Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-06-24
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS PIcAYuNE OF JUNE g.
GENERAL TAYLOR'S MOVEMENTS.

We give place to the greater part Of an interest
ing article upon the subject of Gen. TAYLoR's
movements from the American Flag of the I'd n-
slant. The belief has been assduously propagated
In various influential quarters, for mouths, that
Zen. Taylor was to move upon San Luis Potosi.
From various statements from time to time made in
the UniOn the country has been led to believe that
Gen Taylor has had, or shortly would have, forces
adequate to commence his march while letters
from Gen. Scott aud his army for the army of Gen.
Taylor are addressed headquarters Cen Taylor's
Army, San Luis Potosi" [, will not be long be-
fore We shall hear reproaches upon the hero of
buena vista for his inactivity. 1t is the purpose
Ut the writer of the following article from the FLAG
to show that it is beyond the power Of Gen. Tay.
lor TO move upon San Luis, even if the Government
should divert more Of the troops ostensibly in
tended for him. The article will commend itself
to all fair minded men:
FACTS AGAINST FIcTIoN.-NIost of readers have
no doubt noticed, from the tone of the public prints
in the United States, that vague impression seems
to prevail that Gen Taylor either already occupies
San Luis Potos or is marching that city.
In conneXion with this state public opinion an
article in the Washington Union should be consd-
cred, from which it will require but little ingenuity
to discover common origin for both the paragraph
and the rumor, and no ingenuity at all to perceive
that the injury Of Gen. Taylor is the design ofboth
The article alluded to states in substance that the
twelve months volunteers would be replaced by
fresh troops sufficient to swell tho force of Gen.
Taylor's division to ten thousand men.
This Information purports to come from the AID
jutant Generals Office, and il so. only proves that
the Adjuant Generals arithmetic is sadly at fault.
or else our rulers at Washington have such an ex-
traordinary opinion Of General Taylor's invincib-
ty as suppose him capable of crossing deserts and
stormng batteries with paper men, fresh from the
man nct.,r ,,C c,
Now, the truth is, fortunately, very easy to ar
rive at, and hope the fact aud the fiction will
ut least be allowed to travel together even to the
Federal city, albeit at the risk of invading the
sanctuary OF the above firm
But four regiments of the late ten have been al.
lotted 10 Gen. Taylor and of these even but a few
companies have arrived. although the twelve month
volunteers are being mustered ont with the utmost
CELEBRITY But surprising these four regiments TO be
complete, and here is all the force that is even pro
missed TO this division OF the army:
The three and a half regiments above alluded to
comprise, 2,40O
Virginia, Massachusetts and Mssissippi,@ 2,4Oc
Six companies artillery, 400
Four companies of dragons, $40
And Of mounted Texans, about $50
$50
From this deduct for sickness. and other casual
ties, at least twenty per cent. LOO
And we have Gen Taylor's real effective force 1910
From this small force garrisons are to be supplied
for the longest line Of communication known to
modern times, extending from the Gulf of Mexico
to the confines of the desert beyond the Sierra Ma
DIRE. BY stripping this line almost to the verge Of
total abandonment, jeopardzing immense depots Of
provisions and military stores, SC, Gen. Taylor
would only be able to leave Satllo at the head of
about ? 900 men.
This, with due Difference to the later edition at
Washington, is the Rio Grande arithmetic, where
we count muskets in the field instead of parading
untitled musterrolls; or, in plain English the fact
as 1t really exists instead of the round assertion Of
warrior politicians.
Be this as it may, figures speak for themselves,
and now, with the fact before me, assert that,
after receiving all the troops that promised him
Gen. Taylor cannot defend his lines and march
upon San L'sis Potosi ,oith eGecticc force Ct
Two THOUSAND MEN.