New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-25

Of Gen. Taylor that the Administration nAvins
found il impossible 10 destroy him by throwing nm
AGAINST tremendous odds in the face OF the enemy
had encouraged. indirectly, bat most ehec'uSHy'
;ndependence and INSTRUMENTATION among DIS SUI
ordinate officers 1treslly seems as II Ny mary,
or hi, adviser and controller, had endea'o'eu
through the most susceptible means not only 10
wound the feelings Of Gen Taylor but 70 a''
and retsrd bis movements
The next letter Of the series IS from Ma OeA"-
al Patterson-a breath has made such. and oreath
can make-complaining 70 the Secretary oil az
that Gen. Taylor did not wish him to take CON-
msns Of the forces at Tampico. and undoubtedly
with good reason-old Rough and Ready does
no. believe man qualified to be General TIL
AFTER h. ba, proved himself Fl to be soldier
Assistant Adj. Gen Bliss IN the next letter
communicates Gen. Tsylors dissatisfaction to Ma
Gen Patterson Of the course he has adopted in re-
gard to the possession and retention OF Iampico
Il am directed farther to say" says Mr. Bliss
chat the General disapproves Of your order direct
ing Cavt Hunter to proceed TO New Orleans. No
officer in Ithe field, except the General himself
has any right TO order officer out OF the country
and the General nothing IN the case to justify
a departure from regulations and usage. The
Loco. Focos who have gone 10 the war It would
seem expected general Ssturnalia-that tney
could roam in unrestricted license, and interpret
the articles Of war as they understood them. II is
10 be supposed that they thought Old Zack
man after their own heart, but We are inclined to
think they have caught Tartar!
The next letter is a tart answer to the preceding
one of Adj Gen Bliss from Major General Pstter-
son. Although be contends he had night to order
Capt. Hunter wherever he pleased be yet e0nds-
scen9.. from has desire 20 satisfy the Commanding
General 10 countermsnd the order he gave him.
He denies having given Col Bsker-ex'M. c
from IlIinos-any authority to go to Washington
saws his correspondence with headquarters was
direct and did not pass through the usual channels
Aathoyitvi what authority could Col Baker want
to 20 TO Washington when every volunteer Colo
mel Major or Captain like the people OF Israel IN
der the judges. odd whatever seemed right In his
own eyes 2" Major General Patterson your ooser
walton vas superfuous and had better been omit
ted
In the next letter Gen. Taylor informs the De
partmept that while on bis march to Victoria he
received dispatch from Gen Worth TO the effect
that Santa Anna intended to take advantage Of the
diversion from Saltillo to attack that place where
upon he had deemed it advisable TO fall back upon
Monterey Although the report OF Gen. Worth
proved rroundless it will be recollected how much
credit the report gained with Us and what lively
apprehensions it excited
This letter encloses a communication from Santa
Anna acknowledging the release OF Gen vega
and thanking Gen. Taylor for the liberation oil the
Maxicans who were detained near MatamOros.
The next letter advises the arrival Of Gen Taylor
at Montenorales the next Is decaratory OF the
opinion Of Gen Taylor, that sufficient measures
had been taken to garrison Tampico the moment
Com Perry arrived at the Brazos-oi Lis regret
that il should have been considered necessary to
rive orders from Washington to garrison q place
oluntarly abandoned By the enemy and above
all that the diversion of large body OF regular
troops TO that point by the orders Of Brig. Gen.
Brooke should have been approved These
troops says he, "are not required nj IamplcO'
but are much wanted at other points This 1881
sentence is an epitome Of many truths
He speaks once more Of the violation OF military
etiauette. through direct correspondence with
subordinate officer
In regard 10 the direct correspondence Win Major
General Patterson | have nothing 10 add 10 what ha:
been said In former letters except that confusion and
enhancement have resulted from this unusual course
and must again insst while invested with The chei
command upon being left perfectly free To employ me
officers and troops under orders Sc may ~ my oNh
Judgment seem most oXpedent Tor the public service
The last letter of tins series is from Gen Taylor
to the Department announcing the taking OF We
toria, and Of the capture, by the Mexieans OF Q
party Of reconnaissance baggage and ten men OF
the rearguard cut OH
The officer, says Gen Taylor. and non COM
missioned officer of the rear guard are IN arrest
and the former under charges ! am happy to say
that no blame can attach TO Lieut. Col May who
commanded the escort OF this unfortunate eXPe-
dition"