Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-21
from the National Intelligencer.l
Prospects of the War.

The Washington correspondent of the Journal of
Commerce writes to that paper in terms which, consi-
dering how and through what channel we receive
them, could not fail in the absence Of any other nfor-
nation the SUBJECT to excite in our mind great
uneasness ifnot ALARM at the present prospects of the
war. From that correspondents letter Of May we
extract the following -
"There is now a rare chance for our chvalry to rise
{ in mass to meet, in a war ad internecionem' the
masses of the Aztccs The Administration has no
hope but III carrying on prolonged war, and a rar
Of races Ii is already advertised in the Adrninistra
ton paper that such be and will be the character
Of the war hercaiter-ii Mexico refuse peace on
our terms.
An the volunteers-wthout the exception of n
company n patoon--wl leave the army al the
end OF their term OF service. 1t would be surpri
sing even if some OF the commanders should become
disguised with the service and refuse carry out any
instructions which may be at with humanity and
common sense"
What is the particular fact or facts if there be any
upon which the very grave hypothesis in the last sen
tence of this extract is founded not apprized
But we are enabled from information in our own pos
session in addition to that contained in the suboned
Letter from Clergyman now with the Army, to con-
firm the fact of the probably certain return home of all
the Volunteers immediately upon the successive expi-
raons of their terms OF service Great apprehension
is expressed by private letters from New Orleans and
ELSEWHERE near the army mot from officers prlyatcs OF
the army persons connected with it that it will be
difficult supply the place al the regiments to be thus
disbanded, Says one Letter: " The army proper
cannot be cruted to its full complement and the
10 longer considereda fine summers frolic through
garden of Eden, with gold and silver images all
along the road and the golden Halls of Monezuma'
i'm the distance 1t has come down to sober realities
to rough roads and narrow deiies the knife and the
asso bacon and corn bread pebble stones drifting
sands for bed, and the sky for roof, with hard
knocks, and plenty OF them"
:. Another Letter speaks Of the novemen, of the
Army towards the city OF Mexico, thus
dread the result to our army OF an advance on the
capital, even Notwithstanding The recent victory
do not mean to actual open resistance for in
all fighting shall drive them before but the GER
tain effect oi the constant wear and tear, from di
seasc, battle, guerias, hardshps, and exposure,
which the army has to encounter 80 that, II Santa
Anna knew the best policy ii would be to let ad
vance without opposition u aud into the capital and
let the army waste there, the best informed men
saw would do like ball Of snow in July, whilst the
Mcxcans confined their operations to cutting oil OF
harassing conveys curailng supplies, picking mp
straggers and obgng us TO keep compact and IN large
bodies, without the ability to send out even oragine
party. When in the city OF Maxlco, We could moi
keep open the communications with Vera Cruz OF
receive supplies or reiniDrcemcns, except by large
detachmenis which could fight their way and i
posts are garrlsoned at intervals ON the route they
must all be with force that can resist heavy ats
tack or they would be carried IN detail. In the
march that Gen Scott has now undertaken, he mus
90 in close and compact columns, as the Mexican
cavalry will hover round them like Cossacks, dnyins
IN, hcr foraging parties and small detachnents, an'
wasting their strength aud resources by this peitl
warfare. AT present, however, II IL, believe, un
derstood that he will not go beyond Iaapa."
Another letter that We have seen from Ncw-Drlcnn
gives the following Information Of the proposed move
meniby Gen. Taylor's command across the desert Il
San Luis Potos
General Taylor is determined Though opposed Il
the PLAN TO advance from his present position. Tw
thousand iron-bound IL gallon kegs are now maxim
Tor INN here, and many OF them hive gone lorwnf,
Iehueu iof carrying water across the desert brtwcr
san LUIS ana Saliillo: mule, with pack saddle
VIII carry, two OF them, one slung on each sldc.
thousand horses are also being bought Tor him, wit
!, rs Impossible, We should think to perIs.,, ur
moved, the following sprcula,ions upon the late sue
cess OF our arms. from the pen OF one uhough not
military man WHOSE opiaions entitled to nigh re-,
poet aud confidence:
4 The affair OF Ceno Gordo appears to have been
brilliant one but our loss is seyere-more than III
whole country oi Mexico, in my opinion, is wort
Krcorcl what kind oi lives they are which We 10,
: IN TN. COMES, We mourn over the fall OF a Gen,