New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-18
FROM MEXICO.
Operat,ops Of General Lane.

The special cores pondent Of the PioGyHHe gives
a detailed account Of the operations OF uenersi
Lane At Orizsbs, where he levied upon large
quantity OF tobacco found 10 the city and seized as
government property. The whole lot $50 osiea
worth at least $4,000 was turned over 10 the
Ayuntsmieuto. with instructions TO sell IT, and dis
tribute the proceeds among the poor OF the city
which was promised.
Mkrico, Feb 10. Isss.
Gen Lane arrived here early the sfernoon yesterday
l.st from eothuacan or As il is sonstiss called, San
Juan TeouhsseaL On leaving San Ausustin del PAINS on
he Of The Sd be found Up the ostsk Of
The town military band which, as he passed, struck up
Spanish Mexican air OF musical ssnihcAnce smhr 70
Hail to the Chief The General Of course Isossa
the cou pment BY icing forward ard bowling 20 the mo
scsus and their salute 10 return showed they were no
tyrOs in military etqueue. They hsd doubtless been
glad enough. with the promise from the Ayunts
OF few shnss each or sdisnsI to pay this som
ina brought TO Pueba where rest being required io
both men and horses, We stopped one day
The General learning Puebla thai Jarauts and hes
were beteeen the Vera Cruz and Tsmpoo roads Leading
from the Capital started a. O'Clock on the morning OF
handed BY Lieut. AIDE Lieut. Clsiborns,s company OF
Mounted Rifles and two companies OF tne RANGER
Polk commanding the Dragon. and hinss ana Ne hsy'
proceeded n the direction OF Tascas The remainder OF
the command consisting Of two companies OF the Rangers
and one OF Drssoons the whole under command OF Capt
Deperu senior captain ordered 20 march for the
capital direct by way Of Rio FRO, and srrved here ths
d.y before the General We arrived AZ Tlascas Assistance
Of @ mile. from Puebls az a1out O'Clock. and AFTER feed
ing and giving them short rest struck or the
Tsmpco road, and arrived at hsesnda nan cd IspsLon
The outskirts 0 the Grand Pztesu Of the Corderss about
o'clock in the evening. after having made march OF
near sixty miles over one OF the worst poo'e ROADS, S
rather should say paths.
From Tlapal Teotihuscan nothing Of psre inter
,st occurred. Occasionally AIMS or smmuniuen were
found hscendss and taken OF destroyed Tne 0eners
having positive information thar Res with four or
five hundred men, ia the neshborhood, constantly
ssskins him and small squads employed
in securing the plains on each SIDE Of the Iosd par IN
IL was learned that eighty 20 hundred men, under com
mard OF Col Manuel Falcon, we're In ths town, aud MJ
Polk was direct to pick twenty vs Of the dragons and
reaemsn best mounted and push for the town fast
possible The order was scarcely given before the s9u1
was galopius and, Il entered the rear OF the
enemy, all OF whom were well mounted WIS seen 10 pass
"a chase now commenced and the snemy's horses being
fresh for some or three miles they had the ADVANTAGE
but the the bottom and greater stretch OF the
American horse told, snd our people began 70 gem on
ana made for the mountains, The majority, however
wheeled formed but, after single nre they scatter
al Ia every direction, before charge made oy MAJOR
and Lieut. Claiborne with tine Eighteen or twenty
Of the enemy killed and three prisoners taken Two
OF HON are eutenauts On our side the enemy caused
no injury but in the pursuit Lieut. Hsstt OF the 50 ORA
goons was thrown from his horse and received slight
his pistol having exploded by his horse falling
under him shot through tho heshy part OF The leg
The OF the greater number OF the sdusd gave on
long before the enemy over,sken and SIX seven
were run TO death The gallantry OF MAJOR Poik and
OF the officers aud men who were ortnnste enough 70 "
90 with him at the charge, receives me very nsne"
praise Among those who Pated In tbs ahsr whose
names have not mentioned, are Capt Ontenaen OF ,he
rifles Lisut Nancy OF ths dragons, aud Lieut. Butler
and DR. Hunt OF Gen Butlsrs statthe first mentioned
and volunteers In the expedition NJ. Solbeft
the sdJutsot Of the rangers too distinguished himself
and was among the leaders ia the pursuit
10 searching the it evident II had been re-
cruilins station rendezvous Army cothns and arms
ssrs found in abun lance s OF which destroyed
The General with the view OF inducing kes 10 attack nlu
In the town or 10 give battle the next day on the road to
Nsxieo gave out that his ammunition was entirely ex
haustsd and complete the ra,tt, made requlsition
upon the Acsds tor ssupply which as "" snticlpaea
IN
oouud powder in the town Hisword for vas course
taken bat all failed aud the command marched INTO vac
ciy without firing gun, with this exception OF few OF
the Rangers 10 sdvsnco who shot esht or ten struggling
The expedition failed in its chsf object the csptare OF
santa Anna but aside from the routing OF suerras and
sud destruction Of arms and emmunoo t9setneI WIN
the release of six American prisoners at CoTdovs which
omitted mention before, and the reeapturs Of large
nanber Of American males and horses the moral eject pro
duced BY the presence OF arms IN portions OF the coun
try hitherto untrayesd by troops will be OF great ben
e. The result of ths expedition proves In the eees
6rmIy convinced thai hundred well mounted and well
appointed men may now search IN every corner W.
Three hundred and y leave the City OF Mexico on
the 18th OF January .-, =
distance Of ninety miles from Tchuscsn % ofasos forty
miles, from Orzsba 10 Cordoys twice and back, and from
Ohkabs 20 Pnebla, over one oundred miles ano on M
whole distance, among popslstion hithsrto entire
strangers to the American soldier not sun 10 hred and
city Of upward OF twenty thousand population occupied
for week and VILLAGES and towns Of from four thousand
10 ten thousand population passed through without
sht more Injurious than white Gag being out
Al Puebla the command 10 divided, aud less than one
hundred and fifty men march over distance exceeding
QUE hundred miles through country also up TO that time
by American troops and after inviting attack oy
dsplsy numerical weakness the only foe met win 10
Que his escape The expedition, too 1t will be
borne in mind has passed through one OF the most poPu
lous and weslthy parts Of Msxco-throuzh denies aud
sorgss and mountain roads and paths almost impa
able Frequently spots were met, where ten
and wssrmsd might hold the road against hve hun
dred but no effort made 10 resist snd the country
may be considered conquered from one extremity OF It to
the other. ,
The greatest credit due TO the ocsrs and men for the
eheerulness with which they followed the General In hs
harassips marching both night and day The expedition
twenty days eleven Of which were spent
10 quarters and In the remaining steven, between four
hundred and fifty aud Eve hundred miles were gone over
at the Of forty mies day, over some OF the worst
roads the country But three men, two OF whom we're
killed by the accidents discharge Of their pistols and the
third died Of Sickness were lost on the march snd NOT
over half dozen horses These facts will speak
y in praise Of oc and The General bad under
him of the very best materials In the nmy-otner
wise hs fiery and energetic split could not have been
followed With tho result Better officers TO second
him than Col Hays and Mai Polk could not be found DIS