The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-22
War Intelligence.

COrre9p0n0enCe,
Cruz having sailed the after.oon Of Tuesday last the
sh inst. She brought sixty officers Of the army,
whose names will b, found below. Most of them are or
dered the recruiting service Tbs New Orleans had
thirty other cabin passengers and about 100 dis
charged soldiers and quartermaster's men, The ship
has made an extraordinary run.
Orizaba captured on the 25ta ult. Oneof the
purposes of the expedition to capture General Santa
Anna at Tehuacan The willy Mexican, however effect
ed his escape through the treachery OF Of his coun
Commodore Perry returned on the sth list. to Vera
Cruz from an expedition to Tlacasalpsm ana oth'
Two large trains left Vera Cruz on the 7th iostone
for Orizsbs under Colonel Bankhead consisting Of
1900 and the other for the city of Mexico under
the command of Major Caldwell, of tho voltigeurs
The expedition which kfc Vera Cruz on the 2ith ut
against the gusrlas, does not appear to have effected
much They had two three brushes vita the enemy,
but great harm done either side In the Free
amercan of the b inst We fnd an explanatory state
mont in regard TO II, but have not room for It,
Passenger by u s: steamship New Ortsdns.-Msjor
Van Buren,, U sA; Capt II. smith, "a Infantry; w:
Battalion; Lieutenant Colonel. Howard, 18th Infantry
Lieutenant H. N. oven, 4tA Kentu;sy Volunteers;
Lieut. lockwood u .'st,nsGt II D. Gfs
Lieutenant W T. Walker, "a Kentucky volunteers;
Joseph Esstand; Lieutenants L g. Arnold, A Ez'y,
H. D. Clitz, Sd Infantry; George w. Chimney, lith In
fantry; Calhoun Benham, 4th Ohio Volunteers; Capt
eI %Ssmo.on a h Ohio T %ouut.eps
ID Pennsylvania Volunteers c Emery, Isl Msssachu
setts Volunteers; c. NJ Wilcox 7th ISfantry; George
way and J Barnes, U. s. A; Lieutenants J. NJ
HAYES. I'd Dragons; r NJ. Floyd and W. Henry, New
seo,s victor
ferra; Lieut. J. T.. slaughter, voltigeurs Mr. Queen
bury, Quartermastsr's Department. Mr.. John Staples
MIR b. Crookes; Capt Phelps aid to Gen. Lane;
Messrs f. Gayon, psymssttr's clerk; p Prindergart,
quartermasters CLERK; Hart, and kelier Capt Dury
F. Robinson, Palmetto regiment; Capt J. slocum, 9th
inf Lieut. J. G.. Fitzgerald. l4th inf Henry ID. Oier,
rrussisn Consul, Vera Cruz; Lieut. II ioibernsn'
Subsistence Department; r. D Cheethan; Lieut. Fa
nelly, 5th inf W. H. Robinson, Geo W. Hopkins, Geo
Prosper Siorudgs; Capt c. M. Hale, l4th inf Li.uts
J. J: Whipple 9th inf w. c. Wsgley 81 drag w w.
Rich Ca. cav w. Becker; Z 8 Nj Surg John Il.
win, U. s. A.; Lieut. Daniel Nichols; Lieut. Andrews
I'D Ohio vol Cadit MoKibn, N. w Cbittcnden, b.
Pnckser, Hall, Thomas Cooke, John Oliver, George
Hubbard, Mr.. Menken.
heard satisfied Of the correctness Of the pforma
ton impaired to me at Jaspa, by intelligent mer-
tempt would be made to raise national inturrection
but struck at the time aud, as has since been
verified the conspIators had nos suicient cousge or
energy to attempt execution Of their plans The de
gn appears to have been to rise in this
CITY, In Pueba and Jslspa and attack the gsrrsons par
ticusrly the officers Circumstances have come TO light
which convince that portion Of the respectable
Inhabitants here were mplcsted In the affair on the
contrary they were desrous of the plot being discover
ed and from them information OF the desisn was
obtained The Padre Jsrauta, it confidently said
in tho city day or two before the attack was TO
nave been made ana was active In MS tHorts 10 excite
ths people and perfect the plan 1t is probable that he
will give trouble to for time as there
but little doubt he severely wounded Ia the brusn
he had few nights sncs with the party Of Hangers IN
der Col Hays His horse and his saddle stained with
blood, and q cloak with his on 1t, also stained
were captured, and Mexican officer, whose skull was
fractured by being thrown ~ his horse against asonc
WALL In the flight before dying Jarauts was wound
ed would look upon the capture ofJarauta a. tho most
valuable that be made, and an expedition viii be
started from here In few days which there are
ytrcps hopes viii result Ia bis capture, and per.
Of jAsNuta would b valuable, bsoouse he 10
ssvA energetic end tasatsd ana pessssssd Of more