Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-29

lains the following later and Interesting news
General Scott has determined to posh on 10
the city Of Mexico. wilhou, waiting for rein
forcemsBts or supplies. He has adopted the
policy Of Cortez, who, three hundred years
ago, or the very shore nov occupied By DOR
troops, collected together his ships. and in the
presence Of his lille army, bnrnl the whole
feet, by which alone they could ever hope TO
return across the raging sea they had just
iraversed. So General Scott with his small
brave army, drops his base Of operations at
Jalapa, and without reserve. or line Of com.
municaiions, pushes on towards the city, Of
which he has, ere this become the second
conqueror. He left Ja'apa with but eight
volunteers. whose term will expire aboni the
time he reaches the capital. PuebIa has al.
ready sent in depuiation 10 surrender that
noble city. If wariike population of eighty
thousand, such as that If The ancient city Of
the Tlascaians. so promptly yield TO our arms,
there is no reason TO apprehend that any far
Their resistance will be offered TO the progress
Of our army. When last heard from. General
Worth IS onlposis were thrown forward on the
road 10 Pueba, eighteen miles from Peroie.--
% last Friday week. his whole division, con
s,ituing the vanguard Of the army, took up
/ the line Of march to Pueb.a, with a strong
ssge train. On the Monday following. Ma
/ ior General Patterson would follow With the
volunteer force. General Twiggs brings up
the rear, with his force Of regulars. General
SCOTS force is TOO small 10 spare any details
for garrisoning the towns in the rear, and
keeping open his communications. His hope
Is, that The new force 10 be sent to him, will
be able 10 clear bis rear, and forward his sup.
plies. For the present, he will have to de-
pend on the enem. for his subsistence Sup
plies can be easily obtained in The country. for
an adequate compensation. Bu, the people
will drive off the cattle. and destroy the crops
rather than yield them up to cor troops without
compensation M serious appreheasions on
account of The safety Of General SCOTS army
need. we think be entertained. if the Govern
htHi 'dhGS sACpS W supply VIC pidNrh VI VIE
volunteer regiments whose term of service
will expire about the tins Gen. Sect reaches
the capital. There are now about two lhous.
and men Of the new regiments, a, and near
the BFazos, under Gen. Cadwallder. These
shoud be sent Immediately 10 General Scott
as he is in much greater need Of them than
General Taylor. who, it is said, will maintain
defensive position for SONS time to COME
General Pillow brought over dispatches 10
the Government the objsc. Of which, we On.
derstaud, is TO urge upon the Government the
necessity Of taking steps to reinforce General
Scott willrshe troops that have been already
raised.
General SCOTS movement, though seeming.
ly rash and prscipitsIe, is. we believe dictated
by very just views of the character Of the
Mexicans. and of the circumstances attending
his position. The enemy are now panic slfick.
en-they are PROSTATE and defeneeless; their
last army has been destroyed; their President
driven into the mountains; all their artillery
and smmunition captured all their capable
officers taken prisoners. Thus situated with
no military demagogues to keep alive the Sian.
dsrs and passions which have sustained
this most absurd war. the people will
see the utter folly of aoy further resistance,
and will quietly acquissce in the peaceable
occupation Of their capital. We think Scouts
move is as wise and iudicious, as it is promp.
and gallant. The only ground of spPrehen.
sion we have, is in the disbaudmens of the
regiments Of old volunteers he has with him.
Thir departure so soon afier the arrival Of the
army al ths capital. say create among the
Mexicans some hope 81 successful uprising
and resistance Ii will therefore be incumbent
on the Government TO take immediate steps 10
reinforce General Scott He should have at
least fifteen thousand men 10 carry cut bis DE-
signs, and to conquer peace An exposed
rear mus, be defended. and communications
with Vera Cree must be Kept uP.
Ia the meantime. Santa Anna shelters him.
self in the mountains. near Orizaba. with a
lev badly armed and undiseiplined Ian
GERS aud ,sneheros. Fortune has again turned
against him. Hts extraordinary career OF ops
and downs, has no, yet terminated. Within
the pas, year. he has passed through more
varioos and trying scenes than have ever fal.
Len 20 the lol Of any other man. He now de-
sires. we understand, TO leave the country
again, and TO seek rePose from his recent Sc.
we're trials. in the delightful recreation Of Tla.
vsna. 1.-The succeeds in escaping cur cruisers,
We trust he will never again be able TO hun.
beg COR governmen, into granting him pass
nort into . eannnx. whara he ever WIS ne