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From The War

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Day
20
Month
November
Year
1847
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Public Domain
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We have no very stirrir.g newa f rom the war. Butsome of the details nre intiM-esting, as showing tiiat the Mexican forceas grently broker, and present ap pearances indícate' tfcst reinforceineuts mny be able to gpt thfoirgh to Gen. Scott. Thora are no s'gns of peacc. Gen. Palterson was to leave Vera Cru7 on the íílst, whoïe number of train es cort 5000 incn and 220 wagons. Last ndvices thnt Atüsco had bsen la ken possession of by 1000 American Uoops. No resistance. Santa Anna superseded by Rincón, hut he loudly proiests and refuses obedience to the government. Liltle doubt but that a farce of 400 Ampricans liad oceupied Orazaba. New pnper published in Mexico citv, called the North American- W, C. Toby, of Pliiladelphia publishsr. Affiaifs in the city ín a quicf state. Gen. Lane arrived at Perote, and was joined ihere by Cnpt. Walker and bis command, who took march to Huanautln. sanguifiary engngement touk place in h$ streets between Walker's force 250, and the Mexican force 1600. ResuUed in the total expulsión of the enemy and occupation of the town by our troops, wbo only lost six men - among them Walker, killed by a fatlier enraged at the loss oF bis son. Mexican loss, 200 men and 3 pieces of artillerv. Americans afterwards evacuoied the place and went towards Pinal, on the Puebla rcute. No npposiiioiij and there meeting Gen. Lane, both marched (oether for Puebla, which they found in a state of insuirection.-Had a right in platonns, and drove the Mexicnns back, nnd order was restored. Gen. Riiea then fled with 400 guerillas towards A ti seo. Santa Anna last at Chacan de los Grendas. All troops had deserted him e.vcept 200. Severe shocks of earthquakes at the Capilal. Health of our army far Trom being good - cliimte uncongenial to Southfirncrs. ËfTective forco reduced considerablv, 10 a 15 per cent. Gen. Persjfer Smith succeeded Quitman as Gov. of Mexico. Cnpt. Naylor of Pennsylvanin vokmteers, Governor of the Palace and keeper of Archicves. Cols. Williams and Roberts of the Pennsylvnnia Regiments died nt the Capüal on the 2d of Oct. of typhus fever. The Me.xicans have decreed acurious wroiight spear lo the man v.iio killed Cnpt. Walker. Gen.Quitman had relurned to join Gen. Tnylor. Bustnmeritc was pxpëcted to ba eppointed Commander-in-Chief. M;ij. Gains, Cnpt. Cassius M. Clny, Capt. Heady, Maj. Borland, Capt. Donly, Midshiprnan Rogers and Mr. Kendall are coming home again, some of them for the purpose of recruiting their regiments. Thë Matamoras Flag of the 12th October, reports the deatli of A. II. Arnd!, of Ann Arbor. A lettel' from Vera Cruz has tlíe following : "The encampment presents a heautifiíl sight ; white tents covering in extent ft sfrelch of over a mile, makë tjuite a warhke nppearanco : all is order, harmony nnd dscij)line, with a few exceptions. The regiment of Massachusetts volunteers lidfe shown a disposition to become somewhnt fractious by a determination to pursue an independent course regnrdless of discipline, obedience to on ders, andtbat subordination which should characteri.e the hearing of a good soldier; and many of them sre now suffering a puni.-hment for iheir disobedienre in the Castle. Nat many days since, U. S. clothing was ordered to be issited to this regiment, butihey refused to receive it, alledging that they had clothing sufiicient of their own, and they would not be made to pay for that which they did not require. Thñ í-egimsnt, ns a whole, presented raiher al'autastic appearance, each man dressed as best suited his iasfe or convenienae. Mar.y of them were short in tiie necessiry articles of wear, whilea majority might havo liad a surplus. As it was, there' were scarcely nny twodressed alike. The cornmanding General deemed it advisable to have them wrll nnd uniformly ciad, and issued an order thnt the clothing be issued ; but the enlire rfgiinent refused to receive it, and became stubborn in this resolution. Whole companies were placed under arrest ; and the order of thb commnnding General, rcad upon parnds, stated that their conduct of insubordihation made them unworthy fo bear the arms of their country ; tbntsuch mên Would prove deserlers and cowards upon the baltle field ; tliat they were to be disarmed, sent to the Casile, nnd tliee. placed uponsuch work as men who !,nd become unworthy of hearing nrms ought to be employed in. I do noí híiow asi quote correctly the hnguage of the order, bitt the abo've is the abstract of it. Abouf 90 or 100 have been sent to the Castfe, and frve companies, Í unrierstand, are still under arrest. It is much to be regretted that any soldier in our army shoul-J be guilty of con duet whic-h should require such severe reproof and degfading punishment. - How he matier wil! bo finally sefiled, f know not. I understond that there.has a strong "pence party" sprung up wilbin o few days, ntnongst them, and the irnpression is, thet they will knock under." Capt. Lnyall, and elghieen men of his company of mounied Georgiana, and from six to ten of the rifles, are also known to have been killed in the charge of Capt. Walker. A man named Roborg, of Baltimore, interpreler forCupt. Walker, los' a leg ('rom a discharge of artülery. Col. Wynkoop writes tltiit the Mexicaiis were slaughtered after this liko sheep. A duel Was fouglit near Vera Cruz, outside the Gate of MerXsv, on tlie Ist inst, between Capts. Warrington and White, with mUskets, nt sixty paces. - At the first fire Capt. Warrington receiveda ball through the fleshy part of both legs, helow the kiiee.

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