New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-17
Gen. TayIor's Movements.

From the " y. Picsyunei June g
We give place to the greater part Of an interest
in article upon the subec; Of Gen TayOrs movements
from the American Flag Of the ID inst The belief has
been ass;duousy prCpsgated in various Influential quar-
ters for months that Gen. Taylor was to move upon
san Luis POtOsi From various statements from hme
10 time made in the Union the country has been ed 70
believe that Cen Taylor hiss had or shortly would hsye
forces adequate TO commence his march wnle letters
from Gen Scott aud his army for the army OF ten lay
lor are addressed Headquarters Gen. Isylors army
Squ L1fis Potosir Il will not be long before we shall
hear reproaches upon the hero OF Buens vista Tor
his inactivity while the purpose OF the writer oithe
following article from the flag to show tnat II beyond
the power Of Gen Taylor % move upon san LUIS even
If the Government should divert more OF the troops
os.epsbly intended for him. The article Will commend
itself 10 all fair minded men
FACTS AGAINST FICTION.-MOst OF our readers nave
no doubt noticed from the of the pubic prints IN
the United States that vague impression seems TO pre-
vail that Gen Taylor either already occupies san LUIS
Potos or il marching on that city.
In connection with this state OF public opinion an ar
tice In the Washington Union should be considered
from which it will require but little Ingenuity 10 dscoy
er common origin for both the paragraph and the ru
NOR and ingenuity at all 10 perceive that the injury
of Gen. Taylor - the design OF both
The article alluded to states in substance mat me
twelve months volunteers would be replaced oy resn
troops sufficient 10 swell the force OF Cen Taylor DIV
ision to near 10000 men.
This information purports to from the Adutant
Generals Office and if only proves that the Adlutant
Generals mec Is sadly az fault or else our rulers
AZ Washington have such an extraordinary opinion OF
Gen TayOrs invncibty 10 suppose him capable oil
rrossr deserts and storning batteries with paper men,
fresh from mandatory OF Roger Jones, Marcy Co
Now the truth is fortunately very easy 10 arrive at
and We hope the fact and the fiction will at least be al
lowed 10 travel together to the Federal city al
belt at the risk Of invading the sanctuary oil the ABOVE
firm.
But four regiments Of the late have been allotted
10 General Taylor and Of these even but few compa
MES have arrived although the twelve months yolun-
teers are being mustered out with the utmost CELEBRITY
But supposng these four regiments TO be complete and
here 10 all the force that is even promised to this Dvs
ion of the Army
The three and half regiments above alluded to com
prise. .---%,4VO
-Four regiments consisting OF the North Carolina
Virginia Massachusetts, aud Mississippi. .----.24OO
six panes artillery. fSO
Four companies Dragons. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20
And of mounted Texans, sbout-.-.-......-.-.-. 50
$50
From this deduct for sickness and other casualties
at leas, twenty per
And we have Gen T. real effective force .....-47l0
From this small force garrsons TO be supplied for
the longest line Of communication known 10 modern
times extending from the Gulf OF Mexico 10 the con
fines of the desert beyond the Sierra Madre. By strip
d M this line almost the verge OF total abandonment
ieopsrdzug immense dsp0ts OF provisions and military
stores &c &c Gen Taylor would only be able to leave
Sstllo at the head of sbou. 1000 men
This with due Difference to the later edition at W ASH
ingtonis the Rio Grande arithmetic where count mus
kel in the field instead Of parading unified muster rolls
or In plain English the fact as really exists instead OF
the round assertion OF warrior polueians
Be this it may, figures speak for themselves and
now with the facts before me, assert that after re-
ceivng all the troops that promised him Cen lay
Tor cannot defend his lines and march upon San Las Po
tosi 9Th an tTeetipe force Of TWO THOUSAND MEN.
knowing the foregoing facts as he certainly does hav
ing stripped this line himself we have no comments 10
make upon Gen Scott for addressing Gen. Tay al San
Lui. Potosi nor will pretend to determine the differ
euce between sectson ignorance, or PromPtiRS' from
Washington.