The New York Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1847, Page 1

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Doors open at half past 7; performace to commence at §, and conclade about 10 o'clock. my 19 3tre Mii ANICS"HALL, No.s72 Broadway, between Grand it Broome street, a ‘One weeks inore, and positively the last, oommencing Mon- day, May 17, . ine -WEEKShave ead e concerts for a anccession of TWELV Deewnigly coded to overtlowing, with highly respeet and fachionable-audiences ‘ ; - to commence at_# o'clock: “Adimasion 26 ceuts, concerts to commence at. # o'elod ERVA HOOMS, 106 Brosdwa “xirwordinary auetess of the enat Wr Alesander, from. Paris, (Not Herr Alesemier) paphiangs with the fequest ofa’ Trace number of highly Haspeetable fanilien, and in consequence of the. crowded state if tie room nightly, Me. Alexan duced to eon: hange of N e his ordi entertail nights longer onday, Riny 17, aad eysey during the week, Be: rday excepted—Astonishi nequalled Exhibition, of nlewdid and Sturpris ke., produ efiveta never befor tacos. Ch af programme every ever . Priees of admiaston—Tarquette 90 cents; Saloon 25 cents, Doors open at 7—eommence at § ore lock. : Wedaesday, May 19th, Benefit of the N.Y. bor oe cie i Ci CERT, Oe ets XY, May auth, 107 at GOTH HALL: ‘Adam street, Brooklyn. FOR RELIEF OF IRELAND. The following eminent artists have kindly volunteered their sorninen ioe) this eee Marie MA KORSINSKY, Mrs. BOULARD, 8r. SESTO Bk VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL, Pla the Autor tenor trom the Kiliay t 4 Mr. PHILIP MAY: Oe RAMS, Maestro, Fusigforte. —"‘Aonceintor,” by Gabasai...s..+ 4, BrPhili a Pe esecint"t Roux ta mou aoot” Mastamne Mate Korsinaky Irish Ballad, “*Kathleeu Mavourneeng’ 9 Duo, Opera Logis de Lamermoor Donuizett ile Eoeee and Sr Benedetti _ ‘Thi Btages of Love,”...Mrs Boulard ‘ dir,” by Donnszetti ie Ve . wy Bosse Ci “T am. thine, on! ' Bong, fromthe Omen tt | Tdeei, Mathe he ky Romance from Verdi's opera," Oberto ciel chi faci,” sg dideat , Br. 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LATEST FROM GENERAL TAYLOR'S CAMP, Army and Naval Movements. &e. &e. ke, (From the New Orleans Delta, May 11.) General Scott has determined to push on to the city of Mexico, without waiting for reinforcements or sup- For He has adopted the policy of Cortez, who, three undred years ago, on the very shore now occupied by collected together his ships, and in tl 0 ee sence of his little hi urnt the whole fleet, by which alone they could ever hope to return across the raging sea they iad just travelled. So Gen. Scott, with his small brave army, drops his base of operations at Jalapa, and without a reserve or line of communications, pushes on towards the city of which ho has, ere this, become a second conqueror. He left Jalapa with but eight thousand men. Of these, three thousand are volunteers, whose term will expire about the time he reaches the capital. Puebla has al- ready sent in a deputation to surrender thatmoble city. If a warlike population of eighty thousand Jsuch as that of the ancient city of the Tiascalans, so promptly yield- ed to our arms, there is no reason to apprehend t! further resistance will be offered to Le Bitior >pealcing of civilization, we observe that they are making great progress in that same at Vera Crus, as th wing on dif from the Eagle of the 3d inst be. “Que fushfonable eirclos were thrown into a state bor- iting on exeltement yosterday evening by the arrival of a gendeman aes eg on ‘d the steamer James L. Dey) who seems to be the father of the wife of one of our-urmy surgeons, story goes that the doctor hay (vo great a partiality for the matrimonial state, and that the father contemplates relieving him of one en- grgement at least. Rumor is double-tongued on the subject, and we furbear giving publicity to the name of the guilty party at present, preferring to wait for full developurente; but from all weean learn, they will prove rather rich thay otherwise.” ‘The military storehouse in Jalapa, belonging to the enemy, bas turned up the following: 616 w coats; 246 woollen overalls; 125 linen do: 118 do jackets; 12 do shirts; 9 cotton do; 220 pairs boots; 10 coats; 170 cloth stocks; 201 uniform coats, untinished. ‘There Were also about 1500 knapsacks, each of which conta’ od some articles of clothing, a portion of which is ‘ly all the munitions of war taken from the ene- my, and left ab thie place, have been dest The muskets were broken upon the rocks, the iron guns spiked, and pretty much all the ammunition destroyed. THE SURRENDER OF THE CITY OF MEXICO. {From the New Orleans Times, May 11, ‘We have had an opportunity of seeing a letter from the city of Mexico, dated the 30th of April, in the eve- ning, in which the writer makes no allusion to the in- telligence said to have been received at Julapa, of the nomination of a deputation to ‘to Gon, Scott's headquarters,; requesting him to take quiet possession of the capital, guaranteeing the inhabitants all due pro- tection. “The writer states that the Mexicans have no idea that tho American army will advance beyond Pue- bla before it is considerably reinforced, from the known caution of our Generals, who will not hazard the inter- ruption of their communications, by extending their line of oscupation beyond what they can safely cover. wany ess of our WI he Gen. miles from Perote. On last Friday week his whole di- THE DESPATCHES, ETC. vision, constituting the vanguard of the army, took up the line of march to Puebla, with a strong slego train. On the morning following, Gen. Patterson would fol- low, with the volunteer force. Twiggs brings up the rear, with his force of regulars, Gen. Scott's force is too small to spare any details for garrisoning the towns in his rear, and keeping open his communications. His hope is, that the new force to be sent to him will be able to clear hisseur, and forward his supplies. For the pre- sent he will luvo to depend on the enemy for his sub- sistence. Supplies can easily be obtained in the coun- try, for an adequate compensation. But the people will drive off the cattle, and destroy the crops, rather than yield them up to our troops without compensation. After the battle of Cerro Gordo, Santa Anna fied to the hnclenda of the wealthy Don Garcia, who lives miles from Jalapa. Don Garcia has ever been one of Santa Anna's firmest and most influential friends, He was, during the war of independence a simple miulotecr, and made his fortune by buying @ large tract of land, in some part of which an immense amount of money had been buried by the retreating Spaniards, a fact which he learned whilst engaged in his business of muleteer. With this money, Don Garcia, by prudent investments and great industry, has succeeded in accumulating a une. wns nearly the whole property from Jalapa to Vera Cruz, and besides Immenke herds of catile, he has also s large cotton factory in successful operation near Jalapa, Santa Anna had a long interview with Don Garcia before and after the battle of Cefro Gordo, and it is said deposited with him about $100,000. Don Gareia advised him to leave the country, as it was impossible to resist the Americans. This astute old Mexican exhibite no hostility towards our army, nor any discontent at its success, but very philosophically pockets our twenty dollars a-piece for his beef cattle, and regales our officers with delicious wines and cigars. ‘The Mexican conquests gave him a fine capital to.commence business with, and the Ai conquests he hopes, will complete the mammoth fortune which he is ambitious of transmitting to his heirs. [From the Washington Union, \ 18) ‘We understand from a letter received from Vera Crus as late as tho 4th inst., that a gentleman had arrived on that morning in that ‘city, who had left Santa Anna at St. Andreas, on the Orisaba road, about thirty-five or forty miles from Vera C: Santa Anna had with him about 2,000 troops, half armod and badly equipped, and he threatened to make an attack upon Vera Cruz. ‘The entleman considered him crazy. The same gentleman ad left Puebla a short time before, and he heard it con- fidently said that her citizens would send a deputation to Gen, Scott to put themselves under his protection—being in fact, more afraid of the leperos than they were of our own people. We understand, indeed, from Captain Hughes, who arrived in Washington last evening, that the liberal conduct of the Americans had made the most favorable impression upon the Mexicans, and that Mo- rales and Landeros had advised the citizens of Jalapa to remain at their homes, and even thé ladies of Vera Crus to return to their housos. ‘The letter from Vera Crus, which we have seen, also reports that the British agent'at Mexico, Mr. Bankhead, had been requested to mediate, and open a communt! tion with tho Americans to treat ¢fponce. It is not certain, however, that this account is correct. We lay, this evening, before our readers a portion of the very interesting despatches which were last evening received from Gen. Scott, We shall lay the rest of the budget before our readers to-morrow night, consisting of letters from Gencrals Worth and Pillow, Cols. Harney and Baker, of the [llinols volunteers ; from Maj, Gardner, Capt. Wood, Major Loring, Colonel ‘Childs, Capt. Alox- ander, Major Talcott, Lieut. Col. Plympton, Captain Francis Taylor, and Bseyet Colonel Riley. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM GEN. SCOTT AND THE OFFICERS UNDER HIS COMMAND. Heapquanrers oF tHe Anmy, Javara, April 23, 1847, Sir—In forwarding the reports of commanders which detail the operations of their several corps against the Mexican lines at Cerro Gordo, I shall present, in contin. uation of my former report, but an outline of the affair; and while adopting heartily ¢heir commendations of the ardor and efilcieney of individuals, { shall mention by name only those who figure prominently, or, from post tion, could not be included in those sub-reports. ‘The field sketch herewith, indicates the positions of the two armies, Tho tierra caliente, of low level, ter- minutes at Plan det Rio, the sito of the American camp, from which the road ascends immediately in a long cir. circuit among lofty hills, whose commanding points had nil been fortified ‘and garrisoned by the enemy. His ~ | right, entrenched, rested on a precipice overhanging a trupassable ravine that forms the bed of the stream; his entrenchments extended continuously to the , on which was placed a formidable battery. On the * side, the lofty and difficult height of Corro Gordo commanded theapproaches in all directions. ‘The main bouy of the Mexican army was encamped on level ground, with a battery of five pieces, half s mile in rear of that height towards Jalapa, Resolving, if possible, to turn the enemy's left, and atiack in rear, while menacing or engaging his front, 1 caused daily reconnoissances to be pushed, with the view of finding a route for @ force to debouch on the Ja- japa road and cut off retreat. ‘Thy reoonnolssance begun by Lieut. Beauregard, was continued by Capt. Lee, engineers, and a road made aloug difficult slopes and over chasms—out of the ene- my’s view, though feached by his fire whon discovered — wntil, arriving at tho Mexican lines, further reconnois- rance became impossible without an action, The desired point of debouchure, the Jalapa road, was not, therefore, reached, though believed to be within easy distance; and so gain that point, it new became necessary to carry the height of Cerro Gordo. ‘The Alspositions in my plan of buttio—prneral orders No. If, heretofore enclosed — were accordingly made ‘Twiggs’ division, reinforced by Shiclds’s brigade of volunteers, was thrown into position on the 17th, and was, of necessity, drawn into action in taking up the ground for its bivouac and the opposing height for our heavy battery. It will be seon that many of our officers and men were killed or wounded in this sharp combat— handsomely commenced by company of the 7th infan- fantry, under Brevet First Lieut. Gardner, who is high- ly praised by all his commanders for algaal, services vol. Vena Cauz, May 2. The Swedish consul, who arrived yesterday from Mexico, tells me that it js true that Anaya hus been elected dictator; Canalizo spoken of as Commander in Chief of the Army, and propurations are being made for the removal of the government to Celaya, in cuse our army marches to the city. ‘Tho case of the removal of our own government from place to piuce, in the war with England, is cited by the leading men in favor of thie wet Nothing is more common in Mexico than to hear them citing incidents in the revolutionary history of our co try, to sustain the wavering energiva of their own pi ple. One of their prints holds this language ;—" What enabled the infant colonies of America to make lead inst aud finally overcome the most powerful nati be—a nation whose treasury is inexhaustible. whose fleets cover every sea, whore armies darkened the land, Mexicaus! they were united; there was but 1 party, and thelr party cry : their ountry.’ They nl. lowed no reverses to Uampen their energies; no ealami- tles, however great, to turn them from the great end for which they were fighting. Often without food and rai- ment, in the depth of winter or the heat of summer, yet over battling on, rising superior to every obstacle, and finally, unequal as was the conflict, compelling the pow- erful nation of England to acknowicdge their indepen- dence! Mexicans! be united, bunish civil discord your councils, swear that you will be free, and soon, Very soon, not # hostile foot will taint the soil of Mex: feo! I give you but the substance of the piece—o strictly literal translation | am unequal to. { wish that {could send you the paper; but thure is but ono in Vera Cras, and it belongs to gentleman whiv would not part w The Swedish consul tells me that he visited Santa Anna at Orizaba, and obtained from Lim a passport to come fama be Lar ne para bey with hen | badly equipped, and he is looking haggard and very muc! dejexted. ite day has passed. Both roldiers id offl- cers have lost all confidence in him, and { have no doubt, were he to come to Vera Crus, during the present state of feeling of the Mexican population, he would be mi dered. ‘When the Swedish consul left, th Mexico. were busily forti- No stand will be made at Puebla, unless we on it for some time. Gon.-Woith is still at Perote—Boott at J Harney coming up with the rif_ regiment and first In Vera Crus every thing is going on smoothly. The | artillery (aiso parts of Iris brigade) brushed away tho business of the city {s increasing ina wonderful degrea, | enemy, and occupied the height—on which, in the night, ‘The waters are covered with merchant vessels. Yankee hotels, Yankee auction houses, Yankee circus compa- nies, and Yankee ice houses, are starting up here at was placed a battery of one 24-pounder and two 24. pound howitzers, under the superintendence of Captain Lee, engineers, and Lieut. Hagner, ordnanc guns opened next morning, and were served with 6 by Capt. Steptoo and Lieut. Brown, 3d artillery, Lieut. fagner, (ordnance) and Lieut. Seymour, Ist artillery The same night, with extreme toil and difllculty,auder the superintendence of Lieut, Tower, engineers, and Lieut. Laidley, ordnance, an 8-inch howitzer was put in position across the river and opposite to the enemy's right battery. A detachment of feur companies, under Major Burnham, New York voluateers, performed this creditable service, which enabled Licut. Ripley, 2d artil- lery, in charge of the piece, to open a timely fire in that quarter. Early on the 18th the columns moved to the general attack, and our success was speedy and decisive. Pil- low’s brigade, assaulting the right of the entrenchments, although compelled to retire, had the effect { have here- tofore stated. ‘Twiggs’s division, storming the strong and vital point of Cerro Gordo, pierced the centre, gained command of all the entrenchments,and cut them off from support. As our infantry (Colonel Riley’s brigade) push- ed on ngainst the main body of the enemy, the guns of thelr own fort were rapidly turned to play on that force (under the immediate command of Gen, Santa Anna) who fled in confusion. Shields’ brigade, bravely as- sauiting the left, carried the rear battery (five guns) on the Jalapa road, und aided materially in completing the rout of the enemy. The part taken by the remainder of our forces, held im reserve to support and pursue, has already been no- ticed [From the New Orleans Picayune, May 11] Javara, May 1, 1847. ‘The guerillas are fairly at work, as you will doubtless have learned ere this direot from Vera Cruz. A party of French ladies who rived hero, and who were along with the train attacked two days rince, gave a very ani; mated account of the action. One man only was killed on our side, volunteer, and he lost his life while chi the hill where the guerilins nd posted themselves. e French party is on its way to the city of Mexico, but it is in no particular hurry about starting just now, Never ere s time when the services of # regiment of well mounted Texans were #0 much needed as the present—were they hereon the road, the Mexicans would soon, evenmore sick of the guerilla system than they now are of regular fighting. By the diligoncia, which Javara, May 2, 1847. leaves at 12 o'clock, noon, I send you a copy of the American Eagle of this morning You will see that news has received the city of Mexico, brought by extraordinary o courier. ‘The slight fortifications should have been placed this side the capital instead of Puebla, as af the latter it has been do- termined upon ot to make any resistanes. General Bravo, with « whole or « part of the garrison of Puebla, was mot going up tothe city of Mexico—Cann- lizo was met this side of Puebla by the.courier, He had acavalry foree with him. Some say that Sante Anna has fallén back upon Oajuca, but nothing certain of him is known. General Patterson's division, which is to march in a day or two, bas been reduced to two brigados instead of three, the’ first under Col, Campbell, of Tennessee, and the second under General Quitman,’ Col. Haskell’s re- giment of I'ennesseans in to remain here, as part of the garrirou. ‘The $d and 4th Illinois rogiments, under Cols ‘orman and Baker, have beun joined by General Quit- man’s brigade. . Javava, May 4, 1847. Orders and counter-orders, This morning General Quitman’s brigade of. volunteers was to take up the line of march towards Puebla, and to-morrow Col. Campbell was to move; but as the time for which many of the vo- lunteers enlisted has nearly ired, and as Genera) Scott has aacertained positively Till reventlat, hey haa determined upon disbanding them ly delay, but al my hemp 4 yetlous: not on! wut alter e operations, and the im ‘with many la, thet he will go me fare ther than with his present foree, United States may think power with him, and that all over the country; but place he did not have half’ the capital hoy oe nor half transportation enough even for what he ‘The volunteers going home are the Alaba- ma, and Ist and 2d Tennessee iments. Ko one can Not only is their time ‘Eho moment the fate of the day was decided, the ca- vairy, and Taylor's and Wall's field batterier, were push- ed on towards Jalapain advance of the pursuing columns of infautry—T wiggs’s division and the Figade of Shielde, (now und jonel Baker)—and Major General Patter- In the hot pur- son was font to take command of them. suit many Mexicans were captured or slain before ‘our men and horses were exhausted by the heat and dis- tance ‘The rout proves to have been complete—the retreating army, except a small body of cavalry, being dispersed and utterly disorganized. The immediate consequences have been our possession of this important city, the aban- donment of the works and artillery at La Hoya, the next formidable pass between Vera Cruz and the rien and the prompt occupation by Worth’s division of the’ for- tress of Perote, (second only to 8. Juande Ubia,) with its extensive armament of sixty-six guns and mortars, and its large supplies of materiel. To General Worth’s report, annexed, | refor for details, { have heretofore endeavored to do justice to the skill and courage with whieh the attack on the height of Cerro Gordo was directed and executed, naming the regiments most distinguished, and their commanders, ‘under the lead of Colonel Harney. Lieut. G. W. Smith led the engineer company as part of the storming force, and is notl with ‘distinction. ‘The reports of this assault mgke favorable mention of many in which | can well concur, having witnessed the daring advance and perfect steadiness of the whol Bewide those already named, Lieut. Brooks, 3d infantry, Lieut, Macdonald, 24 | pe Lieut. Vandorn, 71 infantry—all acting etaff oflleers—Capt. Magruder, Ist artillery, and Lieut. Gardner, 7th infantry, seem to have won especial praie Col. Riley's brigade and Taleott’s rocket and howit- ner battery, were engaged on and about the heights, and bore an active Toe brigade fo gallant led by General Shields, and, after his fall, by Colonel Baker, deserves high commen- dition for its fine behavier and success. Colonels Fore- mao and Burnett,and Major Harris, commanded the regiments; Lieut. Hammond, 34 artillery, and Lieut. Davis, [inols volunteers, constituted the brigade staff ‘These operations, hid from iny view by intervening hills, were not fully known when my first report was hastily writen blame them for this movement. out, but they are out of clothing, and out of many of Mhelcomorta whlch make even camp life beasatle—= Tl have seen service, satisty any bod: af sien oh intaaallg te, eats: malbege hey meee, and now are retiring to their homes to #ee their wives, children, families, and fri and tell long tales of what they have seen and what have suffered here is a rumor that Santa Anns, with « large force, intends attacking the next upward train, whieu will have a heavy amount in specie, It will be w costly experiment for him, for the wagons will be guarded by a force sufficient to keep off every firclock ia Mexico Whatever be the fears of the Mexicans, their fevi'n # aro anything but amiable towards the Americans. 1 hy | road along from Jainpa to Vers Cruz in dotted with tie | mangled and’ murdered bodies of our countrymen, wio ‘were caught straggling away from the parties with whch to happened marching. One person counted no | Grigadier General Twiggs, who was in the immodiate pm gr tgs Aided eis of Mexican revenge oa | cominand of all the advanced forces, has earned high this line of . The banditti which prow! about there, recently at- ‘amp! Haskell, and tacked a of fagatry, on their way to join the mata commanding the regiments of l'illow's brigade, body of the army. bey fell back zon the Inst wagon by Major train, which was close in the rear. Tle escort charged for a commission, on the ran who on the first fire fled. One Ameri Henry, of the 7th infantry, was killed; it OP ae ec Row many Meamene for intrepidity on 00. This ccourred about sight miles this ide the Nation- national ‘of the leew tip Bd domimenced « theatrical sesson | Iu expressing my indebtedness for able assistance to Lieut. Col. Hiteheock, acting inspector general, to Ma- jors Smith and Turnbull, m4 respective chiefs of engi- heers and topographical engineere—to their assistants Lieutenants Mason, Bi ard, Stevenr, Tower, G. W. Smith, McClelisn, engineers, and Lieutenants Derby and Hardeastle, topographical engineers—to Captain chief quartermaster, and Lieut. Blair, chi commisaary —and to Lieutenants Hagner and Laidley, ordnance—all actively employed—I am impelled to make special men- tion of the services of Capt. R. k. Lee, engineers. This officer, greatly distinguished atthe siege of Vera Cruz, was again indefatigable, during these operations, in re- connolssances as daring as laborious, and of the utmost value. Nor was he less conspicuous in planting batteries, and in conducting columns to their stations under the heavy fire of the enemy, My personal staff, Llcutenants Scott, Williams, and Lay, and Major Van Buren, who volunteered for the 00- casion, gave me zealous and efficient assistance. Our whole force i nt, in action and in reserve, was 8,500 ; the enemy {s estimated at 12,000, or more. About 3,000 prisoners, 4 or 5,000 stands of arms, and 43 pieces of artillery were taken. By the accompanying retura, 1 regret to tind our loss more severe than at first supposed, amounting in the two days to 33 officers and 398 men-- in all 431, of whom 63 were killed. The enemy's loss is computed to be from 1,000 te 1.200. Yam happy in communicating strong hopes for the re- covery of the gallant Gen. Shields, who is so much im- proved as to have been brought to this place. Appended to this report are the following papers :— A.—General return by name of killed and wounded. B.—Copies of report of Lieut. Col. Hitchcock, acting inspector general (of prisoners taken) and aecompanying paperr, ).—Report of Brigadier General Twiggs, and sub-re- ports rts. D.—-Report of Major Gen. Patterson, and reports of brigade commanders, E.—Copy of report by Brigadier General Worth, an- nouneing the occupation by is divison of the castle and town of Perote, with an Inventory of ordnance there found. I have the honor to remain, sir, with high respect, your most cbedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT. Hon. Wa. L. Mancy, Secretary of War. [Here follows the list of the killed and wounded at the battle of Cerro Gordo, which was published in the Herald several days ago.) Insreeton Gexenat’s Drranturnt, Jatara, April 24th, 1847, G 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 ut Vera Cruz and the Castle St. Juan de Ulua, were enlarged; | have now the satisfaction of enclosing the paroles of those captured at the pass of Cerro Gordo on the 18th instant, to wit:— 1. Tho original ‘paroles of honor of three general officers, two others being accouted for below, together with similar paroles from one hundred and eighty-five other officers of all grades, 2, Original paroles of honor given by officers of the Mexican army on behalf of the troops of the several corps, prisoners of war, respectively, under their com- anand, binding them not to serve during the war unless duly exchan; ‘These rolls embrace two thousand 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 translation d a list of all others on parole, number- ‘o hundred and olghty-eight officers. of the several papors referred to above in No, : the paroles for the rank and file. Bosidos the above, | enclose an original paper, signed by two general officers, (including Gen. Le Vega) and by fourteen other offleers of various grades, clined giving their paroles not to serve during the wi unless exchanged, but pledged themselves, as the paper shows, to report as prisoners of war to the American commander at Vera Crus, who was instructed under Your orders to secure them in the Castle St, Juan do Ulda, oF send them, if they preferred it, to the United tates. A separate list of these 16 officers is also furnished. I think proper to remark, with regard to the opera- tions at Cerro Gordo, that by turning the left flank of the enemy, and storming the principal hill occupied by him, which was executed under your personal observa- tion on the morning of the 18th inst., his force was di- vided—all of the batteries east of the hill being separa- ted from the main body of the army encamped on the Jalapa road west of the hill All of the positions of the enemy were commanded by the hill itself, which was belivved by the Mexicans to be inaccessible to our troops. ‘The hill being stormed and taken, the main body of the enemy fled in the utmost confusion, and but i very few were taken prisouers, Many of the troops in the batteries, at the same time, made their escape in tho hills, throwing away their arms. A Mexican officer assured me that no less than 1,500 thus escaped from one single battery. Of thore in the batteries who laid down their arms, more than a thou- sand contrived to escape on their march from the field of battle to Plan del Rio, some five miles or more, alon| a circuitous road bounded by woods and ravines—an hence the number of prisoner on ese is diminished to about 3,000 men, exclusive of officers. And although this may not be the place for expression of an opinion, I feel warranted sare that the defeat was as complete as it was unexpected by the onemy—that he was utterly destroyed, captured, or routed, spreading terror and consternation throughout the country. Ihave the honor to be, very respectfully, Your obedient servi BE. A, HITCHCOCK, ut, Col, A., Inspector General. Accompanied with this, I transmit the soveral Teports from brigade and regimental head quarters. In all the recommendations for praise and promotion I entirely concur. Although whatever I may say, may add little to the good reputation of Captain Lov, of the engineer corps, yet I must indulge in the pleasure of ens of the invaluable services which he rendered me from the time I left the main road, until he conducted Colonel Riley's bi le to its position in rear of the sexe strong work on the Jalapa road. [| consulted him with confidence, and adopted his suggestions with entire as- surance. His gallantry and good conduct on both days deserve the highest praise. [again present to the fa- consideration of the commander-in-chief, and the President, the names of my personal staff, First Lieut. W. T. H. Brooks, third reeany gd A. A.A.G., and First Lieut. P. W. McDonald, second dragoons, A. D.C., Captain R. A. Allen, A.Q.M., rendered me invaluable services, not only in communicating orders when he was in the field, but in keeping at hand, under all dis- advantages, the necessary supplies for my division, For his services on this,and on former occasions, | most earnestly recommend him for promotion. To Lieuten- ants Mason, Beauregard.and ‘Tower,of the engincers and Lieut. Sikes, 3d infantry, A.C.8, to the division, am indebted for valuable servi Whilst on recon- noitring duty on the 12th, I lost the valuable services ot Lieut. Colonel Johnson, who was on duty with me as chief topographical engineer, and was very severely wounded under the enemy’s works on the left of the conclusion, I have the pleasure of tendering my thanks to the commanders of regiments-and batteries, whose conduct tended so much to the attainment of our glorious victory. ‘The Ist brigade, under Colonel Har- Dey, was composed of the Ist artillery, commanded by Colonel Childs, the rifle reginfént, (after Major Sumner was wounded.) commanded by Major Loring, and tho 7th infantry, commanded by Colonel Plympton. ‘The 2d brigade, under Colonel Riley, was composed of the 4th artillery, commanded by Major Gardner, the 2d infantry, commanded by Captain Morris, and the 3d in fantry, commended by Captain Alexander. ‘The volunteer force under my orders was composed ofthe 3d Illinois regiment, commanded by Colonel Baker, the éth Illinois regiment, commanded by Colonel Fore: man, and the New York regiment, commanded by Colo- nel Burnett. ‘The field battery was commanded by Cap- tain Taylor, and the howitzer battery by Major Talcott, have the honor to be, very respeettully, your obedient servant, D. E- RWIGGS, Brigadier General U. 8.'A. Captain HL, Scor, Act. Ass’t, Adj t Gen'l, Heapquanrens 2D Dixision or Reovtans, Jalapa, April 24, 1847. Sin:—I inadvertently omitted to name Capt Steptoe and Lieut. Brown, who were in charge of the large ho- Witzers onthe hill, and Lieuts. Hagner and Seymour, with the 24-pounder gun, in the samo battery. Lieut, G. W. Smith, of the engineers, with his company of sappers and miners, joined Col.’ Harney'’s command in the ussault on the enemy's main work, and killed two men with his own hand. U have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obe- dient servant, E. Rvlaas, Brigadier General U. 8.'A. Capt, H. L, Scorr, Acting Assistant Adj’t General. Heapqvantens Vou. Division, Jalapa, April 23, i847. Six:—I have the honor to report, for the information of the general-in-chief, the operations of the volunteer division of the U. 8. army under my command, at the pass of the “Cerro Gordo,” upon the 17th and 18th of April. ‘On the afternoon of the 17th, a rapid and continuou fire of artillery and infantry, announcing that the second division of regulars was closely engaged with tho left of the enemy’s lines, I was instructed, and immediately di- rected the Sd volunteer brigade, under Brig. General Shields, to proceed at once to its support. Before the brigade reached the position of that divi- sion the action had ceased for the day; the night was, however, occupied in establishing several pieces of artil- Maj. Gen. Winrimtn Scorr, General-in-Chief, Jalapa, Mexico. Heavgvantens 2p Division or Recutans, April 19, 1647. the honor to report, for the information of the general-in the operations of my division of fe mame against the enemy on the 17th inst Prefacing this ree I will state that | arrived at Plan del Rio‘on the 11th inst. The advanced guard of dra- goons, under Col. Harney, having driven from the place '& body of the enemy's lancers, | then encamped my di- vision for the night, intending the following day (12th) to cover aghorough reconnoissance of his position, and if racticablé, to make an effective attack on all his works. coming it impracticable to advanco with advantage, beyond the position which I had gained during the ro- connoitaance on the §i2th (being some three-and-a-half miles from water) I withdrew my main force to my old camp, keeping up ® strong picket to retain the ground 1 had passed over, intending on the following morning, (the 13th) at 4 o'clock, to make the attack with effect. Two brigades of volunteers, under the command of Brigadier Generals Pillow and Shields, respectively, ar- rived at my camp onthe 12th inst. Major General Pat- terson, United States volunteers, having reported sick, I assumed command of the whole. The volunteers wish- ing to participate in the fight, and being so much broken down from the recent march from Vera Cruz, | thought proper, at the suggestion of Generals Pillow and Shields, to defer the attack one day, Having done #0, and hav- ing matured my plan of attack, and assigned to each di- vision its duty, | was overtaken by an order of Major General Patterson, after night on the 13th, to suspe all further offensive operations ‘until the arrival of t!: General-in-Chief, or until ordered by himself (Gener Patterson). Agreeably to this arrangement, I recei on the evening of the 16th, verbal orders from the Gene- ral-in-Chief to proceed on my line of operations on the right of the national road. At 11 o’clock A.M., I got in osition, the right of my column being about 700 yards From the enemy's main work. ‘Lieu Gardner's com- pany, 7th infantry, was then detached to observe the ‘enemy from the first commanding height onmy left. In ashort time a strong reconnoltring or skirmishing party was observed approaching towards him, having in reserve a large force, in all numbering about two thou- sand. Lieut. Gardner held his position under a heavy: fire until relieved by Col. Harney with the rifle regi- ment and first artillery. With force Col. Harney cleared the two hills in front of the enemy's main work, and held secure tho position intended for our heavy bat- tery, which was established during the night under the direction of Cuptain Loe, of tho engineer corps. During this evening, Brig. Gen. Shields joined me with his bri- gade of volunteers, composed of two Illinois regiments, under Colonels Baker and Foreman, and one New York regiment, commanded by Col: Burnett. On the morning of the 18th, when our heavy guns opened, Col. Harney, having been reinforced by the 3d and 7th infantry, Pushed forward his skirinishing par- ties. Overcoming all obstacles presented by the nat the ground, and under a most galling and destruc ro, this command advanced with steadiness and regularity, and finally succeeded in driving from the strong position of the enemy all his forces, and in putting them in com+ plete rout. ‘ In speaking of the individual efforts of the officers in command of Fegimpnts and companies, { am unable to do ample justice, Edch and every one seemed to be ondea- voring to excel in all that is required of gallant officers, They all responded to the encouraging voloe of their gallant leader, and conducted their men to victory and ory. TN. 2d brigade, under Col. Riley, advanced under a heavy fire to gain a position on the Jalapa road in rear of the enemy, with a view of cutting off his retreat,— After crossing the valley at the foot of the Cerro Gordo, the fire of the enemy beoame #0 annoyiug that two com: panies of the 2d intantry were ordered out as skirmish. ers to occupy them, The remainder ef the 2d, conducted by Capt. Lee, engineers, proceeded on this course, Per- ceiving that the enemy were extending to their left, I ordered Gen. Shields to cross the ravine on our right, and keep up the left bank on the part previously re- connoitred by Captain Lee. In the further of thix portion of Colonel ‘Riley's brigade, he wae obliged to tarn his whole column to the left to op- pose the enemy’s direct movement down the #pur.— Captain Lee continued his course, supported by Lieu- tenant Benjamin's company, 4th . On coming out in the plain wi ‘of the Cerro Gordo, and in full view of the Jalapa road, a battery of five gans, sup- ported by body of lancers, was discovered, General Shields’s brigade was discovered by this portion of the enemy. The battery opened with on him and on it general, with » Lt. Benjamin's company, The shout from his men, pushed boldly for the road on the enemy's left, who, seelog their ition completely turn- ed, as weil aa driven from the hill, abandonea themselves to ight, Gen. Shields was here sovorely wounded, the command of the brigade devolving upon Col. Baker, who conducted it with ability, The pursuit was con- heccomiy when I was overtaken by Ma- ral Patterson, United, States volunteers, who then assumed command of the advance and ordered » lery upon a height adjacent to the Cerro Gordo, Party on the morning of the 18th, the brigade moved to turn the extreme left of the enemy's line resting upon the Jalapa road. This was done, over rugged ascente, and through dense chapparal, under a severe aud con- tinuous flank fire from the enemy. Brigndier General Shiclds, whilst gallantly leading bis command, and forming it for the attack of the enemy posted in force in his front, fell severely wounded, and ‘waa carried from the fleld. Col. Baker, 4th Illinois regiment, having assumed the command, the enemy’s lines were charged with spirit ‘and success by the 3d and 4th Illinois and the New York regiments of volunteers under their respeotive comman- ders—Colonels Foreman and Burnett, and Major Harris. The rout now becoming general, the brigade pressed for- ward in rapid pursuit, leaving’ « sufliclent force to so- cure the artillery, specie, baggage, provisions, and camp oquipage, left in our hands. Whilst our were with the enemy's left, the Ist volunteer brigade, under Brigadier General Pil” low, proceeded to operate upon that portion of the Mexi- oun army which was posted upon the heights on the right of the pass, and either to storm their works, or, if impracticable, to divert attention from the main attack to be made on their left and rear. A storming force, composed of the 2d Tennessee yolun- teers, Capt. Williams's company of Kentucky, and Capt Naylor's. company of Peausylvania volunteers, und Col, Haskell, was Alrccted upon one of the enemy's ba teries, (No. 2,) which it approached with gre am and firmness, until, after sustaining « he 1 ofleers and inen, it was obliged to retire «positions for attacking another point, (battery No. vy a column under Col. Wynkoop, were rendered un- ooeasary in consequence of the carrying of the werks heights of Cerro Gordo. « attention of the general:in-chief i partioularl call | to the gallantry of Brigadier Generals Pillow a1 Shiciis, who were both wounded at the head of their spective brigades; to Col. Campbell, int Tennessee regi- ent; temporarily In command of Villow's brigade; and . Baker. who lod Shields’ brigade during a severe ion, and during the pursuit. ‘The chiefs of brigade speak in the highest terms of the coufege and conduct of the regiments under their command, and of ip, Ass’t Adj. Gen., Lieut. Rains, illery, aid-de-camp, and Lieut, Anderson, 2d 'Ten- iment, Act. aid-de-camp to Pillow’s brigade, lout. K.P, Hammond, 3d artillery, Act. Ase't M. Davis, Iiinois volun. 4 vd nessee and Ist L! Adj, Get favorable notice of the general-in-chief, Dr. Wright, » — United States ar- my, medical director, and Ist Lt, Beaurogard, of the en- gineers, on duty with my division; and the office: my personal staif—Brevet Lieut, Col. Abercrombie, Lat infantry, aid-de-camp, Ist Lieut. Wm. H. French, Ist ar- tillery, Act. Asst Adj. Gen., and Ist Lieut. Seth Wil- Hams, Ist artillery, aid-de-camp, to each of whom | am under many obligations for valuable service. Jam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. PATTERSON, Maj. Gen, U. 8. A., Comd’g Vol. Division. Capt. H. L. Scott, U8. A., Act. Ans't Adj. Gen. [10 we convince.) a THe Any, Jalapa, April 30, 1847 1. The divisions of the army in this neighborhoed will be held in readiness to advance soon after the arrival of trains now coming up from Vera Cruz 2. The route and time of commencing the march will be given at general head-quarters. 3. Major Gen, Patterson, after designating a regiment of yolunteers as part of the garriton to hold this place, will put his brigades successively in march, with an in- terval of twenty-four hours between them 4. Brig. Gen, Twiggs’ division will follow the move. ments, briga ©, Each bri 1 oe of regulars 3. P seep ens will be charged with escorting suc! o general ly train of the army asthe chiefs of the general ‘may have ready to send forward 6. Every man of the divisions will take two day wistence in his haversack. Thin will be th or all marches when a greater number of ratioi ally mentioned. As the season is near when the army may expect to derive supplies Vera Crus, it must begin to look exclusively to the resources of the coun 8. Those resources, far from pelea crer-eband: the line of operations, would soon fail to support both tl army and the population, unless they be gathered ia without waste, and regularly iawued by q masters’ commissaries. 9. Hence they must be paid for, or the will with- hold, conceal, or destroy them. ''T' je, moreo ‘he must be conciliated, soothed, or well treated by © officer aad man of this army, and by all its followers 10, Accordingly, whosoever maltreats unoffending Mexicans, takes without pay, or wantonly destroys their property, of any kind whatsoever, the war, will Fwd waste t are present and futuge, subsisting our ‘own men and animals a4 they succossively advance into tho Interlor or return to our water depot; amd no army D can possibly after it to ey considerable no matter what the season of the year, the heavy articles of brendstaffs, ment aud nthe halt 1 cannot spesk in too high torms of the conduct of Col, Hh who, united his indomitable courage, cool Ju enabled him to know just how far to to obtain the desired object, — and ecoomplished officer, Major I, These, ‘therefore, who plunder or fences, catile, poultry, ala, delas, e Gardens, Sumner, 24 dragoons, who was in command of the regi. | preperty of any kind along the abilit, rs maak! Berar est in the head by an es,| such outrages ould desert at copette ball, and obliged to leave the field, the command | us; Se ee oe ne shoot of the regiment Gomiving % mn Major Loring. ture oa} them. Sesh Satine Capt: Magruder, Ist attiller , by his wary and good | 12. e ly. of intelligent, gallant, and Management in the face of the enemy, in ar- | honorable men who compose ony, tolerate the few riving very near aiving before him | miscreants who perpetrate such 1 ar the the parties immediately ‘t conduet | general-in-chief confidently hopes not. Let, the deserves especial notice. Brevet First Lieut. Gardner, guilty be promptly pease sd See it to condign pun- 7th infantry, whose company was first sent on the hill, ment, or the good m: pel nsegreeeiees, in A sustaining hiuiself against a vastly superior force, beg ( 3x ‘and loss of character, (Spinks pang displayed that ability as commander of a company, . To prevent straggling ani marauding, the rol lof wie 4, on a former occasion, acquired for him the dis- | every com) of the army witb ' every halt tinction he now has as brevet first lieutenant, by or under the eye of an <i anaes pg in Iam sorry that the advantages gained over the ene- | quarters there must ‘be at least sacl na daily; my the first day were attended with some loss on our | besides stragglers on marches will certainlybe murder- side. Besides Major Sumner, second dragoons, and | ed or captured by rancheros. Mile Liutenant Maur. rifle regiment, who were severel 14, The waste of ama neglect and or wounded. and Lfeut. George H. Gordon, rifle regiment, criminal firing is a most serious evil in this army, All serving in Major Talcott’s battery of mountain, howit- | officers are specially charged to see that not a cartridge zers, and Lieut. Gibbs, mounted riflemen, slightly, some | be lost from the wani of care, nor fired eaeyt t by order; fifty casualties occurred, principally in the first artil- | otherwise, fifty wagons of ammunition suffice lery and rifle regiments. for the campaign, and it is difficult to find ten, Let "Ot the conduct of the volunteer force under the brave | every man remember that it is unsafe to meet theenemy General Shields, cannot speak in too high terms, After | without he has forty rounds in his box. he was wounded, portions of the three regiments were 15. Every regiment that leaves or sick men with me when I arrived first at the Jalapa road, and | in hospital will take eare to leave anumber of atten- drove before them the enemy's cannoniers from their | dants, according to the requisition of the pope wur- loaded guns. ‘Their conduct and names Shall be the | geons of the hospital. ‘Thoseleast ablo to mareh will subject of s special report, as also that of the, several selected sientaiia ie Tale {a ponstall ° f army, who were distinguished on y command of Major Gene! i: Seecctont ett " H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. G. Guvenat Onvens—No. 199, Heapquartens or Tur AaMy, Jatara, April 30, 1847. 1. The country between Plan del will constitute & separate Military called “the Department of Jalapa4 Hoya and Las Vigas a separate Military Department, to be called “the Department of Perota’? oot ates tee command of whatever officer may find himself senior therein, in the absence of the general-In-chief, 2, First Lieut. G. W. Rains, 4th Artillery, aid-de-samp to Brig. Gen. Pillow, will, during the tem absence of the latter, be attached to general headquarters in the same capacity. 3, Seoond Lieut, Schuyler Hamilton, lst Intantry, ta also sanounced to the army as acting ald-de-camp of the general-in-chief. 4, Lieut. Col. Edmonston, Louisiana militia, attached general headquarters, has leave of absence of two months. At the expiration of hisleave he will consider himselfhonorably discharged from the service of the United States, By command of Major General Scott: , L. SCOTT, A. A, A. G. Onpras. Ortick or THE Minitary Soraae} jalspe ere ; io and Le H to Javara, April 28, 1847, All gambling rooms or houses in the city of J hereby ordered to be forthwith ol Keepers of such houses or rooms, all dealers and pro- Prletore of faro or other gambling tables, if found vio- ating this order, will immediately be sent to Vera Crus —natives or Americans. THOMAS CHILDS, Col. U. 8, A. and Military Governer. Another order from the same quarter:— Orrice or tHe Mititary Govennon, Jatara, April 26, 1847 All officers of the Mexican army not on and all soldiers, for whom parole has not been given, in and about the city of Jalapa, will immediately report @t this office, or be deemed spies THOMAS CRIED, Col. vernor. Hxav Quanrens, 2p Division oy Reaunana, Jalapa, April 20, 1847. } . U. 8, A. and Military Gor Onpens No, 60,—Tho General commanding the 2d ai vision of Regulars, takes the earliest op| ity to ten- der his thanks to the officers and men under his command for their gallant the 08 enemy on the 17th and 16th inst. at Cerro Gordo, It will give him pleasure to mention those whose position and conduct rendered them conspicuous during the ac- ions. ‘To the two regiments of Illinois, and the New York regiment of volunteers, is due all praise. Their conduct will be the subject of a special report. Whilst congratulating the vee. upon thejr glorious achievement, the melancholy duty devolves upon the General to pass a just tribute to the immortal dead, whose grave and monument is the Cerro Gordo. By order of Brig, Gen. Twiggs, P.M ‘McDONALD, Ald-de-Camp. THE MEXICAN LOSS AT CERRO GorDO. (From the Jalapa American Star of the 29th. ult.) A Mexican officer sets down the number of killed and wounded in the late fight at 980. W. the num- ber to have been much larger, and still think that he has dotted off several hundred, The number of prisoners was 215 commissioned offt- cers, and 2837 others. Col. Hitchcock agcounts for the small number of prisoners taken in this way:—He rays, by turning the left tank of the enemy, and Norming the principal hilt occupied by him, which was done on the 18th, his force was divided—all tho batteries east of the hill being separated from the main body of the arm: qi encamped on the Jalapa road, west of the hill. All enemy's positions wero commanded by the Cerro Gordo, which was believed to be inaccessible to our troops, The hill being stormed and taken, the main body of the one- my fled in the utmost confasion, and so a very fow were taken prisoners. Many of those who were in the batte- ries at the timeof the surrender made their escape to the hills, throwing away their arms. One of their own officers sets down the number at 1500 who thus esea} from one battery. Of those in the battery, ‘who to a down their arms, more than 1000 contriv: whilst marching from the place they surrendered to del Rio, THE REVENUE DECREE OF THE MEXICAN CONGRESS. Maxunu Gonzates Cosio, Constitutional Of the free State of Zacatecas, to the inhabitants : Know ye, that the Minister of the Interior haa ecm- municated to mo the following decree :— Ministry of Tux IxteRion, Section 94. pilose Exceisrst 81 @ most excellent President ad interim bas pleased to direct me the following decree :— The President ad interim States to the inhabitants of the republic : Know ye that the Sovereign Constituent Mexican Con- gress haa deorced the following : Art. 1.—Authorixes extraordinarily the Executive to raise in the easiest manner, and the way he shall find most convenient, the sum of twenty millions of dollars. ‘The foregoing article doos not authorize the go ent to alienate, elther in whole or in part, the national domain; neither does it authorize it to impose to 4 —The Executive ean enter into or | bienjend, as with the persons and corporati laws of the 20th December, ith Jenuare and in of February last, with the view of raising funds, ao ea begtn save conteast for the munitions of war. demanded by circumstances, without the requisites catabliahed by existing laws io. ae rt. 6.—These authorizations coasein from the publication of the present law, or before the, war shall terminate. Given in Mexico, the 97th March, 1847. MARIANO OTERO, President. COSME PORRES, Deputed Sec'y. MARIANO PALAVEMA, Deputsd Seo'y, ORDERS OF SANTA ANNA Liout. Bee, of Capt. Mirabeau B. Lamarrs oqusdren Texans, stationed at Monclova, arrived in fow days ago, [we quote from the Fleg of the 90th), for the purpose of escorting back a ja with stores and money to Pay off the troops. On the way down from ie we jeut. Beo Sine tere aera from Santa Anna were traversi country, every where n recent proclamation of tho woodes chieftain, which commanded the entire male of the country, from the ages of 12 to 50, to them solves into guerilla banda immediately, choose @ chief, who would receive ® commission when ri ct of more men, and proceed at once to the massacre Americans whenever and wherever they oo them—refusal to assist in the extermination considered traitorous, and their pr. to be common spoil of all who lent a willing hand in out the instructions of the pronunciamento, The feans obeyed the order with reluctance, and Lieut. Bee was passing through Guerrero, h that one of these emissaries was sojourning in the town, and had just ceased reading the order when the caus were seen to approach. Twenty men his command, but he determined to attempt & of the emissary and all his abettors—which was without bloodshed—the leader and twenty Mexicans. besides the alealde of the town, were prisoners, brought down to Camargo, and handed over to the com- mandant. A copy of the proclamation was also handed him. They have since been released—emissary and all ‘on what grounds we have not been informed. ek ANNOUNCEMENT BY GEN. TAYLOR OP THE FALL OP VERA CRUZ AND THE VICTORY OF SACRAMENTO. [From the Saltillo Picket Guard, of the 19th April.] Heap Quarters Anwy Occuration, { the : Monterey, April 14, 1847. Camp near Monterey, pei satisfaction to announce to the troops under his oom. Orders No, 32.—The Commandi thentic intelligence has been received of the hot the elty of Vera Crus and Castle of San Juan de Ulta, which capitulated on the 27th ult. to the forees jor command of Maj. Gen. Scott. This pore t vietory reflects new lustre upon ioe repelisien of our arms The Commanding General would, at the same time, pis —-L another signal sucteas, won by the ‘of our troops on the 2th February, near the huahus, Acolumn of M vor thousand strong, under the command of Col. with a light field battery, attacked a Mexican times uperior, inan éntrenched re and 2 wane iy their By order of Maj. (Signed.) ; Gen. Wool in making @ similar annout command at Buena VI on the 16th ing of the \mmediately under that men who have covered glory vee aeeuen Oy ang ee LA ders called in question laxity the requirements of the servioe, that now ervice draw to a close. Their services are, at time, g olmportant, if not such, ord, them Sey over Bare Gen, Tayron Ww. sof the ~