The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-30
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WAsHisoroS, Oct. ~, ls41.
The Dispatches 10 the Seat Of War, &c. Sc
A letter in the Baltimore Sun Of this morning. pre-
tends to give Eve speciss the dispatches sent out
lately to General Scott. They incorrect, with one
exception, and that is not altogether correct It says
that General Scott has received orders to eAy contbu
tions the principal States and cities lie has in
structions to this effect from his landing at Vera
Cruz, but he lately got large discretion, rather
suggestion to make larger evss than he has done lie
levied Sl5060o on the city OF Mexico; he should have
levied million, and will probably do So Both he
and General Taylor have always been unwilling to levy
contributions This mode Of supporting the army will
probably be abandoned q definite plan il mr.
ranged for collecting internal taxes and evying uni
tariff imports in the ports OF Mexico BY uni.
form, mean the extension Of the American tariff, now
in existence, to the Mexican ports
All the dispatches Of any Importance that Mr. l.. f.
Tssistro carried to era Cruz were learn duplicates
OF dispatches hitherto sent by Mr.. Buchanan to Mr.
Trist, and which we're intercepted the road The
instruc ions carried out by MIR Trist you doubt
less aware embrace the cesson tn the United States
NIL California north Of the river ella tpronoun Heea
New Mexico, and right Of wsy the isthmus Of
Tehuantepec II all this could be- got But IL peace de
pended Q withdrawal Of our demand Lower ali
orna and the right OF across the sthmus then he
abate the demands OF HE government in regard
TO these points In that the boundary was to
be the Rio Grande up the intersection with the thr-
tyscond degree along the line Of that degree
Pacific The common maps represent the Paso De. Nore
as north OF ihe thirty second asslss eat was after
structoLs went to Mr. Trist to this pass The
battles Of Contreras and Churubusco changed the aspect
things and then sent instructions to
Mr. Trist to press the demand for Lower California
the isthmus These dispatches intercepted, and
now duplicates have been sent.
II appears Mr.. Trist too anxious and instead OF
keeping In reserve the withdrawal Of the demand
Lower California and the Isthmus he gave up these
points Mt once and did not leave himself any margin
lie also entertained what he should never have enter
tained-a proposition to refer TO his government the
question TO the neutrality OF the territory between
the Rio 0rande and the Nueces
see IL stated In the correspondence OF the Union,
of LAST night that Mr.. Walker went to New York to
negotiate a loan OF twenty millions. Theirs is not n
purpose OF bridging home his family. ACCURACY.
WAsHiSGIos, Oct. IS, le47.
Official Dispatches.
Dispatches daily looked for from General Scott
Meanwhile, we have permission to take an extract o
letter from gentleman In Frankfort Kentucky to tn.
Secretary Of the Navy, follows
FRASxronp Ky, Oct IL, ls47.
suR-lt yused to be SADIE when q man Ia pade for his
survuss he orter work for his wages Now UnkvI Sam
hes one Capt. - In this town, hoo gifts his waits
the last nine ten ears, See Captep. and Hssent
had nothen too doc but go agn the Dmokr ats and Me-
dal himself In elekships Now sur " bten Mexikuns
rite and a got his Edscashn pade fur outen the
pubk Tresharey he orter ts when hten
fur the kuntry Yu look yore books and Ell he
gtten OF his pay and dom nothen, while boys
shins Oinersl MaCaly nose how IL ar heer, and YOU
kin him whot "a ar troo
am yore obejunt survunt
JOHN JOHNSON