The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-31
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4 the Coasts OF Mexico.
The extraordinary developement ofthe resources
of the United States in a military point Of view,
so recently presented to the eyes OF the world,
when two hundred thousand intelligent and
patriotic freemen instantly came forward, in
answer TO a call for volunteers in the Mexican
war; has been regarded with curious interest by
thinking men, as an index Of what would be the
case should our country unfortunately be en-
gagged in a war with any of the great powers Of
Europe. In such no drafting OF men for
soldiers would be tolerated or even necessary
The military enthusiasm natural 10 republicans,
would cause our citizens 10 volunteer by regi-
ments and brigades instead of squads and COM
panies AT present; and these forces collected
and disciplined in every part of an immense
country, would be ready to concentrate them
selves by our network of railroads. upon any point
attacked, and to annihlate an invading force of
any possible numerical strength.
But though all have viewed with pride and
satisfaction this demonstration of our military re-
sources; and the mass of the people seem to have
forgotten the navy, which has as yet had no op.
portunity of winning its laures, of old its in
terests have not been overlooked by those in
incidents of the last war with England, or who
are directly engaged in foreign commerce. They
have borne in mind the importance of being pre-
pared to meet the foe where he will most proba-
bly, seek us, on the ocean, and on our sea coasts.
The promptness with which very considerable
forces have, at short notice, been thrown upon
the two coasts of Mexico are an evidence of this !;
and the alacrity observed in all the navy yards in
the QUILTING of our ships OF war, have
convinced us, that the same energy and conf
dence which enabled our gallant little navy to
measure strength in single actions with the
mistress of the seas" would not be wanting
now, should it be necessary, to convert the i'm
mense amount OF matericl, at present accumulated
at the arsenals and ship yards, into large feet
of ships and war steamers, as might be required
under any circumstances. Our resources in this
respect are as nexhaustible as our forests-and
the genius and skill of our machinists and artzans
unfathomable and boundless, as the mines
of the metals they work and with the thousands
of brave and hardy seaman, which an immense un-
employed mercantile marine would supply to the
service, we might defy the world, afloat. While
impressed men would work and fight the ships of
the enemy, without any other interest in the
event than the prize money, our cool and calcu-
lating tars would turn over their quid of "honey
dew" with a smile at the absurdity of ship ever
yielding, when every man on board is one of the
owners.
We furnish below a table, corrected to the
latest dates, of the squadrons of the Gulf of Next
co, and on the coasts of California-the former is
now employed in blockading the several ports of
the enemy, but is available, should it be decided
to possess ourselves of the Castle of St. Juan
d'Ulloa and the city OF Vera Cruz. The latter
squadron is employed in blockading the ports
and taking possession of the most important posi-
tons on the Californian and Western Mexican
coasts. We daily expect interesting news from
this squadron.
SQUADRON THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND FOR THE ATTACK
ON SAN JUAN