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ScAaal seOll and General worn.

MeSsrs. EBlroRs-In one ofmy letters. writ
ien Gom PuebIa, Mexico. promised to explain
the mystery that. up to this Iine, exists as 10
the serious and mlch TO be regretted Difficulty
existing b.ween tbs two distinguished and gal
Lana officers above named aud 10 furnish for
vour valuable pape, the proceedings ofthc CourI
of Inquiry d,msnded by G,n. Worth, growing
Out OF the caus : that led TO this disruption.
To a correct understanding Of the merits Of
the controversy il is prOoer to remark that the
frst cause Of compliant on the pau Of BreveI
Major Gen. Worth against the General .in-chicl
was the unqualified disapprobaIion of the latter
OF the terms OF capIlulaiiOn entered into by the
iOrm0r with the municipal authorities Of the
cily Of Pueba, ia his advance upon and Occupa-
lion Of that CITY. Gen. Worm, il will be rec
ollecIed, was directed BY Gen. Scott 10 ReI with
lbs division as The advance corps of the army
until reaching and occupying Puobla. As
matter of history, and for tbs purpose Of permit.
ling every man 10 draw his own conclusions of
the business or unlairness ol Gen. Scouts dsap-
proyal Cflhe terms Of capulaIion, deem ii due
10 all concerned To insert a copy of the capiIu-
laIion itself. h is in lhesc wurds
"GENESAL II, as is To be supposed, you are
possessed of true and ardent love Of your
country, il will not appear strange that the first
SCI Iiment which the municipality Of Puebla
monilesIs in addressing you be thar profound
gicl for The inevitable necessity il finds itself
under Of regulating with the enemy offs nation
tho terms least approbouS for occupying the
capital of this State by troops of the United
States Of the North. Il consoles ITSELF howcy.
or, with the idea thai ils immediate sacrifice has
The only object ia view Of saving. il not the same
national rights, (Which is beyond the possibility
oltheir aItcmping.) at least The very dear inter.
cSIs of The unarmed population which the muni-
cipaity represents. Compelled, therefore, to
this duly, truly very painful, but inevitable, and
Stimulated by the proposal which you thought
proper TO direct TO II from Nopalucan thai before
arriving too near the clly you might enter into
conference with The civil uucliunarlcS, in or.
der 10 concert with them the best and most Sc
cure measures in relation to the interests men.
u iincd--nolwiIhsanding that some have been
adopted analogous To The present case already
tho municipality. the only political authority
which has rcmaincd, in view OF Tho doIcnceess
state Of the city, aud IN vrluo of your announce.
mcnt of having 10 occupy il in military man.
ncr, has agreed thai lic commission from its
body, which has the honor Of addressing you,
accept the guarantees Offered in lho following
terms:
Daring The occupation Of The capital of Puc.
hla by the troops of the United States they will
invioIubly respectIho Catholic religion, which
the nation proleSsns, The public worship and
morals, the persons and prqpcl'y of all the in.
hablIahts.
Tho civil local authorizes will continue in the
free exercise Of their functions conlornahly to
the laws Of the country, In consequence, If
the General of said troops should consider any
other measures necessary besides those dictated
heretofore, especially l6r the maintenance Of
public order and tranquility, h. will commune
cate his wishes on said suhocI to the above mon.
TONED authorities respectively, according to
thsir nature, alrl sustain and protect such meas.
urcS.
The custody Of the prisoners and officers IN
charge oIlhe municipality will continue IN charge
Of the force which tn civil authority has alIot'
ted Tor ii, composed of rIrly men oI the baIal.
ion olthc free, (Iibus,) allowed TO go free from
Vera Cruz as a convict guard, untll il be rcic-
we'd by that Of the Unilcd States, when said
prison guard will be allowed 10 retire with their
urmS.
Headquarters, Chicbopa. May 18Th, i0i7.
Approved and granted.
W. j. WORTH, Maj. Con. Com &.
Tha SECOND calso Of complaint on the p9rI of
Gen. Worth against the GcnGril-n.chct, WINS
The disapprobulion Of The latter, NJ circular nd
dressed by the former 10 his diriSiOH alone at Il
period when the entire force of the army incu.
ding the GencpI-In.chleI, was garrsonod in the
city Of Pucba, with the exception OF the small
force left at JaIapa under Col. Childs That
circular purported to convey The information to
the first division, ofwhch Con. Worth was the
commanding officer, lhul design was contcm.
plated by tho citizcns of pucbIa to poison the
Tue fountains from whence our army drew their
daily supply OF water, and in that way destroy
us; aud placing them Oh their guard against
such lnhuman aud nefarous designs, iIin reality
there was any ground o(upprehension whatever
that such threats had been made, or, it made
whcIheT there was The slightest possibility o
their being put in execution.
To the exceptions taken by the Gcncrnl.in
chief 90 these Two official qctS of Gen. Worth
ilfc latter became greatly inconsed, and, permit
ting his feelings 10 peTyerl his better Judgment
became most violently and bitterly inimicaI Il
the Gencral.in.Chcf The result was, whu
every reaocting officer in the army most dcep
regretted, rupture in those friendly relation
which, for upwards Of thirty years, had exs,o
between these Two gallant aud distinguished mil
,itary chiolians.
The following order, published 10 very lin
tied extent by the General-n-chie( after III
Iindmg or'he couu ofinqury demanded by Gen
Worth. contains sufficiently explicit all olhc
iucts material to correct understanding Of Ih
affair by your readers; aud, by simply so,tin
out "in h,ec verba," shull close this commun
cation: ..
GENERAL ORDERS,
.r.-- No, l0G.
llEADQUARrERs OF THE ARMY,