Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20
From the New Orleans Picayune of the 7th inst.
LATER FEoM MEXICO.

last evening from Vera Cruz, having sailed
thence the 29th ult. She was in company with
the bark st. Mary and the schooner Robert
Mills, both for this port. The U. S. trans
port steamer Washington was to sail on the
same day. a
From the Free American we learn that Capt.
Fairchlld, of the Louisiana mounted volunteers
returned from. the city of Mexico on the 26th
ult. having left the capitol on the 18th-four
days later than our previous advices. We ex-
tract freely from the Free Americans selections
from the pa pers brought down by Capt. Fair
child we have not yet received any letters by
this arrival.
The following orders, by Gen. Scott, require
no explanation from US:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army, Mexico, Dec. Is.
GENERAL Orders No. 376.
l. This army is about to spread itself over
and to occupy the Republic of Mexico, until
the latter shall sue for peace in terms accept l.
able to the Government of the United States.
2. On the occupation of the principal point
or points in any state, the payment to the Fed
eral Government Of this Republic of all taxes
or dues, of whatever name or kind, heretofore
say in the year l844-payable to or collected
by that Government, is absolutely prohibited,
as all such taxes or dues will be demanded of
the proper civil authorities for the support of
the Army of Occupation.
3. The State and Federal district of Mexico
being already SO occupied, as well as The States
of Vera Cruz, Puebla and Tamaulipas, the usu-
al taxes or dues, heretofore contributed by the
same to the Federal Government, will be CON
sidered as due and payable to this army from
the beginning of the present month, and will
early be demanded of the civil authorities of
the said Stale District, under rules and penal
ties which shall be duly announced and in
forced.
a.. Other States OF the Republic, as the Cali
~fornias, New Mexico, chihuahua, Coahuila,
New Leon, &C., &c, already occupied by the
forces of The U. States, though not under the
immediate orders OF the generdtiu-chief, will
conform 10 he Prescriptions of this order, ex-
cept in such SAFE or States where a different
system has been adopted with the sanction of
the Government at Washington.
5. The internal taxes or dues referred TO are:
| direct taxes; 2, duties on the production of
gold and silver; 3, melting and essaying dues;
4, The tobacco reu'; 5, The rent of stamped pa
per; 6, The rent on the manufacture of playing
cards; audi z, The rent of post Offices.
6. The rent of national lotteries is abolished
lotteries being hereby prohibited.
4. Import and export duties at the ports of
the Republic will remain as fixed by the Gov
ernmeni of the United States, except that the
expectation of gold and silver in bars or ingots
(pluta q orc en- pastG) is prohibited until the
further instructions of the Government on the
subject. ag0 al 80
s. All imported articles, goods or commo-
dities which have once paid, or given sufficient
security for the payment ofduties 10 the United
States al any port of entry of the Republic, shall
not again be burdened with any tax or duty in
any part of this republic occupied BY the forces
of The U. States.
g.. The levying duties on the transit of ami
mails, goods or commodities, whether of for
eign or domestic growth from one State of this
Republic TO another, Or on entering or leaying
the gate of any city within the Republic, will,
from and after the beginning of The ensuing
year, be prohibited as far as the United States
forces may have the power TO enforce the pro-
hibition. Other and equitable means, to mod
crate extent. must be resorted TO by the several
State and city authorities, for the necessary
support of their respective Governments.
10. The tobacco, playing card and stamped
paper rents, will be placed for three, six, or
twelve months, under contract with the high
est bidders, respectively, for the several States,
the State and Federal District of Mexico being
considered as one. Accordingly, offers or bids
for those rents, within each State, or any one
of them, are invited. They will be sent in as
| cdlt1 % pOSotOiC, SCdlcu, u JIG uCoU-qudItClS
of Commanders of Departments, except for the
Federal Districtand State of Mexico. For the
two latter, the offers or bids will be addressed
TO the general-iu-chief.
IL. Further details for the execution of the
foregoing system of government and revenue
will soon be given in general orders.
By command of Maj. Gen. ScoTT:
H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. G..
The Free American tells us that Col. Miles
was about to leave Vera Cruz to join his regi-
ment. He has been entertained in Vera Cruz
at a sumptuous supper by The citizens, and
other demonstrations made there to ma rk the
kind regard in which he is held by all clas-
ses.
The following items are from the Free Amer
lean. Some of The army orders we copy as Gu
r~iosities, rather then for the information con-
tanned in them
The American star, dated Mexico, 18th Dee
cember, intimates a removal of troops from that
city, for other and perhaps distant places; and
in another column says: w understand Col.
Riley's brigade, consisting of ID Artillery, and
I'd, 4th, and 9th Infantry, and The Voltiguers,
will move this morning for Tacubaya, where
they are to be stationed for the present. Per
haps this corps is id destined for distant places
The American Star Of the 10th inst. contains
the following:
A letter in the Monitor of yesterday, dated
at Queretaro, on Monday, states that the pre-
sent Congress will not come together again, sew
eral Deputies having left and Others being about
to leave. 1t adds that the new Deputies and
Senators would soon be in this city, many of
them being already on the road.
The government is silently taking all neces-
sary measures for suppressing the i~ntrigues of
the monarchists. In consequence of the Go
vernors not having fulfilled their promise to
aid the Government with such resources as
they could command, it was much cramped
for means.
Some of the Deputies in favor of revolution
airy measures, were endeavoring to get up a
pronunciamento in several towns of the State
of San Luis, the object of which should be a
convention, the continuation of war, and de-
claring Santa Anna gene~ral-in-chief. 1t was
thought it wouldamount to nothing.
From the American Star of the 18th De-
cember, we extract General Order No. 374. of
the 18th December, as showing the recent or
ganization of the army, at follows:
1. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Smiths Brigade-Bvt.
Capt. Page, assistant adjutant general; Regi-
ments Mounted Rihemen, Sd Regiment Artil-
lery; Sd, 9TH, 18th and 18th Regiments of IL