The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-19
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The weather is excessively hot here in Vera Cruz
pecially in the early morning but about 10 o'clock
fresh breeze springs up partially emperng the fierce
rays OF the sun At night come myrsds Of mosquitoes
to nothing Of neas except during the norther
peeve We were about rs comfortable while out among
the sand hills
Rstions continue to be served out bv our commissa
RES the suffering poor They would elso and
what the have done had ii not been
pr our timely arrival and sucsor it Is hard to tell In
the mean time, hundreds Of Mexicans have been en-
ployed ut 81 30 day yet few them cared about
going to work until they had received papers showing
that thsy were forced into the service They
full that when the Mexican authorities are reinstated
they viii be punished for aiding tho enemy
doubt whether Vera Cruz ever as quiet and
poaceabe As at PRESENT. certainly was never AS well
governed. Cen Worth has adopted series of munici.
tor and believe all are satisfied Goods are coming in
and all il hustle
send you copy Of Gen. scotts orders a. also other
public documents. 1t will be that four hundred
have been captured Some Of those In the castle
Of San Juan de Ula magnificent psces As for am
munition, all the magazines arc full oft
NEWS FROM THE BRAzos.
From the New Orleans Picayune, April l01
Yesterday from the Brasos whence hs sailed the I'd
There again rumors Of action between the ad-
vanced guard OF Gen Taylor and portion Of Urea
forces The story s that Cen Taylor with Mays dra-
goons, Braggs battery and portion Of the Kentucky
Monterey, when he heard that he within days
march OF Urea. He Immediately gavc pursuit, and
finally with his advanced guard encountered the rear
guard OF Gen Urea. An action ensued and the
goes to say that 1t had lasted hours when
courier left whom Cen Taylor sent back to hasten up
on to Col Curtis and order up his regiment The
er said to have reported that couple of hours
fighting would settle the business Taylor making
great havoc amongst the Mexicans.
We give these rumors because they were circulating
freely on the Rio Grande and among the Mexcans
believed them On this account, many discreet Amer
leans think an action has taken place and OF course
1t be so, Gen Taylor has whipped tho Mcxicans There
Is reasonable doubt Of that we presume But we
like to have better authority than flying Mexican III
mors on which to base statements Of the
arms
We make the following extracts from the Flag Of the
3lst ut -
TO the poseness an officer Of the army here We are
indebted for the perusal Of letter from officer in
camp at Buenn Vista dated 18th inst. The letter
sures us that all was quet-that the wounded were
that according Instructions from Den Taylor before
leaving, upwards Of forty mule loads OF provisions had
the wounded Mexicans Who were in hospital there and
starving from hunger Tbs humanity Of such il
has x as Is tn. glory Mns Gen
over the Mexcans all he has gained In this way
into insgnihcance compared with the humanity which
he has always shown to fallen enemy Next to Wash
ngton his deeds will shine the brightest the page
| his countrys history
Eight companies Of volunteers arrived here ysstera,
about noon, having marched from the Braxos Four O
the companies the balance Of the North Caroina
regiment, who proceed we understand to-day for Ca
MARCO where they will join the rest Of their regiment
They are under the command Of their colonel gene
rally in good health and spirits. The other four compa
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In the ship Remittance to the Brazos which
the passage in twenty seven days. They under thu
In command Of this post until the arrival of Col Cush
ing, who Is daily expected. This makes six companie
OF the Massachusetts, regiment that have arrived horo
all in good health and the other four hourly look
| for
| HEAp-QuARTERs, ARMY OF OccrrArros,
Aqua NUEvA. March 3 I8i7. !
|. On his arrival ut Monterey Col Curtis with hi,
Regiment, (3d Ohio) will relieve the Louisville Legion
which will thenjon the head quarters OF Gen Marshall
Repi-
ments will compose tho garrison Of Monterey under the
order Of Col Curtis
Major will be posted at tho Rinconada; tho remainder
OF the Regiment, under the immediate orders Of Col
s. The Kentucky Cavalry will be held ready to march
as its horses shall be rested Tho Colonel will
rAlvo two companies viii be posted at Marin and two .t
Punta Aquda The disposition OF the remaining com
panes will be hereafter determined This Regiment will
tions below Monterey-its Colonel receiving special in
structions from headquarters.
The new Volunteer Regiments that may arrive Mt "a
mnrgo, under the orders Of Maj General Scott will
move beyond that point without further orders.
BY order Of Major General Taylor.
w. w. BLISS A. A. General
AFFAIRS IN NEW MEXICO
From the st Louis Reveie, April o
SANTA FE, Feb. Is 1SI7.-Since my last have had
some horrible tragedies in this country On the morn
ing OF the 10Th Of January large number Of Pueblo In
dans assembled in of the villages Of the valley
Taos, and demanded OF Stephen Lee formerly OF st
LOUSY who sheriff Of the county tho release
Pueblo Indians notorious thieves who were confined In
the calaboosc for stealing Lee seeing Of
distance, was about to comply with this demand, and
having gone to the calabooso in the Of taking
Off the irons from the prisoners when Conrada Vigil
Mexican, and the Prefecto. came In and Objected de-
nouncng the Indians thieves and scoundrels The
Indians at once killed Vigil in the caaboo'e and cut his
body to pieces severing all the limbs from IL and then
released the prisoners Meantime, Lee, believe, had
gone to his own house
Gov. Charles Bent had gone to Taos on n visit and
was at his house in the village The Indians went from
the caaboose to the house of the Governor crowded in
Till they filed It, and told him that they did not intend
to leave an American alive in New Mexico; and as
he was Governor, they would kill him first. Tho
Governor appealed to their honor and manhood but
they treated his appeal with derson and began
to shoot him with arrows taking endish that the
arrows should torture, not kill him They shot him In
the face and breast, and tried hit his eyes
Leaving him some time in this condition, they cam,
back, and shot him in the breast with guns killing him
dead They took OF his scalp stretched IL ON board
with brass nails and carried II In triumph through
streets
In the meantime they killed stephen Lee In wba
manner ] have not learned Gen. Elliott Lee, OF st
Louis, who came out last fall TO visit his brother Ste
phcn fed to the house Of the priest who concealed him
under some wheat that the Indians did not find him
for some time when they discovered him they took
him out to kill him but the priest ntcrceded for him
remained Mt the priests house for time and every
few days the Indians would take him out to kill him but
would dess on the interference OF the priest Gen Lee
still in Taos endoavorng to take Of the property
LETT by his brother He fools safe now, for the troops
have been there
James White Lcal private In the Laclede Rangers
who was on furlough and had been appointed prosecu
ting Attorney for the Northern District also
tim and suffered horrible death. The Indians, soon
after killing the Governor went to the house where MIR
Lel was, stripped of his clothes, aud then made him
march through the streets Of the village, they singing
aud amusing themselves by shooting little way
into his flesh to torture him After this they took him
to the house shot number Of into his face,
taking aim at his eycs, nose mouth &C. and then scalp
ed him while yet alive They then left him in this mis-
cradle condition for time ut length they returned
aud shot him with arrows till he died Ills body
thrown out anu the hogs ate part OF IT, when, In the
afternoon, Mrs. Beaubicu,a Spanish wife Of Judge
Besubcu sent some men to bury it, Mr. Leal was scyc
raj hours dying. One cannot but shuddsr to think Of
his suiIerngs.
The Indiana went to the house Of Judge Beaubcu IL
thought In search Of Robert Carey another private In
the Hangers, who furlough, and had been APP
pointed clerk Of the court Of the northern district
son OF Judge Beaubeu very interesting youth Of about
twenty Of age who returned last fall from the
States whittier his father had him to be educated
found In the house and murdered. II Ii thought
when the Indians first assaled him. that they supposed
him to be Carey
Such Is a correct nccount from the bost Information