The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-20
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WAsHINeros, Nov. ls, 1916.

WAsHiSeroN, Nov Ia, 1876
Meriean .9fairs.
The paramount object of public curiosity to-day has
been the opening Of the trial of the Van Ness case of
which an associate will particularly advise you What
ever may be the ISSUE it is regarded here very
unpromising prosecution.
They are beginning to find the gold mines in Chihua-
hua and Santa Fe Where pieces of gold picked up of
the value of six hundred dollars there be
veins of the precious dust in the neghborhsod of great
value. Mr. Walker and Mr.. Marcy have not failed to
icipate some assets to the expenses of the the
way of silver and gold dust from the otherwise desert
territories conqueredby Gen. Kearney and Gen Wool by
mere pronuncanen.o. The gold and silver mines
(when We find 'em will sustain large population in
New Mexico and Chihuahua, and will open finer mar.
ke to the trade from ST. Louis than have ever had un
der the old Mexican regime
Returns from the seat of show that the army OF
occupation has sustained greater loss from the climate
than from the cannon and musketry Of the enemy is
reported that upwards of thousand volunteers have
died Of sickness the result of exposure in the swamps
and to hot climate between Point Isabel Maamoras and
Monterey great portion Of this lamentabe mortality
might have been averted, had the volunteers of last
been retained in the United States until ste am
ers. baggage wagons and supplies had been carried
down to the spot for the transportation of the troops
once IRON the pesienai country near the mouth Of
gions about that quarter But the troops hurried
down without tents wagon. or steamers and were de-
along that region of malaria, until they decmaed
by disease This was great overnight and ono which
was pointed out in advance by General Scott certain
to occur in pushing forward before the supplies and
military trains had gone down.
Experience Is hard master, but we trust that her
teachings in this business will be caution to the
department against sending renforcements into an
mys country before the wagons are made that are 10
carry their tents, provisions and military stores.
The sickly season being over. it devoves upon the
government to finish this war If possible before next
June when the six months perpetual rains and fevers
and agues and dysenteries again set in.
The new plan Of enlisting for the war is altogether
best The contest cannot possibly last in active opera
ton longer than six monhs-it may be concluded in
less than three In failure to treat with the Constitu
ent Congress, the plan will be TO lombard Vera Cruz
reduce all the posts along the seaboard simultaneously
with the movement Of General Taylor upon San Luis,
and draw the convolutions of the boa constructor
tight around the Mexican capital to leave them
alternative but surrender
this fails it will be useless to continue chasing the
rancheros all the Mexican territories The plan
perhaps the most fea sible in such alternative will
be to define own territory plant garrsons along the
line, and hold it by military occupation, including the
blockade along the Gulf Coast until the Mexican 20.
vernment shall consent to negotiate.
the war once assumes the guerrilla system the fore
going will be indeed only alternative of conquering
peace and that the defence will assume predatory char
Anna unIess peace should follow his dsfsat no military
man, at least will presume to question: especially when
guerrilla organization il already under way in the
trail departments.
Our attention. meantime has been called to the fact
that with two small schooners, pending the struggle OF
Texas with Mexico Com. Moore took the town OF Alva
RADIO, and reduced to $50 0eo tribute and kept all the
coast OF the Gulf in terrorem in the face Of Mexican
feet superior in ships and guns to his own, for it ncu
ded the steamers Gaudaloupe and Montezumas it
very strange to US that the services of who
pilots knows the bay ofNew York should be kept out Of
his own ships time when he would be Of such inR
mite service in the reduction of Mexico to peace