The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-15

The Field Of General Tsyicr's Operations.

The Field Of General Tsyicr's Operations.
CAMARGo, Qasxico) AuGvsr IL, ls4o.
The Commander in chief arrived here the 10TH and
busiy engaged in preparations for an early movement
All the regular troops now ready 1t is expected
that the end regiment of Infantry, will arrive in time to
join General Taylor will advance. strong in thai
which the Mcxicans have already found terribly
and fatally eicsnths Light Artillery Four batteries
will accompany the army and formidable Of siege
pieces, under Capt Webster Should the enemy make
stand at Monterey as it is presumed they abundanty
supplied with ordnance may have need of all
Two routes for the army offered, the frst by the
Valley of San JUAN the other via Meir party is now
absent to make reconnoisance of the latter and report
Probably very after its return portion of the army
nearly half the distance Monterey our route be by
Meir, this depot will be at Ssralvo
The present is almost the first instance in our history
where considerable army has moved the heart Of
an enemys country in the prosecution of regular plan
the late war were limited 10 few mile, Of III. ront;s
or were designed for, at most few weeks operations
Something more worthy osbe called invasion wit
messed in the war OF the Revolution but to avoid the dis
resses OF Montgomery and Arnold general must
with due elaboration And TO provide for the
OF the servcc-o procure and transport ammunition to
make provision for the of his animals supply
food for ten thousand mouths for campaign of unknown
length, what labor has not commander undergo All
the physical fatigue is nothing in comparison with the
great mental anxiety he must experience. The govern
ment gives him the means, and expects he wso apply
them to accomplish in the shortest and most direct
manner, tho object of high national import il has
entrusted to his If he fails in any one part the
government the country, his army load him with re
proaches and he is made painfully sensible that the
head that wears crown lies far easier than that of him
who commands an army in the fe Id In contemplating
the position OF military commander. the unrefec ting
are prone to overlook nearly all this portion Of his du
gle day, perhaps few no entire season; but
in writing the history of that battle how much is to be
plies of and of transportation and in those
thousand precautions which would be fatal to neglect
into country where every man. woman and child, is
required to oppose you
promptly volunteered to come and help u.s. seemed to
have forgotten that there something to be done be-
sides mere loading and firing at the enemy drawn up
invaders, he chooses hs position nearly his own
time But not few Of these really brave men, are too
that they came to nght and if there is fighting to be
done, but that instead they are to lie gnobly in camp
much Of h. spirit among our people at home certainly
has gained footing in high quarters for read Of
tinued so long IN Matamo,s Had The inquirer seen the
total unpreparedness of the army all those means re-
quists for invading hostile country, and reflected
single moment upon what Gen. Taylor had accomplished
almost without means, the question certainly wou
have been asked Is it forgotten that the 18th Of
the navigation of the Rio Grande yet an untred ex
pertinent. And is he aware that some of the steamers
suitable for this still in Pittsburgh And If the in
qurer did not know it, now tell him that after he ar
here the head OF avgation the generals difficult
ties have but Just commenced. The people 9th coun
try, even members of Congress, whose knowledge on
most subjects is unlimited cannot fully appreciate the
nature and extent OF these difficulties unless the theory
and practice OF has formed part OF their educ
1t is but charitable TO General in the field and Oldest
in him who travels every day at the of twenty or
thirty miles an hour over the smooth iron rails the
north, to infer that good and sufficient reason has
thus far delayed TIE forward of man like the
commander Of this That perfectly easy jour.
to the famous Halls" We are assured by all the vii
lsge prints in the United States but let both
editors and readers of those enlgheners public sent
ment to bear in mind that in the aforesaid pleasure ex
cursion, time is an important element.
Though the accompanying map is roughly drawn it
isperiecty accurate having been copied from Arisa's
] have thought your engraver might polish it slightly
and make it creditable in appearance am sure il
will just new prove inter esting to the Heraids readers
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