The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-29
WAsHisoros, Dec. 20. 1916

onus uHu SHus " IfoHd0y ChuWeT
The day surprisingly clear and brilliant-the only
objection being that it has day too late Judge
Bayly continues in the city not only under bonds to
the amount of 6oO but under bounds that is his rights
of travelling limited to prescribed Typographical
line. We expect that the will be settled upon the
line of 40 Both MIR. Bsyly and Mr. Davis, are men Of
known courage and inrepidity but John and
Brother Jonathan and yet they settled the Oregon ques-
ton the line Of 40, and the President had come
down from the top OF the Rocky mountains where Fa-
Their Richie had uncsremoniousy elevated him.
Why, them may not this question of veracity be as well
settled by egotiations So let it be.
We have heretofore spoken of the military ambulances
of Captain Thistle who did such eminent service in the
Florida war. Some of his wagons which can be
transformed pleasure into camps baggage wagons, or
filters for carrying the sick by means of mules in the
shafts at each endsome of these good contrivances
have taken by the War Department in order to try
them in active service and one Of the Captains India
rubber fonts has been sent down for the General
Scott in the field This tent is water proof yet SO ar.
ranged by joints in the frame work. that be rolled
up in the form of bundle and carried the packsad-
die of a mule. When pitched, il will accommodate
the General and his staff Indeed, twenty five men
proposed to the President to raise upon his own
responsibility force of 1000 effective men, to col
ect provisions OF the Mexcans for the army OF occupa
ton His troop to be engaged in constantly securing
the country for this purpose in the of the army;
packsaddes for the the supplies thew
capture We understand the captain has written letter
the President the subject and that the Executive
ton The enteprising captain has rendered great
vice to the War Department, BY the promptness with
wagons. His plan has been pay the mechanics lber
ally with forfeit il they failed to the extent Of hour
behind their time and yet the work and the material.
responding deduction Now this is creditable feature
the operations of the War Office and If carried out in
every branch of the Quarter Masters Department will
saved thousands of dollars to the treasury
old system
The new project of Lieutenant General fof the
forces 10 undergoing canvassing among the members
Of the two Houses 1t appears TO meet with no very
great degree of favor Is looked upon British in.
novation and something which may fasen upon the
country the royal surveillance Of standing army after
the English system, even after peace with Mexico
shall have been secured The scheme upop prc
dications, is likely to fail
There some FIVE six captains of the surplus
Pennsylvania regiment in the city, and they deter.
mined upon bold effort to have theirs the second
giment from the old Keystone under the new requisi-
hon mustered into the service The Secretary of War
only asked for from Pennsy and in Difference
the ether States called upon has declined to
the second but these captains to day engaged
delegation to wait upon the President and the Secretary
Of War; in behalf of the second regiment aforesaid
Meantime. old Virginia is slowly organizing her quota
ften companies The +" Old Tenth" il waking up, and
should like to several companies of those sturdy
descendants Of the Dutch marching down against the
dSIcs1 ,S rs. q the spsnisrd We think they would
engaged in colonizng the West and the South west
whole counties have been nearly depopuated by emf
grafton. Hence, the bone and sine Of her free white
male population, have diminished a minimum 30 dis.
proporonate that she has few able spare
from her fields stores and work shops. The "'Old
Tenth" district is almost exclusively inhabited by stur.
dy Dutch population who very few slaves but cul.
vate their lands themselves In this district there is
strong force Of ableboded young but they are oil
pacific disposition, and have but little idea of the chap
parrals OF Mexico STILL il Is their duty obey the call
on their country, and to come out with at least three
companies for the
From the latest advices appears there is good rea.
son to fear that Fremont aud his party of rAemen and
sailors have been cut of at Cudsd de los Angeles (the
city OF the Angels IN California by descent OF the
Mexicans and Indians All accounts from the Mexican
newspapers tell the same tale but await Iel
able information.
The President is in expectation of advices from the
Cali squadron, respecting the sentiment and probable
st the beginning Of this month The decision of that
Congress depends very much upoa the decision oil Santa
Anna. II, through Salas he recon nenis peace, we
snail probably hear that Mr. Buchanans oyertures of
last accepted the President the Dictator
On the other hand urges the expulsion of the North
Americans OF the extinction Of the Mexican nation the
proosohy rs that before the war is over the Mexican
nanon wil De exunguished The important contingen.
cy o. an etua session Of our Congress depends
terIsy upon the action OF the Mexican Congress now
snG on tho question Of EQUATIONS or continu ed war
III the Mexican Assembly should decide for war then
we Know not what may arse in the Of nine
months invoking tho alternative OF a called session
cloud Of doubt and unccrsiny envelopes the Repub.
lie OF Mexico but thing Is not so doubtful-,he
must either make peace cease 10 exist W.