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FRoM MGxieo.--The following severe
remarks upon the conduct Of some OF the
volunteers in Mexico, is from the pen OF a
correspondent of the N. Orleans pieayune


His letter is written at Cersalro, January
ih, J and the matters Of which he complains
DE- serve the serious attention Of tho govern.
menl, 50 that somo meana may bo devised
for putting an end TO conduct so dsgraeclul,


"l must devote ono paragraph To sub.
ject that have Too long neglected 10 alude
to, aud one that has given me great pain
during my whole stay IN Mexico; mean
the disrepuablc conduct of some of the
volunteer troops. Below hiier, we met
tho I'd Regiment Of Indiana troops, com.
mandtd, | believe, BY Col. Drake. They
encamped near our camp, and portion Of
them were exceedingly Irregular IN their
behavior, firing away their cartridges, and
prosecuting the Mexican families nj ran.
eho near by. They were en their return
from near Monterey, where they had gone
contrary TO order, and where they had re.
eeiyed positive orders 10 60 back 10 the
mouth OF the Rio GtRnde. A large portion
olihef officers were behind, aud the men
were LEFT 10 do pretty much as they pleased.
On arriving at Mier, We learned from in.
dispulable authority laa, this same regiment
had committed, the day before, ourages
against the citizens, ol the most dlsgfaeeiul
ehataeler;-stealng, or rather, roJblag, in
sulting the women, breaking INTO houses,
and other ieats Of similar character We
have heard Of them al almost every faneho'
up 10 this place. Al CoffAlyo, are two
companies Of an Ohio regiment, Colonel
Mofgan's regimentl 10 garrison the place.
Gen. Taylor has issued pfoelamaIion', as.
suTing the inhabitants oi the towns in the
conquered territory that they should be pro.
iecled aud well treated by our troops
Since this place has hecn gafrisancd by
volunteers, the families have been subject


ed 10 all kinds oi oulrages. At funia Agua
il has been the same; aud most Of ihuse
who could 60, have le(l thcT houses. Some
nAfH ltAltH llllH AAH Nallha ~ AHt ! AllAhH


ehes, whilst llyinl from the prosecutions OF
our volunteer troops. Recently the people
here have received treatment from man sla.
toned here. { do not knuw who 'eam


mandsn them, thar negroes in state If IN.
surreciion would hardly be guilty ol. The
women have been repeatedly ,io.afel--fa..
most an every day affair, f,l--lhe houses
broken open, aad insults OF even kind ha,e
been offered To those rhom ne are btaai


BY honor, 70 protect. This is nothing more
than a statement Of laels. have ~ limr
10 make comments. but | desire In haze
this published, and hart Eriafn # under
The approval of Capt. Thornton, Maj. nh,
Capt. De Hart, Col. Bohlen, IL. Thorn,
'Mr. blanchard, aud my own sense ofduly,
aud am determined, hereafter, 10 nalicu
every serious offence olihe abufr meuliau.
ed nature. The American arms shall not
be disgnced without the stigma falling on
the guilty parties, If eau be instrumental
in exposing them. II would be criminal in
me to overlook these oulragcs, and, to- the
sake OF our national honor. as veiias iof
that OF the United States Amy, ! shall MI
do Sc. H."