Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-05-16
THE PUBLIC PRESS.
FROM THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.

FROM THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
The position of the army and all its previous
have been dictated from Washington and reflect the least
possible credit the War Department The camp is about
thirty miles above the mouth Of the Rio del Nore In its
stretches the wide desert region between that river and
the Nueces, hundred and fifty miles in breadth, offering
subsistence Along nearly the whole coast between the
mouths Of these rivers stretch Padre Island "a sand
ridgc) and Made Lsgune This lagune penetrated
the southern end by high bluff Point Isabe which is Gen.
Taylos depot of provisions Il is twenty miles from
his camp and the intervening country difficult penetrate
channel the outlet of Madre Lagune, opens into
the Gulf opposite Point Isabel and forms its of
muncatng with the But il is only of depth to admit
small vessels and allows Of effective from the navy
Such the position Of affairs by the last accounts.
JOURNAL COMMERCE MAT III.
So far known the conduct Of General Taylor has been
judcious with the exception OF ordering the blockade of Ma
because the Mexican General announced that he
would consider Icfuss withdraw beyond the Nueces
declaration Of The refusal would be such declara-
ton and the absurd declaration menace Of the Mexican
should not have drawn the of the first
Of The blockade of us, and besides
being for subsequent acts Of the Mexicans
liable create eelmg in other nations, which il is of
more than ordinary importance to avoid.
BUFFALO coMMERcIAL ADyERTIsER MAY 8.
We assured that annexation would prove emf
neny peaceful measure aid that should thereby gain
position that military force for the defence of the
Southwest might thenceforward be dispensed with. Yet,
since annexation has been consummated, have all the
while been in state of quasi war; threatening to break out
into fragrant hostes at moment and aDexpenditue of
millions has already been the consequence. We should like
to know by what authority the port Of Maamoras is block
aded Is that part OF the great peaceful measure" the
" moral suasion," relied upon TO bring Mexico to terms
YoRK comMERcIAL ADVERTISER.
To what pass have been brought under the combined
wisdom Of the ex-ocio and his War Sc
cretay The Union makes terrible uproar against Con-
for not leaving the entire management Of the Oregon
mn
will insist only knowing what is done but on taking
some considerable share in the doing Of it. We have means
Of guessing what the President would bring to II Con-
should listen the peadngs and seedlings Of the official
organ. The President has managed the Mexican affair a by
himself Congress has done nothing, known nothing in the
matter the glory belongs exclusively the Executive Such
glory! Such management! #
FROM THE N. T. NEWS, OF NosDAr LAST.
Tar MEXICAN WAR.-The from Mexico 10 now the :
all absorbing subject We give below the latest intelligence
from tho Of operations
War declared by aggrevey commenced by her, Here
the beginning Of where may bc the end Of IT. Il not
so easy to foresce. NH
some time past under the walls Of Matamoras, with his battle
ries commanding the town, confess has been quite
clear II Is true that he within the limits Of Texas
claimed by that State and included acquisition by
the annexation and demonstration perhaps proper
in the way Of occupation Of il but whether either ne
cessary wise to do in way calculated TO be 70 irritating
to the gascoDadng Mexicans and lead to collisions " MOI
entirely selfovden TO apprehension. However, We
are n for H. Il must, suppose, be now carried ener
getcaly through and If the Mexcans have actually ven
tured TO hostile operations against our army, Sc
lesson will doubtless be administered to hem to teach
them the uiiy Of such Il time to dscuss
whether could could have been honoraby prevented
certain that in crossing the Rio Grande attack Gen.
Taylor the Mexcans have shown degree Of spirit much be
yond what by anybody expected from them.
1--WE have many such the foregoing, but have
no room to insert them.