The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-14

BY THE NJ AIL0.
Very Interesting Intelligenoe from
Washington.
THE EFFECT OF THE
ST0RMING OF MONTEREY
In the Capital.
FRESH ORDERS TO GEN. TAYLOR.

WAsHrsoros, Oct IA, 1916.
The Victory at Monterey-Order to the .armySysc,si
Messenger to Gen Taylor
The Cabinet had talk together this morning. and the
resisent and the Secretary of War long conference
rhe the victory Monterey and the charas
ter OF the instructions to be sent down to Gen. Taylor
messenger will leave tomorrow morning perhaps
Colonel Eaton the officer who brought the Official do
spaches Of the late fighting Ar far as we can asoerta
the order to General Taylor will be to march forward
after the enemy and capture dispsrse his army The
report OF the advance of Santa Anna quite probable
will lead to calling into immediate requsition for sctiye
service, portion of the New York voluntsers ra,ed
in pursuance Of the bill of the last session. providing
Tor 10000 men. They might readily be sent into
service, as the sickly season is over
Concurrent with the vigorous prosecution of the 3D.
vansges Of the late victory will be instructions for meet
ing the enemy upon negotiations for peace Against the
arrival at headquarters of the return messenger there
will yet be some twenty days Of the armisce still re-
naming Meantime messenger will have arrived from
the Mexican capital with instructions from their ainfe
RIM government and these may be accompanied with q
plan for de6nitive suspension of hostilites While
therefore, the administration invites the Mexicans to q
consideration Of their true interests in indications Of
readiness to treat there will be abatement in the in
terim Of the most positive demonstrations Of reducing
them speedily possible the point of the bayonet
terey and credabe him the terms of the ca
pituation, more determined soldier might have given
General Taylor far destructive and expensive II.
eeption Humanity is the broad basis of the berssy Of
the American commander-humanty to his own army
not less than to the Mexcans The besegers were out
Of provisions or nearly the beseged still held for.
mdable position in their strongest hold II could hsxe
been taken; but might have cost the lives Of several
hundred men. The body Of the Mexican force might
also have been captured; but what wsuld Gen Taylor
have done with them He had no provisions to feed
them and he wanted the town barracks for the shell
ter and refreshmen Of his troops after their ardu
GUS long marches and proracted fighting The expense
and trouble then, ofkeepng the Mexicans prisoners
even had the enemys army been captured would have
been useless incumbrance. The American general
acted wisely therefore, in permitting the enemys forces
to march of to support themselves. II saved him
superfuous expenditure of trouble and money.
Again. the object Of the administration is not the con-
quest OF Mexico, but 10 conquer peace If it, purpose
were the subjugation Of the country would then be
prudent to kill as many Of the enemy and take many
prisoners az possible; bat the object being convince
the Mexican army and government of the folly of per-
sistng, even in defensive war; against the United
States justifes the liberal terms conceded by General
Taylor in the capulation; and doubt not they arr in
strict conformity to the spirit of his instructions from the
War Department.