The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-11-07
w AR MAT TER S.

HE fCCOUNTS FROM THE ARMY. lHc
dispatches giving in detail the events of the
battles at Monterey had not been received at
Washington up to Friday night. The Union
says; Lieut. Cnrd, who is now in Washington
and who left Monterey on the 4th, does not
share in the apprehension felt by others that
the communication between Monterey and
Matamoras is cut off Messengers contnu-
ed TO pass safely up to the 9th certainly, and
though there are doubtless Mexican marand-
ers about there, they are not sufficiently for
midable TO "cut off" the intercourse between
the places. The Union says:
"a report has gone out that the army at
Monterey was in want of ammunition. We
understand that this was not the case; and
we understand it from the officer who has
just arrived from the camp. The war De-
partment has, we are informed, issued an G.
normous amount of munitions of war--not
less than 10000 rounds of ammunition for
field and siege guns, and over 100000 of
cartridges for small arms.
We learn, that beside their own supplies,
our army took, on the 2lst and ODD utiino,
large quantity ofammunition from the enc
my.
MORE VOLUNTEERS. The Washington
correspondent ofthe NY. Journal of Com
merce, under date of the Both ult., says:
We learn that the President is TO call out
large Volunteer force. He will take them
chiefly from the Sonth,a s the Southern troops
will be best adapted to the climate. This nc
cords with the statement made some time n
go, by Gen. Pierce NJ. Butler, of s. c., viz
that ifthe war continued, large force would
he drawn from the South. A letter ofihe 9TH
October, the latest date from Monterey men
tons a rumor, which is doubtless we'll found
ed, that Major General William O. Butler,
Maj. Gona,,l =, Il,
command of the Rio Grande posts and that
the latter is to have the command of some
new expedition. All these things point to an
expedition to Tampico, as diversion in fiiv-
or ofTaylor, and as the means, too, by which
Taylor's little army may he saved from de-
struction in case ola reverse. The opinion
fthe public has long been so strongly ex-
pressed in favor ofa movement of this kind,
that take il for granted that it is to be adopt
ed.
The letters from the Camp all show the
necessity ofreinforcing General Taylor. and
the extreme probability that he will have to
meet with great opposition Mt Saltillo, or at all
events at San Luis.
The WAR. The N. o. Jeffersonian, pa
per supposed to be in the confidence ofthc
Administration, publishes the following on
hiO VI NlhHdlil, WIZ IC-
Gently passed through that city us bearer of
dispatches TO Gen. Taylor:
"rhe armistice entered into between Cen
eral Taylor, and Ampuda is to be put all
end to Immediately, and the forces under Gen.
Taylor are to follow the enemy as quickly as
possible. For this purpose all the Volunteers
and Regulars which can possibly be spared
from garrisoning the posts and towns already
established, or captured, are to proceed forth
with to augment his force at Monterey.
The volunteer regiments at the North call
ed for under the first requisition, and not then
mustered into service, are to be mustered
forthwith, and proceed to the Rio Grande.
No other acquisitions for reinforcements had
TRANSFERRED. ...
The United States Army henceforth is to
dictate its own terms, and call upon the enc
my for its supplies as it advances"