Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-03-06

Gen. Scott is still at the BTasOs H'hN'uS 80
prrpa ration TOR any attack on Nora Irnh' ne
now waiting for transports for Gen. worm VI.
VISION consisting Of the l,h. 9th and SIN res''''"
Of infantry, ID regimen; Outrageous 70 co''P'"'
ies) and Duncan's and Mrckal's batteries ., d"
u!lery. Every thing shows that lhefe W" oe
a grand movement to some Poini, when Is sup
posed 10 be Vera Cruz. General WOOL lsa' ''
lilo, with his volunteer division only; all .he re-
guIars having been ordered TO Jo'n ''enera' "o''
now encamped on the river bank. IN the immed'
,,,e vicinity of the battle field Of Pao Alto. Ten
Patterson IS near Tampico. General 9u'Iman'
with his brigade, is at Victoria, consisting oil The
Mississippi. Georgia. and Isl Tennessee regiments.
The woods, throughout the couniry'Hre infested
with ROBBERS, There have been several murders
committed within in las, no weeks, on the ROAD
tween Monterey and Camargo, and owing 10
the wi,hdra wal of such large force oil troo''' "
IS the general impression, from circumstance
which have already ,rausplred, that the roade
will 10 impossible except with very strong es'
coH
Col. brakes l., Indiana regiment will be stat
ion ed at this place, instead of tho 81 regiment OF
Ohio volunteers, who are ordered 10 Ccmargo.
BRASOS SANTIAGO, Feb. 4. 1917.
Active preparations o re going on here, for tic
expedition against Vera Cruz. Several vessels
"a nh troopS and Stores munitions Of war. &c,
have sailed already. Gen. Scott and stall, will
30 in few DAYS, and other troops IN transports,
" it'll necessaries will follow as soon as possible
The regular troops, under tho command OF Gen
eral worth, are still encamped on the lilo Grandc,
but will all be here in short time. They will
come in de,achments so that they can cmhark con
yeniently. The transportation of the dragons,
with horses, forage, &c, will be the most trou-
| bIesome and announcement. 1t wII propbaby be
ten days or more before all get oil.
! 1t is now well understood that the expedition is
to RENDEZVOUS at the Island Of Lobos, short dis
lance north of Worn Cruz. Between tho island
and main land, there is an harbOr or ruadstcnd,
where vessels can lie in safety. Tho shore. ii is
SAID is bold, and there is water enough to enable
the armed vessels to 90, sufficiently near To pro,
ect tho landing Of the troops. The island IS re-
presented as nearly barren. but will be occupied
as a dcpot and encampment. The troops will be
landed IN boats some ten or twelve miles from the
town. and a combined attack by land and water
made on it, and the castle Of San Juan in the hur'
Dor.
The preparations for the expcdIuan are on a
grand scale, and # the elements are favorable, II
must succeed. but II is well known. tins and lH'
next month are always bOls!cruus on the coast;
and men cannot control the winds and waves
Our land force will be about $1,000 strong: and
our squadron be able to bring about three hun
drei guns 10 bear on The fOrtIhcatIons.
Tina, we shall take Vera Cruz is not 10 be doubt.
ed A, what expense of bIoed and treasure nc
one can predict calculate. ! he next question:
u.s. what IS to be done with IT. Are the iurtlsca
li'ns TO be razod to the ground and The city aban
dn1e.l Or shall II be held as n point d. appHi
from hence operations against the city OF Mex
;.ao,.. t., re carried nn1 Tho ln0' - TIA" "'"S'
nrob,hIv.and strong garrison will be kept there
In fact the whole army must remain there, untI
tronspor,o,ious en- be provided for forward
movement. By tina, time, the weather will bt
oruino no, in ,ha. latitl lie. and tho r0mH alias
Y,lIor jack, hourishes ia the HerTaS cmien's.--
To hold Vera Cruz one year. VII cost more lives
than it will, to take it by force. Inc yeHo"
fever commences in April Or may, and ages 'he
whole summer
The people of,hc Uui!od States are now IL I'm
nino 10 porceive a war with Mexico is not mere
froic. We are not rcveI!ing in 1.-THE halls of the
Mon,czuraas vet, and by the time we reach them.
i, is 10 be feared there will DO much cause for
grief as iov. The more SEQ and learn, in re.
la,ion to the geography and people of Mexico,
the greater become tho difficulties in my mind,
of a successful invasion of the country, In q
letter written 10 you las! September, stated, that
# the MexicaHs should reconcile their internal
dIsscusions, or ngreo 10 sink them for the present
they were not an enemy 70 he desplsed. Their
country and climate fight for them, and are as
formidable their armies.
On the ooh ut.. Court, Martial met at the
month Of the Rio Grande 10 try Col. Harvey, of
the 2nd dragons. for dlsorediencc of ORDERS
Won vcre iufornrl last week. of Gen. Scott hay