The Arkansas banner., 1847-02-10

of by ihis iisnt,l Santa Fe and sse Cslilor- nisss and ant so Mexico, eDriss ms from the eounlryg on her the respon- sibiliiy and expenss uf eafryine On oi7ens,ve wars--at ths saaie time closely hloekading sall her ports on shs Pacific and the Gulf.--- A course of this kind, fl persevered in for a short tune, would soon bring her to her pro- per senses, and compel her lo sue for peace. --Provided there Is government in the eoanaEy satisfactorily slahle for us to treat wisii. which. fear, will hardly De the case for many years 10 come. Withnnt large re- Intoftcments nf volunteers from She United Siaies--aay, 10 CT I5yOO0. lgIaose previously sent out having already been greatly reduced by sickness agd other easualIies,1 1 do not believe | would be ad-isable Io march be- yoDd SalsiIio, which IS more 200 miles be- yoas oug derals on ihe Rio Grande,---a very long line on which 10 keep ap supplies lover land route, in country like ihis) for a large force, and eeriasn to be attended wilh all expense which will be ffighIful to con template, when closely looked inlo.
 From SalIlIo to San Luis Polosi, the next place of importance on The ruusl to Ihe cily of Mexico, IS 300 miles 10 badly walef- ed, where no supplies of any kind could De procured For men or hner5s. 1 have inlnrm- ed the War Department that 20, GOO efficient nen would be necessary to insure success if we move on that place--a city containing . l population of 60, 900, where the enemy could bring together and sustain, besides the eili- zens. an army of 50,000,J force which. ! apprehend, will hardly be collected by us with the train necessary to feed ii, as well as to transport various other supplies, par,icu- l iaFfy ordnance and munitions Uf war. In regard 10 inc arnsistiee. which would have expired, ny limitation, in few days, we lost nothing by il, as we could not move even now. had the enemy continued to oc- cupy Saltillo; for, strange 10 say, the first wagon which has reached me since the declaration of war, was on lhe 2d inst. the same day on which ] received from Wash ingion an acknowledgment of my despatch announcing the taking of Monterey; and then Ireceived only l35. so that have been, since May last, completely crippled, and am still so, for want of transportation. After raking and scraping the country for miles around Camargo, collecting every pack mule and other means of transportation, 1 could bring here only S0.000 saiions, gfiiteen days supply, witlfaa moderate supply of ordnance, ammunition, &c., 10 do which, all the corps had to leave behind portion of their camp equipage necessary for their eoEhfor,-amd, in some instances among the volunteers, their personal baggage, moved in such way, and with such limited means, that had ] not succeeded, 1 should no doubt have been severely reprimanled, if nothing worse. l did so to sustain the administration.
 Of the two regiments Of mounted men from Tennessee and Kentucky, who left their respective States to join me, in June, the latter has just reached Camargo, the former had not got 10 Matamoras at the latest dates from there. Admitting Iha, they will be as long in returning as in getting here, to (say nothing of the time necessary to recruit their horses, and were to be dis charged in lime to reach their homes, they could serve ia Mexlco but a very short time. The foregoing remarks are not made with the view of finding fault with any one. but to point out the difficulties with which l have had to contend.
 ahDHtciCNf tlG Cdpttdf ot NEW Leon. Is situated on the San Juan river where it comes out of the mountaius-ihe city (which con- tains popalalIon of about twelve lhousandl being in part surrounded by ihem-at the head of large and beautiful valley. The houses are of stone, in the Moorish style. win flat roofs, which, with their strongly iuciosed yards and gardens in high stone walls, all iooPed for masketry, make tltesit each a fortress within itself. It IS the mos, important place in northern Mexico, or on the east side of Sierra Aiadre,) commanding the only pass or road for carriages from this side, between ii and the Gulf of Mexico, 10 the table lands Of the Sierra, by or through which the city of Mexico can be reaeaed. much fear shall have exhausted your patience before you get hslf through this long aud uuiuteresting letter. If SO, you can only commit 10 the flames, and think DO more about i., as write in grea, haste. be- sides being interrupted every five minutes, so that yoa must make great allowances for blots, inierlineasions, aud blunders. as welt as want of connexion in many parts of the same.
 Be so good as 10 present me most kindly 10 your excellent lady, and accept mv sim cere wishes for your continued health, pros perisy, and fame.
 remain. truly and sincerely,
 Your friend; 2. TAYLOR