Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-12-14
Arrivals of the Alabama.

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Vera Cruz Return Home Of Gems.
Quitmas. Shields. Culs. Harvey, Gar.
land and others Organization Of the.l
Merican Congress, DC. 4c. i
By the arrival at New Orleans, on the
night of the 23d ult., of the steam ship
Alabama, Capt. Windle, we have dates
from vera Cruz to the 18th, and from the
Guy OF 'iexico to the 9Th inst, more than
week later than our previous adyices.-l
st. Louis Reueilie.
A number Ofoficers oftbe army among
them Gems. Quitman. Shield. a. I.r
Lawson, Coils. Harvey. Garland, Major
Borland, Capt. c NJ. Clay, Lieut.. CT
NJ. Davis, &c, came Passengers in the
Alabama.
Gen. Quitman leaves the army in Mex.
leo under the following order:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Mexico, Oct. 26, l947.
Special Orders. NJ. l46.-Mai. Gen.
J. A. Quitman. much distinguished fnr
gallant and efficient services. will proceed
To the United States and report, in person
or by letter. TO the Department OF War.
BY command Of Mai. Gen. Scott
II. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. Il.
Since the promotion of this gallant and
popular officer from Brigadier TO a Major
General, says the Picayune, no permanent
division has been assigned him. BY re.
quest IF the Genera!-in- Chief, he took
command of the volunteer division during
The desperate struggles in The valley oi
Mexico, and how bravely he acquitted
himsclfthe entire army knows. Although
holding the high and responsible office of
Governor of Mexico, it was UNIQUE stiona.
bly, his duty, as soon as possible, to seek
Tor orders which would permanently as
sign him to the command OF his proper
division. This is the purpose Of his re.
turn at this time to the United States. The
brave Gen. Shields, ever in the ,hickest
of the fight, returns, disabled from his
wounds, to recruit his health and gain
strength. Col. Harvey. who has been in
active service from the commencement
of the war, and even before, comes home
t" recruit. The same may be said of o,her
officers.
The Alabama also brought over no less
than 2lO sick, wOnnied and disabled sol.
d'ers. A single glance at these poor Eel
lows, who have suffered SO much Tor their
country, will convince any one of the az.
Solule and Immediate necessity of provi.
ding some retreat for them in their adver
Siiy. Even the Mexican Government
makes better provisions tor its sick. disa
bled and worn out soldiers than our own.
The great train, numbering something
like QUO wagons, left the city of Mexico
on The lst Of November, and arrived at
Vera Cruz on the 18th, without molesla.
ton or hindrance save a few shot fired at
it from the hills at Rio Frio. This side
OF that place it was found hat the bridge
had been taken up, and that the trees ON
either side the road for miles had been
telled across; but a large crowd of the
Indians in the vicinity were at once set to
work cutting them out, and the delay eau
sed TO the train was of short duraiion.-
Alter the A nerican army passed in Au>
gust, so confident were the Mexicans of
achieving complete triumph, they placed
all these Instructions in the road to cut off
the retreat. The sequel shows how mucl
they were disappointed.
On the % NOvember-the second day
out from Mexico-a courier of the enemy
was captured with letters from Atiisco.
Orizaba. Tehuacan, and other places
Among them was q precious document
from Santa Anna himself, 10 which the
great man says. that just as he had laid all
his plans for attacking Perote, and jus, a :
they were matured in way that mus
have inevitably resulted in the recapture
of the noted castle from the hands of the
infamous Yankees, lie received the orders
from the Supreme Government to turn
over the command of the army Deceit
tai and full of trickery to the very last
All the captured letters would go to prove
that the Inhabitants in the region of pueh
la and Orizaha are completely dispiritcd
and broken down.
Later letters direct from Queretaro an
nounce that Congress was organized on
The ID OF November. Senior ID. Jose Ma.
ria Godoy. deputy from Gnanajuato, was
elected President of Congress. and Senior
D. Jose Maria Hernandez, deputy from
Durango, Vice President.
The following extract of a letter from an
EnglIshman in Mexico, to his friend al
vera Cruz, gives late news from Querc.
taro. 1t is dated at the capital on the 9Th
of November
l have hardly any news from Quereia.
70. The administration has been foolish.
~ making several premature efforts to.
wards etfecting reform in The army,thus
making many enemies tor itself; and al.
though much confidence is felt in the act.
ing President and Vice President of Con-
gress, who are Eavorahly disnose,l toward