Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-01-28

~ d econqusriDg pette -a1a mat
" taking the capital o. 20 country -
Se must eoto ysla Cruz, ts&e i4st pi.ee, 4.
nd then march on the @ty Of Mezico.
rs DO 30 in any other dire ii5n, consider
,ut al the question. Bak admiiiing thal !
We ecaqaef peace BY ding %. --ssy. 81
Ihe end ol The pexi twelts honihs-wili |
he snouni Of bIooI and Treasure. which
must be expended 10 d&ng 90. be com
perssied By the sane 4 ihiak not
il The ecuntrN We su5due Is 10
be gisen up: AID | i4sgine there are
but lev indIviJuall in purscounlry who
think Of snnexing Mexico 70 the Uailed
States.
] DO not intend 10 estfyI on my opera
lions Ca previously s,siet) beyond Sal
tillo. -desming il next 10 iG practicable
10 do 90 Ii then becogies . question %
10 what Is best 10 Be Dope Il seems TO
me. the most judieious Icoerss to be pur-
sued 90 our part. would be 10 take pos
session. at once. Of The ijns we would sc-
Icepl by negotiation. sk,s1diag from the
Gull Of Mexico 10 ibe Pacific. and occs-
Ply The same. OF keep iEhat we slIeady
have possession Of; ard that. with Tam
pico (which ! hope 10 lake 10 the course
Of ihs next month. OF - 5000 a. ! can
gel the means d transportation will
give Us eli on this side ipf the Sierra Ma.
DIRE, and. - soon IS occupy Saltillo,
will Include elk or sebsn States or rro-
sinees. thus holding Tanpico, Victoria.
Monterey. SsliilIo, MencIovis. Chihua-
hus, (which presume General Wool has
possession 81 BY this tine. Santa Fe aud
the Csliforuias,--snd say 10 Mexico,
Drive Us from The coantry !''-throwing
on her the responsibility and expense Of
carrying on offs1siys usr4-a, the same
time closely blockadieg Ill bier ports on
the Pacific and lbe Gulf. A course Of
this kind. fpsrseyerAd iin fora short time.
ropli soon bring her 10 her proper sens.
Is. and compel her % sue for peace
preHided there il government in The
counuy sufficiently stable for W 10 treat
with, which, / fear, will hardly be the
casa for many years 70 come. Without
large reinforcsHsnis OF volunteers from
The United States. --ssy, ten. or fifteen
thousand, Chose previously sent out hav.
ing already been greslly reduced by sick
nsss and other casuaEties.) | do mol be
tlisge II would Do advisable 10 march be-
yoad SaltiIlo. which;is more than 200
miles beyond our depois on The Rio
]Grands. "a very long line on which 10
keep up supplies lover land route, in .
eouuiry like ,his) for large force. and
certain 10 be attended with an expense
which viii be frighIul 10 contemplate
when closely looked inio.
! From Saliillo 10 San Luis Potosi. the
lne4t place Of imporlsnce 90 the road 10
the city Of Mexico. is three hundred
miles. hundred 40 forty badly wa
ieTgd where no s1Pplissof any kind could
be procured for men or hoIses-- ] have
informed the War Department that 90
! 1908 Efficient men would be necessary TO
insure success II we move on that place.
Ii city containing population OF Co.
O0p. where the enemy could bring TO
lgeiher aud sustain. besides the citizens,
nIArmy Of $4,000 pforce which, APP
iprhhend. will hardly pc collected by US
with the train necessary TO feed il. as well
asto transport various Dlhsr supplies. par
ltidularly ordnance aud munitions Of war.
Hn regard tothe arfnisiice, which would
fhave expired, by limitation. in few
days. we lost nothing by u, as We could
Incl move even now. had the enemy con.
litued L. occupy Ssliillo for. strange 10
say. the first wagon which has reached
mh since the edeclarFion Of war was on
tbs 2nd ins, the same DAY on which ! re-
ceiYed from Washington an acknowledge
mknt Of my despatch announcing the Ia
king OF Monterey; lnd then ! received
IoIIy les. so thai have been, since May
laat. completely crippled. and am still so
iof want Of transportation. Alter raking
and scrapi1g the country Tor miles around
Camargo. collecting egery pack mule and
other means OF transportation. could
bring here only so 600 ra,ions, fifteen
day 5 supply with m odeIa,e supply Of
oran ance. ammunilioh, SC. 10 do which
eli The corps had 70 leave behind . por-
lion Of their camp eqaipsge necessity for
their comfort. and. 70 some instances e
mnng The volunteers. their personal bag
gage. movedin such way, and With
such limited means, that. had not sue
ceeded, / should no dSub. have been Sc
verely reptim nded, e nothing worse. I
did 90 10 susiain the Standardization.
/
OF The two regiments Of mounted men
from Tennessee and Kentucky. who left
llHeir respective S,alssio Join me. in June
tie latter has Just reached Camsrgo; The
FORMER had no. goi q Ms,amoras at the
llslesi dsies from there, Admitting that
Iitey win be as long 10 teturning As 10
getting heFe.s(i 10 say nothing Of the time
Necessary 10 recruit! their horses. and
were 10 b discharged in time 10 reach
heir homes, they eosld serve in Mexico
bht very shot, tins. The foregoing re-
marks are 40, msde With The view Of fad
Iieg lanli with aay one. bur 10 point on,
jske ditieulsies with which Ihaye had TO
Contend. ssI
Monterey. the caps'al Of New Leon. Is
lsttoaied on The San Juan River. where i,
epmes out Of he Hioan,ainss--ihe city
l(srhieh con,ains population Of about
jinelve thoussnd) being 10 part surround
ell by them. at The bead OF large and
hesuhfui valley The houses are Of stone.
lih ihs Moorish style, With fat roofs.
which. with ihea s,fpngl, Enclosed yards
md ga,dsss in high stone walls. ell loop
ed Tor rnskei,y. make them each for
tte.s within isseli Il is1he most impor
! lant place in Nrthsrn Mexico. Tor or The
eastside Of the Sierra Msdre )conmsnd
lihg TIE only psss OF road for carriages
IEsom ihissids. bsiwesn il and the Gall 81