New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-14
IVII EIlT y y y y u I7-1t-7 u
sauta Annals reputed Advance.

The news we published yesterday respecting
the advance OF santa Anna toward salto conrmstory
Of previous rumors hsd been communicated to US by
Col Isngdon who came direct from Gen. WoOis camp.
u generally considered authentic and probable. On
ferring 10 the Mexican from San Luis received
here and in New York il appears that Santa Anna. At
the time we last heard from him. was meditsins and
nreparing some movement Of his forces In his dis
matches 10 the Government which were received IN the
capital on the gi Of November be niimses his deter
mnaton push his troops IN advance OF san Luis in
quarters which he does not think it prudent to dvulse
Then We have the story about the moving OF Gen Va
lenca with regiments OF infantry toward the cap.
ilal suppress revolution which Il was rumOred had
broken out
A we have received nothing in confirmation OF this
pretended revolution presume II must be put forth
10 divert attention from the real direction Of ten. Va
lenca's column. which is toward Salulo. Taxing the
report OF santa Annas advance TO within four days
march Of Sato 20 be true is the advance guard Of our
army under Gen Worth in any imminent peul Gen
WORMS force suppose must amount 70 al least two
thousand strong the effective, complete and best
drilled division OF our army AT faras, winch - te
north and west Of Ssltllo, l5 miles Is the camp OF
Gen Wool, with A force OF about aOoJ men OF winch
about one hall or more are mounted. Gen. Worth
knowing the vicinity Of Gen. Wool, would OF course
spprse him Of Santa Annas advance even If Wool had
not already heard Of IT,
By forced marches an easy junction OF the two div
sons could be effected and thus a body OF more than
5000 brave and wellequipped American soldiers could
be placed within the walls and torincaons OF salullo
We presume that there is probably some exsggeraton
in the statement that Santa Anna within four days
march Of Salulio His march must necessarily be re-
tarded and embarrassed By artillery. ~ be certainly
would attack Ssuo without baiiering train In six
or seven days after the Of his advance reaches
Gen Taylor presume the latter will be IN the vicn
~ of Ssltio with force Of $500 men, which. with
Wools and Worths divisions. would make force OF
near sOOO-fnly equal we believe, to the whole army
of santa Anna.
We do not agree witltthose who view this movement
Of Santa Anna as a wise one. We consider it rash
precpitate step The great strength of his position at
San Luis consisted in the immense difficulties which The
invading army encounter in traversng the desc
late country which separated them In advancing TO Sal
lilo he transfers TO his enemy his own vantage ground
he has to attack strongly fortified place, with men
wearied and forces disarrsyed By most tedious and
difficult march OF three hundred miles II he Tails IN
the attack his retreat must be most disastrous II he
succeeds he will only repossess himself Of place which
the Mexicsns surrendered two months ago without ?
blow and bring himself into most dangerous proximity
% the base Of our military operations At Monterey