The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-12

Lats From mexico

Lats From nsxieo
The Steamship New Orleans had ~.
rived al New Orleans from Vera Cruz.
with dates from thai place 10 the 25Ih ulL,
and nom Ms,irD 10 the 2lsi.
Gen. Twiggs and number Of other Of.
6een came passengers in ihs New On.
leans, ampng ihrm we observe the name
af DE Leon. u. y. A., Of this riiy. Col.
IieRry Wilson has surreeIed General
Twisgs as GasrFRnr Of ysrs Cruz.
tom. Perry had not yet returned from
Tabasco, whtIe he went about the slh ull.
A correspondent Of the Pieayune, wri,.
ing from Vera Cruz, under dale Of The 25lh
nh., says;
The difficulties between Gen. Scott
and Gen. Worth hare been renewed. and
Mr.. Iris, is 10 be retained as witness.
Santa Anna is roming down TO This
place 10 embark Immediately.
Gen. Scott will come down from Mex.
leo rs soon as the court ofinquiTy adjouEns,
and leave for The United States.
Il haze learned, ON the best authority.
,I,sl no more supplies Than are absolutely
necessary for the immediate use Of the a..
nv will be sent 10 the Interior. in view Of
an immediate withdrawal Of our iroop,.
Such, | arm informed. were the orders rs.
cei,ed BY The mornings mail from Ms,L
CO. ..... ..-
The proceedings NJ The Court Of In.
qui'y are brought down 10 The 18th inst.
inclusive.
The Judge Advocate having read the %.
ders concerning the Court
Maj. Gen. Scott then addressed The
court. stating that Il was hs desire nj the
commencement. of he proceedings, tha,
all Tire islercsitJ parties should be present
IN the saurt. LIE also wished In hs infssm-
ed BY she e0vrf, whefher any officer. sepa-
rate from himself. Maj. Gen. Pillow saj
Lieut.. Col. Duncan. were embraced in the
order read by the Judge Advocate, ~ &C.
cused parties.
The Court decided hat The conduc, Of
Gen. Pillow and Col. Duncan would be
investigated, and also the merits Of the
complails Of Gen. Worth against Gen.
Scott. All the parties would be present.
Gen. Scott here rose and said That
the court might well conceive how much.
how deeply he had been wounded BY The
Information Just communicated. FsS dis
tanl from his country, his home and has
family, he found himself bu, a prisoner at
large in the capital ofthe Mexican Repub-
liz; struck down BY the supreme military
power from high commando command
Of some considerable elevation, Of some
considerable glory-the highest, perhaps,
in REV Of the numbers, the yalor and
proves Of the army. held by an Amer.
can soldier since the days Of Washington.
Nor was this all. lie found h,msell
placed as the chief criminal before the
count. and was informed that one Of the
parties against whom specific charge
was preferred by him had been acquitted
and rewarded before trial, BY the highest
constitutional military authority Of our
country. The accused had now become
the aecuser, the Judge, the criminal. Deep
! ~ wounded as | am, continued the Gene.
raj, ] pause. bu, not for ideas-ihey crowd
upon me; not for want Of feeling-my
feelings are two deep for uiierance; but !
wish. Mr.. President. to Keep in order--il
these remarks are not. bow in Difference
TO The decision Of the court.
The President, in reply, stated tia, the
remarks were infringing upon the rules Of
order. and Gen. Scott immediately resu
med his seat.
A letter was then read from Gen
Worth. Withdrawing, fnr the harmony o
, tho service, his accusation against Gen
Scott.
, The Court then proceeded with III,
case Of IL. Col. Duncan; which is The
latest intelligence We have.