Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-29

We copy from the ~. Express the following
letter written by Gen. Taylor 10 friend in that
city:
Hid. QRs. ARMY OF OCCUPATION CIR INVASION,
Monterey, Mexico, Nov. 9, 1916.
Nv dear ..s..s.:
Your very kind and acceptable letter ofthe 3ls
If Aueus,, ....-..- reached me only short lime
since, for which bee leave 10 tender you my
sincere lhamks. | 4 iew Confidential remarks on
certain pablo transactions ale hese omit ed
htei considerable apparent delay On tie pat
ol lhe Quart lmasters department, in getting
steamboats, INTO The Rio Granite adapted 10 lis ma
yieaion, | succeeded, toward the LATER parl Of
August, in throwing forward 10 Camarso. Ia
.cwn situated OIL he San Juan river, three miles
from lis junction wnh the Rio Grand, on The
we.i SID, ncaf!y 800 miles from the B'azos
Island bv water: and 200 By land, and 40 from
al, Iia.;r,) 4 considerable depot Of provisions
ordnsnoc, amnunion and iorags. and then, ha-
wing brought together all important portion oil
nv command, | determined on moving on this
place Accordingly, after collecting 100 pack
mules, with their attendant, and conductors, in
The enemy's country. Qhe principal means oil
transportation Tor our provisions, baggage, &c,)
left, on the 5.h Of September, 10 Join my advance
which had preceded me lew days 10 Serralvo
small village Is miles on The route, which did
on the 9th and, alter waiting there few days Tor
some of The corps TO get up, moved on and reach
ed here on the 18th, with $3.50 men-2700 regu-
lars. the balance volunteers For what took
place afierward | must refer you 10 my several
reports, particularly 10 my detailed oneol The 9th
Mi. Il 10 not believe that The authorities al Wash
ineton are at all satisfied with my conduct in re-
gard 10 the terms OF The capiulalion entered INTO
with The Mexican commander which You no
doubt have seen, as they have been made public
through The official organ, and copied into va
rious other newspapers. have This moment re-
ceived an answer ITO my despatch announcing
the surrender OF Monterey, and The circumstances
attending The same,) FROM the Secretary Of War,
stating that l was regretted BY the President thai
il was not deemed advisable 10 insist on The terms
had proposed in my first communication 10 The
Mexican commander, in regard 10 giving up The
city, adding that "lhe circumstances which die
lated, no doubt justified The change"
Although The terms ol aptuiaiion may be con-
sidered 100 liberal on our part by The President
and his advisers, "a well as by many others at Il
distance particularly by huse who do not under
stand The position which we occupied, Otherwise
they might come 10 different conclusion in re-
card TO The malleT,) yet on due reflection ] see
nothing TO induce me 10 regret the course pur-
sued. The proposition on The part of Gen Am
puda, which had much 10 do in determining my
course in the matter, was based on the ground that
orr government had proposed 10 his 10 settle the
existing difficulties by negotiations, (Which ]
knew was the case, without knowing the result J
which was then under consideration by the pioner
authorities, and which he (Gen. Ampudial had
no doubt would result iavorably as the whole Of
his people were in favor OF peace. II so, | con-
sldered the farther effusion OF blood not only I'M
necessary but improper
Their force was also considerably larger Than
ours; and from The size and position OF The place,
we could not completely invest IT, so that the
greater portion Of their troops, il not The whole,
had they been disposed 10 do So could, any nigh,
have abandoned. the city, al once entered the
mountain passes, and effected their retreat, do
what we could. Had we been put 10 the al!er.
native OF taking the place by storm, (Which there
is no doubt we should have succeeded in doing D
we should, in all probability, have lost fifty or one
hundred men killed, besides the wounded, which
| wished 10 avoid as there appeared 10 be pros.
pect Of peace, even if distant one also wish
ed to avoid the destruction of women and child
Icn, which must have been very great, had The
s,orning process been Teso.led 10. Besides, they
had very large and strong Notification, a short
distance from The city, which, il carried with The
bayonct, must have been taken al great sacri-
or battaring artillery, it would have required
twenty or twenty-five days to lake il By regular
approaches.
That they surrendered place nearly as strong
as Quebec, we'll fortified under the direction q
skltul engineers-ther works earnished with
forty Two pieces OF artillery, abundant'y supplied
with ANN ni,ion, garrisonsd by 1000 regular anc
1900 irregular troops in addition To some thou
sand citizens C. = lie OF (and no doubt actually
bearing arms, and aiding in il. deence-to ar
opposing force Of halflheir number, scan!ily sup
piled with provisions and with light train o
ar,icry-is among The unaccoun,able occunen
ces OF The times.
am decidedly opposed 10 carrying The war be-
yond Saltilo in his direction, which place ha:
been entirely abandoned by the Mexican forces
all Of whom have been concentrated al San Lui.
Polosi; and shall lose no time in taking posses
. On Of the former as soon as the cessation Of hos
lilies referred 10 expires-which have nolihec
the Mexican authorities will be The case on The
18th insf., by direction OF the Presiten, OF lht
unl!ed Sales.
II we are Tin the language Of Mr.. Polk ant
General Seoul under The necessity OF Conquer
ing a peace" and that BY taking the capital OF III,
coun,ry,-we must 60 10 Vera Cruz, take tina
place, and then march on the CRY Of Mexico
To do 20 in any ether direction consider out o
The question. Blu, admitting that we conquer ;
peace hy doing so.-say, al the end OF The neI
twelve months-will The amount If blood ant
treasure, which must be expended in doing so, b
compensated BY the same2 think not-espe
cially il the country We srbdue is o.be siveI
up; and imagine there are bu, few individual
in ocr own country who think Of snnexing Mex