New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-02
Anecdote of Gen. TnyIor-Filling up of the
Ten observation-disclosures.


From our own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday March 30. 1e47
1t is said that Gen. Santa Anna, on approaching
the American Forces at Aqua Nueva, dispatched
one of his Aids to Gen. Taylor with the Pass Mr..
President Polk had supplied him with and de-
manded permission to proceed toward Monterey,
or wherever else he thought proper to go, "to
conquer Peace according to the stipulatons
entered into between the "High Contracting
Powers" His Excellency Santa Anna, President
of the Mexican Republic and Commander.General
of the Army Of Defence on the one side, and His
other ExceIlency, James X. Polk President of the
United States, and Commander-in-C Chief of the
Army of Occupation, on the other.
"Old Rough and Ready" looked first at the
pass and then at the officer that brought it:
This is all very well for sailors and marines"
said he, but it won't do for soldiers. Tell your
General the only pass that will ever serve his pur
pose, so far as l am concerned, must be over my
dead body"
Now if this story is not true, it might be- without
any violent outrage upon character or circumstance
AS the Italian proverb has it 80 non zero,
ben tyocato - If not true, it is truth-like.'
Inc CHtOH vi vi dO ech
regiments to be raised under the last Ten Regi.
naent law of February, and which are sent of by
sixties and seventies fast they are recruited,
it is expected that at least 1000 could bs at
Brazos, or near that destination by the end Of
March. and 5000 by the middle Of April"
Upon what data is it expected? How many re-
cruits have been obtained thus far under the Ten
Regiment bill How many patriotic Loco-Focos
have been obtained at sl2 per month and fxins"
for the War! In New-York, where one or two
thousand were confidently expected by the Depart
ment less than one hundred and fifty had been OBJ
tanned week since. II any paucity of Loco-Fo'
COS be anticipated at the polls, during political
canvass in the City, there is but little difficulty 10
beating up for recruits. Why are not the same
measures resorted to now for the purpose of filling
the army requisition7 Why are not the Five
Points visited and why are not acquisitions made
upon Blackwells Island! Is it because the pecu
MARY inducement held out is not so potent
What has become OF the army OF orators at the
Park meeting? They, who are so eager to shed
their last drop" in defence of our territo'y-was
their patriotism but vocall Did it cease with the
initiation of their lungs were they then, all and
every one of them, stipendiaries of the Govern
ment, assuming for that day only the part Of
recruiting officers.
Is it upon the mouth service of such men that the
War Department relies for its complement OF
soldiers or-equaly fragile foundation-upon the
patriotism of its political friends ! The Admin
straton has done its best or its worst to give this
War a party character Does it expect to carry 1t
on exclusively by party support
The Ten Regiments will not be filed the current
season. and if the war continue after the LIST oil
June, Congress must reasonable to extricate the
country from the embarrassment and disgrace into
which this Administration will have plunged it
In six weeks the act Of Congress which authorized
the enlistment OF volunteers for twelve months
service will cease to operate by that time, all
volunteers so enlisted will be permitted by law to
return to their homes and the Ten Regiments not
being filed up, our Generals in Mexico will not
have sufficient force to keep the field
"In word" says the Union, ono exertons are
spared by the War Department to send reinforce
ments to Gen. Taylor Orders have gone on to
Gen. Brooke at New Orleans, to organize accord
lug to the laws as many as 1000 troops from Louis
lana
"Ikare nor no assurance" says Gen. Taylor in
recent letter to tho Department, that any rem
forcemeats or supplies oW reach me through Ner'
Orleans The ddrice Of Gen. Brooke or 'GorerH0r
johnson may dirert recruits, and the most 'mpor'
tam objects Of supply to 1'amp'co, under the nee
principle Of rar, that The enemy, after destroying ms
heary guns, 'cW attach place phich he dared not
defend"
The War Department may be sincere in its re-
pentance, and honestly intend to reinforce Taylor
but whether its subordinate oaicers-its political
Generals and Colonels--will consent to its direc-
tons and allow the transmission of troops, &c 1t is
for the Future to solve.
We have each day more startling rumors from
the Seat of War. Yesterday, Vera Cruz was
taken by the American forces and the Castle blown
up--To day, Tampico is recaptured by the Mexi-
cans, and every American put to the sword we
shall be disappointed If we do not hear to morrow
that Taylor has been taken prisoner, and sent to
Mexico in an iron cage Ia Bajazet-" We've
supped full Of horrors"
Hon. MIR. McClay arrived this morning from New
York. Mr. Vice President Dallas is here on pr.
vate business. Mr.. Senator Allen is also here, and
Gen. Dix.
CITY ITEMS.