The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-08

They occupied the strong positions that town. and
resolved resistance Though the place was m vsst.N
On the Sth Of March, assault DELAYED until the
10th in consequence of the given by the
Mexican General (Tras) that a trasty OF peace hsA
been concluded and that official inteilies pce Of the
fact daily expected. After reasonable DELAY and
no confirmation of this report being received, It wss
determined to d. lodge the enemy On the morniu g Of
the 10th Of ach arrangement made for carry
ing the town Several batteries opened and after
coniu u.d fire for five hours, simulta assault
at different quarters ~, made, and the town cap
tured Tie conflict was severe. The enemy lost In
killed two officers nd two hu ndred aud thirty
The number wounded not ascer rial ned. The lose
on our part was one officer and three killed and
nineteen wounded The number of troops en-
gagged in this affair six hundred and sixty five,
and that Of the enemy eight hundred md four cu.
sive Of o5loers Among the captured property were
eleven pieces Of srtil.ry, nine wall pieces and Ave
hundred and seventy seven stand Of arms A, this
engagement took place after armistce had been
concluded at the headquarters of army in Mex,oo
the cannon arms and all other pub Bile property CAP
tured at Cbihpaba and Santa Cruz de Rosalas were
returned to the Mexican authorities The rapport Of
Gen Price. herewith transmitted, contains fall 40
count of his expedition into Chhuaha and tho an
gagement with the enemy at Santa Cruz de Rosa,ss
This concluded the ser'ea of brilliant achievements
OF our armies in the Mexican aud though, in
magnitude. not to be compared to many others yet
characterized by the same skil intrepidity and
enterprise which have given such wide spread
to recent military operations To the mer,torious
services Of the officers and soldiers who achieved this
r. just measure Of admiration and praise.
portion Of the battalion Of Missouri volunteers,
under the command OF Lieut. Colonel Glpin. had So
vera encounters In July with the Cana niche Indian,
in the vicinity Of Fort Mann. the Arkansas on
the route to Santa Fe, which resulted in msnne.
creditable to our troops The Indians defeated
and Dispersed The reports of these engagements ara
herewith transmitted
The line Of commu n alton between Vera Cruz and
the headquarters Of our army, was interrupted by
guerilla bands and robbers while forces ccn-
centrated and moving upon the ensmys capital but
after its fail, this line opened and established
by achievements aent TO the main column Of tbs
army. On the arrival of adaito nal troops new posi-
lions wore occupied with a view not only to obtain
revA
but to resume hosttes with better nd autage, and
to extend our oopaues,s to other important pats Of
Mexico " the efforts to termin ate the by ho
norable peace should prove unavailing
u While measures were in progress for sending troops
into the mining districts and extending mil tary
operations in the direction of the Rio Grande treaty
Of peace entered into at the headquarters Of
army Mexico and transmitted to the United states
for ratification Pursuant to one Of s articles Major
General Butler, then In chief command, on the 5th
day of March, concluded with the Of Mex
leo agreement for the general suspeuaiou ut host
ties. to continue two months This folio we'd by
de6nitve treaty OF peace which went into operation
the 3Oth Of May last. On that day thu movements
withdrs wing forces and before tho
end of the month Of July they had evacuated the
public Of Mexico The volunteers, aud that part Of
the regular army whose term Of service limited to
the duration of the war, we're dsbauded.
Our military peace estabishms mt is nearly tho
in numerical strength as It At the commence
ment Of the with Mexico Filled M to the utmost
limit allowed by law, it would he nine ths.And eight
hundred and seventy eight officers and aoldloFs, ex-
elusive Of the enlisted Of the ord uan noe; but its
actual numerical strength vii, generally fall consider
ably below th's number The great extension of our
territorial limits required arrangsmens OF our
military divisions and departments. The EASTERN or
Arst division. Is not changed Texas and Nsw Mexico
have been added to the western nd and Cali
fornia and Oregon constitute the third, division Of
the Pacific.
As no military force had been stationed in Oregon
before during the the Departmsn Mt took the
lest to eend troops into that Tstrtory Or
ders issued to the mounted rife regiment even
before it's IetuI fro IN Mexico to proceed,
practicable, TO Oregon ana hopes eutsrta ed
that might be ie to pass the country during
hrktf
by the act Of Congress passed at the close Of the last
session, which permission to the enlisted Of
the regiment who had been in service in Mexico to
receive. application. honorable discharge from
the service Of the nited States aud stand they
be expected that oven those who willing to
main in the service, would forsso the advantages
offered to them by this act On receiving dischsrss,
they would at once be entitled to three months extra
| pay and to bounty land. By the operation Of this
act the regime to the rank and Hie in effect
dsbanded. Prompt measures taken to recruit
1t and no doubt ia entertained but that early in the
spring it will be in condition to leave for its dss-
| tipation.
The frustration Of the attempt to send troops into
Oregon during the past season Ia the to BE- re-
gretted because 1t appears that a. the date Of the last
from that Territory Indian rbances s
continued and the habitants are anxiousy ex pect.
ing assistance from tho United States. small force
detached escort for the Governor Is on the
way to Oregon and will prob ,blv arriy, there in the
Of this month With q view to an earlier reIief
than could be afforded by sending troops the
ted States orders have been issued from the Navy
partme mt to the commander Of our squadron In the
Pacific to despatch part Of his force to Oregon with
arms, ammunition md supplies, and, in IL should
be necessary oland the marines and sailors to aid the
Inhabitants until the troops destined for that Terri
| tory should have arrived.
The other regiments Of The permanent military as
ablisbmeD were greatly reduced at the cose of the
war They had been. to considerable extent. dllea
tnuauoe. Owing to the late period Of their return
from Mexico and the unavoidabls delay in recruiting
vice could not be prepared to procesd by to Ore
gon California or New Mexico, NATL the season
so far advanced as to render march the
try mpractcabIe Foreseeng the necessity for troops
in these Territories. and the delay Of sending thsm
from the United States orders in OF peace,
were given to the Generaiu-Chief In mmaud TO
send regiment from the headquarters In Mexico to
California; but the Mexican government refused to
permit Its passage to the Paeiae coat
Orders were sho given to Gen Wool, then in COM
mand Of the forces at Saltillo Monterey and the
hio Gr.nde frontier, to send q part OF the REGULAR
troops with him directly to California and Y,ros
Pursuant to this drectic. rwo compane, Of iss awa
Two OF the "a Dragons proceeded up the right hank n
tne Kio Grande to Chihuahua. crossed over to the
- d1wn .nss river 70 C:forni1 BY this time
ton. ~''''.~
One company of dragons and one of light artillery
we're also sent from the Rio Ora and on
the Mexican side Of IL up to Sants Fee These have
slre sdy arrived In New Mexico ''
Two companies Of the 1st regiment Of artillery have
embarked at New York to 20 around Cana Horn "a
Oregon and the I'd regiment OF Infantry has Also le
TO proceed by the same route, to California. As early
In the spring as passage can be made across the
country other troops will be sent to Oregon in nun.
bers sufficient to hold and protect that Territory
Troops to guard the Rio Grande frontier and keen
In check the Indians In that q1srer have been orisr
ed TO Texas and have arrived at or are on their wsy
to. their respective stations.
The remainder OF the army distributed on the In
dian and Northern frontiers ana on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts The sccompan wing report from the Ad-
jutsnt General will furnish in detail Information q
the distribution OF the army In the several depart
me nts into which the country has been divided
The war with Mexico necessarily caused some d.lay
in establishing posts the Oregon route The
mounted rifle regiment va, divrtsd from that duty
for which It originally designed to serve With the
army In Mexico; and 1t 10 not intended to employ
any part Of 1t east OF the Rocky Notwth-
standing the demand for all forces ,he euemys
country while the war continued measures were taken
as Marcn is47 to select proper locations and
establish posts the eastern section of the route to
Oregon On the LIT Of June Of that year instructions
were given for the two of these posts
one near Grand els id where the road to Oregon
counters The Platte river and the other at near,
Fort Laramie During that season some progress was
made in consructiDg the work At the former place. but