New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-27
lATEFRoM THE ARMY.
Tayior-Line of Advance OF
our Troops-Arista's Position, &c.
corresnoudepce of Tho Tribune.

TrOOpB-Ar1Sta'S fOsitiout
Correspondence of The Tribune.
mATAxoaos, June II. 1876.
shall endeavor to redeem my promise, although
i, must be done in hasy and imperfect manner
left Point Isabel last night at sunset and after
passing the night at Mays Camp and hiding over
the battle grounds Of "Palo Alto and Resaca de
la Palma arrived here this afternoon just in Time
to sit down to family dinner with General Taylor
was glad TO find the old hero in excellent health
and spirits and comfortably encamped under the
larpesi and finest tree that have seen 10 Texas. -
But am forgetting that we are in Mexico
The General is anxious 10 move on San Luis Pc
tosi but the tagging motions OF the Stan IN w ash
ington will render il impossible 10 do 30 Tor some
time vet He seems TO be perfectly familiar With
the country through which he most pass, and showed
me the source of some of his Information, in man
uscrip, map of most labored and elegant execution
which had been found among Aristas valuable pa
pers.
The forces now mustered in the Army Of Occu-
patton and living AT the different depots OF Brazos
Island San Isabel, La Burrita and Matamoros mum,
bered about eleven thousand men, Seven thousand
more will be az many as he requires 10 move on TO
his position ia the mountains. and 10 keep his com
muncations open with Matamoros and Point Isabel.
presume Tampico will be taken later IN the season
when he will also have communication with the
In mat OlrcctOn his Uftt PpItdht pobiIAoH
will be Monterey in New Leon, whence be VIII pro-
ably throw outa large detachment as tar as Sato.
IL is not TO be peced that he will advance on the
city Of NJ exico by this road II is more than eleven
hundred miles from here, distance which could
only be marched by an army al an immense cost o.
money and life 1t is three hundred and sixty miles
from this city Saltillo and about sixty miles less
to Monterey Very little can be done in the way
of active warfare until the close of the hot season,
and consequently the General selects the noun
famous reg ions for his Summer quarters as aordlpg
promise Of health to his troops during the long
period which be expects TO pass lnacuvely. de mas
no expectation Of seeing Paroles al all, and certain
ly will not see him very coon.
A dinner given tonight TO the Louisiana
Delegation where met Governor Henderson and
his suite. This suite comprises nearly all the mag
mates of Texas, among whom are Ex-Presldent La
mar, Generals Memucan Hunt. Burleson, and AL
bert l.. Johnson DR.. Ashbel Smith. and Col. Cook,
late Secretary o. State of the Republic OF Texas.
left the table an hour ago (midnight to seek my
quarters and scratch off your letter. Lamar and
Burleson are private soldiers, and insist upon re-
naming SO. Col. Hays will probably be elected to
the command of our Regiment of Texan Cavalry,
and Memucan Hunt to that Of the Infantry.
Matamoros is not 80 large city as | expected to
find ii. II lis badly supplied with water, the people
using only that from the Rio Grande, whlcn Is sweet
but impure.
met Kendall Of the Picayune at Col. Twiggss
tent which he makes his home while in this neigh
borhood He tells me he shall leave here on an ex-
petition in the interior within few days. he IS a
strange genius indeed.
Gen Aristas precise "whereabous" cannot be
ascertained with any degree of certainty. General
Taylor believes him 10 be at point between the
roads TO Monterey and Tampico, waiting the course
of our Army. can write no more TO night
Very respectfully. yours. L.
Tho True ,Su, has become the most un.
scrupulousy, Indignantly Loco Foco journal in our
City and every Wing should recognize and treat it
as such. When ii attempts TO aid its party openly,
by crying down the Tariff, branding the opponents
OF the War on Mexico as tories traitors, &c. we
generally lei it pass without comment, but when it
undertakes 10 play Lady Candor We are compelled
TO expose the trick This is the way in which it
yesterday pretended 10 rindicote Gen. Scott:
I'VE will not for we cannot In candor and honesty,
pretend to justify the uusoldery, undpomatic and al.
together unrccoun,sbe position into which some intstu-
atsn must have Induced him heedessy TO plunge when
called upon By the President 10 perform the duty he had
assumed, OF the command of the Mexican war;"
That paper knows very we'll that Gen. Scott has
disobeyed no orders to start for Mexico for he neper
had any. Mere talk is not al order no General
ever did or should be expected 10 start on distant
and important command without written, explicit
orders Had Gen, Scott received any such, it would
have been time to talk Of his position, which in
stead of being undiplomatc, was just the contrary
too diplomatic. He right in not starting with.
out orders-right in entreating that he should not
be sent TO supersede Gen. Taylor until much larger
force had been concentrated on the fron,ier-right
in urging that proper Army could not before Sep
,ember be embodied the Rio Grande 30 as to
commence a marchon the City of Mexico. He was
wrong only in revealing. in letter TO the War De-
partmen, h;s just suspicious tina, the President and
Secretary never meant 10 give him the command in
Mexcoif they could decently avoid it, or, if they
should be compelled TO give it, meant to involve him
in disappointment and disgrace. Such suspcions,
however just and diplomatic should never be be-
trayed by the Soldier.
PEACE WITH MESlco.-We hope the rumor that
Mr. McDuffe is about TO propose measure 10 ter
inmate our disgraceful War with Mexico msy prove
TO have been founded in truth. Ifs measure can be
suggested which shall afford reasonable prospect
OF result so much 10 be desired, the sooner it IS
brought forward the better.
MAcKgNziEs MISSION TO HAvASA-There is
Spiise VI es W OuJcCts
sought by the Mission of Commander Mackenzie 10
Havana-son,e believing tina. he has gone to seek
an alliance with Santa Ana for the purpose of put
ting an enc to the war with Mexico, and others
affirming, what we think is more likely to be true
that his only object is TO couneract any measures
that may be in progress at Havana for fitting out
privateers The latter statement Is said TO have the
authority of member of the Cabinet.
The JUpIcIARY.-We understand that the Judi
ciary Committee of the Constitutional Convention
has taken vote the question OF Electing Judges
Surrosaes sc. by direct vote Of the People instead
of their Appointment in any manner Election by
the People prevailed by majority of one The
Committee have also voted thst Judges shall be
elected for eight years, and SO classified that one
fourth will be elected biennislly.
OUTSIDE AND lssIDE.-' A Reader who receives
the Evening Edition The Tribune soey perpe1e by
the little paragraph on the Inside OF the Daily liz which is
given Is, OF the articles the Outside He says that
the articles thus designated not to De found on the Out,