Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-19
THE ENQUIRER.
MON y, VI.
wednesday Morning, March IL To-
1--WE recon- THE SOUTH.

New Orleans PicfF""e .,.rs the
,-,c,a,oa;ion al Santa anea, WHICH ~
tunes, incredible distress when P''
: a,my since The publication "i ma ~ -
-, an address 10 his soldiers, da'eu ',''
-. ras.,,,v n San Luis Potosi, ID wh'o, :.
o'i 49,. hcIp,e.sness and de>!iiuti"n oil 'ho'e
,,t,r him. and states bis deiefnl'na''o" ~ -,
,a ;mmrdialely in search 81 lhe e".'
-. Soldiers. rs they are deserted y ~ =
,.oy.,nmepr that they must ehoe's"' !"
'n.:n ,rh,., bev eat" This address is ih'ehoeu "
"''t 49,, s,,il;,,. with courage and patriotism
wba,a melancholy picture Is mere presenter "
,.s vretrbed fruits q! missovernrnen', anu oil INC
;nhsci,iry and lawicssness 81 The heSican char-
-, i nd what blessed relief would il not
n. !, Thai miserable people 10 ENJOY The mild
sway OF Republican institutions ana c"ns!iu-
t,pal laws, instead Of being exposed. as they
nov are, lie plumber and violence OF a iamish-
cd s1idicry forced BY impfoyiden, rulers 10 exact
he necessary food By the sword and The muskel
While Santa Anna j. threatening 10 march
against the enemy, i, is believed that General
Taylor, latigued with the "masieFly inactivity"
pol,cy o acting on The defensive, is preparing 10
Iaurels. The whole regular force having been
Withdrawn from him, he has nothing but youn-
teer>, which, with The reiniorcements, will
amount 10 about 1000 men. Al The las inell
gence he had passed Saliillo, and mached seven
teen miles in advance On !hc road 10 San Luis
Polosi, end akrn ~ position a. Aqua Nueva,
carrying with him he Mississippi regiment, Co.
lionel MAYS dragons, and Two hatla'ions. tie
will have, moreover The Norh Carolina, South
! Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts regiments,
and was expected 10 move by the fir>t April. He
was constituting small walter tanks, each con-
tanning eighteen or twenty gallons two Of their
10 be carried upon mule,l 10 supply his troops
with water across desert Of ninety miles, IN
which there is only one watering place. We
EXPECT TO hea. OF some decisive result OF This al
tack upon San Luis, or some place This side,
simultaneously with General SCOTS attack upon
Vera Cruz
General Scott had sailei from Tampco for
! I.otos Island Eie will concentrate under his
command thirteen or.ioureen thousand men, one
half Of 'hsm regn.ars Near the ead Of This
month, or The flrst April according 10 The Dr!Ia's
correspondent "ihc army will be concentrated on
board Of vessels in the vicinity Of Anton Liar
10 when, with The barge boats, which have al
ready arrived, they will debark al lha, place, and
forthwith move in column IN Vera Cruz They
nave enc hundred aud forty bafges capable Of
carving ne hunife mrn each; by his means,
| General Scott will b. able 70 ant, under cover
-. ard
ROOFS in The course al lrw hours, and proba-
biz in Two or three days his entire armament,
munitions, camp eqnipage, baggage trains, &c.
The city. !, is believed, will BE- abandoned, bul
he castle defended The lalter, however, can.
M, hold on. more than a few weeks. We at.
strongly inclined 10 think that one crushing blow
Al Vera Cruz will destroy The prestige Of Next
can confidence in their own invincbity and
power, and viii induce The people and the army
10 unite with The clergy in Fastening negotiations
Capt. Benz. McCullock, The famous Texas
Ranger, has reported 70 Gen Taylor. Theseen-
.erpIisinc tcoo?>. 80 we'll yefsed in Mexican
character ant 70 ~, 70 hr'd-hirs and thorough
X Grsn,ia q VIII rasi-i;shia. il hat slid
region, viii syr efficient service towards aeep-
ING in chec!; The Mexican handful, hnverng
around our l,rces ard commissioned hy the sov
ernmen. 10 murder and lob out people on every
occasion.
lhr D-ira's correspondent puis sral ah in
ihsir valuable al.
9TH. h,...' are li,hl ,irsught, ami nin"r with
an.qn lie! o!lciy nom pin, 70 p,'ia'; M: cat
rying with them ans unnecessary baggage, they
have nothing to impede their operations; ard one
thing is verv certain, they viii never BE- taken by
the enemy sleeping, ~ drinking al landangu
lei the weather be clear and !rggy, raining or
shining There seems 10 he but one opinion
here both IN and cut Of the amy, IN reference 10
bringing them INFO the service, which Is: That tnc
Government should enlist them Al any eSpene,
and upon their own terms, though il he hut ioi
six months, or for one or Two years. Why should
The Government hesitate upon terms IN bringing
lroors so efficient as they are into The heldl II il
was known among The Mexcans that Jack HAYS
Walker. Chevalie Ackland, Tom Green, Rhine,
Mustang Grey, Gillespie. McCown, Chandler,
| and Baliow had arrived on The Rio Gfandc with
force Of Rangers, there would not he Mexi-
can C0mra,s ioacro this side Of lhs Sierra Madfe
10 ,wc week, line. | very much dou5, i! they
won.d Stop before they arrive al San Luis Potosi."
The same correspondent also refers 10 the Viz
eipia volunteers, under date OF 23d February, al
Brazos Saa Jago:
"Sorne OF lie officers Of The Virginia Regi-
meni are on shore, six companies OF which nave
arrived outside, and will debark al Inc mouth OF
me Rio GVande 10 day, and move forthwith up The
river in steamboats The companies arrived are
under The command Of Col Randolph, ana are
as follows :-Capls. Scot, Harrer, Bankheaa,
Corse Archer, and Darlington. The remaining
six companies are looked for daily. The volun-
,,ers who are stationed between this and Monte
rev. will not move any farther in that direction.
AS their term is ahon,io expire, they vii! be Sent
back in deiatchments, in charge OF trains, &c.
Il was rnmored that a very large force OF Com
anches nave arrived al General Taylor's head
quarters, en- n commercial visit. They are
peaceably disposed community. seeking only The
privilege Of furnishing all he hoses and mules
the army may require for he remainder Of The
war! They offer 10 furnish BIZ horses and mnes
cheap. snl will bring in Mexicans h break them
10 boo,
And now, Sir who are TIC twenty uuG mem
bers who supported The amendment Of the men,
Der from Georgia. They are the Wings Of The
Senalc Whies from The North and lhe Souh
the East and the West. In their judgment, il is
due 10 The best in,eress Of The country 10 lis safe
", to peace and harmony and to the well-being
OF The Constitution 10 declare al cnoe, 10 pro-
claim now that ne desire no new STATES, nor TEL
rl,oly 10 form uew States onl of, as Inc end con-
quest For one. | enter into this decia ration with
all my heat. We want no extension oilerIiory;
We want no accession OF new States. The coUn-
Try is already large enough do no. speak OF
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