American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-30
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RALTlMORE CLIPPER.
FRIDAY MORNING, Der, 80, is46.


g., %. vo,ry7.eRs. Notwithstanding
-, has beenaunounccd Hiho washington oolo"
4,,,, u, additional vollntcers have been ordefeo
;r,o service vet the o?non almost universally
.,,.,;,. TINT the whn3a force authorized by Con
,,r.ss must be speedily called lor-and, indeed
49,, IA not see how 1t can be otherwise, II our
army under Gen. Taylor is to continue to pen
.,rsste into the onemy's country. 1t requires
l;,,le consideration, and not much knowledge
oc,Ao ceographY of Mexico, to come to TINS
conclusion. The small force originally sent
with Gen Taylor, has been much weakened
nv the necessity Of guarding captured places
and il is seeu that he has been compelled to
have portions Of his troops along The line from
Point Isabe! to Monterey-nor can they DC
v,thdraen. as it is along that line provisions
for the main army must be forwarded. we
are avare that orders have been given TO forage
on.Ae enemy; but this, we apprehend, Will prove
.,Sad reliance in the farther progress OF our
aruy towards the capital Of the empire. Our
chief supplies must be sent from Ne" Orleans,
al orcourse salo communication must be kept
uo with our army. AS far as report is to be
credited, the design Of our government IN or
dcr,ng Gen. Taylor forward, is, to concentrate
the Co-ces under Generals Taylor, Wool, and
Kearney at San Luis Po,osi, and thence to
march upon the capitol Of Mexico. But many
difficulties arc to DO encountered, and perhaps,
some hard battles to ne fought, before this can
be accomplished. 1t is not to be supposed,
,hat so sagacIous and active General as SAT-
IA Anna, laided as he is said to be, by some Of
the best military and cavalry officers OF Mex
col will quietly permit tins concentration o.
American forces, whilst he has the opportunity
afforded HIM, of attacking them in detail. Gan
il be believed, that Saltlo will be yielded with
out a blow? or that our small army will be per
mit,ed to march hundreds Of miles without in
terruption' We say that true policy requires
that Gen Taylor sh ,uld be strongly reinforced
before he IS forced into position where even
victory might be Of little aiva"tage to hIm
rglthout IN IN enough to maintain himself j
- stated that Santa Anna is already on TIT
road to Monterey, with an army to reintorc'
Ampuda, who has with hun about 900 men
Ii this be- true, tand 1t is not improbdbie,) thci
IS 1t not imwudent to force Gen. Taylor ioi
ward with greatly inferior army Why haz
and so much upon the result ofonc battle: W.
may safely rely upon the bravery OF our troops
but is cruel 20 have itso constantly put 10 th'
tcst against superior numbers. The battle o
Monterey cost too dearly, IN the loss OF vaIua
bIelrves; aud IT our men are TO fight they Shout
al least have fair chance Tor their lives.
In order that our readers may see the dl
tance winch the army under Gen. Taylor WI
have 10 march To reach Mexico, and The d'tt
cultles 1t must encounter, we copy the follow
inv from the Cincinnati DAHL Chronicle, said t
be edited by gentleman well converSant wit
the subject:
From SaItiIlo, south, to Mexico, there is
road, but il IS the only continuous road PassIns
III that direction. The distances OH that roat
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