Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-04-01
CONTRADICTORY.

than thousand men and the whole RESPONSE
billty will rest with the Cabinet if Taylor should
be destroyed or ptured,"-Phd. y. s. Gaz.
CONTRADICTORY.
The New York Express makes the following
remarks relative TO the situation OF Gen. Taylor
and his army
ave see no reason to believe that Gen. Tay-
lor had effected safe retreat to Monterey
There is nothing in the pal ers before us to con-
Firm the report. We confess that we indulge in
gloomy apprehensions OF the result, and the more,
because Of the character OF Gen. raylor's forces,
and from the fact that in La Patria, the Spanish
paper at New Orleans, we know, that Santa An
ma had with him so to 60 pieces Of artillery, and
that II more pieces to be sent oy the lula
pass.
We have seen letters of a late date, from Sal
lilo, from regular officer, to be sure, and who
may, therefore, nave prejudices,) which says:
Much OF the volunteer force under Gen. Taylor
is a complete mob dIsobedent and undiscipllned.'
And another account says: Taylor is more in
despair at his own command than from the force
of the enemy. The orders of the War De-
partment forbid the publication of these letters,
or we could quote from them more freely.
Now such force may be admirable In EN-
trenched defence, but on retreat, a wretched pro-
lection.
If Santa Anna has forced the Rinconada pass,
his artillery can be brought TO bear upon Monte
ITey by inc ula pass, unuer UREA, lIeTe may
be certainly II pieces now III Gen. lay lors rear.
A correspondent writes US from Washington,
no heed had been paid here TO Gen. SCOTS de-
mandS for supplies, men, nc, and none will be.
lie is not needed at ALL or but little more than
Taylor has BEEN Can it be that sacrifice is
intended OF him also,-such a sacrifice as has
been made of Taylor and his men? At any
rate, Scott is suffering from severe fire in the
rear
Our own Washington correspondent writes us,
"Col Curts's I'm command at Camargo,) call for
$4,000 volunteers will not be sanctioned. COL
Curtis has no authority to make a requlston up
on any State for troops, and no volunteers can
be received for a less term than twelve months
Such is the law. 1t evident, therefore, that tie
Department at Washington will not respond ia
vorably to this requsItlon OF Col. Curtis, nor
sanction any action under 1t in any quarter. But
his call furnishes evidence OF Imminent peril 10
our gallant little army IN the region of the Rio
= Grande, which cannot fail TO excite universal APP
prehenslon and alarm throughout the country,
and will probably induce the State authorities on
whom the request is made, to waive ali informal
tiles and do all in their power TO furnish The aid
required. Such, we learn, ls to be the course Of
the Governor Of Louisiana.
GEN. TAYLCR'S POSITION.-ATOCHA'
MISSION.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Journal of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, March 21,
hy opinion tlat GentTal Taylor is safe, Com
slider as fully confirmed by the statements of Dir
Jarvis and Lieut.. Patrick, who arrived here last
+ night The latter left Monterey at as late date
as any person from that place. Both of these in
telllgent and well Informed men of the opin-
ion that General Tay or and his army are in no
danger Whatever. Lieut. Patrick states that he
has not had any battle, unless of his own seek
ing and that, in whatever action had taken
place, the Mexicans had, in his opinion, been
badly beaten.
Further, they agree that Monterey is in no
danger at all that General Taylor can retreat
to II, IT he peases; that thousand men in the
fort can resist successfully the whole Mexican
army and that they have three or four months
provisions and munitions of every kind
notice that Mr.. IIargous, known as the fnan-
clal friend of Santa Anna, has been some DAYS in
this city, with Mr.. Atocha. Mr.. Hargous was also
:. here at the time when Mr.. Atocha was despatch
ed to Mexico, as an agent OF this government
Mr. Atocha was selected for that mission on ac-
count of his well known friendly relations with
Santa Auna. have reason to believe that he
will be despatched to Mexico again before long.
Looking at the whole Of this matter, am led
to believe that hegotiaton-.private, of course
is now going on, and is on the eve of consum-
mation-for the settlement of the preliminaries
: OF treaty for the adjustment of boundaries and
claims
Correspondence of the Boston Atlas.
! New YORK, Thursday, 10, P NJ
No news from the Army. We have dates from
Tampico to the 9Th inst. All the troops had sail
ed for the island OF Lobos. 1t was reported at
Tamplco that Gen. Taylor had retreated from A
qua Nueva (which is Is miles south OF Salno,l
to SaItillo, and thence 10 Monterey, without
battle, which is believed, Notwithstanding other
reports. All the Mexicans say that Santa Anna
defeated Gen. Taylor at Aqua Nueva.
There has been revolution in the city of
Mexico, headed by the clergy and national
guards. Gomez Faras was deposed, and Salas
made President The reyolutlonists proclaimed
for restoration of true federstve principles. The
troops of Jallsco deserted. portion of La We
gas command which were ordered to go to We
ra Cruz, were concerned in the revolution. The
J result OF the revolution was not fully known.
Painful intelligence has been received at st.
Louis from a small party ofteamsters from Santa
| Fe, sixty in number, who arrived at Fort Leav-
enworth, in a most distressing condition, being
almost starved. Six of their companions were
frozen TO death on the road.
Correspondence of the Boston Atlas.
, NEW YORK, Friday, March % evening.
From THE SEAT OF WAR.-We have receiv-
ed the Savannah Republican, which has advlces
direct from General Taylor, who, with 5000 ef-
tectiye men, was retiring quietly upon Monterey,
, and his outposts were constantly retreatlng be-
, fore Santa Annals advanced guard.
At Monterey, the whole number OF ratons for
the soldiers would last one hundred and twenty
days.
REQUIsITIoN REFUSED. The Governor of
Louisiana has concluded MOTTO call out any troops
under the requslllon Of Colonel Curtis.
1 From California.
A letter received in Washington from San Die
90, California, dated Nov %, states that Commo-
dore Stockton was about to turn his marines INFO
a company of dragons and start for the recap
ture of the city de los Angeles which the Cali
7 fornians mad reIaken.
RIOT IN MONTREAL. The election in Mon
, real on the LIST ultlmo for Charter officers was
attended with the usual riots which are wont to
disgrace that city upon such occasions. The
force of the rioters is said to have been directed
against the liberal party the polls were assault
cd and other outrages commltted, The stores
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