The Evansville journal., 1847-03-25

GTThe correspondence between Mr. Polk
and Mr.. Benton will be found in odays pa
per. Read it. II is The richest specimen Of
cool impudence on the part of Benton, and
covering and serVie fawning on that of the
President, ever exhibited. 1t was the fear
Of creating powerful rival for the Pfesi-
dency, and not The fear of doing wrong. that
constrained" Mr.. Polk 10 deny the impu-
dent demand OF Benton.
The ARMY.-Since the news from the
army which reached US and was published IN
our extra Of Friday, we have awaited with
intense anxiety for further and more full par
icuIars from The Rio Grande. BY the New
Orleans ,pers ofthe 18Th, we have twenty
four hours later intelligence from the Bcazos,
and though the accounts from the mmedi-
ate seat of war are no later, the reports as
sumo more definite, and, we regrel TO say,
graver character. There is 40 doubt that
Gen. Taylor is in critical situation, and
there is lille prospect Of his receiving i'm
mediate aid. He has made repuisillon up.
on the Governors OF the States OF Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. for Ten
regiments, 10 proceed forthwith TO the Rio
Grande. The quota OF Louisiana is two,reg-
hnents which the Governor, after consulting
with Gen. Brooke, has declined attempting
10 raise. Gen Brooke thinks that the North
Carolina regiment and the remainder of the
Virginia regiment areby this time at The Bra
gas, while the Massachusetts regiment and
the second Mississippi regiment cannot he
far off. The most definite intelligence are
tue details furnished by DR.. jarvis, of the
army, which will be found in another column
The editor oflhe Epening Bulletin (N. o.
has had a conversation with highly intelli-
gent officer of the army, who has been al
iached TO Con. Taylor's staff ever since he
entered Mexico, and who left Sallillo on The
4ih ultimo. He informs the editor, that there
is no practicable pass by which Santa Anna
could gel into Gen. Taylor's rear win arlil
lery, and if he attempted 10 attack our army
With nfantry alone, he would be repulsed
even il he had great superiority of force, as
Gen. Taylor he's four batteries offiying ariil-
lery, Zone Of them consisting or "a poundei
howiIzers) with fall compliment oftegulars
TO serve and manage them. This olficeralsc
expresses belief that. though Gen. Taylor
might fall back iron Nueva to SIllilo he
would not retreat from The latter point, with.
out first having battle. Gen TayIor's
force does not exceed 5000 men, ALI of which
are volunteers except the artillery and
about $50 dragons under Col May. Be-
sides the above force, there are 1000 men
at Monterey. which latter place is represen-
tedas being in an excellent state of defense
and-capable of successfully resisting any
furce the enemy can bring against il,
According TO The present advices, it would
appear considerable force of The enemy
had passed TO Gen. Ta,l ,lor's fink by vic,o
ria, but which seems principally TO have
been cavalry. Should Santa Anna have sen
his artillery also by tha, route. his means
Of attack, and consequently his chances o
success, will have been greatly increased
there is no doubt he has large force with hln
as he never would have attempted olfe nsiv
operations against our army, except with
great superiority Of numbers. a
1t will be seen by Dr. Jarvis sta,ement,i ,iha
nothing had yet been learned as to an actua
battle and of course, no foundation for tb
sinisterreport of Gen. ylor's heavy loss, an
that the rumors on this head, were confne
10 the cutting of OF some trims or small DE-
tachments. From all we can see in the az
counts that have been received, we are inclil
cd TO believe that the force in The rear ,
Gen. Taylor is exclusively the troops th;
have advance from Victoria, aud that San,
ANA has moved up with ali his army, dire,
30 Nneva, without attempting to send an
part of bis troops into the rear of the Ame
lcaps, through difficult passes-Gen. Tayl,
has probably fallen back on SaltiIo fro
his advanced position at Nueya, and will gi,
blttle al The former place.
lfbe succeeds in repulsiag Santa Anna
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