The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-14
The English View Of the Guerilla Warfare
In Mexico.
From the London News.

From the London News, May III
The only hopes that now remain Of Mexico's success
In preserving her independence and avoiding the Anglo
American yoke consist In the chances of guerilla
fare IL H. indeed almost the only kind Of warfare in
which the Spanish successfully itself
with the more disciplined staunch soldiers Of
European countries whom the morale or confidence
In their superiority, IL ut the highest pitch
The whole history OF the Peninsular shows how
vany the spanards trusted to their regular armies aud
how much might be achieved by gueras not but that
the Spanish army did at times display both skill and
courage The Mexcans, in their advance towards Sal
tllo to have shown both We have yet but Anne
rcan accounts Of these actons and it lis evident that
however ndisputable the victory Of the Americans it
dearly bought As to cities or strongholds the
coast, they could not be expected to hold out Santa
Anna who had defended Vera Cruz against n French
force evidently abandoned the idea Of making the
rment second time. Nor II to be expected that
either Vera Cruz 3 Juan d'Ulia should offer stub
born prolonged resistance, when Mexican army
general lowered near ~ in past times to create diver
sion afford relief
Tho only circumstance that exctes suspicion Ia the
time taken by the American general to master the city
The desperate means which he employed evnce his
ton and his fears And the brilliant coup de main Of
the Prince Of Jonve in those streets aud the capture
and that too. without other than marine force offer
contrast between the French prince the American
general very much to the disadvantage OF the latter
The capture OF Vera Cruz and Its castle makes no
change however in the prospects Of the The series
Of engagements between Salto and st Luis de Potos
are more soncusve they decide the inutility Of Next
meeting Anglo American in the open field and the
hopeessness of trusting to regular troops tactics The
defence of Mexico must be Of another kind 1t must he
repetition Of those efforts which freed the country Of
the Spanish armies which raised every province In que
ras which induced the priests to pay and to feed the
better classes to lead the Indian and the peasant to turn
marksman and marauder. The chief hope for Mexican
Independence M that the late battles prove effective
lesson, and that the Mexicans may ofier no more
such chances Letters from the country state with con-
sternaon that thc few cannon TO defend the passes
which lead from the low GROUND TO the table land ana
that the Americans will not meet with many obstacles
to their progress But with view 70 guerilla warfare
the Mexicans ought to admit entice the Americans
the yery bowels the land The road TO the capt.
tai or to the interior should be thrown open TO them
The Americans will then have TO keep open COMMUNE
cations levy contributions and exassrate the popuia
ton by taking their supplies Theren no party amongst
the Mexicans now inclined to turn traitor The fedora
lists who existed as party before the and then
favored America have disappeared since the invasion,
and whatever uppermost In Mexico are united
In the great purpose of resistance
Notwithstanding his character backsned by calumny,
Gomez Farias chief Of the democratic party seems to
have shown sufficient energy during his rule He prov
for Santa Anna the funds and supplies requisite for
trying his fortune and that OF the country In regular
campaign The attempt Of Faras TO tax the clergy In
his extremity was bold and just IIe has fallen victim
to their resentment.
government levying taxes and undertaking defence
These duties must be performed by the people them
selves. And II Santa Anna be staunch and wise he will
abandon the hope Of defending the capital by regular
army, and by pitched battles which his manifesto
to promise but take measures for disseminating resist
40 that on their advance the Americans might find
neither government, nor army nor authorities, but
active bands OF desroycr not In front but on both sides
the capital did not make the old Spansrds masters Of
the country why should II render the Americans so
The Ango-Americans may conquer Mexico, but can
net remain masters Of It, conclude satisfactory
treaty with It, unless through the medium Of nhu
ential party. None that exist able willing TO
play such part. Santa Anna dccues-the democra ats
abhor It, The Federalists would denationalire them
selvesby attempting It, And, In the end the Americans