The New York herald., 1846-06-02
Sr. LOUIS, May %, 1876.


Military Mopements-Y s-YoIunteers-.anseration, &c.
As you may have some anxiety to know how war
matters going on in this Western Emporium and in
the frontier Western State Of Missouri have consider
ed that few remarks that subject would not u-
acceptable to the numerous readers of the Herald
In the first place. three four hundred volun-
teers part of whom now in quarters at Jefferson bar
racks about IL miles distant SOUTH below this city and
the othor portion encamped about one mile from the
city expecting to 60 to Jefferson barracks to-day or to-
morrow have all been mustered into service by Colonel
Davenport Of the u. 8. Army. They in daily expec
taon Of orders from Washington to proceed to Texas
and serve there under Gen Taylor. Probably before
starting their number may be increased to Eve six
hundred men.
Officers out in any quantity and grade to organise
large volunteer force, of various descriptions but all
to be mounted to proceed to Santa Fe which they cal
culate taking without the shot of gun" Thence
they anticipate large harvest in the shape of plumber
either of certain public buildings supposed contain
the mines all which are and have Been for many years
leased to them by the Mexican government The other
portion Of this mounted force will dverge from Santa
Fe to California and take possession of the ports the
Pacific Ocean of that supposed to be part of
the Mexican territory They hope, in this enterprise
dy established there from the United States and from the
still more numerous emigrants their way thiher.
and the whole country in both cases. will be called by
our Democratic President our soil!" Well be it So
we want excitement and these exciting times Bet
ter far however to direct the attention Of those dspos
ed to live by excitement to interesting in TO-
reign country than to the harmless of burn
ing churches at home.
Almost all the newspapers in our country for years
past have told us the Mexicans would not fight at all
and that few thousand American troops could proceed
quietly to- and capture the city of Mexico Itself and
reve in the halls Of the Montczumasn The discovery
already to have been made during the short
period of operations by of occupation that the
city of Mexico cannot be taken without the shot of
gun" and we begin to doubt our invncibty.
the directions stated against the Mexican influenced
by hope Of extensive plunder and the indulgence Of
other qualifications, does not admit of the shadow of
doubt for they themselves openly proclaim and
servedly avow it. There are however, many of the
volunteers officers and men of this force whom, am
persuaded, influenced solely by pure and patriotic
motives and endeed making great pecuniary sacrih
ces for their country
II NAV be said that the officers in command will gene
rally preserve discipline that will the vicious and
depraved from saatng their innate propensity for plum
der. But it must be remembered that these officers
themselves far a. relates to the volunteer companies
which compose twothirds of the whole force destined
for this service elected to the Offices they hold by
they might desire to thwar Under such circumstances
the inference plain that the officers must sail with the
Gamss rOR Rme Ha. do
This plundering disposition, il indulged iA and fear
cannot be restrained WILL far from inuring subserve
the Mexican cause as having an inevitable tendency to
unite the Mexicsns to man, whilst their enemies from
this very cause will become, to a certaintydis united
The example Of Napoleon in Spain, with one Of the
marshas and generals the world saw will then be
realized on this continent with precisely alike results
An incrminable guerrilla warfare will be carried
with disastrous and fatal effects
All commercial, and in fact all other business is
brought to complete sandsl here ON account Of the
war fever And the accounts by the steamer Eclipse
at o'clock this morning. from New Orleans, give
most deporable account of things in that city from the
cause, and the most gloomy antcpatons there
indulged n with regard to the fearful effect the crisis
expected shortly to produce on the affairs Of merchants
in that city, hitherto considered the most stable.
Many Of our volunteers unwilling to go Texas
from the well known insalubrity of the climate, espe
caly at this period Of the and in the place where
the army at present stationed They therefore, prefer
taking the Santa Fc and California directions after
complaining their object Of annexation in these
quarters, Oregon will, las remarked by Ameri
can PresidenD be ripe and fall into lap" Then
though last not least" shall be able to direct
whole and sole attention to Canada and out
free States to the influence of the old
and new southern slave States, in Congress
The war with few Seminole Indians cost, believe
about fifty millions Of dollars What tho Mexican war
will cost remains to be
At all events hurra, for the annexation OF the pro-
vnces Of Mexico the Canadas, and then the Island of
Cuba. Great country this.
p s. The distance from st. Louis to Santa Fe az usu
ally travelled is about 200 miles.