The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-30
BY THE M ALL 8.

BY THE MAILS.
WAsHrNoroN, Oct. %, Isls.
Portentous Rumors relating to the Army Monterey
and the Teran Rangers Curious Hstory Of the Trans
fers in the Pacific Squalron-Eshimafs Of the Extra
Expenses Of the Campaign for Sir Months in Merieo
Governor Brown aud the Tennessee Volunteors- Coz.
Wright and the Secretary of the Treasury and the
cession-Jtdse Me Lane and his frends-No Newspaper
to be started for the present, &c. &c.
Another idle is shoat this morning TO wit that
after the capulaton - Monterey. the Texas Rangers
had broken through all arrangements and discipline, in
attack upon the reteating Mexicans The mail Of
this afternoon, hope will put this and all other
and apprehensons respecting the army, quietly
under the counter. The report however, of attack
by the TEXANS is far plausible than the late fabr
cation of assault upon the Army Of Occupation by the
defeated and retreatng forces OF Ampudia and while it
would not be matter of surprise that the Texans had
cut the armisce the bodness of such proceed
ing on the part OF Ampuda would be SO remarkable an
act of courage for him, almost to ate for the rea
cherry OF the assault. Through his Arisa
displaced and now unless Santa Anna is very Of
materials this Ampudia may well anticipate dismission
the Rio Grande and his defamation OF the ocer
who remained Icing enough at least to bring of the rem
The command of the Pacific squadron during the last
three years has undergone some curious and interesting
transfers October l2th, l643 the igate Savannah, Of
60 guns left New York via Cape Horn, for the Pacific
station having on board as commander Post Captain
Hollands would have started With the command. but for
fear Of complaints the score Of seniority After leav
las the ship Erie who board the savan
nah and hoisted his broad pennant, as chief Of
hugh hereupOn yields the command Of the ship to Hel
lands, and comes home. The Savannah afterwards
sses a wno is sent with said snip BY
order Of Dallas to Mazatan, Commodore Jones having
left and returned home in 1.-THE the pa yhe United
red and Capt Armstrong being the Oldest officer on the
ground assumes the command OF the squadron. and
Srblng the next Oldest takes the command Of the nag
shipSavannah while Hollands, Sribngs junior takes
charge of strblings ship the Cysne and returns home
Commodore Armstrong in the Savannah cruizes TO- the
Marquesas the Sandwich Islands and California and
turns to Callao where he finds Commodore Sloat, to
chant vessel to Boston soat makes the cruizs
Armstrong, and then after reducing California, and pro-
command to Stockton and returns across the sthnus
Panama homeward The ship Of the line Ohio, with
% us e of
law Of seniority in the Navy. creating great deal .,
tentedness. order and discipline
There have Of late been most unreasonable and
excessively high estimates Of the expenses Of the sx
isting war with Mckee, given i the public jour
nails The debt created thus far is little or nothing. No
The this city alone contains powder enough
Tor the materials for its manuacture) for ten years war
down the peak Of Orzaba after rszseing the castle at
Vera Cruz There arms enough on hand at the va
" sGp Of ,s ys' snS
In this respect least would have been found ready
for with Great Brah II not in respect OF frgstes
: The lead from tolls of the public mineral lands has
! promised ample supply for hundred Thousand men
woman, in uniting the cost of Christmas pudding.
allowed much for raisins, so much for eggs so much
suet butter but nothing for the four becsuse.
said She 1--WE had that" Upon this plan we may very
properly count upon many millions for transportation
OF and supplies and for purchase Of wagons, steam
1 hiatt bar0
mules horses cattle, -four, beef pork whiskey coffee.
tea sugar. medicines, boxes barrels, tents, and tent
poles, clothing ponons and pontoDiers, pay OF voIun-
teers and of regulars axes mattocks shovsls
pots and pans hospitals FORTS depots stations fuel &c
tars, cannon and carriages musksts, rides cut
asses, and cartridges grape shot, rockets powder AND
ready We may say the same squadrons the Pac
&c and in the Gulf We had them and but little expense
has been added to the peace establishment in the Msxi
We assume therefore, that the extraordinary expenses
n Ssns its EXISTENCE for the six month: ending
with the present October, will fall short OF the ten mill
lions pr ate % that Pill as the ,Guen &C.
Allowing each man Cncluding oficers for clothing,
pay, and subsistence to cost for six months $780, will
give for 10000 men the extraordinary force in the field
Allowing Ali each man to cos. $40 for his ir:n;por.
For 500 baggage wagons and harness: ct siso. 1900
For 500 mules and pack saddles, at e7o. go. a7s 500
For 5000 tents, at $40. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
For 5000 horses and equipments, for dragons,
cavalry, artillery, &c at 800. .......... 900
For purchase and hire Of steamboats,, brigs
schsoners, &c, including Stevsnsons expe-
For contingent expenses. ................ 100000
$500. 800
SO that including the cost of arms and mu-
nions the expenses Of the war will be hardly equal to
the 10000 900 appropriated by Congre" for the n'ty
thousand volunteers not exceeding ior me army anu
navy up TO the close Of the current octoner or LOT
campaign of six months ten m ilons ABOVE e
of the peace establishment leaving out Oh view enuey
the Ave hundred mules the 40 pieces OF sno the
military stores and munitions captured from the enemy,
to say nothing Of the gold and silver which we to
end beoe osr and the very respectable slice of ter
ritory already annexed IN the Pros'essVe eA'en VI
/ the borders Of liberty.
(,ov Brown OF Tennessee, recently here with de-
msnds upon the treasury to the extent Of $4,000 sd
by the banks Of Tennessee toward the pay OF her
volunteers has been represented to us that the audi
Tor having these accounts to settle, employed three
weeks in bringing them 10 conclusion, whereas two
DAYS would have been ample time 10 an active account
ant The fact is, when who have served the gov
eminent long and faithfully long that age has dsqua-
lifted them for service justice to the public demands that
the cost ofpensionng the superannusted Of
fcers thus discharged.
One of the most unchartable and wicked nsnu atoms
Of the day. sets forth that Mr. Secretary has inmsted to
the collector Of the customs at New York. that would
perhaps be to the democracy Of the Union
that Slss Wright should be defeated whatever temper
airy advantages his election might confer upon the party
in the commonwealth This IL, perhaps, the mere ouo-
BILE Of rumor, but bubbles sometimes show the course
of str IN tsoff UQ