Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-02
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

we await, with some anxiety, the next
news from the scene of war. 1t has been
nearly eight days siuce we heard from Genl
Scott He hal then lef: in haste for Puebla,
and the whole army accompanied him, leav-
ing small garrisons in his rear. his was the
23d of May Before the 1st OF June, our
whole army must have reached Puehla. This
is about eighty five miles from the Capital, the
greater part Of the road being remarkably fine:
Excepting the rough ascent and dangerous
defiles in the neighborhood of Rio Frio. no
better road could be desired by an army
There is an abundance of wafer and supplies
all along the road, and the temperature in the
elevated regions is delightful and invigorating.
A twelve days march, or a forced march of
six or eight days, from Puebla, will bring
Gen. Scott to the city of Mexico. II he de-
ayed not on his Journey, he reached the Cap
tal by the 18th or 18th of the present month.
We think, however, it is not impossible that
Gen. Scott would consider it imprudent to
leave in his rear the " numerous, warlike and
unconquerable Pucblars, AZ Gen. Bravo sty-
led them in his late address. But to gain and
occupy this position, is great move towards
the conquest of the Capital. SCOTS front is
then cleared. For the rest, he has only to
contend against natural obstacles, easily to be
overcome by men of Anglo-Saxon nerve and
energy.
Should the enemy concentrate an army at
Rio Fro, to oppose our army, as they promis-
ed TO do. Qhough, from last accounts, they
were talking no active steps to redeem their
PROMISE there will be another battle-anoth-
CT z lorious victory the voice of our giant
General will ring still louder along the craggy
base of PopocatepetI, Coward onward ~
The Hero of Cerro Cordo and Lundy's Lane,
when he has defeated the enemy, and thread
ed the difficult dslies that lie before him, may,
like Alexander, of Oh, battle his weary limbs
in another CydnuS-in the clear and limpid
stream which gives to this position the name
of Rio FRO.
And then our noble army. ascending on the
beautiful plateau which leads to the Capital
will, with music and banners flying, file along
the rose and jessamine-fringed canals, through
the fragrant gardens, and by the hedge-rows
Of agaves and cacti, towards the Capital. A
small show of resistance-a flourish of trunl-
pets, and few innocent caracollings of re-
giment of Lancers, will soon be disspated by
a few shells thrown from our howitzers, and
then our army enters the city of the Aztecs
and encamps in the Plaza, where, three hun.
dred years ago, Cortes reined up his fierce
charger.
But in the meantime, SCOTS communca,
tons in the rear are disturbed by bandltti and
guerrilla bands. The efforts, of which we
heard so much few weeks ago, to organize
guerrilIcros, to operate on the TANKS of ou1
army, have in part been successful, and the
last accounts give US some anxiety for the
fate of a rich train, guarded by 800 of our SOL
diers, under the command of the veteran Col
Mcintosh. The fact that so gallant and dash
ing an officer should have thought it necessary
to send to Vera Cruz for reinforcements, is ar
evidence Of the peril which threatens ou1
troops and our treasure. But as large bode:
of the new levies must be arriving daily il
Vera Cruz, the country will soon be cleared
OF these marauding parties, our communica
tons kept free and open, and large reinforce
ments sent on TO Gen. Scott at Puebla or Mex
leo, as the case may be. The new levies are
raw soldiers, but they are fine material, ant
we think will prove in action to be true anC
effective men, such as the Mounted Rihemer
eminently proved, on the first occasion they
went into battle.
Events are Fastening to the goal marked
out by the military ambition of the country
from the time the war sprung upon us. Err
this, we believe, Gen. Scott has written, in le
gible letters, on the walls of the Palace of tn
! MontcZunas-
ILIUM FUIT!
IN o DELTA