The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-30
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WARRINGTON, Jan. 2s, ls47.
The Plan Of Operations in Merico- General TayIors
Lstter-7ne Bill to Create the Office Of .q,sisamt Secre-
tary of State.
Nothing could have been better conceived than the
plan Of operations hitherto adopted by the administration
in the prosecution Of the war Every movement of tho
army Of occupation has been made with view to lead
Santa Anna to believe our design to fight way
from the Rio Grande into the heart Of Mexico Accord
ingy he collected an army and posted himself at San
Luis Potos the key to the interior. The intercepted
dispatches contained plan of operations in the form Of
interroga.ores to General Taylor from Mr.. Marcy the
purport Of which led Santa Anna 10 expect combined
attack on his part at San Luis Potos by two separate
forces by way of Monterey and the other by way of
Tampico. As the administration learned the fate
Of these dispatches, orders were issued to take Tam
pico, (the capture of which had previously been de-
ermned in order to strengthen the impression made by
the intercepted letters Accordingly Tampico taken,
having been evacuated by its garrison according to the
orders of Santa Anna, hc being DESTROYS Of sreng
his position at San Luis Potosifuy expecting the ad
of the two divisions Of army that post The
whole system since that time, has been series of magn
cent fentsand the consequence has been that Santa
Anna has been kept in continual state of alarm, not
daring to leave San Luis Potosi, lest that position
should, by rapid movement be attacked, although
his army eating him up and his finances low
ing starvation He dared not retreat and could
move forward without risk except under great dis
advantage General Taylor had nothing to do but to
await attack, always maintaining threatening atti
tude, and rendering II impossible for Santa Anna to di
rect his attention to any quarter One line extended
from Monterey down to Tampico, having in our posses
sion the mountain passes between Monterey and Satlo,
as we'll as q ncaon by the latter town, with
extensive grain country. The position lately taken by
ataIt
sion.
Having completed this system, General Scott sent
down to Tampco with orders march upon Vera Cruz
a. soon he could be furnished with necessary force
Part such force have been made up of five Of
the regiments asked for from Congress by the Exc
cutve With General Tayors organization on tho from
tier General Scott not to interfere, but to proceed
down the mme datey he could be furnished with
the troops assist in the capture of San Juan
d'Ulloa, and afterwards to occupy Vera Cruz. From
thence the war to be carried into the interior.
Thus the combined movements of our fleet, and the
troops under General Scott, the Castle of San Juan
dUlloa could be made without fear Of interruption from
Santa Anna. who could not leave San Luis Potosi un-
ess attack General Iaylors line. So assured the
Mexican General that he be attacked at San Luis
Poos that he caused oil the water tanks to be destroyed
the road leading to that city from saltllo for the pur
pose of embarrassing General Taylors march.
No plan could be better calculated to give easy pos
session of Vera Cruz and through Of the road leading
to the city Of Mexico. But this psn by the publication
of Gen 1sylors letter, will be known to Santa
Anna and he WILL consequently, deem it unnecessary
to maintain his presen. strong alton at San Luis
Potosi.
is in this point Of view that the publication OF the let
ter is most to be depored Santa Anna will the hand
of his antagonist and he will profit by its exposure His
first act will be to ascertain the truth of this revelation
his next to despatch, probably TO lead in per-
son. portion Of his army TO the relief Of Vera Cruz
General Taylor will be obliged to content himself with
maintaining his present position or to advance San
Luis Potosi cnder manifest disadvantage His presence
at Vera Cruz will be unnecessary.
ltmay be found necessary, the fein will longer
avail to advance san Luis Potosi in earnest Should
Santa Anna leave that place, taking considerable por
ton Of his troops with him. force may be sent from
Tsmpico up the river Panuco to its source whence the
distance to San Luis Potos is short This movement if
there were sufficient number of fiat boats for the pur
pose OF transportation, would be much easy Of
ecution than to send force from Monterey, by long
arduous route destitute Of water-portions of it, II
correctly informed Of such nature compel nm ar
my in march to expose its flank.
The publication of General Tayors letter will COM
pei the adoption Of some plan far less than
that already In operation besides that the hardness
Congress in furnishing the Executive with the troop.
called for WILL in all probability compel him to defer the
contemplated capture Of San Juan DUlloa until the
mination Of the (coming) sickly season
The bill creating the once Of Assistant Secretary OF
State and for other purposes introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Sewer, Chairman Of the Committee Of Foreign