The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-06

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America, and Mexico excites very little sympa-
thy. The naturalization papers issued by the Mex
lean government are about as valueless as so
much waste paper.
Santa Anna is playing deep game at present,
and by no means a safe one. He isfomenting dis
sensions between Salas and the cabinet, and Sc
orehy corresponding and siding with both parties
He has written TO the ministers Of war and fl
nance, advising them not to leave the cabinet,
but TO remain and hold Salas in check, at the
same Time that he pretends to Salas the sincerest
friendship. His aim Is TO foment a dissolution Of
the cahinet--a revolution will folow,--he keeping
up appearances with both parties, viii be called
upon to assume tho dictatorship. and once In
power, he Will have every thing in bis own hands,
But IN the mean time, the large army he has
collected San Luis Potcsi will find il difficult 10
procure provisions. Twenty-Five thousand men
are not twenty-five thousand cameleons to live on
air, and there is but little chance of the Mexicans
receiving mama from Heaven like the Jews, or
like Elijah, being fed by the ravens. Besides, il
is not at all improbable tina; Santa Anna has ere
this time been obliged TO proceed to the capital, to
anay the storm he has raised, or rather to take
advantage of it for the furtherance of his views
tary of War TO General Taylor, Santa Anna has
been led TO expect combined attack at San Luis
Potosi, by General Taylor on the one side, and
force sent by way of Tampico on the other. On
this accocnt he called in the garrison of Tampco.
But he has aiscalculated. No force will attack
him by way of Tampico That city will be gar
risoned and held, and some of the adjacent towns
between the city and the Sierra, may be taken
and garrisoned, but no force will proceed from
Tampico to San Luis Potosi The road winds
along a chain of rugged hills, called from their
form, the Sierra (he saw and is entirely impass-
BILE to wagons or any description of wheeled vehi-
ces. There are slopes and chasms in the noun
tain gorges only pervious to mules, and the trans
port OF cannon through the rocky defiles and up
the steep hills with which the route abounds,
would be utterly impossible For an army, or
even portion of an army, TO march over three
hundred and fifty miles of such road, loaded
with their baggage, provisions, and munitions of
war, and obliged from very necessity to leave
their artillery behind, would be preposterous in
the extreme. The garrison Of Tampico, by the
way must have buried their artillery in the vicinity
of the city.
General Scott is not going 10 Tan,pico. He is
going to Vera Cruz. San Juan Uiloa is about to
be taken, and General Scott WILL as soon as that
10 accomplished, erect his standard in Vera Cruz
There will be combined land and naval attack
on the fortress, the General leading the land
forces, and Commodore Stewart taking command
of the squadron. Should Santa Anna fight at
San'Lus Potosi, he will doubtless get beatsn, and
if beaten he will fall back on the capital Then
will the army of occupation under General Tay-
Tor, and the army OF the south under General
Scott, proceed by different routes to the city of
Mexico. Santa Anna may be obliged, by want of
provisions, to fall back on the capital without
waiting for an engagement; but there is little
doubt that he will endeavor to retard the progress
of General Taylor at San Luis Potosi. Do not be
surprised, however, If something should occur to
bring the war to termination before the lapse of
two months. speak of the future movements
of the army and navy with reservation of any
such accident.
After Vera Cruz shall be taken and occupied,
Jalapa, Pueba and Perote will doubtless be sue.
cessivey invested, and thus the army of the South
will penetrate into " the bowels of the land"
The Encouragement in the post office is really
becoming an abominable nuisance have not
received a paper for four days-and others of my
acquaintance are as badly OIL. The hotels do not
get their papers at the regular time more than once
IN five days. The fault must lie either In the
New York or Philadelphia post office. The ex.
ceilent postmaster Of this city &C. X. Gardiner
Is most efficient officer, and there is no deten.
ton or deay here. A few days since friend Of
mine showed me a letter mailed at Philadelphia
on the 9th ult, which did not reach here until
Tuesday last, the LIST instant There is gross and
culpable negligence, or some thing worse, in that
department.
congressman are arriving in numbers by every
train, and large proportion of both houses will
be present at the opening of the session on Mon.
day. GALvIRNsls.