The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-11-11

king this retreat the enemy have doubt.
less adopted wise policy, leaving be-
hind them far more formidable enemy
for Gen. Taylor to encounter, (viz. this
march) than he could ever find in their
own arms and fortified towns.
This policy has doubtless been dicta-
ted by the sagacity of Santa Anna. 1t
is stated on good authority that he had
sent orders to Ampudia to evacuate
Monterey and all other places this side
OF the mountains, but that those orders
were not received till after the battle.
After leaving the troops necessary to
garrison Monterey, Saltillo and other
towns, Gen. Taylor will only have an
army of about 5000 men with which to
penetrate into the heart of the enemy's
country, and far beyond the reach ofany
reserve upon which he might fall back
for support, in case of necessity.-Such,
we believe, is a correct account of the
present position and prospects of our
army, as derived from good authority.
Gen. Ampudia has been superseded in
command, but the name of his successor
is not remembered.
WAR MovEMENTs.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce writes =
We learn that the President is about
to call out large additional volunteer
force. He will take them chiefly from
the South, as the Southern troops will be
best adapted to the climate. This ac-
cords with the statement made some
time ago, by Gen. Pierce NJ. Butler of
South Carolina, viz:-that if the war
continued, large force would be drawn
from the South. A letter Of the 9TH of
October, the latest date from Monterey,
mentions rumor, which is doubtless
we'll founded, that Major General Will
liam o. Butler will succeed Major Gen.
Patterson in the command of the Rio
Grande posts; and that the latter is to
have the command of some new expedi-
ton; all these things point to an expe-
dition to Tampico, as diversion in favor
of Taylor, and as the means, too, by
which Taylor's little army may be saved
from destruction in case of a reverse.
The opinion of the public has long been
so strongly expressed in favor of move
ment ofthis kind, that l take it for gran
ted that it is to be adopted.
The letters from the Camp all show
the necessity of reinforcing General
Taylor, and the extreme probability is
that he will have to meet with great op-
position at Saltillo, or al all events at
San Luis.
AS to the climate of Mexico. it would
be difficult to adapt any one body of
troops TO all grades of temperature the
y" "terrias templadas" or temperate region,
where Taylor now is; the .sterrias CALI
entos" of Tampico; and the sterrias
traGs." or cold regions of the mountains
But the truth is that the people of the
United States are subject to such varia-
tlons of temperature at home, that the
frosty Caucasus is not too cold, nor the
burning sands of lybian desert too hot
for them.
GENERAL TAYLoR's MOVEMENTS
Letter writer's who appear to know,
states that as soon as Gen. Taylor shall
receive his orders from Washington, he
will move forward to salt'lla, and thence
hight or no fight, to San Luis Potosi.
Monterey, where the General was at
last dates, appears not to be more than
zoo miles S. w. from Camargo, on the
Rio Grande. Saltilla is in Coshuila S.
s. w. from Monterey, distance less than
100 miles. San Luis Potosi is the cap
ital of the State of Province of the same
name, and is N. E. from Saltilla, dis
tance about 800 miles. 1t is less than
100 miles from Tampice. San LUIS
Potosi is the point at which it is said
the troops of Mexico were ordered to
centre. If then, Gen. Patterson, with
his command of volunteers, has been
ordered to Tampico, he will have some
enemies in front, and old Rough and
Ready to back him.-N. o. Della.