The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-27


ters and report, prescribed IN -ssps,t to dass on
contributions In money in kind, and the former ell
commence also at the periods and under cir
cumstsuces-hat is in the Msxicsu states already
cuped by the American forces from tn. frs. Instant
and ia other States from the beginning Of the months
within which the States shall be entered AID
occupied.
TO- The American troops. IN spreading themselves
over this Republic will taxa to observe the strctsst
discipline and morals in rsspect to the pereous and pro-
peTty Of the oun'ry-purcbasiug and paying for I'll
necea'aries and comforts they may require and treating
che ding Inhabitants with for bearsnes md lind
ness The higher honor of country. well as the
particular honor of this army, must and shall be main
tanned among the few miscreants In ranks Tee f-w
cannot be permitted to dshonor the whole Of
citizens and soldiers ut home and abroad. The mi,-
creants must therefore, be wltched, and for every
for exemplary punishment This is required of every
good officer and soldier. Men, free at home must msin
ssa the S,1 % 2,
aud slaves and be rghttuy condemned and treated
such for fslons according TO the laws Of God aud
IA The laws Of will also b. strictly observed to-
wards ell Mex'cans IN arms who respect those laws
and armed raucheros see Gener Orders No 372 dated
X By command Of Moi, Gen. Scott: ,
II. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. @.
OFFICE OF CIVIL MrIIrAnv GovEHNon,(
National Pslaoe, Dec, 80 lS47.
On ana after the first day OF January ls4s. thee
IN the city of Mexico. Each of these VII pay in
advance, monthly tax Of $500, and all other coming
After the specified date all personal property found
10 any house place in which public gaming, without
ed in such unlicensed public gaming HOUSE, VIII be
scated. and the detected will be subject to
imprisonment for thirty days and to be fined according
to circunstAnces, from fifty to Two hundred dollars.
r. P. HAMMOND, Secretary, SC,
We have to make much Use of our letters or
files to-day, but copy few items from the Free .ameri
The following is from that paper of the ii n inst
few soldiers Hye arrived last night from the Nation
al Bridge They discovered gressers in the chap
paral on the road but they seemed very peacsable-
They met the train at Plan del Rio
The following arefrom the paper of the 18th.
LIEUTENANT GUNERNORS COURT.
This court will take cognzsnce of ell debts not
ceeding fifteen hundred dclars contracted previous to
order Of Big. Gen. D. Z Twiggs, Governor Of Veia
CIlz
THE GOVERNMENT DEPOT AT VERA CRUZ.
Probably our readers not of the immense
BUSINESS done at the Government depot at this place
Under the management of Capt. + Masten, Assistant
Through the kindness of If our readers we have
been with rough statement Of the outdoor
business done during the mouth of December last
There had arrived duviur tie above month, and CON
ss ned exclusively to- the ,termaster the following
ofig eighteen schooners and steamers laden with
the following Government property viz: 3OOSO bbls.
Pittsburgh coal 1884 bales hay, 1906, bushels grs H.
troops beside large quantities Of conmsary stores and
csmp aud gsrriron equipage
demurrage after stated lay avs But through the vis
lance Of tbs but vessel bal claims of
sa nu the month Of and
master Is erecting WHAT of the batteries
Of the castle where the largest class vessels dis,
charge their csIgoes OF coal during the most violent
nortners. This, isef will bs saving to government
Of large sums Of money which otherwise would be paid
for deynU rage to vessels having coal on board Only
one vessel can dschsrgs at time at Sacrfcios and
That only IN CAIN weather.
MOVEMENTS OF SANTA ANNA
from tho Philadelphia North American, Jan. %
what is Santa Anna doing all this while at Tehua-
ecu This Is question which, at the present time
would seem to be Of some consequeucs-pacticuarly
We have every reason to apprshend that the suspension
purpose ofsuhsctng hi,n to the degradation of
ofeuqv'ry at Perote csouo but have unfavorAb,
10 the point Of puerility What we have repeatedly
stated now pretty generally to be true that San
srsat man In his wayby far the sbIest m ,st jnfuen
is aud even most popular, In Mexico His present dis
osfo.e, ana yet always be famous aud much
the bermerifo Off country ever If affairs 60 IN
with the American army from any cause any ate pt
ala national insurrectton be made in Mexico, we shat
De pretty to hear of him again at the head OF
spectacle force Who knows i'll face that he is not at the
head OF cable force already? The last ndvios
from Mexico brought runner that he hi, way to
A'xpuico, Intending Mexican paper seemed
eal march TO Jslisco FIR the purposs of ex
citing an nsurectiou IL that great Stat OF the
TERRA Caffeine. This does act tn probable
surnise he is probably in better ston TO retrieve
h1f rtunes at Tehuacan to make the attempt to
Iisye them, wi3h the advantage OF having lie Of
reeC behind him, IN Of failure, than he would be IN
az the NORTH danger CT bscy hemmed N bs.wern
American armies. Considering this, Tehuacan
some Importance and ia worthy 0. word BENZ oltCf
the place terra incognc yet to American readers
&c cgr (or, properly Tsbuscan de- las Gran ,das) 8
situated ~ the extreme south eastern of he
STA If tueba seventy eighty miles the city Of
hat name and abrut half the distance from Orig
on the edg of the strong mountain country OF Osvac
srowa ~ the Miztecs Although llrg, city &c Is
place at reuovn and of the holy places of Mex'c,n
ancient WAS a
town OF the CID Aztecs AND was the chosen retreat
the patriot chief eran, (Nier Tsrap) tho bcygrne
rAl who bu'lt his strong mountain fort with carmen
foundry aud powder works. the Cerro Colorado h ID
by ected around him, IN 1918, on the death Of No
reios the .trot Congress the first example of
cation dsposing aud di-persiug it, and led by be-
ing fw years after besisged aud captured in the eli
ov the Viceroy Apodsca. fhe city Of fehuacan says
Rob'osop, ca mir. If The uers. an R,rotur,on) wa
visited rersu in his gdsld ia leG IL situated n
ID. heart OF beautiful wheat country," where, "Of
course, Tersu mad abundance of provisions The dis
trict s thicky populated and rersu could at any tim
nave easily embodied ten thousand could he have
procured arms Tor them These fen facts will show
the Importance aud convenience OF such retreat to
santa Anna-provisions and rsen in abundance all
around him. and be hind the strong mountains and fer
u- vG'i-ys OF Oaxsca still more popuous II he can
procure arms he can easily raise army AID be eau
light or fly, rs he peasrs Nothing hut occupation
OF the sthmus OF Tshusuiepec eau prevent his falling
rack at the moment OF need into Chiap and fucatsn
or flying to uustemss Grant him sufficient time, and
arms be found be may have collected them already
highly prob able that the expedition which the last
Mexican news informed us was soon to be sent, under
Col Bankhrad against Orsaba, has Santa Anna for its
object aud ~ the Beneme.io has had any in
recruiting 1t IL not unlikely that may hear Of his
trying last thro~ for fortune by crossing ances with
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Lieut. A @ slsu, liter has arrived here to take COM
Insnd Of the u \ bri. Bainbridge now fitting out at
the Goport Navy Yard.-No'toh Herald, Jan IS
Interesting from Texas.
From the N. .. Picayune, Jsn 10