Washington telegraph., 1848-01-12
From the N 0. Pleauune. pse. %.

/ enpft passage
The New Orleans also brough, over the remains
Of Col Butler, Lieut. Col Dickinson, Col Maltin
Scott, Col. I. B. Ransom, Lieut., Col Graham;
cnpls Thompson aud Taylor Leuts Williams,
! Clark aud Adams; SeTgl Madison; DR.. Slade;
Prlsates Tfcsyant and Kennedy,
The dates by this arrival are ~ later from tho
city Of Mexico. The train which left the capital
on the 9th inst, with Gems Twiggs and Pierce,
reached Vera Cruz on the 22d
Referring 10 our correspondence below for an
| interesting account Of affairs in the capital, We
give here brief le'lel iion source usually well
! Informed.
CITY Of MIieo, Dec s, 1877.
Gen Patterson arrived here day before yesler,
day, and the last Of his command reached here
to-day. lie has brought with him about a,500
men. As soon US Gen Butler arrives, he OF Gen.
Patterson will be sent to San Luis Potosi, TO open
the communication between there aud Tampieo,
aud the other of the above named generals will DO
sent TO Zaeatecas TO take possession Of the country
around Quofetaro will not be disturbed Just
now,
We learn from the Free American that on the
2lth OF November Grn. Lane, with detachment,
lought the Mcsieans, al place nanled Mata-
mufes, whipped them, aud delivered several prs.
onefs. We have 10 tcgtet the loss Of Lieutenant
itdgsly' of tho Artillery, aud assistant adjuiani
general 10 Gen. Lane.
The following Is from the Free AmtHean Of a
+ late date.
/ The officers stationed at Pueba have resolved to
/ ptesen, medal 10 Gen, Lane The meda 5 10
cosl one thousand dollars.
train ffaln Ialapl arrived At Vera Cruz on the
i 18th lust. escorted by a command Of ninety five
men undef Tllghman, of the Baltimore Battalion.
/ The Free American says Il was rumofrd that
Gen. Marshall, then at lalapa, was 10 march upon
OnIaba as soon IS he could Obtain the necessary
/ ammunition.
We have very noPioas flies Of papers bY this
arrival Of which we can make but ltlle use IL.
day. For details VI news al Vera Cruz aud IN
the city of Mckee. we refer 10 tho suhjoned cor.
resPondenee;
Vera cru:, Dec 10. 1871.
The steamer Nnw Orleans will leave IA the
morning for your city, with very large numbrr
OF those wounded at the late battles IN the valley
Of Mckee, aud although they Present a melancholy
Peiufe, with what joy will they place their ispl
dPoa Freedoms soil oneo more, aud what a happy
return 10 their friends.
The arrival OF this train has enlivenrd Vera
Cruz 10 such an extent that one who had only
seen Il when Il weafs IT. usually dull appearance
would hardly recognise il as the same city, The
+
latua for goods aud the materials Of war To the
nlrfior while the sidewalks near the public Offices
ATE tlfongsd with strangers, officers and soldiers,
/ preparing 10 embark iof home.
/ Col, DemingueE made his second grand entry
+ into Vera Cruz about o'clock to-day, but he
brngs no later dates from Mexico than tha.r
+ which you have no doubt ere lhis received. II IS
reported that Mr. Tua will reach here to.in1rfaN
with an eseoh ol eayalyt and he may bung dates
from Mexico 10 the 9Th Nolembsf--one day later
/ than has been received
by this command We may obtain something
Interesting and authentic respecting the pfopssi.
ioas which aTe reported 10 have bcsa made By
tho MeSieans to send commissioners 10 Havana TO
negotiate, although have no ilea tliai even Il
such proposition La. ben miIr thai II will be
catffh out, as the latest accounts from QucTciafo
represent atf4ifs a bring IN father an uprOafoas
/ condition.
j The Presidents mtsiage reached rs yesterday
f by the brig -, and created more Interest than
any document that has beyu received IN Vera
f Cruz loF long tims, ant perhaps the Mesieans
felt deeper interest than the Americans, for ih.y
have deeper interest 10 the future du.iiny VI the
country.
{ Noar friend Peoples. the shiefpfsing editor Of
the American Star, who came from Mexico with
the tiain, Immediately chartered mustang aud
greassf to take Il along, and as hi. plans are well
uuuugrd, ! have no doubt but that the good people
VI MrAico will read Il in three days
SO far a. eau lrafn although have read bat
small portion o. II myself Il seems 10 have given
almost universal saii.iacion.
Although the road FROM this 10 Mexico is now
lined with troops, aud every advantageous point
permanently giusoned, The gusrrilIero, continue
" make their appearance occasionally. aud yes
irflay they not oaly wounded Lieut. Gordon, Of
/ tho Rfc Rogimrnl. In two places, but captured
ubou, 100 pack mules. which were a short die.
iancr behind the command and were the property
Of MeIicana
/ Gen. Iwiggs has assumed the command oi the
| Department with good deal Of energy. aud he
will no doubt make many changes Ia the admin.
islfaliun Of affairs ia this department | never
saw the old general look better than he does now.
/ Tie bush hook has been to work and the blush
cut away from under biz chin, 50 that hc eau
see his knees one more, aud those fuo features
which have been 30 long ia obscuuly arc visible
again
Col. Wilson's deparur. appears 10 be source
Of rtgfs, To all, aud but few men will leave more
sincere friends in Vera Cruz than hs. learn
| that he has obiaiurd leave Of absence for few
| weeks TO visit his family, when he will return TO
assume command Of his regiment, which leaves
/ in few days fof Mexico. lie will take passage
IN the slogp Of war Saratoga, in three or four days
/ for Pensacola, where his family reside.
| Col. Bankhead during the few dayshe has been
anongs, us has made many friends, aud when he
leaves whichever end OF the thread he takes he
will take the good w Of all who have formed hi.
/ acquaintance along with him.
/ II has now become pretty certain, as learn
| from many who came with the train, that Lieut..
O'Sl.liyan, who was promoted for his gAllanlry al
Pao Alto aud distinguished himself by his gal.
laniry Ia the last battles before Mexico after
throwing mp his commission joined the MeG.cans,
and has received an appointment Of colonel in the
Mexican army. Although as gallant aud brave
nan as ever lived, he dHgraeed himself on many
occasions, by which he lost the respect Of all his
associates, and may now fglt ~ hard against the
American iiag MS he has fought for IT,
I Thc Isl Artillery. under command Of Maj. Dim.
mick, will relieve the let laiantry tomorrow, aud
the latter regiment will remove Immediately 10
Camp Vcrgara,