The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-25


letter has been received in this city FRO
OF the army at Puebla dated late as August g. L.
with great postveness that commissioners on the pk
OF Mexico we're expected to arrive at Puebla In two
days after that date The writer has good opportunity
Tor authentic information; nevertheless his statement
requires confirmation. Information has also been re-
ceved TO the effect that General Scott had In re-
quest under nag of truce for exchange Of prison.
es and that such request been accsded TO on thu
part OF Santa Anna Lieutenant Rogers Is
to be released
No official dispatches have been lately receivsd ,,o
General Scott General Taylor The private Letter.
received from Monterey make mention Of a forward
movement Some of these letters are from ofacsrs O.,
General Taylor's confidence
Thus, the posture of Mexican affairs Is unaltersd
The National Luteligeneer, with confidence that in
dcates the possession Of reliable information on
the subject declares its belief that hear OF
the occupation Of the capital by General Scott for two
or three weeks to Indeed the character Of the
intelligence received for the past month, renders all
speculation idle But in the absence OF decisive infor-
nation 1t may be well to pursue the inquiry what 10 TO
be done with Mexico in she refuse to negotiate
after her capital shall be in possession! have In
former letter stated what will not be done-namely,
that the country will be neither entirely nor
wholly overrun
No ultimate design has get been formed In the Cabi-
net as to the disposition to be made OF Mexico Ono
thing Is certain The will be prose cuted farther
than the capital Offensive operations will then cease,
unless such necessary reprsss any hostile move
ment on the part Of the enemy, and to from in
terrupton the between the seacoast and
the headquarters of the army The army will probably
be up to such standard to afford full and efficient
garrison to every position that is to be retained The
light cavalry force should be augmented that arm
VIII chiefly depend the important duty Of keeping open
the communications. The votigeurs are to be retain
ed, and ter years. drilling may DO Of some service
although they better adapted for long war and
they wer called into existence for display than
military service They just efficient probably as
any Of the other regiments raised under the act Of last
February, but doubt II they be so. A man who
should advise the creation of such arm you'd likely
be accounted versed In the science of war and thus
the raising of the Voltgeur regiment served purpose
The army and navy will be employed In defending the
principal ports cities and stronghods In our pos
session, or the occupation Of which will embarrass tho
enemy.
lr evident, that being the tronges power in Next
co, our army compel the revenues Of the country
TO How into our treasury These revenues collected
under udicious system will defray, II not all least
large portion of the expenses attendant on the main
tenance Of army in Mexico Wherever there "a suf
dcient trade to produce any considerable amount Of
revenue there should custom house be and
protected by armed force Various modes of raising
should be resored to- besides that which Is al
ready in operatonthe evying of duties on imports.
direct tax might with proprety be imposed on certain
classes-the landowners and merchants for instance
If the tobacco plantations could be seized and held and
farmed out on the Mexican pan they would afford an
annual revenue little short of million OF dollars Ger
tainy sufficient revenue could be obtained bring the
expenditures for the army and navy below the average
iati0 In fme af Thno
conquests keep hostile In bheck and At
the time efectuay harrass Mexico by withholding
from her the Of carrying the government No
matter how long this state Of things should continue
expenses would diminish from day to day and the
difficulties Of tho enemy would increase The war would
longer be burthen, and peace, though desirable
would to be exigency. GALVIENsIs