The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-13
WARRINGTON. Nav IL, lSi7.

The Progress Of the hrdson-Push on to the Capital
March Of Old lack Through the Interior TO juno
tion at" The Halls Of the Montezumdsn-.a Review
Of these Movements Of tbs Tpo Columns.
IL Is improbable, after all that has occurred, that
the column Of Gen Scott is at this very time in
the city of Mexico. His determination was to push
right straight through before the term Of his volunteers
Of large part Of them expired; and before the
my should have time to regather his scattered forces
and while yet the way undisputed. weeks delay
might afford them time to reorganze, to fory other po
stions along the road to barrcade difficult places to
organize themselves into parties in ambush every
turn and to present u thousand annoyanccs along
the mountain route, Of 100 miles, from Jalapa
tarding the forward movement Of our commander suf
centy to enable the city to collect powerful force
In numbers to dispute his passage into the capital
On the other hand, immediate march, straight
through will have been accomplished without oppos
ton Santa Anna has doubtless run all the way back
to the capital much to prevent probable revolution
and civil the of his defeat for his own
personal safety All his disposable force he has had In
this view, to carry with him. Gen. Scott, then, by
marching straight on will be able to reach the great
his train Of supplies may follow under the guard Of few
hundred men with good howitzer or two, and little
more grape and canister" The city Of Mexico with its
hasty sand-bag offences may be shelled out in few
hours. without sacrifice Of men tho American side
There is nothing Of which the Mexcans have such a
mortal horror ~ the American bomb-shes.
Another thing Is certain When General Scott shall
have reached Mexico, whatever be the
Of return there he will have TO stay until Old Rough
aud Ready shall come up to his relief II Scott goes
TO Mexico, Taylor will have to 60 Calculating upon
continued hostltes 1t will be necessary for the very
safety of Scott, that Taylor should Join him To do
this from Monterey will be impossible the present
paign II the reports of the unanimous return home
the twelve months volunteers be- correct These troops
constitute the Of General Taylors army except
ingsomc five regiments of the volunteers and May
Dragons Braggs battery, and another corps two
artillery with fragment Of infantry, In all not ex-
ceedng nve hundred regulars By this time therefore,
tne force Of General Taylor will be barely sufficient
even WIN the new volunteer companies that have join
ed DIS solumn to maintain the gsrrisons between tho
tillo. via Monterey f ~ ~
what iohows as a consequence? The Northern line
OIL oPeratohs VIII nave TO DO be abandoned II TAYLOR ia
required 10 march through TO the OF the main
army under Gen SCOTT And the prospect ia that th.ro
viii be no other alternative The pestence along ths
coast, and the delays OF embarkation &c will d.has 49,
movement coastwise to Vera Cruz For the az sat 20
his troops from the diseases Of the terrss
viii have TO push through by the highland desert ~
mountainous route Of Monterey saitllo Augua N,an
Encarnacion, Cedral Saado, Matehuala San SalvaS.a
San Lun Potos, Queretaro San Juan, Tula SC 10 49,
city Of Mexico most nhosptable route OF about 400
miles And he will not be able to an open tract
behind him. He must carry all his provisions and
munitions along with him, and the requjsition
sill take every thing In the depots at The
Drazos Matamoras, Camargo, Monterey. and Salt;llo
snd every horse and mule to defend aud transport