Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-06-06
EDITORS CORRESPo NDENCE.
New ORLEANS, NAY Q

~ New ORLEANS, May %, 1916.
We have later news from the army, but as you
will by the published accounts it is pretty much
of negative character. A detachment had crossed
the river and taken Barita little village, and it is
presumed Gen. TAYLOR intends to attack Matamo-
ras, and that the advces will inform us he has
possession of it. 1t will afford good quarters for his
troops, which it becomes necessary that they should
have at this season, and particularly for tire new re-
cruits still continue of opinion that there will be
no more lighting in that quarter, the part of the
Mexicans, except perhaps defensively, though we
still have those here who believe in large reinforce
ments being on their way to join the Mexicans
Gen. TAYLOR will shortly have from seven to eight
thousand men with him, which is certainly sufficient
to meet any force they muster against him.
You seem at the North to have been in even
greater alarm for the safety of the army than we
were here, and perceive that on the first news of
Gen. TAyLoRs situation the " Union'' began stuff
fling cushion to break the fall of the Administra-
ton and TO throw every thing on Gen. TAYLOR, in
case of misfortune, because he had called
for relnforcements he had been authorized to do
on this and other States and he would, in case of
that kind, have inevitably been sacrificed by the
Administration. Ii has been most lucky thing for
the Executive that Gen. TAYLOR, by his well-con-
certed arrangements and the ndomtable gallantry Of
his army, has been enabled to not only extricate
also TO have completely turned the tables on the
Mexcans and now, | suppose, we shall have no.
sannas in honor of the Administration for all this
instead of just censure for having SO unnecessarily
placed him in that situation. The Northern papers
generally, see, take the same view OF the advance
of the army to the Rio Grande as was generally
taken of it here, and among thosewho censure it
most severely are some of the Democratic presses
and supporters of the Administration. II is not a
point from Which any permanent nuasion Of
MeGico can De made, as the natural obstacles OF the
country will prevent the advance of army to any
distance, and the capture of Matamoras will have
no important bearing the general features of the
war between the two countries. The only pract-
cable route for an invading army to the city of
Mexico is from Vera Cruz and it must be from that
point that the attempt must be made, should such
be the plan of operations. A rigid blockade of the
coast is the greatest infection we can put on them
during the sickly season, as presume no serious
military operations on the coast will be attempted
until that is past
We are yet to learn what effect their recent de-
feat will have upon the Government. IL it do not
bring them to terms at once the probability is that
the war will be tedious, harassing, and expensive.
MEXICO is an impassive body, which it is very diff
icult to strike in vital part. We can annoy her
to great extent on her frontier and seacoast; but
any permanent invasion of her will be very diff
cult undertaking, from the want of supplies on the
march, and the natural obstacles of the country A
change of Government there, however, is far from
being an improbable event, and, if it occurs, would
be likely TO settle all the differences between the
| two countries.
! There seems to be no end TO the volunteers, as
g the cry is still they come" Our own State has
furnished most of those that have heretofore arrived
here, but now they coming from higher up the
river, and the whole upper country appears to be
moving. You will see by Gen. GAINEs's published
Orders that he continues accept the services and
to authorize the raising Of more regiments and we
do not know where he intends to limit the force to
be organized. presume he is doing this under au-
horty Of the War Department agreeably to the late
thousand volunteers.
Commercial affairs are think, little easier, though sui
there is much financial distress and pressure The Western
houses greatly embarrassed by their immense stock OF pro-
ducc, and the difficulty Of selling at low rates. But they
have, Notwithstanding stood up manfuy to their payments
and the failures have been very both to num-
Der and amount to what might have been and expected
The scarcity Of vessels and the high of freight also
operating very acknowledgements The few sengaged
sells are demanding penny sterling for freight to Liverpool
and &c to Havre. Those loading receiving Of
penny TO Liverpool Coastwise eights are also very high
for sugar, 30 a 25 for -four and 40 to 80 fol
pork Exchanges still continue depressed Sight checks
New York per cent, sixty days 80 per cent. Stcr
ling to per cent
/ GENERAL TArLoR.--Who ever saw any man write and
fight better than General TArLoR He is death in his adj
upon enemy, but retiring when speaking
himself He says that he will conquer an enemy-he
simply promises to fg him. The President has done well
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