Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-11-28


PoIST ISABEL, NoyIMHER /, 1896
Whilst at Camargo did not cease nv inquiries as 10 what
going Monterey and the reply from all who have
left there since my departure was nothing absolutely nothing
that General Taylor did contemplate any i'm
porant movement until he could receive communications from
Washington subsequent to the arrival Of Captain Eaton The
dispatches by Major Graham, whom his way, will
produce some movement preparations be made
for it, which suspect will take weeks II be towards
Satlo and San Luis Poos suppose it will be Slow
hazardous and doubtful in its results There is but one OPT
MON among intelligent in the army prosecuting the
that line Every step weaens the advancing army
and increases IFS burden train.
The newspapers which saw at Matamoros and those
have looked at here that the the orders by Major
Graham is that General Taylor shall change mode Of sub
sstng his army Instead of relying upon provisions and
supplies from the United States, he is to forage upon the
country and sub his army upon its products If this be the
case shows asupcrlavc degree of ignorance as to the re-
Of the country and the army will in two months be
in state Of starvation. There surplus produce in the
country The people heretofore have had no market for it
except in the neghbohood Of the towns and the supply for
them is large The people Of Mexico live on very little
and they do not TO about raising than they
An American soldier consumes three times as much
food Mexican and their horses and mules are subsistcd
altogether differently from
wrote you from Scravo, saying that but scant supply
Of provisions going forward and, if there much de-
lay in reaching Moncry the army must be subssted by rag
ing on the country This system commenced Marn three
days march from Seravo and has been kept up
great extent practicable and what is the result The
Quarcastcrs department have been able get grain
enough TO feed the horses service The Mexican auhor
ties have been called on and although dollar per oushcl
is publicly offered for in Monterey, yet few days before
ci there long train Of pack mules arrive from Ca
margo, loaded with oats, brought from Ohio and Indiana
that place. FOR the purpose Of feeding cavalry horses aud
other animals The cost Of transporting these from Ca
maso could not have been less than forty fifty cents per
buse How much they had cost when they arrived there is
not known to
General rayor army reached the vicinity Of Monterey on
the oth OF September On the I'D he had 10 dsach SUI
cen force train that sent depots al cravo
and Cnmargo in search Of provisions AT the former place
not great deal c, and there Is no now than is
necessary for the small force stationed in the town so that
every ration except fresh beef occasionally has
carried from Camargo. This has been the heretofore
and must continue 10 he, Notwithstanding all that campagners
paper and closet soldiers aud generals may say Every step
the army goes beyond Monterey will the difficulties
The Rio Grnnde is falling rapidly, and the best boats on the
river find difficult 10 get up down with very small car
goes
| AT Camargo, Matamoros and this place an expedition
against Tampco spoken of fixed At the former
place il is said General Patterson is command it, How
that is do not know but appears that expedition
Of much importance and the command Of army large
rs will be necessary 10 make successful should be entrusted
to an officer Of more experience than he has IF the army
goes by land, will he Of the longest and difficult
marches yet undertaken. Why, in the of common
sense is General Scott this frontier II is due
service and the people Of the country ought not TO be de-
prve OF the services Of officer of his gaany and expo
rience in such time this, because he made jdtil
pas political acician. This is over, and will
be for long time unless suits the Mexican Govern
men, and our army has need Of its best commanders.
From Camargo Of heaviest pieces of artillery
being sent down to the mouth Of the river he carried
where by suppose, and troops being sent towards
Monterey. Whatever expedition Is undertaken, that place
must be ef in charge Of strong garrison. The military
orekeepcr here Is about forwarding all the military clothing