Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-27

,ional Intelligencer publishes the following
letter from New Orleans:
New ORLEANS, March l, l847.
Gen. Butler arrived here yesterday. Among
the leading items OF news is the reported evacus'
lion of Vera Cruz by order OF Santa Anna. As
regards the city, should think this very prooa.
BILE, as the garrison could not defend it against
Gen. Scott; and the troops Of which that garrison
is composed will be OF more service with Santa
Anna, particularly il he coniemplatcs an attack
on Gen. Scott, as it is probable he does.
Gentlemen who have conversed with Gen.
Butler say that he freely expresses his opinion
as to the proper, indeed only mode OF conducting
The war, and which comedies with the views OF
Mr.. Cahoun-to take and foItfy, by posts, a
line Of territory, and either capture or blockade
their ports, without any attempt 10 penetrate into
the interior. The line TO be taken, he thinks,
should be the one whatever it may beg which
the Government intends TO insist on as the per.
manent boundary between the two countries, and
he says Is 900 men would be sufficient 10 hold
and protect it from the Gulf to the Pacific.
Gen. Butler Justly says that, admitting we cd.
vanced into the country with every success that
could be expected, and even captured the city
Of Mexico, it would not have any material effect
than we now are, and we should never command
any more territory than what we actually GOV.
cred with our bayonets, and would be constantly
surrounded by a hostile population, and the
Mexcans would have nothing TO 90 but to
avoid fighting, and lot our army waste away.
as it rapidly would do, by fatigue sickness, and
a constant guerilla war.
He seems 10 think it probable that Santa
Anna has moved with his whole force 10 Vera
Cruz, and with view OF giving Gen. Scott
grand fight though, he says it would be impol.
tic for him TO do so under any circumstances.
but that his plan should be to let our army ad.
vance into the interior without risking general
battle, but merely to harrass them. and cut off
straggers or attachments. Any serious repu!se
to an advancing army, would be fatal to them
under the circumstances.
The Administration have got themselves and
the country into most awkward predcament
as to this war, so blindly and rashly undertaken;
for as recently observed in the Senate, we have
the wolf by the ears, and it is equally dangerous
10 hold on or let him go. There is no doubt
o! the fact that. sooner or later we will have to
come to the plan Of holding on to what we have,
and the prevailing opinion with the army is, that
we should give up the idea of penetrating into
the country. The views and intentions, however,
oil the Administration are different and they arc
actually at this moment calculating on an ad.
vance of Gen. Taylor from Salllo, and their
measures will finally result in some serious mis-.
fortune. that will rouse tie indignation OF tho
whole country.
All The officers from Mexico speak in high
terms OF the Mexican cavalry. and admit they arc
fully equal 10 our mounted volunteers, man for
man, and greatly ou,numbering our forces OF
that description.
| do not believe we shall have any decisive
intelligence from Vera Cruz ill towards tho
close OF this month; as the residue OF Gen.
Worth's troops will not leave the Brazos before
the 9th or Bib instant, and the whole force can.
not be collected at Lobos and Tsmpico before
the 18th, and il they were to sail on that day,
it would be at least The 10Th before they would
probably reach Vera Cruz.
Those who pretend to know best, say that
the castle can only be taken by bombardmen,;
and that, If the garrison is properly supplied.
it will be very Difficult, to take it ct ali,' and
at any rate will require long time 10 do so
1t is difficult, from The conflicting opinions IN
form any correct idea on The subject, but shall
not be surprised if it should be an easy CONQUEST,
FROM OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
The Tribune has letter from the City of Pan.
anna as late as the 22d of January which fur.
nshes some intelligence OF interest The British
surveying vessels Herald and Pandora arrived in
the bay oil Panama about The middle OF January.
alter spending some months surveying the straits
oil fuca and Vancouvers island, Of the value of
which the officers give very opposite accounts.
On the 26lh OF September they arrived in the
bay Of San Francisco, where lhey found .lh,
stars aud stripes" flying from The mast heads of
some twenty five whalers. which had run in there
through lear OF the Mexican prvateers, and from
the United States sloop OF war Portsmouth,
AT Yeroa Buens were many Mormons living
IN tents, while they were building their houses
An advance guard Of these people, abou, 5000
N, ~ number, had already arrived in The country,--
There was much qnarrelliug among them.
IN the goth Of the same month they hove to
The Bay OF Monterey, and communicated with
Com. Stockton, who was then under sail in tho
Cyane Tor the southern ports. The Commodore
was in good health, and represented The country
in pretty quiet state.
On The Alb OF October last they lay 10 off the
bay OF San Diego and communicated with =
whaler, which had, as was reported, been semi bv
the Commodore for the protection Of the coast -
They learned that the Cafornians had risen .,
the American garrison at Pueblos de los Angeles.
Killed the commander, Capt. GILLESPIE and
most oil his command, and raised again The Msr;.
can flag They afterwards heard vague rsnor,
that Gillespie had escaped The Americans and
other foreigners who had escaped the massacr.
had taken refuge on board OF The wbsler III.
natives were leaving California. On The eo'h
OF Oct. these vessels arrived al Mazalan, wb,,,
they learned that the American squadron b,d
literally evelled the town OF Guaymas, in Sonor,