Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-07-29

AlyarOdo having received lntelligence tnat a
Their Jarauta was in the vicinity and designed
to surprise and take Avarado, went off in pur-
suit of him at the head of one hundred and ff-
ty men, proceeding up the river. Atlast dates
the EXPEDITION had not returned to Alvarado,
nor had any accounts been received from 1t.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
Council # Un in Gen. SCOTS camp order to
march upon JMerico-mdrch comternlnlded
--Santa .4nna's preparations column Of
honor-leiter. from Gen. Taylor.
BY the way of Tampico, the New Orleans
Picayune on the 18th received copy OF Ell
Repubicnno, from the city Of Mexico, Of the
Both June; also the number Of the 26th, which
was missing from its previous file. Both pa
pers contain matter of great interest. We CO.
Ply from the Picayune the following abstract
Of their news
A postscript in the paper Of the Doth con-
tains report Of the proceedings of a council
of war said to have been held in Gen. SCOTS
camp on Thursday, the oath, the business of
which was to determine whether or not to adj
vance upon the capital. One general, whose
name is not given, is said to have argued that
it would be imprudent, nay, an act of mad
ness, to advance upon the city with less than
twenty thousand men that upon the suppo-
sition that everything shnnld work favorably
for them, it was evident that they could not
enter the capital without resistance; and
supposing in their different engagements they
they should lose half of their force or more,
they would be left with some four thousand
men, with which number ii was extremely
hazardous TO attempt to hold SO populous
city,
Gen. Worth was OF different opinion. He
maintained that every invader who hesitated
was lost; that in their situation a single re
trograde movement involved the most disas
trous consequences, and that this had already
been proved. He added proudly that six or
eight thousand Americans were sufficient to
conquertwenty thousand Mexicans; that their
triumph was certain and there was no reason
for not pressing on. Gen. Scott and others
are said to have approved these sentiments,
so that it was at last determined that they
should commence the forward movement on
the 18th, but upon the suggestion ofsome one
that II might not be proper to act so promptly
after having just despatched the communica-
ton from the Government of the United States
with renewed offers Of peace, Gen. Scott re-
piled that he would wait some days at Rio
! Fro to receive the answer Of the Mexican
Government.
| The American force at the time Of this
council was set down by the Mexicans at g.
500 men, thirty pieces Of artillery and one
mortar.
The Republican, remarks upon this infor
nation: .'We believe the Americans have
compromised their situat on beyond measure;
and even in the event, certainly very difficult,
that they win triumphs upon triumphs, their
very victories will cause their ruin.
| The council above spoken Of was held on
the 24th. IL is not alluded to in the Star of
Pueblo of the 10Th, nor in Mr. Kendall's let
tiers which come down TO the Both. Yet the
facts are said 10 be derived from responsible
source and they look plausible General
Worth's opinions particularly SO. The Re
publlcano Of the 2oth says nothing about the
subject, but in that paper of the Both IS anoth-
er postscript 10 which is prefxed in large let
tiers Every Important" This postscript men
tons the receipt Of letters announcing the de-
barkation Of 1900 men at Vera Cruz from
Tampico, who had marched Immediately for
Puebla. (This is probably Gen. Cadwala-
der's defachment.) The letters further said
that Gen. Scott had already ordered the march
Of the first brigade, consisting Of fifteen hun
dred troops with ten guns and mortar, to-
wards the city Of Mexico, when he learned
that the tram was detained at Nopalucan for
ty-two miles this side Of Pueba, and fifty one
beyond Perote that he therefore counter
manded the march upon Mexico, and de-
spatched force to the assistance of the train
up. The letters then speak of the review of
the troops which took place on the Goth. The
number of troops is again set down at $500
men without including those who occupy the
Notifications of San Juan, Lore,o, SC. But
the most important paragraph is that Gen.
Scott would probably postpone his march up
on the city until the 10Th July, 70 allow these
reiniorcements TO come up. We give these
various pieces Of news as we find them, but
the reader will constantly bear in mind that
our advces direct from Puebla are later than
these by the city Of Mexico.
The Repubiicano, in this same postscript,
thinks livery probable that Gen. Taylor will
abandon Saltlo, Maamoras and other towns
in the North Of Mexico and shortly proceed
10 Vera Cruz 10 assist in the taking of the cap
ital, which is now, it adds, the object of the
aspirations of the Americans. Ii is very anx-
ious that the Government should direct Gems.
Valencia and Salas, now at San Luis, that
they harrass the retreat of Gen. Taylor.
Our readers may recollect that some time
since our correspondent at Saltillo informed
us Of great excitement occasioned there by
the arrival of two Mexican officers from San
LUIS with dispatches from Gen. Taylor
They were supposed 10 be propositions for
peace, but turned Out to be solemn inquiries
whether il was the Generals intention ''to
conduct the war according to the manner