New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-02

VOC. vi. Mo-. 46
tween corps OF American cavalry and al equal number
OF Mexicans The American corps, from The superior
lie Of their horses would cover twice much ground
and tie obstruction offered BY The Mexcans on her small
end crawny ponies would scarcely cause their horses 20
stumble rit: tieIn nothing OF the greater
inequality OF the themselves five 20 one at least IN in
Gyicua cobs,s and more thai twice that in battle
The Infantry wout be found even more impoient
The soldiers Of the Mexican army generally collected
BY sendirg recruiting deacments into The mountains,
where they hunt the Indians ;hcir den, and eare!nsi
and bring them chins 10 Mexico .here IL scarcely
day Of these miserable and more than half
sea wretches are seen thus chained together ard
marching through the ;he barracks, whore they
are secured then dressed in uniform made Of nen
coth serge, and occasionally dTl-dwhch dill
ing mainly in teaching them TO march In column
through the streets. The military bIncs are good aud
the men learn march ndc:euty well-bu ouy indif-
ferently wvi-iaey put their feet down Il they were
feeling for the place. and do not step with that jauny
cree, graceful air which is beautiful in vel drilled
troops As the whee!nss OF well trained troops, Ike the
o1cuD; and shutting II gate or the prompt and exact
Of other cvo!uOns, they know nothing atOut
them. There is not in ten Of these soldiers VINO has
ever seen u gun, il hundred VINO has ever
fired before he brought INTO the BARRACKS
II is this way that the ranks Of the army are gen
orally filed up-in particular emergencies tins prisons
thrown Open which always contain more pIsoheis
the army numbers and these iriOns become soderS
an some OF Them officers Their arms too. generally
worthless English 1nu.kets whic have been condemned
o,d b-o,y, .. and arc purchased for almost nothing
md o,d IN Tho Nc, lean Coyen ncnt. Their powder too
equally bad the last battle between Santa Ana ahu
Bu,,aente Inch lasted the whole day. not one cannon
ball in d thousand reached the eLeiE; they generally TEL
80, - 80 tc, n the ovrosc armies What would
they think of such fights had on The Northern INES
when miller storued The English battery, when, In the
language 81. General Brown, General Jessup showed NM
t M, friend, IN ,heet OF ire" 90 not think that
the Mexicas deficient in coura9e; or II might be more
,, Gid that they are ind ftereIt 10 danger or the
rya,ion of life which Is really so worthless the
/ ,ho,, I'm, with the disadvantages 10 which |
us' w 80, ,b ,esdr ,yI mo. no .nrnri.ed that in all
49,, .s.,s ,.i,h our naonle In which they have been
lDe eo' . p r. ,,s, ,iJr., .a.r. he have
, o -, $1,000 "
:.:
Inc lolo"lnS passage Coh'alnS souie in'eAes''i'5
s,o,cu.pts.
:; Tim, en-, Nth ,a ,,ticr 7 AZ, nm
confess t"'t W raA's WV u.s. = go, - ,icni ,n,
on '"e uu ..te va P 49,, + h,l, -, l., f,r,,ed
rev soe I'm 80, ~, , ,, hciny d,:vc
'u"I p'ut % o.'" a'C IN h., dnra -
opeu os ''i' -A'eI o 80, =, h
men 70 Ieeha't 'he sSc:'e9 .. IeAao , ~ go a,I
co whether III inc event " " e'o'.'i"n a. y, 80,
us succe>su' result III sepai''iS 'I"i ~,
eminent would consent 10 SURRENDER '!e4i e''i' "
and that Oregon aud California shcHd c'sulue MI
independent Republic. otcourse had no authority 10 a-
the question, and woud not nave doe So cou
The Inhabitants OF California are for the most part "a
dams, large proportion naked savdseS WHO not o'is
have sympaihes with Mexico but Inc mos uec!ueo ~
upnhy ,. !,
Mexico has troops there, and the distance Oh Inc de-
psrmcnt prevents any being sent
Captain Suter who was one OF Bonaparies oicers hiu
believe, is Swiss, has for many years nad AN estno
shmen, there, and IS the real sovereign oil 'e country II
any one Is eerlnlhiy 80 &c luepY u ~" 80 ' t ~.
eminent VI h'eNco mas iote 'iohe VI ~.
settlement, extending her laws ana aoiu'e I.'1'
whlcfi alone give 10 cN'''"cG peofie ' ~ Cai;
try OF SAVAGE one; ~ W "' ,a,inr Nc IN My
.'"ia "'N 90 - ,...,,,,rn,,, az Nf.vico ny thr
leo; they only Know inc "o'erIuent y. -e 49, ~ ~
eNactiohs ara tlou'c "nc a.. a., c,na,, Cav,ajn
literally Il wall ana oelopes " '"' a" 80 ,,l,,a
SITTER las TWO '"t's III Oa'io.!', or" ,et -, al ~,
per.ons, natives ana Europeans ~ ms eiIi's my, ~
the'n arHie" anu iesn'His -, :. ,. ~, f,rco
ms ioIce "ou'u oe iH''o - IL has go ~
whic" WIZ ever ue s 49,, s ~; - and his iaccr,c
twice oeeti oioe.er 10 ae'r'e I' hon ..as 80
ici,S n"s Uee' S ,. - ! ra,o rocoi,o3 eud
rom u'' we 'o. @ w., ,ic, IN, ,,c sa1ed
nave oecn ibiu's''i,e ui v G, ON, o,,,,,,, of tho
"'"' 'ieie 10 mo- oH 'i,' -, - 49, - a,,I. IL, Tho
same extent rs niue "esitao.e 's Sso, % r,,;fi
noiu WHICH cVnioihcs 's nan a" az, ~, -. ,ho
WIN Tue eAcePtoii W nc H r'i.s - ~ inb;,h,o ~
IS scarcely any portion oI OtesV" winch - "a
ceit Tor mat most Wofthess VI an" nhul'i,s
and the valley oil tile Willamette Is oi very si""
In the south inc ohiy port Is NJ t,o o - .,
that is porat all as the loss oil inc anu ocI
OF our vessels mas proven 10 s4y nUailus Vi
bors IN California, lht' Oh oan q, ~. -, - ,
elo' o' no W. i s Of Tho live ookl 70 huild
e.eu WIN etou ~ v. ~ al Of t;nl r,'a,e he
uose ia, les. ~ ~, ~ r l,,rris # he had
weuu ASK ust s"Ca d" o'e Do ' 80 W., con-,
eve: been there' lherc Is no l''.'ooiV",, 49,, -, III
,ry WHICH prouuces al ti'e 81 'o 80 -, -, ,ha,
by more than one person on wnon r.
ihey had Known w!o'c 'e.us " p ,r, 49,. -, 10
creuiois 'hat WIN no' s'"'s ~: 80, ,,S CIV,
co'''i! Is 1oNei.u W.. -, ~. - on,,,o,;nl al
gar, iee anu eotVn INV ~ "os " elI and sl
mat pesuc' ,,i 'i'''e' % -, ,h -, bcr,ns
ver nave oee,' ''ee".t'eu So a,1 ,,orc
nave al"aHs oeeh sou.ses VI % m o. AZ d rh;,a vim
'hah 'nesc' tnuie are VIC - I'D ,nrr,cs Poodle
iIo'h'"s 'n'e-'eii'"s o"' ' ~ ~
oce.ul' a., ,. r o,i,,;o, -, ,ho Avian
Inc distance rom 'iie e% VI Ia " -. ,h ,crS of
sas and heu kvefs 70 na.ls'oe to a. y. ,'e
the Gun OF Caliioria' Is MOI inVie .'' ~ " 49, ,
mics; lei that distance 'u oeio,'e ; ~ a., , ., r
what vista Is olefeu ~ Inv ,' I'M c ,.hrn
country nav no .Duo e,', ~. , -, ha orId Thai
ScwOt!e'us WIN DC the go, ,s h n ,,,.,s,res
periou Wo"lu oI hh l1 hro,y in,o her Ian
WHICH ! n''e , I,rina AVID Inde Great Britain
lic Nls' eV'i'e' I -. - Lie fr ,yhi,h shr i more
win tnat WIS anu I'M c, has already The
rema li'"u ans o,'e v, ,h , ~ rho P,cic
practical pos,rSsioh VI ms. " S.p iIds and ycry
oceaNe" IeA AM; Az" a,." Wv W. have commerce in
soon .e S"oe's @ az, rions or dollars and not a
. "". "I ,ianc % ., re,ce far our ships
WIN no, saw h, is our policy in regard 10 California
Perhaps ii is that it remain in the hands Of weak power
he MvAco, NV s norris Fnt one hnr VIII say ,ha,
il will he worth war twenty years to prevent England
IT, which have Tue Dest ft'tsuIs W. "V'e "s