The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-12
time the court will permit its being sent to the United

yesterday by Mexican express, and at the Time
our commissioners do not know the purport of their
communication but reply is anticipated on Friday,
when they expect TO start for Queretaro Should they
20, Major Polk, with a hundred or an hundred and
fifty men will escort them. | shall go with them,
there but little of interest to write upon from this
place, aud can BIO more useful to you ut Qucretaro.
Col. Black, of the LIST Pennsylvania, arrived here
Saturday the 18th, from Vera Cruz in command Of
military train He made the shortest march to and
from Vera Cruz that has ever been made with infan
try. He made the march each way in thirteen days,
Col LOOMS, who Is escortihg merchant train from
Vera Cruz will DO here tomorrow We received
very large mail this morning which brought us New
Orleans dates to tho Sth inst regret to find by your
paper OF the 31s inst that some Of the other papers
of New Orleans received the first five days proceed
ings Of tho court of inquiry in advance of YOU As
you anticipated this was altogether unavoidable.
They were sent by an expross the rider of which
robbed Of his horse between Rio Frio and San Martin
and he returned to this city with the papers tho
report delayed some days aft0r the
Of the other New Orleans Journals SC mt their COM
municatons forward. While on this subject. let me
say that have to believe your reporters
counts of the proceedings Of the court may differ from
those of others, from personal knowledge his accu-
racy, talent and industry, confident his will be
entirely correct and free from bias
The reports in which You behind hand YOU
mry also in some measure consider your Us they
were copied from tho North .4merican and were the
joint labor Of your reporter and Mr. Tobey the editor
OF the North .4msrfcan both having combined during
the first four or five days. as the vonminous docu-
ments read to the court during that time cudered
impossible for any one man to keep up with the pro-
cecdings.
from fifteen to twenty American soldiers dcscrtcrs
have arrived here, who enlisted Immediately into tho
Mexican army. Several of them have been attached
to tho artillery and ordnance department. Others
have been sent to Guanauato and Guadaajara for the
purpose of organizing companies which to be formed
of Americans, (deserters There is much talk about
doscrtion of from four to five hundred men, that it
10 said is to take place in few days from the Amer
lean troops quarered about the city of Mexico and it
further said that several agents have left this place
in order to facilitate the deserton.
II is fact that in the above named departments
lean officers who have deserted within short time.
Amongst them is artillery officer, who deserted six
days ago and they have left this place in order to
ganizc In all the interior States.
According to a statement presented to Congress tho
Mexican require for the purpose Of carry
ing on the war against the Americans:-Sappers and
miners 531; foot artillery, 2640; mounted do, $780, in
fantry of the line, $40; cavalry 944o; other dsci
pnod forces 1890 total of 65,O77 men, TO form 60
battalions and 10 regime nts and added this train
Of las pieces Of artillery.
pense of 1172 $50, without taking into account the
extra pay and extra ratons during the the cost
of the horses for the artillery train train for bridges
ammunition clothing hospital stores and other neces
The forces existing at present infantry, from
epy 500 moe oo to WS IsI latter
will include all the disciplined forces in the service
Therefore, the Mexicans, in order to continue the
miners 2140 foot artillery, $50 mounted do 80 $40 in
fantry Of the line GAO cavalry 1880 oher disciplined
forccs-53677 in all las pieces Of artillery at
an expense OF million and some hundred Thousands
of dollars per month.
The insurgents of Xichu in tho State of uanajuato
have risen to formidable body They already num-
Der more than 1900. and they have partisans
far the district of San Felipe They have given the
cry for anarchical principles, and destroying all
towns through which they The forces sent against
them have not been sufficient to quc the instruction
1t appears that the South and some of the other
States refuse sond their Congress-
but the number is not sufficient to prevent the opening
Of Congress. ......
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ DE RosALKs.
lFrOm the N, o. Picayune. NAV 4
The U. s. steamship Fashion, Capt. Morgan arrived
from Brazos Santiago yesterday whence she sailed on
the 3Oth ut bringing several days later intelligence
from the Rio Grande and interesting news from Chi
huahua Among the passengers on the Fashion was
Price and Gen Wool to headq quarters at Washington
Our readers are already familiar with tho Of
edly made of him. He take prisoner some months
since, chihuahua, and confined till about the frat
Of February when he succeeded in making his escape
and joining the American troops ut FL Paso. He par
ticpated In the battle Of Santa Cruz de Rossos, with
Gen Prices command, and has kindly furnished .
with succnct statement of the affair and the events
which were connected with it, As we have had
counts of the engagement from Mexican
an Americans version Of the affair will be read with
Mr. Collins informs tina. abcn the nr.t weck in February
Gosp under command Of Tra and After an
srduoS; journey Of nix day.. succeeded II reaching 81 Pao So
Missouri Mounted Volunteers. Prevousy to his arrival n.ell
Strong oaneers upon to attack them having
% d.. % ns %
outenant surprised taken at small town called
the 1nS tho aa
Of Ss m s os intel va.
companies Of tho LIST Regiment o. Dragons commanded by
Gn' o. and h. .s s'
ny IN &. s'a' Il
Paso, increasing the command to about 1000 mon.
at Down anu ATTACK &
on the st Of March no started With about 900 men and
ira S.y 1s 'sS
&
ss Ss
he him tho %oTo su
raised ali u, horse. ss could e supply he Ao brStsa
y o'clock his command all on tho march after
scosmp.s s SIXTY mss that s,an
halted before the town Of santa Cra place Of about 1000 in
o'clock The morning General Poe town flag
he linn
and in daily spsetaton Of the ecep: IF nsssnee
oSs were made on Sdc both PARTIES under esn pV e
Icing reluctant to resort to contest Of arms
away with al hi. arm. and munitions but Agreed to permit him
ceiVe a" nssirnce tho treaty them to permit him % ~
them where be Chose Governor Tr rejected this well
four which he ocnhdon rsturn
infoma ton with regard to the treaty and armi.ice
To this General Price donsentcd only
days but four days longer at the expiration Of which time por
" his force having strength
100 he determined TO attack tho Tho Mexcans
idle all this time having strongly fortified the
leading ooTholcd their
poAon for firm resistance On the morning q the 10TH about
had been made and rejected the attack
brisk canonade The American forces divided
parties attack the different
under Col Rails the under Lieut. Colonel
Lane the third under Major Walker Santa
TALON The main tanned with great vigor until
u o'clock when brought in that force Of about VO
Mexican ance had arrived by, making
attack the Tho troops then withdrawn aud
cessation Of hosties cnsued Lieutenant Colonel
reconnoitre The report Of the arrival Of hnccri
proved " he le and about o'clock the action
continued until about Dusk when
ceedsl working their through the houses the plaza
tho uexicans surrendered discretion after
with unusual bravery all day The loss side Of
about 100 killed aud wounded while
side thero but Ave killed and woundcdtwo
subsequently, dicd The Mexican force from 1900
The officers forty in number taken psoner
whole amount Of aud ammunition capturod Thorc
fourteen pieces Of artillery Of heavy csbre
II small On Con Price started herk
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