The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-22

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EXPEDITION TO oHoLULA
On the night Of the 2ist inst expedition, consist
ing about 10 dregoons, ls quartermaster men and
the Spy Company the whole commanded by Lieutenant
Wasldsr acting assistant acJ-tsnt general to this De-
partment won't to the town OF Choua for the purpose
o % about ,sS
arrived In Cholua little after Il they entered the town
without opposition, but when arrived the plaza,
fre opened upon them from the
One half OF the command ordered to dismo and
take possession of the house; this promptly done,
then thoroughly search but most Of the Ms1csns had
effected their escape; three, however, were killed and
three brought in as prisoners with loss on our side OF
In which the officers supposed to be afterwards
gone into but they not found expected after
All the noise BY the shooting and entering OF
the house first spoken Of The party remained In the
town about three hours, when not finding any thing
Lieut. waeldsr speaks In the highest terms Of the
conduct Of the mon under his command on this CO.
they carried out every order promptly and gal
lAntly.
Accompanying the above party there also Lieu
tenants Penz Moses and Morehead, and Suffer Mason
calamity volunteered their services on the occasion.
The American prisoners who have been taken BY the
sent hsr. from %sostan BY Mr. isunss' ths prss.ns
Mexican Governor Of the State Of Puebla they
conducted BY Col Norejs and formerly delivered to Col
Childs, commanding this Department.
Mr. Isunxa ASKED, In exchange for these prisoners
Col Pavon; II this admissible an equal number
Of Mexican prisoners II the latter could not be DONE
to accept them voluntarily restored to the United
States.
This act Of the Mexican Governor is certainly hu
name and commsndable In addition the prisoners
state that they were kindly treated while confined
The answer Of Col Child's however in the proper
American spirit He wrote to Mr. Isunza a. we under
stand from good authority that he could acceds
the frst propositions from the fact that the Republic Of
Mexico 10 largely indebted to the United States for
turned and paroled prisoners and many set liberty
OF the same grade those received that
within the last two tbs, much larger mum Der Of
simply rs an act Of humanity, they being extremely
anxious to return to their families and friends that
fact, the extent to which Mexican prisoners had been
restored toliberty deprived him of the pleasure
plying with the second part the proposition He fur
Their thanked the Governor for kindness and attention
to the prisoners just voluntarily restored and
that he will take pleasure In emulAting Mr. Is human
ity towards Mexcans that may fall into his hands
prisoners Of war
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
This ship Maid of Orleans left this port, yesterday,
(2lst inst for Vera Cruz with detachment Of U s..
troops numbering SOL board $50 for Artillery
" FOR the 9th lnfantry 40 for the LIST
lunteers; II for tho and New York Volunteers, and
men belong to other regiments; commanded by Captain
Lieut.. l.. McLaws, 7th 10 antry; Lieut. w Merrihew,
Sd Dragons; Acting Assistant Surgeon c. H. Crane u
Army; Captain e. r. Growing shield, and Lieut. A
W Adams, LIST Mass Vol and Lieut.. J. HILL I'd New
York Volunteers.
Captain Andrews had forty more recruits ready to des-
patch yesterday morning. FOR the general rendezvous at
Fort Hamilton This makes about $50 men Captain A..
has recruited since he has been In
Commercial, JAM l9M.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
u s store ship Sappy, 1t. Lynch, from New York
was In quarantine at Gibraltar goth ut having arrived
the day previous 1t issupposed she guaranteed
to Port Mahon The fgats United States sailed on the
18th for Port Mahon.