New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-06
From the National lntelligencer.
From the seat Of War.

The following Letter being from well informed
and highly intelligent citizen OF the United states
now accidentally near the Headquarters OF our
Army in Mexico we publish as entitled, in regard
10 its facts TO the very highest consideration As
TO the writer's view in relation TO the best manner
of terminating the war we submit them. without
Offering any opinion Of our own on them, 10 the
Judgment Of our readers
aCAv,pco December q. l-3o.
No D,1y Sir. From the best information
we an obtain we are certainly al the end oil our rope
As Ia farther advance toward san LUIS fotos IN our
pfcaeut position. We have column Of troops Al Shl
lilo some seventy i've niles IN advance of Monterey
and General Woods command has OF VIII be ordered 10
take position At Parras about one hundred mics nes'
of SatlO and think Il Is the intention oil the Com
mandin NJ General 10 the country with his troops
from this TO Tampico which will efectuay keep the
Mexicans On the other side OF the Sierra Madre noun
tans General Santa Anna, 1t Is reported IS AZ ssn
Luis Potosi the head of very large force and the
difficulties were not have conclusive evidence
almost insurmountable in the way OF obtaining water
&c on the road have no doubt but General Taylor
would seek and gh, him n that place though the odds
be greatly against him From -sltillo to san LUIS Po
tosi for a great distance would have to depend on
tanks for water and the supply OF that very limited
while the enemy in position 10 destroy the tanks
if necessary at a moments warning. should we adj
Now il does appear to me that the Administrat alton
should pursue one of in this vie AMI un
profitable war viz either appropriate largely IN Tue way
OF and troops and tahc vera 'fu< anu tnc NHsuS ~
san Juan and then threaten the city Of Mexico ny an
advance or be satisfied with the acquisition Of Caliornis
and hold n and say 10 Mexico Now we have paid our
selves and II they do like H. lctthcin DIVE US iron
the country if they can.
Indeed 10 the country iroin this 10 the SieII'
Nsdro it would be worthless to u.s. and would be worn
war of some years TO make the McNicans take osc'
with the present population. From appearances we ear
end 10 ms WIT We may rt rnttr, vim victories
and take towns and all amounts to nothing se
nothing except bloody noses broken limbs and loss o.
life Every thing valuable Is claimed owned by ioreg
ers and of course beyond reach The Mexican peO
ple export nothing barely raising sufficient for their
subsistence and have bu, little TO spare they
Obliged TO rrgato their lands in order 70 grow any thing
AS but little rain falls 10 this country The people live
in ranches or villages in order to protect themselves
from the Indians and the numerous hordes OF robbers
that iniest the country.
q" | sincerely hope Congress may t~ks the War into
their own hands and compel the President 10 say whs
ne wants whether il be acquisition OF territory or not
II not why not fall back to the Rio Grande and let the
Mexcans II they think proper, come and attack us
Hold on 10 California and take the Rio Grsnde Tor our
line and my word for IT, We will receive no trouble
from the Mexican nation Il may be advisable to hold
this place and some other towns the river, merely &c
keep foothold and for convenience IN the wsy oil
depots, &c.
The Proclamation of General kearney. after taking
santa re we consider here OF a most extraordinary
character and II Congress submits 20 II. then cay
there s no limit 10 the Constitution, and every Military
Commander may act As he sees nt without regard to
the Government"