The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-11-12

over thirteen months. with scanty clothing
and much hardship and exposure. The vol
unteers are numerous, but with the excep-
ton of those regiments commanded by late
officers of the Army, without discipline.
suppose our whole Army will muster, when
all arrive from below 5000 men for duty, and
we hear the Mexicans have on the advance
a body to meet us Of 10000 men. am
convinced, and so is every officer of the Ar
my, that we have done wrong and committed
an irreparable error in leaving the Rio Grande
10 march in this direction. To end this war
"a more vital blow must be struck nearer the
Mexican capital; and that is, Vera Cruz
should be taken by The way of Alvarado.
We are now over 700 miles from the city oil
Mexico, with vast desert 10 traverse. In
a word, to make peace economically with
Mexico, some things must be undone, and
our Government must commence again.
Discharge the volunteers and raise your reg
ular force TO 80 or $4,000 men. We have
The fullest expectation of the most active gu
erilla war against US. Move where we will,
the mountains and passes afford every facility
to carry it on successfully and most disas-
trousIy for US. Our Army, as now situated,
can be compared 10 the French in Span,
when Joseph was driven out.
MONTEREY, MEXICO, Oct II, 1916.
Gentlemen-We have received news from
New Orleans up 10 the 25th ult. 1t seems
that there is no probability of peace being
established for some time TO come. Lieut.,
Armistead of the 9Th Infantry, has just ar
c., ,.,;th It.,
Gen. Taylor, but the instructions sent him
are not known in the army.
A mail which was sent from Camargo by
| a Mexican express rider for the Army, about
the 2lst uli., and which it is believed con-
tanned important dispatches for Gen. Taylor,
besides many private letters, was taken by
The enemy and conveyed TO Ampudia who
received il on the day of the caplulatinn.
Whether the Mexican mail rider was killed,
as is pretended, or carried the mail of his
own accord to Ampudia, is not known; but
certain il is that the mail is in possession of
the enemy. Alter the Mexican Army had
retired to Sallillo, Gen. Taylor, hearing OF
the loss Of the mail, sent messenger to Am
pudia and requested him TO return the pri-
vate correspondence. The sell-appuinIed
postmaster general of our Army replied
through Mr.. Faullac, that mail had been
taken and received'by him, but that he had
forwarded the bag 10 Santa Anna!
The wounded are doing well, better than
was at first expected. Maj. Lear. who was
so horribly wounded in the mouth,
the ball coming out at the back of the neck
SCATTERING the jaw bone and palate, will, it
is hoped, rec over. His son, young gentle
man of twenty, is fortunately with him. Lieut.
Richard II. Graham of the 4tb Infantry, died
of his wounds last night. Gen. Butler who
was shot through the leg, is recovering fast
and begins 10 attempt, in his Impotence tc
be on his legs again, to hobble about bis
room.
Gen Taylor keeps his own counsels re
speeding the nature of the Instructions recev
ed from Washington. The Washington let
ter writer's probably know more about it than
a majority of the officers under Gen, Taylor
at this moment. Something is brewing how
ever, and can see that some movement is
soon TO be made, though none has YET been
ordered.
The Bishops Palace and heights back Of
the town are not garrisoned, the troops having
; been Withdrawn into town, and there is nc
pIuuet stationed on the Saliillo road in thai
vicinity.
/ MONTEREY, MEXICO, Oct. l6, 1876.
Gentlemen-A chance offers 10 send &
line, which must write in haste, as the gen
tleman who takes it will be off in a few mo
ments. Gen. Wool crossed the Rio Grande
thirteen days ago on his way to Monclova
, A train of fifteen hundred mules arrived from
! Camargo day or two since, with provisions
, Two thousand mules have been hired at lh;
place for the use Of the Army, at 37A cent:
per day each.
: Lieut.. Graham's remains were followed Il
) the grave three days since, by Gen. Taylo
and nearly all the officers.
} No news yet from the first mail that wa:
captured by the enemy. Another large mai
: S aled from Camargo few days ago (lh'
+ 9th misty which shared the fate Oft the first
, This makes two important mails thai have
. been captured from US within month. The
, last was taken out of the mule train.
Everything is as dull here as possible. A
= for letters and papers, we never expect 10 SCI
any more as long as Ampudia is parmiiie
to act as Postmaster General for our Army
: Santa Anna is at San Luis Potosi, but i
B. doing nothing. He susans Ampudia in hi
+ late conduct. The fever and ague is spread
: ing through the Army at fearful rate.
In order to show in the clearest name
: the utter impractcabity Of the original pla
| of the campaign under Taylor,w we subioin th