The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-13
WAsHtxGrcs CRY.
TO ApJurAsr GENERAL JoSss.
WASHINGTON, March ii, 1917.

WASHINGTON, March ii, lSH.
Mr.. buchanan, it is sad, left the city this morn
Ing, with General Cas- ana il is supposed by
some that they ure both gong northward, TO hunt
up special ambassador TO Mexico-we rather
expect, to the contrary, that General Cass is
hopeward bound, and that Mr.. Buchanan is OH
private visit to harrisburg, and tina. the conci-
dence ofthcir leaving town together, is an acci-
dental one, and without reference to tire opera.
tons OF the army.
On the jsct Of the army, we have only to say
that the forces Of the northern command of
General Taylor, distributed AT Sato,s Aqua
Nueva, Monterey, Camargo, Ma,amoras, &C.
all, IL appears, threatened, If not actually
surrounded, or hanked by largely Superior
numbers OF the enemy, and that we may ex.
pecta series OF brilliant tights and brilliant defeats
of the Mexicans, very soon, which will vastly
facilitate the great Jet oil negotiations. "Oid
lack" for the last mouth has been remaIka-
bly, busy marching and and re-marching
from post TO post, a very clear indication
there is hot work gathering around him.
Inc Mexicans appear 10 think Old Zach IS
tho important man, after all and that in defeat
ing him, aud in dispensing or capturing his various
deIachneats, they will have uone the most I'M
porant part of the duty ofexpelling their enemies
They may be right, but ii they expect to extrpate
mis- forces, howe er cut up into small posts OF &C.
cupation they may be, 1t IS almost as fate
that the Mexlcans will fall short IN their calcua
tloas. All that our general officers and soldiers
sire, is tue presence of the enemy, and
regard the Concentration Of the Mexcans
around the detached divisions Of General Tay
Tor as good o nen-as al omen OF peace
because 1t looks like bringing the war to
issue, and an issde to which there can be only one
conclusion, and that is the continued success OF
our volunteers and regulars, never forgetting
Bragg's battery, and Col. Mays dragons.
Al tne same tune that old lack is IN the midst
the very focus OF the enemy-public attention,
with even stronger presentlment of the
importance OF anticipated results, is di-
Iected 70 General Scott, and Vera Cruz.
From the magnitude OF the Preparations
ths admirable plan OF concentraton--the deiber-
aieness IF his Inuvements--the choice character
o. his troops-the weight Of his mortars, and the
Tremendous power OF his proectiles, it is but
reasonable to suppose, should the garrison of st.
JoAa sesolve upon defence, that there will be
an exhibition OF fireworks before the front of Ve-
Cruz which will end IN leaving that fierce
looking castle heap ofruins in the Day, and the
capital Of the vomlto mass of blackened, shat
tered aud smoking walls, along the shore. We
10 Tor no other result, If the Mexicans should
hold out nor are we assured thar they
pFepated TO abandon the castle without a
round W two from it's two hundred and
tweaty heavy cannon. The vomito demands
mat me exp eminent shall soon come off, and
We eHpsct IN que season, to hear of
sSSnS uAe mat Oh tue explosion at ST. Jean dAcre,
Wlilln the walls oil st. Juan d'Ulloa rather than
ol INC noiseless evacuation of the garrison The
tepon oil the evacuation, Is perhaps, only trick
81 santa Anna 10 throw General Scott off h,s
gaatd, aud TO lead him into the enterprise as he
calculated upon no resistance.
Guere is little incident in all the even,. of
the war that has afforded us, and large por,ion
OF the people Of Washington, more graufcation
IN the late miraculous and courageous escape
0t Dan Drake henrie, Gen. WOODS interpreterN
from the cavalry and rancheros of Gen. Minon.
You will find a graphic account OF Dams retreat
IN this mornings Union. Dan was one of the
Riier prisoners who escaped with General Green
d. lr0n the Castle OF Peroie. He will carry to his
srays the brand Of the chains which he wore