Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-12
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IL Is now certain that The q BATE --c-es- Co
Taylor end Santa Anna is unfOuBdsd. Tse y. o. De-.
OF the 81 insi. thinks there may Rave been sczs
lag Of tho outPosts, but decisive engagement TIE
Piesyuae OF opinion that Gen. Taylor will be the first %
commence active hlstucs-and it does not despair Of
hearing OF general action that guarte and victory
Of few weeks hence Preparations it Gays are
going forward with activity in that quarter. well as a,
Tampico; and the months u March and April promise 10
be eventiul ones in the history Of the war.
letter from Monterey the Delta dated February 49,
states that Gen Taylor then Saliio. thousand
and one startling daily ecuaIioa-At one
moment stated that Santa Anna was advancing At
the head Of his tgion; and another that Cen TAYLOR
was about to advance, at the head Of 5000 effective men,
for San Luis de Potosi The Press follows the Army
paper about be Issued Monterey with the novel
tiilo Of Mountain Warrior"
The New Orleans Bulletin Of tie Ali learns frym well.
Informed officers Of Army just from Monterey that no
apprehension then Of the advance Of San
IA Anna upon sadlo with suy purpose Of attacking Gen.
Taylor whose force, consisting almost entirely OF volun
tetS lie said to be COCO Sato aud 5000 Monterey
10 which TO be added five additional regiments
OF volunteers, hey reach their point Of
When Joined BY Them, the Bulletin states Cen Ts,lor il
under orders forward which ne expect. 10 be
DO by the lst Of April Among other preparations he
is constructing water snks be carried on pack mu Is
with supply Of that article enable the army to eros.
the desert, where, for the space 80 miles there is bu
one watering place Gen Tayor's supply Of provisions
is tad to be ample we'll his means Of transpo.
tnuon, consisting OF 1000 wagons oil with good mule tess
besides pack mules. Gen. Taylor said to be someWba,
rritSt' at the withdrawal OF the entire regular fo-eea
large portion Of the volunteer corps being badly disciplined
mainly owing TO the incompeteney Of their officers
Gen SeoIrs force will amount hsout 10 or Ia 900
men, about half Of whom regulars il not believed
that he will be able attempt thing before the las, OF
the month. The city, thought, will be abandoned and
the Castle defended. Opinions various a. 10 the result
OF the movement
The Bulletin that oil the officers concur in opn-
Son that nothing decisive be gained by penetrating
further into the interior 1t could be done in the
most successful manner and that the capture Of the city OF
Mexico will have bearing the Of the war
o. in procuring peace than the capture Of Monterey
The policy Of SANTA Anna, IL believed will be 10 LEI us
advance into the interior without nskinR general battle
and then TO hsrass march, o supplies and ssg.
glen, and to destroy forging psresf,r which pur-
poses bic great superiority cavalry gives him decided
yan'hRes.
Oar impression is that the Administration vii be
compelled las, adopt Ger Toylo9 PLAN 80 fofrb
urged By Mr. Calboun-for Bulletin well observe
invading army Is unable conquer any nation where
tho people ell hostile to tho invader.
These views the Bulletin says, have been communicated
recently to the authorizes at Washington from the highest
connected with the Army but the President s 50
FAR committed sgains h. and inimiea to those who have
Suggested IT, that he be expected TO yield to their
wise eoun'el' until necessity shs leave him no alternative
aud public opinion shall compel he adoption