Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-03-01
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

We gather from the "Union' the following i
TENS of intelligence from Mexico, in addition to!
what we published yesterday, brought of MR.
Freaner, the late bearer of dispatches from Gen.
Scott Md. Int, Feb. %.
On the 9th of this month, Col. Bankhead, with
the regiment of Alabama volunteers, q naval II
FOUNDER battery, and two companies of Louisiana
horse, started from Vera Cruz FOR Orizaba to per
.manently occupy and garrison that point.
General Cadwalader was in the quiet occupation
,of Toluca with his brigade. He had under court
martial several priests accused efforts produce;
.deserlion among our troops lie was expected in
s,he capital about the 9th on business connected WITH
his department
Colonel Withers al Real del Monte was yet,inu
ION smoohly i'll the collection Of revenue arising from
The silver mines IN that country-hiS position con
strolng the mines Of that region. Col Clark
Smarched for Guernervacca from the city of NIexi
Eco on the LIST instant, with brigade composed of
! the Is, and 9Th infantry, Georgia mounted ba,ta
dlion, and Lieut.. Lovcs light battery for the pur
oppose OF permanently occupying aud garrsonng that
point which lies about sixty miles from the city of
Mexico. on the great Acapulco road from the ca pi
Stal 10 the Pacific.
4 bearer Of dispatches was at Vera Cruz expect-
3ing to go up with the train, which was to have left
Son the 9Th instant, under the command of Major
81 caldwell, Of the voltigeurs.
i5ihe National Bridge, and new volunteer regiment
as In garrison at Puente San Juan midway between
i Vera Cruz and the National Bridge
y The brigade OF Gen. Smith and Col Williams
sreglment OF Kentucky volunteers are i'm the cv ot
! Mexico, maintaining an effective police. Ali at
'empS at dlsordery conduct in the city had ceased
a General Marshall and Colonel Lane with their
Irrespective commands, at Moline del Rev and
4 Chapullepec-General Butler commanding this di-
;iviSon.
Colonel Riey's brigade is at Tacubaya
i nc brigade OF Gen. Gushing is at San ANGEL
4 Besides Major Webster of the Massachusetts
jyonnieers, we see also announced the death of
aCap Barclay. of the New York volunteers
The following order has been lately issued BY
II Gen. Scott:
n HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Il Mexico, January 20, 1913.
n hls represented that some ofour men who have
iiecen'ly died IN general hospital have not been bu
cried with due sOlemnity. The Gencral-in- Chic,
DIS certain that blame can BIZ attached either +,
ne chaplalns of the army 10 the Catholic priests
tioi me CITY. On due notice they no doubt would
lpromptiy have performed the duties of their hoI,
;loiiices at the graves of the deceased
q IL Is ordered that the body Of no soldier no mat
sler what his rank, if not executed as feon. sla
.!be buried IN future without the customary miliar,
sjhonors, unless the presence of The enemy NAV rem
CIDER The ceremony lmpracticahle, and also wiih,u
#glVlns notice to some clergyman at hand according
3io the religion of the deceased
Il fauents who die in general hospital will be
promptly reported, by the senior surgeon of the hos
stpiIaI, to Brig Gen Smith, if the deceased beouus
.so the regular army, 10 the senior officer of tho
;ivoluneers present, if the deceased be volunteer
,jwho respectively, will take care to make proper ar
arrangements for the funerals
4 BY order Of Maj. Gen. ScoTr:
81 H. L.. SCOTT A. A. A. G.