Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-07
WAR MOVEMENTS.

WAR MOVEMENTS.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce writes
| Welearn 'hst the President is about 20 cali
out large additional volunteer force. he
Will take them chiefly from the South. as the
Southern troops will bc best adapted 10 the
climate. This nccorls with the statemen,
made some time ago, by General Pierce NJ
| Butler, OF =. G., Viz,-ihat II the wsrCoutinu.
cd, large force would b. drawn from the
South. A letter OF the 9Th OF October. the
latest date from Monterey, mentions rumor
which * doubtless well founded. that Mai
General William o. Butler will succeed Mai
General Patterson IN command of the Rio
Grande posts; and that the latter is TO have
the Command Of some new expedition; all
these things point 10 an expedition To Tampi-
co;ss diversion IN favor OF Taylor and as the
IA ans, too, by which Tdylof's little army',nay
be saved from destruction. in case OF reverse.
The opinion of the public has long been So
strongly expressed in favor OF a moSemen, ot
this kind, that take IL for granted that il is to
b. adopted.
The letters from the Camp all show the ne
ccssity OF re-euiorcing General Taylor. aud
the extreme probability is that hc will have
To meet with great opposition at Saltillo, ~
at all events at San Luis,
A. 10 the climate of Mexico, il wo,ll IL.
difficult TO any one body of troops To oil It's
grades OF temperature; the "furTids fempia.
doS, or temperate region. where Taylor now
T.; the "fcTridS cGiiIHfGs, of Tampicu: and
the "i,rri0s frids,' or cold regions OF the
mountains But the truth is that the people
OF the United States are subject TO such yari-
atoms OF Temperatures Fl hnme. that the lrnS-
ty Caucases Is not too cold, nor the burning
sands OF Lybian desert too hot for them.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser thus expresses |
himself on the subject OF The war aud It's man. |
agemcnt.
You viii notice hat almosl all the private
letters, evidently wT.ticn by intelligent men
" hu arc active parlicipators of the war, strong
" ctnSdre The management ol the campaign,
~ lar as the GoveTumr mt j. concerned i'm IL
They condemn the policy which leaves Gen.
Taylor with small force, aud ill supplicd
with provisions, To the cbsnces ol prolonr.
ed contest with an enemy ~ willy, 80 numcT- |
Gus, aud so much eIaspcntcd. while General
WOOL and General keerncy, with cunsilera !
bic forces, are employed where they are not
waited.
They insist uron j, that General Ta,lor. be-
tore marching Tor Saliillo. should b. larqel,
riniorctd, aud that he should move with. at
least, fifteen Thousand men. But IL is Ger.
tain that, II he obcys orders. lac will march
with about one thid OF that number or less
Thesc ord,rs--to proceed immediately toward
San Luis Poiosi--were taken out by Major
Graham, who reached New Oreans ON the ii II
aud who probably reached Monterey on the
2Sth Thus, General Taylor has probabl,
commenced his march, aud must take clan.
ces OF at least two battles, with an enemy
vastly superior ia mum bers, without AID from
Gen Woods column or from the talked OF
expedition from Tampico.
The views of those writers on the spot can
not be treated with contempt by the Admin
Istra,ion and It's organ. II any disaster hap
pen 10 Tayloro little army, from the ineflcien.
/ cy ct The Government, a heavy responsibility
will tall on this Administration.
Because Taylnr's army has ACCOMPLISHED so
much, il Is imagined by the Government that
II can do every thing, aud without reinforce.
| lncnis or proper supplies.
| The official organ makes great parade of
| the vigorous intentions OF the Government.
ani treats them as some hing my steriously "A
cred and incompTchensible The Union l.
/ quite carnest ia this view. The least tia, /.
SID VI ticse ihichfi0ns the better for he cred.
II 0f this Administration. Ii * not wonder.
lei either that they are 80 Unsuitable, since
they are conlesscdly 80 immature and IN
sieody. To-ddy's plans are different from
those OF yesterday; aud som" new change will
b. made 10 .moTrow.
I Al one time IL was contemplated 10 call fot
some five thousand volunteers and put them
unicr..i the lead of General Arostrons. of Ten
ncssre, CONSUL al Liverpool lor ,lir purpos,
oi taking VEN Cruz and the castle of san Jtnu
in cooperation with the navy. But ia,
I scheme was abandoned, ia consequence of ia,
= opposition OF the Secretary of War. Il Il
: NOW said and believed that the President RI,
: gcts that this step was not taken az FIRST. AN,
! that the public opinion was not complic,
. with, in respect TO an expedition apon Tam
p plco, which, II will be rccolcctcd. was AL
, Vlsed by General Taylor, aud every man a
D lniIiiafy saEacity who expressed an opin
ION ON the subject. There j. to be- no dire
attack ON the Castle, after al the consolidate
on TIE subject. The President told a gentle
man, The other day, in COW, r,atiop tiat a
g had usccFiained that the Castle was prcpst.
"a throw 200 TO 5000 hot shot every hout
J besides rockets, shells. SC.
Ina letter wnttena day later The same 60,
Respondent says
, There have been about ninety thousand 1,l
lars OF The Treasury notes taken here. at fy
cod i,S Co hiihs interest. The Bsuk oi tl,. 81,
! it'pols took fifty thousand aud Cocor,u ,
{ Riggs thirty lhousand.
b ito ihc ave million loau az siy r.r cent
+ proposals ior which were issued ,li, moan
.HH some doubt b. expressed here whether
, CON ha obtained 40 par
j money n New York can be need ai o.,
d Irn rf l.ui 300 equally gpbd .,rufifira tIt5
Z Wonit seem fo indicate tue term. ,ti,t ,..
, ilBlis's VIII r,qUi5s.
% confidence were f~', Zoo au earl, f.a,.
1a'i'H oi tHe WsI runbe H.tI..I..
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go. waf % continue. NOV 20. ul.,e Is,r.t
m.ri a.o- temnuaE
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