Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-22
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The News from ucxico---Thc Prepara-
lions for Another Battle.

Wereesived by the Southern mail OF yesterday aner
noon, later intelligence from the interior OF Mexico 1,
gives no addition Information relative TO the s,ormnr Of
Monterey; eu, places possession OF some highly i'm
PORTRAIT news respecting the Of Santa Anna AL
moGtc &c. &.
We are compelled view the present aspect Of our ~,
arons with Mexico calculated induce many very &C.
reu' but glorious. encounters be~eca the forces Of the
eounuivs tbc true that Almonte is appointed Pr,s-
dent ad iHter. and Santa Anna takes command Of the
Mexican troops spir, OF rivalry will induce uncommon
energy IN santa Anna for the defeat OF Taylor His ia
king the field will probably give cou6deneeno matte,
how mispaeed-io the Mexican soldery; and thousands
viii enter the army ranks OF Mexico, who, execp, under
Santa Anna, would think OF doing 50. What will be
| the rcsutf
The forces under Taylor, already victorious, will Of
course IN this state OF the be anxious conn
ne So and they will necessarily approach the Santa
Anna with determination to be vetots again, soens
lens.
uphold with all their might the military Of COM
mande as well sOlv ed, II possible acquire portion
OF the glory lost by defeat, will forces with
increased nnPe'uosity; and there within six weeks
from now no OF the battles ever fought
fought within the precincts OF San Luis Po,os between
oIu Rough and Ready and Saua Anna. The issue will
be sdch have prcdiccj in all our pecednr specula
tons, as the only possible result Of cneounterng tho
hSAean iorces-deieai to them, and triumph ourselves
IN inc course OF lew days shall be possession
vera Cruz intelligence LIST of the month"; by way of
Havana ot Pensacola. We shall discover BY that ine
evicc, cticct wnlch the TAYLOR Mon
efey, has had upon the Mexicans We shall probably dis
cover also the intended action ol the Mexican
on account OF his success Ampuds The
called Tor by santa Anna 10000 which, added
to those already under will make Mexican troops
Stationed at different points neary $4,000 Ia OF this
great force, undiscplned O; course veto
rants under Taylor Wool and kearne, two or three
thousand gallant sailors and Conner aud Shu
BRICK The odds in numbcts against u.s. but we feel
sure from past success OF favorable Tor our ow
forces.
It's probable that Ampudia will have been able TO rcarch
Salo m two weeks that say, he arrived there about
the lOih instant. Without doubt he is employing all nos.
si6c energy TO put that post position for defence Be-
sides the forces retiring with hun from Montcey he will
ia IN with those under Saas. said b, SCO0 from the
capital 50, II his command. stated one OF the
uGO IN Monterey, and ii 10000 left that city with himself
Amp1dia will command $1,000 Saiuo IL the whole
OF these hcht well of them fought at Monte
rey. great battle will come off at that place.
Our government havn. orders oreclose the
srmistce signed condiuonay Monterey Taylor will not
~ matter OF course, another II equally success
iu at Saiilo We may expect therefore, when de.
ieaed at Salnc the forces OF Ampuiia will be put
by pursuit that will necessarily dsmembcr aud prevent
their reach San Luis Potosi b. comma there
by SANTA Anna circumstance that wall be greatly in our
iavoT
These events must necessarily come off. The Mexican
Congress will not ill December, will be al least
the end Of January before Of peace be signed
even II he government vt Mexico, under instructions from
their Congress, make proposition acceptable to us IN re-
ply 10 our overture to enter upon negotiation.