The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-27


Meriean .Afairs-The Nec Programme of the Nep Cam.
pagn, via Tampico, under Gen. Scott iEeuliies of
the Salt,lio Route.4 Repie,e of the Prog anme &C.
The Secretary Of War is industriousy employed In
his correspondence relating 10 the nine regiments
No strangers allowed TO visit him to-day.
Gen. Scott in assuming the command Of the army Of
operations will make Tampico the base line Of his ope
ratons with the nine regiments. The route having
been left open by Ampudia, in his ret. San Luis
from Monterey, it is thought that reinforce
ments will be- needed to enable Cen Taylor to form
junction with Gen Scott at San Luis Potos via the Sal
tillo route.
The material difficulty in the march from Mon
terey, Of thrso hundred and forty miles will be tho
want of water II is a strange popularity for
mountainous country to be destitute of water but such
is the case in Mexico Between the ranges of high bleak
mountains either hand - you march from Bsltilio to
pass over comparative desert which ID thus described
by Gen. Greene of the prisoners OF the Mier expe'
February 9th. Our march, with NO moro than
ordinary incidents Of travel until we reached the Hsci
enda salado. forty leagues distant This road was over
barren country, very destitute OF vegeeaen and sup.
Piled from deep wells of brackish water Avn up "
mules, working very simply contrises Win
buckets attached TO broad eahsrn strap ~ ~ ropes
Again after leaving salado the General ssyss-" Our
course for many miles through broad ievel PLAIN
our rear and we could soc many miles upon our back
road made believe that our smented friend Captain
fitzgerald wa, in pursuit 70 rescue t.r,v ,s.ru.. a.
the town Of ca stopping onos S.,s r..
in line of march of two hundred miles, Of entirely
cutting on the supplies of water from an Invading
army simply by filing those wells Of s Sh
whether they would supply force OF 10 GOO men
with water sufficient to keep them from pefishing.
the route via satio to San Luis You ascend into the
table lands from Monterey You pass over SANDY plan
sxcep al here anS there just sufficient to sus
tain the poverty stricken population Of mining town
for i is one Of the singular facts IN 20 Mexico
The imperative necessity will then dsvove upon Gen.
Taylor in the march from Monterey to San Luis not
only carry his provisions along with him for the
whos march of three hundred miles, but to carry the
that will be required for 600 men for ten days
march from Sallo or strong detachments will have to
be passed forward in advance OF the main body to
open those brackish wells and guard them until the
The change therefore, in the plan Of the campaign, of
moving the main body Of the army from Tampico, up
msnd Of General Scott is eminentiy udcous in the ac
tive prosecution Of the war On this route there Is an
abundance of water from the river and its tributaries the
march to San Lusis only $50 miles the only serious i'm
pediment being the mountain accents denies and ravnes
after leave the plateau Of tres eoenties or tho
coast plains extending back from fifty TO hundred miles
different ports Of the coast and perhaps about sixty
in the line across from Tampico.
We hear Il rumored, however. that portion OF the
troops from Metsmoras and Monterey in addition to the
nine regiments will join Gen Scott at Tampico Civ
ing him an efactve force of - to Is 900 men, or
his forward movement which will leave for General
Taylor, including renforcements from General Wool
and deductng the garsons for Camargo and Mentcrey
force of about 900. with which to forward by
the sao route, in order to form junction with Scott
at San Luis giving an aggregate force for the conhcs
with Santa Anna of 20 900 men.
But owing the natural destituton of water tho
sao route it is not improbable that the whole fierce
destined for San Luis will forward from Tsmpcs
along that route The return Of the troops to Nats
moras from Monterey would be very easy by the river
from Camargo in steamboats, and bages, while the a.
cent from Tampico, up the Psnuco, especially with the
supplies might be conducted with the same means q
transportation for considerable distance:
We learn that n the express wish OF General Taylor
that General Scott should take the command There N
the most cordial good feeling between the two officers
And may be well TO- say that the War Department 10
under the greatest obligations to Gsners Scott for the
efficient services he has rendered here q the conduct Of
the wsrthe lines OF march. the apposenment of the
troops the points OF attack and the for sup
plies the general deachmens Of the army OF occups
ton and invasion. General Scott will OF the
trial with the honors OF General Worth, that the
field is open for him; and Old lack, God bless him
long he lives, is just the true old soldi to give
brother officer chance to repair faur pas, slip OF
the handle
These views not Official but for their correctness
leave them to be determined by the actual move
mems of the army We shall recur sgain - the subject
Tomorrow W.