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iIEAD'JUAKTF.n.S, IST Dl VISION’,
Benue, April 22, 1847.
Em : I iiavc the honor to report, for infor
mation of I lie general-in-chief, that my di vi
sion orctipipd the cattle and town o! Perote
at, 12 in , to-day, without resistance—the
enemy having withdrawn the nll>ll l before
» last, and yesterday evening—leaving Col.
Valasqnez, as commissioner on behalf of the
Mexican government, to turn over the arma
ment nf the castle consisting of fifty-four
. gun? and mortars, iron and bronze,o{ various
calibre?, in good service condition, eleven
thousand and sixl -live cannon bails, four
teen thousand three hundred bombs and band
grenades, and five hundred muskets.
in the retreat hence, the enemy carried
away no materiel of War. No force, has pass
ed, embodied, except some 3,000 cavalry, in
deplorable plight, headed by the recreant Am*
pudia The infantry—some 2.000 —passed
in small bodies, generally without arms. '1 ’he
few having any, sold them, whenever a pur
chaser ooukl be fraud, for two or three reals.
The rout and panic is complete, and the way
opened. A stand may be made at ihjeVa,
I but doubted. These are lire fruits of the vic
tory at Cerrn ClurJo.
the fortress affords quarters for 2,000
troops and their officers, with ample store
houses, hospitals, &c,, &c., and a supply of
good Water within the walls’
'i he Generals I,indero and Morale?, con
lined in Perote for the aflair'at Vera Cruz, as
also some American prisoners, were allowed
to go at large on the retirement of the garri
son. I have several of the latter belonging to
the South Carolina regiment, captured near
Vera Cruz. Lieut. Rogers, of the navy-) had
been previously sent to the capital;
I have the honor, &c.
W. J. WORTH.
Brev. Maj. General Commanding.
To Capi. 1!. L. Sr.’OTT, A. A. A. General,
Headquarters, Jalapa.
[Translated copy.]
Fort “San Carlos nr. Perote. - ’
An inventory of the artillery, arms, and muni
tions. in the above mentioned fortress ;
2 cannon;; of bronze, 8-pouiiticrs,
2 “ “ (5
2 “ u 6 “ chambered.
2 »< “ t*
a “ “ I “ mountain.
t» “ “3
it “ “ of “ “
3 “ irtm lb “
6 “ “ 12
7 “ “ h “
2 n “ 7i <!
T“ “ C
JO “ “ 6
f mortar of bronze 9-inch
1 “ “ 71 “
1“ 7 «
2 Stone, mortars, of bronze, Ibl-inrh.
a “ 12 “
1 howitzer, 8 “
2 .. 7 <«
2 “ mountain.
790 cannon balls, of iron, fur 12-pounders.
2uG6 “ “ 8 “
3.102 “ u 6 “
2105 “ u fi “ strapped.
1008 “ “ 4
700 “ bronze, fi “
J 53 “ ‘ s 6 “ Strapped.
81 “ “ 3 u
48 canister shot, for 10-pounders.
237 ct 2 “
322 shells, of iron, of 21 inches, not filled.
523 “ “ 9 “
08 “ bronze 9 “ “
581 grenades ol iron, of 7 “
470 “ “ 3 “ band.
9943 “ “ 2 “ 9 lines, baud.
2113 “ “ 2 “ “filled.
39 woollen cartridge bags,for 10-pcimiders,empty
240 “ “ “ 12 “
1G “ “ “ 8 “ “
300 “ “ “ 6 “ ‘*
300 “ “ “ 4
578 linen “ “ 1(1 “
550 “ “ “ 12
400 ft “ “ 8 “ “
80 “ “ “ 9-irrch mortars.
200 “ cartridge bags, for stone mortars, of ISI.
200 English muskets.
5200 gun Hints.
270 ) musket cartridges, blank,
30 “ “ ball.
120 cartridges, for cannon.
9 chests of carpenter's and blacksmith’s tools,
&c.
309 muskets, unserviceable.
1 desk for archives.
Perots, April, 22d, 1847.
JUSE RAFAEL VELASQUfiZ.
Ordnance Sergeant.
Approved; VELASQt EZ.
Col. of Artillery.
Verified, April 22. 1317.
W.C. DEH ART, Capt 2d artillery.
11. C. LEE, Capt. Engineers.
Endorsed: Inventory of ordnance and ordnance
stores found in the Castle of Perote. when taken
possession of bv the forces of the United States,
April 23d, 1847:
W. J. WORTH,
Brevet Major General commanding.
In addition, there is an ample supply of laborato
ry and mechanical tools, for wood anil iron work
Inspector General’s Department,
Jalapa, April 24th, 1847.
General: On the sth instant I had the
honor to lay before you the paroles of honor
by which the Mexican troops, captured by the
army under your immediate command at
Vera Cruz and the Castle ISt. Juan d'Lliloa,
were enlarged; I have now the satisfaction
of enclosing the paroles of those captured at
the pass of Cerro Gordo on the 18th instant,
to wit;
1. The original paroles of honor of three
woneral officers, two others being accounted
for below’, together with similar paroles from
one hundred and eighty-five other officers of
all grades.
2. Original paroles of honor given by of
ficers of the Mexican army on behalf ct the
troops of the several corps, prisoners of war,
respectively, under their command, binding
them not to serve during the w ar unless duly
exchanged. These rolls embrace two thous
and eight hundred and thirty-seven (2,837)
names—the rank and file of the army.
3. A copy of the parole of Gen. Pinson—a
s translation of the same—and a list of ail
others on parole, numbering, in all, two hun
dred and eighty-eight officer?. •
4. Copies of the several papers referred to
above in No 2, to wit: the pi rules for the
I rank and file.
Besides the above, I enclose an original
paper, signed by two gcnc-al officers, (includ
ing Gen La. Vega.) and by fourteen other
officers of various grades, who declined giv
ing their paroles not to serve during the war
unless exchanged, bn! pledged themselves, as
the paper shows, to report as prisoners of war
to the American catnmander at Vera Cruz,
who was instructed under your orders to se
cure them if* the Castle -T Juan d’U-lua, or
send them, if they preferred it. to the U. fS.
A separate list of
furnished.
1 think proper to remark, wii.li regard to
the operations al Cerro Gordo, that hy turning
the left flank of the enemy, and storming the
principal hill occupied by him, which wa-s
executed under your personal observation on
the morning of tiie 18th inst,, his force was
divided—ail of the batteries east of the hill
being separated from the main body of the
arin\ encamped on the Juiapa road west of
the hill.
All of the positions of the enemy were
commanded by the hill itself, wit ch was be
lieved by the Mexicans to be inaccessible to
our troop?. The hill being stormed and taken,
the main body of the enemy fled in the utmost
confusion, and but a very few were taken
prisoners. Many of the troops in the batteries,
at the same time, made tbeirescape in the j
bills, throwing away their arms.
A Mexican ‘officer assured me that no less
than l;V)othns escaped from one single bat
tery. Os those in the batteries who laid
down their arms, more than a thousand con
trived to escape on their march from the
field of battle to Plan del Rio, some five miles
or more, ahsfig a circuitous road bounded by |
woods and ravines—and lienee the'number of
prisoners on parole isdimished to about 3,000
men, exclusive of officers. And although this
may not be the place for the expression of an
opinion. I fee! warranted in saying that the i
defeat was as complete as it was unexpected
by the enemy—that lie was utterly destroyed,
\ captured, or routed, spreading terror and con
sternation throughout the country.
I have tlie honor to be, very resyfect-fnlly,
i your obedient servant. K. A. HITCHCOCK,
Lieut. Col. A. Inspector General.
Major General Winfield Scott, Geiicral-m-
Chics, Jalapa, Mexico.
| I
Headquarters Ist Brigade,
V olun'ieer Division,
P an del Kio, April 18, 1847.
Sir: I have the honor to report, for the
information of the general commanding
1 j • • • . s . v . , ,
tnc givi.-ion, that, in compliance wait gen
eral orders, No. 111, 1 took up a position
| with my brigade in front of ti»e works oc
| copied by ‘.ho enemy’s right wing, hot
| had not time to gain this position before
the attack on his loft commenced.
My command was composed of the Ist
and 2d Tennessee and the Ist and 2d
Pennsylvania foot, and a small detach
ment of i ennessee horse, commanded by 1
| Captain Caswell, and Capt. Williams’
company of Kentucky volunteers. It
j w’us divided inlolwo storming parties, each
supported by a strong reserve. It was
my intention to assail with these parties,
j simultanrou.-ly, the adjacent angles of the
batteries Nos. I and 2 those points hav
ing been indicated hy the engineer officer j
on duty with the brigade, as those proper 1
for the assault —and thus, if possible, turn
the whole line of woiks; hut b To re the
proper dispositions for the assault could
he made, our movements were discovered
i by the enemy, who immediately opened
upon our tanks with a most gallant fiieof
! musketry, grape and canister. In this .
critical j asition of affairs, I found myself
1 compelled either to retire beyond the
: range of the enemy’s guns to complete
my dispositions for the assault, or com
mence il at once with such force as I had
. already in position; but apprehending the
mo'al effect which a retreat might pro
ducc upon die troops, many of whom were
comparatively inexperienced and unac
customed to fire. I resolved to adopt the
latter alternative.
1 therefore directed Col. Haskell, who
i commanded the assaulting force intended
for die attack of battery No. 2. to assail
that work with vigor, and carry it at the
; point of the bayonet; his parly moved on
! ward to the assault wi;h great energy and
j enthusiasm, but. owing to the many seri
ous obstacles, such as dense chatpparal
thickets and brush entanglements, the un
expected weight of artillery fire concen
trated upon it from seven nuns, and to the
strong supporting force of infantry, it was
compelled to retire with a great loss of
both officers and men.
In the mean time, Col. Wynkoop, who
commanded die storming party, designed
to attack battery No. 1, succeeded in
gaining the position where the assault
was to 'nave been made; but finding that
the main attack on the enemy’s left had
ceased. I deemed it prudent to suspend
further operations, until it should re com.
| mence, or until further instructions should
, be received from the general-in-chief.—
( My wdiole force being drawn up for the
attack of battery No. 1, I remained in
this position until the news of the enemy's
surrender arrived, when 1 withdrew my
command to the national road. It is pro
per to state here, that Lieut Ripley, of the
artillery assisted by Lieut. Laidley, of
, j the ordnance, although separated trom the
: I rest of my command by their position,
, were actively engaged In the service of
i an eight-inch howitzer, which, with ex-
I traordinary exertions, they succeeded in
’ ; having dragged over the heights upon the !
i right bank of the river, and w hich they 1
I established so as to obtain an enfilading
i lire upon live enemy’s lines.
: Col. Haskell’s assaulting force, composed
of his own regiment, (2d Tennesse, foot.) j
Capt. Taylor’s company of the 2d I’enn
sylvania regiment, being, from the nature of i
its duties, most exposed to the terrible fire of ,
the enemy,sustained the shock—-both officers :
: and men—with a firmness and constancy
! worthy of high commendation.
In the action Colonel Campbell, finding that
I I was too severely wounded for the moment, :
I to give orders, assumed temporary command,
and began, with his accustomed energy and
prnmnlifude dispositions for anollier attack,
which \w.s only deferred by myself for rea
sons be lore stated.
Lieutenants Tower and McClellan, of the
corps of engineer*, displayed great Zeal and
activity in the di.-charge of their duties in
connexion with ray cararaand.
My staff—composed of Captain Winship,
A. A. G. Lieut. Rains, my aid-de-camp, and
Lieut. Anderson, 2J Tennessee foot, acting
aid-de-camp—were of essential service tome;
for. on account of my wound in the early pari
of the action, I was compelled to rely more
than ordinarily upon their assistance.
I should do violence to my own feelings,
as well as injustice to my command, where I
to omit a notice of their coolness and good
conduct geueredly upon this occasion. Al
though, at the"- time of the as< i ulf, the enemy
was found to-have a much larger amount of
artillery hearing upon the approach of our
troops than had been supposed, and which
bad been, until 1 tiro moment, concealed by
the nature of the ground, as well as by artifi
cial arrangements, still none seemed to doubt
its final accomplishment, or to shrink from its
porfonnance.
Respectfully submitted,
(1. J. PILLOW,
To Witt. 11. French, A. Act’g Adg’t Gen.
AUGUSTA. GEO..
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1847.
1 O’The present indisposition of the Editor
! is oar apology for the meagreness of our Edi
torial Columns.
f'j’Wc are indebted t > a friend in Mexico for
K copy of the American E iglc of the 12th inst.,
published at Vera Cruz,
j We are sorry t> see announced in it the
death of Marshall R. Smith, ol Hamburg, S.
C-, late Sutler of the. South Carolina Regiment,
who died in Vera Cruz on the 10th hist.
The same paper mentions the arrival at Vera
Cruz, on tiieir return home, of the Tennessee
Cavalry, the Ist and 2<i Tennessee Infantry, the
3d ahd 4Ui llHp.oik, and the Georgia and Ala
bama regiments of Infmtry,and an independent
company of Kentucky Volunteer'?., whose term
of service were about expiring. A great num
ber of them embarked on the 10th and 1 Ith hist.
—so our bhoys may be slui'ty looked for at
I home. •
The Presidents Wit t'-o New York'.
It is reported on good authority, that the Pres
identof the United States, soon after his return
from Raleigh, A. C., whore he will be present at
the Commencement of the University of that
State, on the first of June, will make a visit to
New York city, and probably extend his tour
East war
Uritish Deserters,
Since the com uencement of our war with
Mexico, not less than 400 British soldiers have
taken “French leave” of the ir posts to join our
army. The Canada papers complain loudly.
Specie*
The importations of specie into the ports
i of New York and Boston, from the Ist of
January to the loth ot May, this year, have
been as annexed:
Importation of Specie —\cw York unit Boston.
Boston, Jan. Ito May 15, §10,966 957
New York, do. do. 6.998,735
Total 4 months, 15 days, 1*17,065,692
The importations of specie into all the
other ports of the country, for the same pe
riod, will probably amount to more than three
millions, swelling the aggregate to twenty
millions of dollars.
Valuable Cargo.
The Br. barque W ellington, Blenkin, mas
ter. cleared at Charleston, for Liverpool on
Saturday last, by Messrs. T. lligham &• Co.,
with 2GS bales Sea Island and 1417 bales
| Upland Cottons, 334 tierces Rice, 9330 bush
-1 els Corn, 310 bushels Peas, and 1 barrel
i
| Corn Meal—valued at §100.908.
Maryland Crops—lce.
The Marlboro’ (Prince George’s county)
1 Gazette, of yesterday, says:
“The weather is still remarkably cold, and
for some nights past there has been frost. A
i gentleman informs u.s that ice was seen on
small ponds between this place and Bladens
burg, on Monday morning last. The drought
continues —the slight ran of last week was
soon dried up by harsh winds, and in every
section of our country the wheat is suffering
severely—the corn & too small to be injured.
Os tobacco plants, we hear but one opinion:
few have enough to plant the small portion
I of ground allotted m this crop, and many
have planted corn in tire tobacco land. Tl e
season is the gloomiest know in this section
of country for many years.”
French Steamers.
Mr. Leon Leconte is to be the Agent of the
French s'eamers in New York. He is not able
to say at what time the first departure will take
place, as when he left France, the vessels had
| not been legally placed in the hands of the com
j parry by the Government, who awaited the last
j vote of the Chambers. This vote having taken
i place on the 15th ull., the transfer of the vessels
! must have been effected about the 20lh, and they
should sail at the latest, about a month after
wards; that is to say, about the Ist June. Wc
: need then, only wait till the 15th of June for the
Ulloa. which will first cross the ocean.
Volunteers from Switzerland.
The German Schnellposl’s correspondent
t in Basic, states that eight hundred young and
| hardy compatriots of William Tell, among
i whom are some of the most distinguished
officers in the Swiss service, have offered
their services to the United States Govern
| ment, through the American Consul at Basle,
i They will engage to serve during ihe war, or
; for five or ten years, and afterwards form
themselves into a military colony in Califor
nia, upon the plan of colonies which Eng
land and Russia have in several of their do
minions. Several of these volunteers have
families, and arc most respectably connected.
We presume they will not be accepted—
- but the offer furnishes evidence of the strong
impression made upon Swiss patriots in fa
vor of the justice of the war, and the noble
fruits of our free institutions.
American Mail Steamers.
Tl ic Washington Union says:—The fol
lowing are the rates of postage prescribed by
the act of the .Tl of March, 13 45, for mailable
matter sent by this line to Europe:
Upon all letters and packages not ex
ceeding half an ouu.ee in weight 24 cts.
Fur ail letters and packages over half
an ounce and under one ounce 48 “
For every additional half ounce- 15- “
For every letter,newspaper,, pamphlet, .
and price current 3 “
'The act of Congress also requires, that the
United States postage will be charged in ad
dition to the above upon as! mailable matter
sent through the mails of the United States
to New York, from whence the slop sails for
Bremen. Upon inquiry at tho department,
we learn that aH mailable matter addressed
to England, Ireland, or Scotland, will be left
at the British post office in Cowes or Soulh
j ampton; and’ail for France, the Netherlands,
j Belgium, Italy’, Spain and Portugal, and
Africa, will be sent to Havre, in France; ami
that a separate bag will.be made up for Ham
burgh ami delivered at Bremen-Ilaven. And
as no arrangements have yet been complete;!
between the roR ofAr-ri of ihe United States
and those of the above countries, pre-payment
of the postage will be required at the office
i from which sent upon all mailable ma-lter di
i reeled to those countries. Upon mailable
’ matter sent to other countries on the eastern
; continent, pre-payment will not ho required
it. will be mailed for Bremen, where all un
, paid postages will be collected fur the Uidled
! Slates by the Bremen office.
i _______
* From Mexico.
Tilt! following letters from a member of the
Richmond Blues,although giving no later dr
: tails of Ihe movement, of the army, will bo
■ read with interest :
••Jalaea. May 1. 18 47.
* * * * *
j “Genl. Twiggs is the big man of the bat
• lie, and I am sure he deserves all the praise
that cun be given him. Some how or other
I all the credit has been given to Gen!. Worth
j when both he and Twiggs have been in the
field, when in most cases Genl. Twiggs tie
i served it,” * * * * * “With Jalapa
j 1 am much pleased, rhe city is well built and
( from its situatroii is kept cleaner than any
town 1 have seen in Mexico. We have fruit
I and vegetables of all kinds in abundance,
Bowers and pretty women more than yon
i can sh&ke a slick at; if it was not for my ex
ceeding modesty and sad deficiency in the
i a J
language, I could do very well here, but so
it is, f suppose I will have to return to Au
gusta. without breaking the hearts of any of
these dark-eyed Signoritas. The situation
of the men in camp is any thing but comfort
able. in starting from Vera Cruz each corn
i pany was allowed but three tents, and since
being bore wc have had ruin nearly every
I day, a thing we had scarcely seen before in
Mexico, many of the men indeed would not
believe that it ever rained in this country; I
was sorter under that idea myself. *
“I am quite well and would like to see till
that 1 can of Mexico, but do not like the idea
to do so on foot, with a musket, forty rounds
of ball and buckshot cartridges, knapsack
and four days provisions. I have tried it and
can say that a person see's but lillle of the
beauties of a country in (hat inode of travel
ing; it does well enough to talk about, but
when one comes down to stern reality, it is
quite another tiling. Ail the men who are
now with Us are in good health, John Phini
zy, Hugh McLaws, David McMurphy and
Barney are all well and send their respects
to you. If I remain behind, I will write a long
letter in the course of a few days, if 1 do not
get too lazy. Yours, affectionately.”
“Jalaea, May 5, 1547.
“I wrote you on the Ist informing you of
the expected march of our Regiment into
the interior of the country, since orders have
been given to countermand the march, and
for all the twelve months men to hold them
selves in readiness In return home in the
course of a week or ten days. I suppose it
would be needless for me to say that the last
, order was received with much more satisfac
i tion than the former. It lias been raining
steadily for several days, which makes it
quite uncomfortable at camp, as there is but
three tents to a company; for my own part I
am very well off, as I am in a good house at
Jalapa. I feel for the poor devils at camp
who are necessarily exposed to this wet and
muddy weather, in consequence of their su
per-abundance of patriotism, at least what
I they had upon leaving Augusta, judging from
the expressions I heard the men use towards
Polk, Scott &- Co. the other day when I was
out there, I think the rainy weather has pret
ty well washed out what little was left.
“All that I have as yet heard in relation to
j our return home is that all the twelve months
I men are to be sent to New Orleans under
the command of Genl. Patterson and be there
discharged. If such is the case I think it will
be extremely doubtful about the company
going home together. If I poss ibly can get
say thirty to stick together I*will go home
with them, if not I shall take it by myself,
take a good look at the country and sec if a
fortune can be made in any other place than
Augusta. I was not at camp when the men
were informed that they would be sent home
in a short time, but have been informed that
our R,egiment raised a shout such as none
but Georgians can raise, throwing their mus
kets up and cutting up other shines. The
Georgians have the name in common with
their superiority in drill, to be the noisiest
! sett of men in the service when any thing
takes their attention.
“Affectionately, yours.”
{Corrftpon'lenve ot the Mew Orleans D it a ]
I roui tlcxico—o«h. HoliX I*i>i*i«»a.
Horticultural tiunties of Jalapa —C teas ,r r
not L .-Osiers—Movement < f Troops on to
wards the Capitol —Correct List <>J Deaths
in the Hospital at Jalapa — Market — Uunip
dance if Fruit, but Scarcity of the - Dimes."
Jalapa, Mexico, May 11, 18 17.
Eds. Della —There is little or no excite
ment, at iho present writing, in thF pretty
town, with its population ol 10,000 apparent’y
orderly, inoff-nsive people. A soldier’s hie
, is a confounded indolent one, especially when
i in garrison, or confined within the walls of
a hospitaLand with a view to while away a
portion of my time, I daily sieal into a beanii- ■
ful orange grove, on the outskirts ot the
(own, belonging. I- am told, to the English
Consul. It is a sweet, charming place—just j
the spot for meditation. The trees, some
300 in number, are tilled with green fruit—
and such a fragrance! oh. it is 100 delicious j
i for a volunteer to mention! In the centre of ■
i the orchard, mider a fi-ire tree, with a bunch
of by the side, l ain now —killingjlcusl I .
having dropped the pen to commence tlie !
work, of death.
'The Ist Pennsylvania, New York
' South Carolina regiments have left (or Pe- :
rote, the 2d Pennsylvania regiment remain
ing in Jalapa.. for the purpose of garrisoning
the place. A portion ot Twiggs” division is
still here, the 3d and 7'h Infantry and the
Howitzer battery having been sent back to
| National Bridge, the former to remain there,
and the two latter to return with a (ram of
2.50 wagons, daily expected front Vera Cruz.
'Two companies of Dragoons, besides a large
detachment of other troops, have also been
sent to escort the train, wh.ic.ti. brings. [ am
told. § 1,000.-000 in- specie, t.-» be appropriated i
in paviag off the troops, who are badly oft •
3u* funds. After the arrival of the train,
Gen. Twiggs will move forward with his '
division,as will also the Gommander-in-Ghiel, 1
Gen. Scott and Staff. Bk.me portion of the
i Artillery is to remain in garrison with the
2ii Penu’a regiment, a 6 gun bat'ery luving
.been planted, commanding the whole town.
The General Hospital is filled with the
wounded and s : ck, many of whom are dying
daily. 'The Souili Carolina regiment has
the largest number—lf..'. —the. New Yorkers
being next. There were 56 discharged yes-
I-terday as “Til for duly,” thirty of w hom be
longed to the 5 b Infantry. 1 append ihe
only correct list of deaths yet furnished any
}■ paper in ihe United States.
April 28th—McCann, a teamster. 29:h
John Lyndhart, Co, A. fst Pa. regime:ft,—
30th—Levi Carr, 3d PI ; Dunbar, (!ja. A, 2d |
Pa. May Ist—Sergeant Allen, 3-1 111.; Cor- :
poral Smith, Co. C, 2d Pa ; 11a rt, 31LI ?
Henry Grealie, Co. B. 2,1 Pa-.; Hoffner, 7th .
Infantry, 4ih—Eagan, Co. 11. 1-t Artillery;
Morris C'-trrigan, Sappers ami Miner-*. Gth :
Melvin, Co. B. J.-t Art.; John Sheldon, |
Co. C.. Ist. Pa, 7ih—Fred. Dane, Co. B. 2.1 |
Pa. Bth—Tu rugate, Co. H. Mounted R 11. s;
Preston, do. do.; Va•undingham. Co. B S. C.
regiment. 9th—Robs. Jlopper, Co. I, 2d Pa ; j
Dwyer, 7ib Infantry; .VP Crowley, Ist Tenn.
regiment;Saddler, do. do.; Sheldon, Sappers
and Miners. 10ih—Craft, Q,r. Master o De
i part ment.
The sick generally are kept upon the low
■ est diet possible, while the wounded puffer
ranch from the effects of their journey from
Plan del Rio. i tear many of toe latter will t
|j# yet. die.
A private in Co. B, Ist Artillery, named
Feischor, was stabbed on Sunday evening,
by some Mexicans, m the lower part of the
town, while drunk. I regret to state that a ■
number of the soid.ers, both regulars and j
volunteers, behave very imprudently towards
the peaceable citizens; and in so doing, they
j must expect similar treatment in return.
The market is well provided with fruit and
vegetables, which sell at reasonable prices;
but, alas I they are not within the reach of
the volunteers, who have not yet received !
one cent ol their pay ! For my own pa rt, I
have not been in possession of a picayune
i these two months ! The fullest and finest
market is on the Sabbath. Yesterday 1 no- j
t eed delicious cherries, water-melons, plums,
tomatoes, sweet potatoes, green corn, <Yc ,
' &,c., tS5e., iii abundance; while poultry was
equally so. A shrewd American has estab- :
Jislied a snug stand in the market.place,
where he keeps excellent coffee, lea, &,c., •
which he sells at one pic. the bowl. There ;
are also several American eating-houses, but
they are poor things. 'I he article of butler
is a stranger to Jalappains—there is none to
be had in the town ! One thing, however, 1
they arc blessed with—-pure, cool water; |
while they, or at least the poor soldiers, are j
cursed with fleas’.
'The next number of (be “American Star”
will probably be issued from Puebla,
j Os Santa Anna and his movements nofli
; ing definite appears to be known. There are
| various rumors constantly afloat, but I place
ino reliance in any of them. We shall have \
1 no more fighting; but. the difficulties between ■
the two countries may continue for several
months.
'The women of Jalapa are dear, sweet crea
tures! They have touched the heart of many j
a gallant soldier, and already do I hear of
“addresse.i” being paid “to this and that fair
Sonorita !
The latest New Orleans dates received
here was the April. L. Bs. B.
Hail Storm.
The hail storm of Monday night last j
1 wasseverely fell in Jasper, Walton. New
! ton, DeKalb, Cobb and Troup counties,
j In litis county, as in one or two of those
already named, whole fields of corn, cot
, ton, wheat, oats, &c. were levelled with .
the ground and beat lo pieces, while in |
many places fences were scattered and .
! trees blown up by the roots. Wo are I
unable to slate the extent of the injury ;
done, but believe that the severest of the
: siorm was confined to a narrow strip, va
rying from one to two miles w ide, and
running directly through the county from
! North-West to South-east. The storm
lasted about two hours, and is said to
| have been the severest ever known in this
county. Large masses of hail w ore said 1
i to have been seen in the road and fence
-1 coiners as late as Thursday afternoon—
after the storm! In Jasper,
weTmdersiand that the storm was even
; more severe than in this countv —pigs and j
poultry were killed, and men knocked
down by the hail ! So savs a correspond
ent. —Madison Miscellany, 22./ last.
On Monday evening last a very destructive
wind and had storm passed over a portion of
j Butts county, embracing a district; from 1
what we could learn, some ten miles in
breadth and twenty in length, on the west
side of the Ocmulgee and South rivers.—
Over this unfortunate district three separate
clouds, heavily charged with hail, spent their
fury in quick succession. The wheat fields
were literally torn to pieces, and many per
sons turned their stock in upon them on
Tuesdav. The young corn and cotton was
buried in the earth beneath the hail—the
cotton is of course completely ruined, though
the corn will prohahlv sprout up again. (Har
dens and orchards suffered but little less,
and in some instances considerable damage
was done to live stock, dwellings and out
houses. Nearly all the windows of the facto
ry building belonging to the Planters Alanu
faciuring Co. were broken in, and the
machinery was slightly injured. The quanti
ty of lia.il that fell was great, and some of the
hail-stones were very large. We are credi
ble informed that the quantity of leaves and
branches of trees broken off is so great that
the woods can be burned over so soon as
they dry.— Forsyth Little Georginn, 21 si inst.
1 . I’olU'k Wiir,
ll is but a few mouths since every Whig
newspaper throughout the laud was calling the
pres “lit. war against Mexico, Air. Polk’s war,
and threatening to hold Air. Polk and his
Administration accountable lor all the fail
ures and misliaos which they predicted would
follow. 'The Democrats, on the other hand,
contended that the war was waged in defence
of the rights at d honor of the nation—that it
was the people’s war, and should be sustain
ed I)v (be whole country. They were willing
the President and his Cabinet should bear
the blame whenever any misfortune befel our
arms through their neglect or mismanage
ment; but thought it but just they should also
share in the honor and glory, when iheir
1 measures should prove successful.—Whilst
I there was any prospect i hat the war could bo
j made unpopular—-as long as there was any
hope that the disasters and defeats olien pre
dicted by whig prophets won d come to pass,
the war was called by the wings, Air. Polk s
wm ; hut since tlie measures ol the A {min
istration have every where been crowned with
success, and victory follows victory in splen
| did succession—and above all, since il has
1 been di-covered that the war is popular, these
: wliigs say nothing about Air. P Ik’s war— t
| is iifAv (JLen. Tawlor’s war. ’Tis true they
i continue to keen Air. Polk in reserve to hear
trie biamj*. it any mislnriime should happen;
but if any of the Democrats attempt to chi m
any share in the glory for Air. Polk or his
Cabinet, they are accused of stealing Whig
i thunder.’ Whig thunder indeed! Who that
has read- the biitfer deiiiunciations against ilie
i President and liis war, in the last Congress,
would have believed that, the wings would
i have claimed any of tlte thunder produced hv
Air. Pole's wap*and who would have thought
, they would have selected Gen. Taylor, Air.
Polk’s agent in prosecuting this unjnsL trirk
i cd, and detestable war, as their candidate for
j President? —Albany {tin ) Fatriol, 19/A inst.
[From thr A . (). ft tcnuunr.]
The V. iMV
As w s anticipated, toe ref urn of the twelve
mouths* volunteers,, who constituted so im
portant a porfinth oi Gen. Scott’s armv, lias
: embarrassed his plan of torching immediate"
: Iv upon the city of AlexPo.' .VI aj. Gen. Pat
ter-on was to have gone forward with the ad
vance; but. that officer is now in this city.—
Tne two Tennessee, the 3d and 4th Illmoi«,
} the Georgia and Alabama regiments have all
j left the army, thus rendering it below a force
with which to enter the capital of a populous
♦State with safely. Gen. Scott will push for
ward to Puebla; but beyond ibis he will
. scarcely go till reinforced, unless be be in.-
1 vited there by the discen.-ions ot the enemy—-
■ in that ca.-e lie will be prompted more hv the
defenceless state of the city than by the
strength of his own column.
It is the opinion of officers just returned
! from Mexico—and we may mention the name
of Gen. Patterson in this connection—that
the probability of conquering a peace upon
the plan o t warfare hitherto pursued is slend
er indeed. It is thought by them that an
army of forty thousand rank and file, should
; he in the field; that captured cities should
1 be put under the juri.-diction of American
; citizens; that the revenues of the {Slate should
be seized to defray the expenses of the war;
| that ail the resources pertaining to the Guv
| eaiunent should he held as spoils of war;
I and that (he military authority sot up by the
i United Slates army should exercise ail the
powers of taxation and legislation belonging
' to the civil administration of the country. —
! This plan embraces the idea of actual con
i quest and absolute jurisdiction, and is deem
ed the only feasible one of bringing the war
to a close.
It is the belief of Gen. Patterson and other*
, who have given the subject a large conside
j ration, that an authority embracing ail the
necessary attributes of sovereignty, set up m
Mexico, could collect revenue equal to its.
wants; and that the people of that country
j can alone be brought to their senses by the
I exhibition of such an authority. To permit
the alcalde to use h s functions in a captured,
j city, or the native civil magistracy in con
i’ duct public affairs, is keeping an enemy ««
power who will be surely contriving against
the army. This system has been productive
: of hurl wherever it has been tried in Mexico,,
and experioncp demands its abandonment.
A military government, administered upon
rivihzed principles, it is contended, would bo
preferable to the one now existing in Mexico*,
j It would be more acceptable to the tax-pay
, ers, it is supposed, than ihe present arbi
trary and vacillating one. It would he able
to maintain itself without greater exaction
j than the country is accustomed to hear, and
it might in the end leave the people in a bet
i ter condition to govern themselves than they
now are. These ideas seem plausible, and
it might be wise to give them an experiment
in some of the captured States. The opinion
j is becoming more and more general that the
U. S. may conquer Alexico; but a peace —
j never.
[From theFtica Democrat.]
Copt. W. 11. T. Walker.
To (he Editor—Sir ; In the account given
of the JSupper to Capt. Walradt, it is rrron-
I ously stated (hat Capt. Win. 11. T. Wa'ker
received his promotion to a Captaincy on the
recommendation of Gen. Taylor. Lieut, Wai-
I ker distinguished himself, in the most gallant
manner, at the battle of Ochechobee, and con
j tinned on the field, leading his men through
the mire nearly knee deep, after he had been
four times shot, two bullets passing through
his arm which was fractured in tvyo places,
one hall through his leg, and a fourth, pik
ing him in the breast and running around the
side of his person. While still steadily ad
vancing, he received a fifth ball in the throat
which entered beneath (lie cheek hone, gra
zing the jugular vein, and coming out within
a sixteei tb ot an inch ot the vertebra cl the
j neck. Lieut, Walker wus cunveyedto i a iff