the last member OF his family
We regret to hear that fond wife and CHILDREN have
been lett to mourn the death Of husband and father
Correspondence of the New Orleans Delta
TAMrico, MEXICO, November There were 800 men
on SICK report at the end OF September e9 taken
sck OF received In hospital during tbs outo
discharged the SERVICE 90 died-leaying balance Of
.ck and convalescent 326. hospitals and quarter,
this place and vicinity sni.ss month uea
volunteers, I274 total 1859. N
LIST OF DISCHARGES AND DE TINS
In the Department 81 Ismpice, ~ reo, fer the Month of
Octoher 1874.
DnenAneI; Lo"t'i,ns re'Dne.r'- Oct Io-cor
Orol hall InR hArp %
K b. Warmly, impetizo
I'd Resiment III, OF, rolunteers = Oct I5-sriscs
DEArrs - Lsa,siona voltsnteers Oct 1T Marlin
derium tremsns; Collister, yellow fever. Oct 4-Wi
Do os , oSs HAIL
Hart, yellow fever Oct s-Jordan, scrofuls Pool yel
%,.i .:vsg os ' ds .ySsa:
Oct l4-MoGary, chronic disrrhsa. Oct ia Marlin
derium tremens. Oct. 10 Bennett chronic darrhos 4,
PhsopoId. congestion Dot II 2Gre..on, congestion;
Pulaski, dysentsria Oct 22-Elllot chronic darrboa
oct yssJ f Sa.,o Oct sokey as
Marines Oct l-Corporal Malone, yellow fever
ID .ar,iii,rv Oct Il-Russsi, Co d, yellow fever
Oct la-whitsen, Co. D. yellow fever Oct ao-Morton,
7m irfantry -Oct. 80 -Amss, Co. X, chronic diar.
Bsyds " iunteers- Dot l--B,own, yellow fever
Oct +-Thompson, yellow fever. Oct 10 Brckenstoe,
yellow fever Oct il-Doks, yellow fever Oct i5-
Oct al Herman, yellow fever; Gardner, do Got u.s.
Dixon, yellow fever. Oct o-Haes, yellow fever Oct
30-Myrreck, sppoplexy.
Mounted ! nous VoIunteers.-Oct 30--Sergeant Uu-
snder, ysllCw fever
Id R'simsnt ELneis poiunieers. Oct. I-FIoyd yell
low fever; Clsmpst typhus fever. Oct 2-frebert,
typhus fever. Oct. s-Csptan John Ewing typhus
fever Oct. 4-Estus, yellow fever. Oct. b-Pubbe,
mania Oct 7-Cem, chronic disrrh1s. Oct III
Crawford yellow fever. Oct I4-wslch yellow fever
Oct 10 Foster, chronic dyssnteris Dot. ls Walker
chronic dysenteris walker yellow fever. Oct 20
Baker, ~ plus fever; PHILIPPE intermittent fever Oct
Avery, Intermittent fever Oct 28-6oubough, typhus
fsv.r Dot 25- Pamoy, typhus fever: Mcclure yellow
fever; q Crawford. do Oct 26-FsrgusoD, mania
Oct a7-Moore, yellow fever; Martial, do. Oct %.
Burdiss yellow fever; Cough dol Clark, do. Morgan,
do Laws, chronic aisrrho.
Totals disobsrgss 90 dssths-75
&c: HITCHCOCK, Assistant Surgeon, u. 3. A.,
sisdiesl DEvctor Dep, Of Tsmpoo