Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-07
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


The army under Gen. TAYLOR at Corpus Christi
is under positive orders 10 advance upon the Rio
Grandc, and will move forward on the LIST March.
The Commissariat department here have been maxi
ing extensive preparations and forwarding large
supplies for this movement. More than three
thousand barIfls of provisions have already gone
forward, wh$h indicates pretty long sojourn ;
large quantities Of every thing required for active
operations have also been forwarded in the way OF
ammunition, camp equipage, and all the aateriel OF
an army. The Mexicans as usual talk big and say
they will drive them back, and that they can bring
to bear ten or twelve thousand men upon General
TAYLOR; but this is all talk. They have not the
means or organization to concentrate any amount
of force and not money enough to pay even for the
triing little OUTLAWS OF an army for its daily wants.
Gen. TAYLoR's effective force is about four thou
sand men, and are in high state Of equipment and
discipline. The Army will be transported by
steamboats, and they will take up their position at
Point Isabella, which is within three four miles
of the Rio Grande.
The recent correspondence between Mr.. BUcH-
ANAN and Mr.. PAKENHAM has thrown great damp
again upon every thing here. think the former
has lost all the vantage ground which ne previously
possessed in the discussion. am, however, one
Of those who will not believe that ,Oar can posi-
bly, grow out of this question. II is too. supremely
absurd to think Of such result between two such
nations and for such an object and especially on
our part, where war would inevitably lose the
territory and peace will secVe il to us. Some
times, however, | am disposed to doubt on the sub
ject of war, when | see such speeches as Mr.. AL
Lens in the Senate. II is really enough to make
one sad, wien such views and opinions are uttered
by person holding such responsible position as
chairman of the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations.
| What, for instance, can be more absurd than the
idea that we could arm our packet-ships as force
to contend with the steam or lineoibattle ships OF
the British navy? They are not built for ships Of
war, not properly fastened or secured, and would
be entirely incapable Of even carrying suitable
armament which would rack and tear them to
pieces besides, it is all nonsense any longer to talk
of sailing ships contending against steam: one
steamship of the class and armament OF the Missis-
sippi land England has one hundred and fifty such)
would destroy as many of these armed packetships
as could be anchored in New York Bay. So fully
aware the British Government Of the inefhcien-
cy Of sailing vessels that they fitting forty
sail of the line with steam-engines; and we, for
sooth, are to go to war with such nation with a
| steam navy of one ship Instead of talking of war,
would it not be better for Congress to make the
needful appropriation for building without delay
twenty first class seam-frgates, and thus place the
nation in situation TO meet this Oregon question
under whatever phase it might assume, leaving i
rest where it now is, rather than press it to crisis
until we are better prepared to support our preten
| sions with something more than high words anl
braggadocia language?
The probable outline of the new Tariff has been
received here, but W. cannot believe such bill
can possibly receive the sanction of either House.
II 1t become law, very short experience will
soon discover whether it is really revenue tariff.
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ect are very interesting, and feel doubt that
his opinions will be more than realized.
There is no material change in business. Cot
ton sells very freely, and at prices thatfarly remu
nerate the planter Sugar also maintains its rates
and if the tariff doctors would only leave it alone
this State in three years will supply the whole con
sumption of the Union, with even surplus for ex
portation, and thus render the duty only nominal
Mr. PAKKSHAM-A Washington correspondent Of the
Courier des Efats Uais asserts Of his knowledge
that since the arrival of the last from England
wontsd impulse has been given to the proceedings Of the Com
MISSION attached the British legation for the arrangement
Of the northeastern boundary line. He says that wor
is now done in a day than before in a week. The ine
that Mr. PAKKSHAn preparing leave his post
return TO England. York Commercial Adp1fiser
Suppose the fact to be as stated, we are surprised
that 1t did not strike our friends Of the Commercial
Advertiser that the British Minister'S movements
have nothing to do with the proceedings of the Com
mission for the survey of the Northeastern Boun
dairy, which is engaged here now in plotting out thu
surveys executed last summer under the Treaty o.
Washington under the superintendent OF a join
Board appointed by the two Governments. Tha
commission has OF course no connection with thu
Plenipotentiary mission.
The incident narrated in the following paragraph
seems TO US to be much more significant than the
circumstance mentioned in the paragraph takeI
from the New York paper:
WAsHrseToS, MARCH |, 1876.
There circumstance attending the interesting de
bate Thursday last which neglected notice it tn
presence Of Of the Foreign Minister'S and among then
Mr. PAKESHAx himself interested perhaps than am
other listener. observed his with
ton and could perceive that single muscle changed dur
ing the whole debate except occasion no cou
read in his face what going in the workhouse Of hi
mind until Mr. CAss spoke Of Sir RoRkRr PEELs not havin
recalled Mr. PAKrsHAH, and expressed the opinion that if Ii
really DESTROYS to preserve peace with this country
ought To have recalled him Immediately Not, said he u
disgrace him far from it he had served his country faithfully
and according the best Of his Judgment and therefore de
served be honored by his Government But Sir RoBrR1
ought have said him. you have placed yourself in an
ide where your usefulness is much curtailed and thnl
proper therefore recall and transfer you to some other Gov
Had he done this, Mr. c. remarked and at the same
time, through the Minister made tender of the terms
rejected by Mr. p should then have had full confidence in
his desire for peace But he has not so DONE