New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-30
The War News,

Inc war NeWss
The accounts of conflicts between Gen Ayr
ana Santa Anna come to us ct Iassm saaP' "m""
aoes not fairly leave room for increduil'y' ins'
Gsn Tavlor has refreshed from Aqua Neu'a 70
,o.;t;on nj or nesr Monterey, sustaining and re-
,,.,.;nr renc,,sd attacks from the Mexieans, who
"a. % or..ty superior force, can hardly be doubt
- Il Ire circumstances mentioned in the last
.o.,,,ss Of an abandonment OF some provisions al
a.,,,l,o and some cannon on the march thence to
w,,erev. are calculated to render the fact Of such
retreat and ofa vigorous pursuit by asuperior Mex
,c,n force, well nigh indubitablc. That Gen. Iay'
lor ON finding himself strengthened by the gsrri-
son Of Monterey and in full command OF bis resour'
ces should have offered battle to Santa Anna ana
that a desperate engagement was the result iS
highly probable, though we do not think TINS ny
any means so certain. II not true at the date Oh
the last advices from Monterey however 1t prooa'
blv II no before this time Santa Anna has not led
his destitute, miserable army from San LUIS TO
Monterey for holiday parade and Gen iayior
was equally bent on an engagement on 'ne
Sryt fair opportunity. And, although the reports oil
& 600 Mcxicans killed, wounded and missing to
900 of our own troops must necessarily be vague
guess work, yet it is morally certain that pitched
battle between those combatants must have been
a sanguinary one, while the execution OF our ny
ing artillery on the compact masses OF retreating
enemy must have been terrible. Still It would
.sem that Santa Annals whole army can hardly
have been defeated. since Gen Taylor was evil
IDENTIFY apprehending farther attacks ana tne last
sdyices speak of his ability to hold out ct Monte
rev until troops can be pushed forward to bis as
sistapco. Bat though the great superiority OF the
Mcxcans in cavalry may enable them to interrupt
his communications and confne him to the neigh
borbood OF Monterey unless he should be willing TO
ace that important position captured by the Next
cans. we cannot doubt that any and every battle
viii result in the triumph of our army. The Next
cans can die for their country, and do not seem re-
uctant to do so but they are not the equals Of our
troops In intelligence or physical power, while
their terrible privations and sufferinss must have
greatly detracted from their natural efficiency
thirds of their number well fed, well clad, and
well supplied with munitions, would have been
more formidable than the force led by Santa Anna
across the snow covered mountains and waterless
deserts which separate San Luis from the positions
occupied by Gen. Taylor's forces.
And now, supposing anything like. One Thou
sand more ofour countrymen have been sacrificed IN
this most atrocous War, may We not again press on
the Government the absolute necessity ofproclalm
ing TO the world the objects for rhich Teare contend
mgr Il it not time our People, the Mexicans and
the world, were informed on what terms our Elk
ecutiye will make Peacel Thus far, all is vague,
dark, shrouded in mystery. The Mexicans light
for their homes their soil. the integrity of their ter
ritory; they fight to prevent the severance from
their Republic OF Departments like Santa Fe and
Tsmsulipas, whose people are known to hate and
abhor us and cleave nHexibly to their own country,
nisgovernod as she has been. We are fighting
for what7 Who knows ON what terms our Gov
eminent is ready to make Peacel Mexico openly
says, Withdraw from our territory, and we viii
be friends We in turn say-Whatl We talk
Of reducing the insurgents and rebels of Santa Fe
and California, guilty Of attempting TO free them
selves from I'D invading Military dominion; but on
what terms do we talk Of giving Peace to Mexico
And II we are not ashamed Of our exactions, why
not make them publcl Why leave the world to
suppose that we will be satisfied with nothing less
than tho absolute partition Of Mexico Il there
any answcr7