Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-03

| ~o"sa't sCa ttsh.
we hope sincerely that the following state
men' oil the plan of operations in the army
: Is correct. BY that means alone can the wa
Be ended.
FROM The Ne'o York Express Of Friday.
MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT.
inns able head of our Army is now in thi
CITY, at the City Hotel, en- route for the Soutl
end scat oil war. A report is current that n,
"i'i leave TO day in tho SOuihemer, for Charles
ton; nut this, we are assured, is a mistake.
vi course nothing definite can be known
OF the oniers under which Gen. Scott is Z,
sct' but there seems 10 b. little doubt that hi,
destination is Tampico, aud that the reinforce.
men,s ordered are to act under him there. 10,
the purpose OF eflrctinga junction with Gen.
eral Taylor al San Luis Potosi. The Govern.
ment, we suspect, have abandoned the idea oI
an immediate march from Monterey tu Sau
buis fotosi, not only on account OF the dis
'auce iSiO mles) aud the great difficulty al
y obtaining water on the route, but on sccom,
ol The necessity, II it il attempted. of dou.
bling or TRIPPING tho force under Tay lor's com
maud. IamPico, therefore, we presume, l.
10 be The hne of operations. and Gen. Scott.
reinforced by regulars from Gen. Tayior's di
vision. aud by Gen. Wool. will probably adj.
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! fotosi, and meet Santa Anna. On this route
there h All abundance Of water from the riy-
CT Psnuco, aud ITS tributaries, sud the disiancs,
: only 100 miles. IL is highly proper that Gen.
Scott, outTsnking ticn. Taylor and Gen Wool
should b. put at the head OF this expedition.
inasinuch ~ the cooperation of the three dis
'ant dtNisions will be necessary,-but IL il
not understood that ne is TO supercrsIe Gen.
Iaylori though he would outrank him by ~.
monty IA the same field at operations. Az.
ter the Junction at San Luis Potosi, and the
prohSble capture OF the city Of Ven Cruz, IL
h Prohabie that II peace is not made a serious
chofi VIII I've made npon the city OF Mexico.
Y \ iew dsye sso. ~ Is stated. the President
and War Secretary sent ior Gen Scott TO con-
suit with him and rcorive has plan ol. opera
lions, under tiIc present eNlgcncies OF the
war He detsiled them. thcy were accepted.
aud he was given a caric blanche for their exc
cutlon in person, IL lac chose. The War De-
parlmcni. we have every reason to believe
acknowledges itself under the greatest obliea-
tons 30 Gen. Scott for the efficient services
h. has wondered, IN the conduct ul the war
the lines ol hts march the appointment Of
the troops. tie points OF attack, and the ar
Engagement ior supplies of the general detach-
menis ol The army OF occupation aud iuva.
SION. And IL i said To be the expn,ss wish OF
/ General Taylor that Gem Scott should take
I tie command There is the most conlial good
I feeling between the two officers. We ar.
glad Ia see. even at this late dav. that plan
i"f o Campsign /, vt forth, which can meet
with sntUe apProbatiun from the county.
} frt~phs Bat acquainted will, the enire
sublrct. arr OF opuion that drspaiChing ~
Z many tuups AZ were sent by Government to
Santa p Mas wholly unneccs,sry: tia; "a was
Z needles, tu order kcaruey ncfuss the noun
iain> and deserts to California. that the expe-
dinon iO ChhuBhua has 40 object. aud can
& oDtdiu no object oi the least Valur: aud finally
that pnsling ou Ca Monterey was equally un-
T Wis. Their opinion is that one thousand
,ncn only ,lio,,sd have been sent tn Santa Fe:
that two thousand should have been left To-
girnsoil the Rio Gsande; aud that The weight
ol Ouf brcrs should have been conccntrai. al
4 tcr a blew at the Mexican capital. either
/ through TamPico or Vera Cruz, aud probably
T by ,p last
lnlrT such al arrangement. IL il believed
Z tlmt tie war would by thi. time b. pretty
ncaTly over. by treaty enforced from Mexico
suil gIsnting ia all that we ought TO ask, OF
can reasonably Or wisely desife.
The war. az il has been managed, will take
OF least double the ifne-waste double the
treasure and spill yssily more blood than
would have been necessary by taking the
course which SEEMS most obviously best.
VIVA, the particular object OF Gen. Scott
and his stall is in visiting this city, we ar,
not iuformcd. II Is not improbable that
preparations and consultations sre making f0i
Transports, as well ~ for thc proper orgsni1a
'ion ioI tlie volunteers from the North.
WEATHER Al THE NORTH Tn,
snow storm OF Wednesday night last extend
ed To the Norihwsrd as lar a. heard from. -
The y. y. Journal Of Commerce Of Frida,
evening says
The snow was 3 foot deep % Albany O,
Thursday evening. Several schoonem wer
driven ashore in that neighborbOOd. Tn
steamer Niagara u high aud dry on ihe Hud
son Flats.
Here. ia Ills city, The canal boat Lark. O
Cadu. was sunk "a pier No. 2. X. r., aud los
pau Of her deck load Of -four.
4 The canal sat Grove Of Florida lost par
81 her deck load, and part was stove by
heavy va.
There are also two other canal boats supl
i alongside the dock az BfOOklyn. ncas th
/, South Ferry.
The steamboat Isaac Newton. owing 10 III.
severity ot the gale, did not leave Albany o.,
j. wednesday afternoon al her usual hour lgf
q bad t0 wait until 6o'cloUk THURSDAY morni,g
= The slonp Waterloo, lying NJ The foot :
, Day street, loaded with bay. add TIE sloo,
!, Henry a. Hart, OF Tsuyt0Wn wing "a ra
loot oi Market street. were scsemlly s,,nk a.,
~ fats hour last night a barge loaded viii