The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-20


ern mail the dispatches of Commodore Perry, giving
an account of the taking of Tabasco which were trans
mtted by the Rartan We shall publish them
Misrepresentation OF the Opposition Press.
We republsh from yesterdays National Intelligencer
the following articles; and we ask the reader to compare
them with the official staementin this evenings "Union
for which indebted to the office OF the utant
General. wing editor in Lynchburg, who knows that
we just incapable as he can be of wlfully mis-
leading the public, had the folly the other day 10
charge us with publishing statistics of the army which
were designed to deceive the country; when he knew
them to have been derived from the Adutant General
gentleman who much more nearly agrees in politics
with the Lynchburg editor than with ourselves but whose
character for integrity and honor known TO the nation
We are indebted 10 the same source for the official
statistics which we publish to-day. Compare these
statements with the charges which are idly made in the
two following articles Let the National lntelligencer
insinuate what it pleases. Its editors are as well
quained with the worth and intelligence of Gen. Roger
Jones are and they know him to be utterly inca
pable of lingng dust in the eyes of the people The
nteigencer may stake for granted" what it chooses;
but here is "the image and superscrption" of the Adu
tant General himself lie might have given the specfca
tons of the regiments now in Mexico, have
them in his hand, but it unnecessary The reader
may now Judge for himself whether Gen Scott will have
to wait for more trUops or whether he is not likely
to be in the capital by this time unless Mexico has arrest
ed his march aud all his military operations by pacific
arrang
From the National Intelligencer of yesterday.
The FORCES IN FmI.p.--To vndicate the ''valor
and skill, and energy" which it claims for the admnisra
ton in conducting the war; the Union contains, almost
l, a.
of einorccmens which have joined, and joining, the
commands of Generals Scott and Taylor. We have
taken the trouble ourselves ompare these
with the actual strength of forces in Mexico dis
closed by advices from armies. We only know
that General Scott remained Puebla and General Taylor
at Moncrey and having all confidence in the ardor and
energy of those able commanders, they would
have advanced had the strength of their for de-
gree justified forward movement We have taken it for
granted, therefore, that the Unions large bodies of rein
be found in columns but the columns
of the executive organ and to show that sngu
lar this impression quote the following recent letter
from source entirely friendly to the adminstraon-nane-
y the intelligent Washington correspondent of the New
York Herad
"WAaHINGToy, July ID, 1871
Richie has been playing the jack lantern witt reference
TayIor The administration has been acvc but we I'M
derstand great number OF volunteers have been Declined
field We understand that the whole force OF Scott is as
| fol lows:
| sat Pucbla 5000 men.
Sat Vera Cruz 500 do
'Aong the road with trains, Sc 1000 do
"Sick at Vera Cruz, and along the road 500 do
sTotal 5000 men
ellis expected renfocecnts in process arrival ve
Cruz dedudtg cas,alte canng exceed, wesuppose, il
all the renlocements for June 5000 rer The whole O
,ssf ~ the ey Of esco Of
And if Gen Scott has celebrated the 4th OF July in the i'm
ocenenls, with less than 5000 50 thatf he there
and fails OF debating peace the question will next recur
Seen. Scott has conducted the invasion with singular
Goldnss enterprise and success but has he provided 70
Or reuograde He can do neither; aud unless Genera
that Cen Scott must stand fast Ii buebr e' 's
"Bn Gen. Taylor has not the To march with ever
in the and abandon entirely the northern department.
TO the enemy. VIII that answers We think not.
The prospect is, therefore, that both armies will have
TO stand last till more troops down Ten thousand
more men wanted in Mexico and they be iiad"
In connection with this subject, we subjon the follow
ing articles about the condition OF Gen. Taylors camp
We extract order No. IS, after having compared with
the official copy in the A1utan Generals Office, and
rectel We extract it from the last New
York Courier and Enquirer" which introduces it with
the following letter from Camargo:
| Correspondence o the Courier and Enquirer.
CAMP OPPOSITE CAMARGo, June ., 1871,
DEAR SIR: Your OLD friend Col Beknap commands the
post enclose you copy of an order aud memorandum
issued by Gen Taylor by which you will see Col Betnnp
inspector gederal and will have the dtug and Prepar-
ing the troops for the field He is popular and very much
respected.
The LIST and 2l regiments of Illinois volunteers dis
charged and paid off here last week, and Col Belknap and
all the officers here say they behaved like gentlemen and
soldiers No noise, insubordinaon depredaious
committed the property of the United States, the
persons property OF the Mexca am proud to be an
| lllinoisan.
do m.an say they Drawer than mon Of ether
States; but do say that far they forgot tn 1. they
were men, and belonged to civilized nation The wealth.
o is hnerains only occasionally. This shoud be the
rainy son. but has yet fy in The 18th regl-
ment lied by your botler, Henry h. Webb, is at
this post 1t has suffered severely from marches; ether
wise they are heahy-seven companies
Company A, Captain Mckinney, and b, Captain Wick
life, have gone Monterey to large train of
wagons Company G, Captain Bill, is at Reynosa where
he by order of Col ,lknap protect the public
property, and the M,&dd1 and their property front the
returning discharged rosuners. learn that Colonel lib
BATS with Or three attachments under lieutenant',
has reached Maamofas. The Rio Gnnde is so low,
steamboats, cannot reach this points or two days
rain will put the river in good order.
Most of the 18th e5ncnt recruited in Illinois, and
is probably tie first regiment Of tile recently raised
The good conduct of the Illinois volunteers induces to
look upon this regiment destined do good service.
Col Webb certainly deserves great credit for the prompt
ness with which it was organized. ] route for New
York Yours, &c.
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