over their suit of cloth; they shall only take two shirts, four rounds of cartridges and two flints, including the one in the guns; they shall carry nothing except their cooking utensils. All the officers, and other persons, shall march in their places, and when bivouacking, shall sleep at the heads of their respective commands. On Thursday, the 28th, the fifth brigade of infantry under the command of Don Francisco Pacheco, will commence its march, sending ahead always the evening previous an officer to procure lodgings and preparations for the troops. On Friday, 29th, the first and second brigades will march out in the same manner, under the orders of Rafael Don Garcia Conde. These brigades will be considered as united until further orders, and consequently all the infantry is placed under the command of General-of-Brigade, Don Manuel Maria Lombardini. On Saturday, 30th, the fourth and sixth brigades will march in like manner under the command of Brigadier-General Don Luis Guzman. On the 27th the following pieces of artillery will march :Three 248, three 16s, five 12s, and eight 8 pounders, and one howitzer, with ammunition corresponding to each, and also the platforms for the large pieces, 500 boxes of musket ammunition, 12,000 flints, and two remainder of the canister and grape of the three pieces, which were in Tula-all of which will be placed in the twenty-one wagons contracted for; and what remains on 450 mules, which the chief of the staff will order to be delivered to the commanding officer of artillery. The ammunition of the pieces above expressed will be escorted by themselves and by the company of sappers and miners who belong to the regiment of engineers; and by the artillerists of the light brigade, who will take with them all the implements necessary for sapping and mining, in the wagons which the sappers have; the jacks for filling with earth will be carried on mules, which will be furnished by the chief of the staff. The medical staff having left, in the hospital of the city, four junior surgeons, and only the necessaries for their service, all the rest will march, apportioned among the different brigades under the orders of the medical inspector general, with all their medicines and articles necessary for the campaign. The general's staff and its chief will depart after having advanced all the brigades and material of war-taking particular care that after arriving at Matagula, the staff will be distributed to each division according to the necessities of the service. All the military left in the city, will know as their commanderin-chief, the General-of-Brigade Don Juan Arandox, under whose command are the fortifications, instruction, and discipline of the troops, and likewise the defence of the city and state; he being commanding general. There will remain in this city only those soldiers who are incapable of doing service in the campaign; and on the morning of the 26th, they, all the new recruits, the sick, the weak and unarmed, will be marched in and take possession of the different barracks, for it is the desire of the President General-in-Chief, that only those soldiers should march who are capable of performing the duties, and bearing the fatigues and privations of war. Each brigade will leave in this city persons capable of instructing their recruits, and for the defence of the place; at least one captain and subalterns in proportion to their respective members. The General-in-Chief, Don Manuel M. Lombardini, will order that by 12 o'clock, A. M., to-morrow, a list be made and delivered to the chief of the staff, of all the baggage to be transported belonging to each and every corps. The artillery, engineer, quartermaster, and medical staff will also comply with this order. The chief of the staff will remit to each chief of section, instructions necessary for the march. Every officer belonging to this army, whatever may be his rank or title, will read to the troops under his command the following order : 1st. Any person who shall desert his flag shall suffer death, agreeably to article 57th, of the 29th December, 1838. 2d. Any person who may be found a half league distant from this city, or from the camp, wherever it may be, shall be considered guilty of the crime of desertion. By order of his Excellency. SALAZON CORONAL VASQUEZ, GENERAL ORDERS of the 20th to 21st February, 1847. General Officer of the day, Don Rafael Vasquez; Aids of the day Colonel Jose M'a Bermudes, Lieut. Col. Don Francisco Aspeitia. For to-morrow-Don Francisco Meji, General Officer of the day; Colonel Don Carles Brito, and Lieutenant-Colonel Don Gregorio Elate-Aids. In the morning the army will continue its march, which will commence at eleven o'clock precisely, in the following order: The first, second, third and fourth battalions of light infantry will take the lead under the orders of General Ampudia, so that he may be able to avail himself of all advantages that the circumstances may require. Immediately after, the battalion of Sappers, and in its rear, and at the head of the division of infantry of the van, under the orders of General Pacheco, will be placed the company of Sharp Shooters, and three pieces of "sixteens," with their respective artillerists and reserve, as likewise the ammunition, composed of one hundred round shot, one hundred grape for each piece, and eighty boxes of musket ammunition, each containing 9,600 cartridges. Division of infantry of the centre, commanded by General Manuel M'n Lombordini, will follow; at the head of this column there will be five "twelves," manned and ammunitioned as above, and also eighty boxes of musket ammunition. At the head of the division of the rear, commanded by General Ortejo, there will be five pieces of eights, supplied with men and ammunitioned as above, and also eighty boxes of musket ammunition, containing each 9,600 cartridges. The division of cavalry of the rear, will follow closely on the last of infantry, having at their head the "Hussars," and in the rear, the general ammunition train escorted by the brigade of horse artillery. After the ammunition train, all the camp followers of all classes, with the baggage of all kinds, laundresses, cooks, &c., it being distinctly understood that no women will be allowed to mix with the column. The chief of the com'g department is Don Pedro Ranjel, who is also in charge of the baggage train. His Excellency the General-in-chief, furthermore orders, that the dfferent corps shall to-day receive from the commissary three days' ratious for the 21st, 22d and 23d, and that they receive the necessary meat this afternoon for the first meal to-morrow morning, which the troops are directed to eat one hour before taking up the line of march, and the second will be taken in their haversacks to be eaten in the night wherever they may halt; this last will consist of meat, two biscuits, and a half of a cake of (piloncello) brown sugar for a man, for on the night the 21st, there will be no fires permitted, neither will signal be made by any military instrument of music, the movement at early daybreak on the morning of the 23d, having to be made in the most profound silence. The troops will drink all the water they can before marching, and will take with them in their canteens or other vessels, all they can possibly carry, and they will economize the water all they can, for we shall encamp at night without water, and shall not arrive at it until twelve o'clock on the following day. The chief of corps will pay much, much attention to this last instruction. Each mule belonging to the ammunition train, and the horses of officers, will receive two rations of corn, which they will take with them, and these will be fed to them to-morrow night at dusk and the following morning at daybreak. The horses' girths will only be slackened, and the mules will not be unharnessed, while they are eating. The light brigade will likewise obey this order on the night of the 21st, only loosening their saddles a little. The horses and mules will be taken to water before commencing the march. Each division will take with it its respective medical staff, hospital attendants, medicines, &c., regulated by the Medical InspectorGeneral. The Chaplain-in-chief will provide each divison with its chaplain. He will also, as to-morrow is a feast day, order mass to be said at six o'clock in front of the position occupied by the vanguards, at seven o'clock in front of the centre, at eight o'clock in front of the rear guards, and at nine o'olock in front of the division of cavalry. General Don Francisco Perez is ordered to be recognized as second in command to General Lombordini, and General Don Guzman as second to General Ortejo. To facilitate the duties of the Conductor-General of the baggage train, the cavalry of Celaya, and Presidual troops, are hereby placed under his command. His excellency, the General-in-chief, recommends to every officer punctual compliance with, and obedience to every part of this, his general order. By order of his excellency, MANUEL MICheltorena, Chief of the General Staff. Discharges from the Army. The following letter which appears in the newspapers, may or may not be genuine; but it certainly contains a happy and caustic reproof of the practice, now so prevalent, of soliciting discharges from the army. "The following letter is said to have been written by General Scott to the Honorable Millard Filmore :" HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE ARMY. MY DEAR SIR :-I have received the two letters (one from the Rev. Mr. Angier, and the other signed by Mr. Van Wyck) asking, on several grounds, the discharge of James Thompson, a private of the second regiment of artillery. 1st-He has since his enlistment, reformed his habits. This is an argument in favor of his serving out his time, lest he should relapse, if discharged, before confirmed in his reformation-military discipline highly favors reformation. 2d-He has become pious. This makes him at once a better soldier and a better man, and fortunately we are not without many pious officers and men in our ranks; but 3d-it is alleged that he has imbibed conscientious scruples against performing military duty.—If the man be mad he can be discharged on a surgeon's certificate to that effect -but if he has only turned coward, we have ample means of punishing him if he should, when ordered, refuse to fight. I return the letters you enclosed, and remain, My dear sir, with great esteem, yours truly, Hon. M. FILMORE. WINFIELD SCOTT. |