The New York herald., 1847-12-30

iobbers OF murderers or had actually committed muir
der robbery upon any American officer or soldier or
follower Of the American army.
| Punishmsnts awarded by councils of will be
who respectively srdsr the couues and in cases Of ap
prova be immediately put into execution by their or
dersi but councils OF war, except IN extreme cases wiz
brssdes, or by commanders Of military departments
T. All punishments, under this order will be duly re-
| ported to general headquarters
8. The post Rio Fro,wil be cons!deredundsr the
direct command Of the generalin chief and In cores
By command Of Msjor Gen Scott
The following order of Gen Smith was perhaps aimed
at the order of Rosa mentioned above by our CORES
| pondent:-
orFrcr OF THE CT,L AMP MnIr4nr GovsRsoH,}
| National Palace Mexico, Dec 10, 1s47.
l. Any decree of the Mexican general government,
affecting modifying the political rights OF those living
in the territory occupied by tbs Anelo army Is nu
to enforce IT, without the consent and appreciation OF
the American authorities will be considered and pun
! ished rs direct opposition to them.
2 The people OF the city Of Mexico have the right to
make their municipal elections without any Interrupt
| ton. PER5FOR +. SMITH, Brew. Brig Gen.
and Civil and Military Governor.
r. P. HAMAosD, Secretary.
We cannot yet find complete list Of the officers com
ing down with the train under Gen Twisgsi Captain
.4merrean Sar IL with the train, his way to WASH
ington From Rio Fro he wrote back the following let
ter to the Star -
The head Of the train reached here about II O'Clock
s sS
night and the is that We shall be four days
to Puebia instead OF three as was first anticipated
Many Of our wagons broke down yesterday and to-day
This occasioned by the long spell Of dry weather
causing the tires to drop of as the wagons moving
AS soon wo hove sight Of Rio Erie the white tents
upon the plain admonshed that Of soldiers
seven companies Of an Ohio regiment under Col Irwin
and one company of Illinois dragoons under Capt Lit
tle numbering In all about 800 men Msjor Lynx and
Captains McGnnis, Hughes, Ferguson, Filler Smith
Have, and Kennedy are here The other four compA
nies Of the regiment with the Lieutenant Colonel in
Puebla.
Tomorrow will, probably meet Col johnson, with
train from Vera Cruz and Gen Butler between Puebla
| will, probably make up party to. night, and 90
through to Vera Cruz from which place tho Presidents
message will be expressed to you arrives
coach filled with passengers was robbed near here
yesterday.
After getting out of the valley this morning We foun
the weather excessively cold and heavy frost upon
The Ohoans are building Themselves houses here
which looks as though they would remain some time.
The following item is from the American Of the l4th
OF Dsc:-On Sunday evening, the l2th inst three
Qst and I'd Psnnsylvanisns), were attacked by mob
Of leperos in Of the stess the part the
beaten that his death expected Some the party
escaped and procured guard who shot three of the
! Mexicans dead, and wounded others.
The following is from the .4m,rcan Star of the 2th
INST Lieut.. Whipple Adjutant Of the 9th taken by
to have been murdered by them now at Puebla act
| ing as Adjutant General to General Lane. Three
four letters OF rather An extraordinary character
porting to have been addressed to Gov Wilson, have
appeared in several Of the New York papers bearing
the signature Of Lieut. Whipple We learn by gentle
man who has recently conversed with him, that they
forgsries he having written but and that
appearing in the NsW York Herald We are glad to
know that such the Slips of them were for ward.
ed to this city weeks since and from their general
tone as well from the absence Of portion Of Lieut.
Whipple's name, We suspected there WAS something
We have letters from correspondents with the d.
visions Of Gen Butler and Gen Patterson which we
In Wa andh he nrAs al
by Col Hughes upon being appointed Military and civi
! PROCLAMATION.
| DEPARTMENT OF JALApA,)
| Office Military and Civil Governor, Nov. 80
The undersigned, having been duly appointed by the
authorities of the United States tho North Civil and
| Military Governor Of the Department of Jalspa as
sumng the duties of his Offices addresses the nhsbi
tsnts thus placed under his Jurisdiction the following
proclamation
for the past to all persons within his government who
having under any circumstances, borne against
the United States may within twelve days from this
date, (provided that they do not reside within twenty
miles Of this city in which they will be limited
OF honor not again to take arms against the United
States during the present and not to interfere in
any manner In the existing difficulties between the
9 All persons residing within twenty miles of this city
who have given their paroles, required within five
days from this date to report in person at this office The
same class Of residing in the city of Jaapa
referred to the second paragraph Of Gen Pattersons
All persons who have heretofore borne arms against
the United States, or who may now or at any future
found within he municipal limits OF Jaapa unless with
safeguards paroles or having been exchanged and who
do not immediately report to this office will he regarded
! as spies and treated accordingly.
a. All persons who have given their parole not to
| against the United States during the war, and may
again be taken in arms within the limits of this depart
ment unless especial permission has been granted to
retain simply for the defence their housss
have borne arms against the United States and do not
avail themselves OF the amnesty hereby offered, will be
tried by military commission and convicted Of the
crime Will be shot without regard to the orders OF the
Mexican Government or Of any of its functionaries
The American authorities ofthis department have re-
Gently given an example OF the summary manner in
which they will punish their citizens when guilty
Of atrocious crimes and also Of the in which
they punish those more serious crimes which violate the
Ignorant and depraved persons may commit great
s .itS society anu yst ther punishment
offended and outraged for their generally mi
ted to individuals But what be thought Of sducs-
ted and Intelligent gentlemen bearing the military
mission Of their country, who have been convicted
thir voluntary confession Of having broken their
parole Of honor; Of the most sacred which
gentleman and q soldier assume.
In the truly melancholy which has recent
unfortunate victims of the tyranny and dupioy of
tain Mexican officials before the military commission
(which extended towards item every possible indul
genceD the fact that their had offered
70 them the sole alternative of either violating their pa
roe or or serving in the ranks common soldiers and
enns ser takipg the Infamous proposition of the
called Governor Soto into consideration for twenty
hours hey at last preferred TO their
to the risk Of to the of the
degradation with which we (they) were threatened
Mexicans the blood of these unfortu ate and mis-
guided young rests mainly upon your political au.
thsrites.
The wise and humane of all civilized nations
mitigate far as possible the horrors OF war NO re
voting TO the Christian and the true soldier, under
the best OF circumstances have nstued the parole
honor-a chivslrio code-by which the simple word of
an officer be taken that he will again bear arms
against the victors until legally exchanged after giving
which assurance he permitted quietly to return bis
family and friends Without this, all must result
ethr In the barbarous system OF slavery Of
OF ancient times the middle into Of ex
termination With this view and looking to the great
interests of humanity, the civilized world has agreed to
sgmatize breach Of the parole Of honor the most
Infamous crime that soldier commit, TO con-
sign him to the most signal punishment, not from mo-
tives OF vengeance but becsue Of the evils which his
want Of good faith calculated entail upon the hu