Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15

ard all expenses ri The war in that country since
The year Io3G II we should lose inc grasp ~.
now have, she wonld laugh us 10 sco'n, anu "ea'
MS vi. ccn;emp'.'
The NJ. = York Journal OF Commerce reviews
AT great length and with marked ability the IN
justice Of Ihe British press 10 regard ~ ''e
management Of The war with Mexico, anu VI.
conduct OF our officers and troops. Encouraged
by The results Of .wo or three skiTmishes Which
took place between scouting parties oil Tue A'',e'
ricans and large bodies OF The Me1lcans on me
East side OF the Rio Grande, at the commence
ment OF The war or JUS, anterior 10 ll-and oy lhe
intelligence lha, General TayloI's little army OF
1900 men was surrounded BY Mexican force
three lines as large, and with no chance oil es-
cape, The London Times OF the Isl June, lo4o,
chuckled over the prospect, and avowea us EN-
phalic opinion ia: "a defeat will probably be
sustained by the American forces worsled oy
troops whom hey have affected to desPise, before
the people Of the Uni!ed States have learned that
bluser does no: win battles, though ii may begin
brawls"
The battles oil Palo Alto and Resaca de la
Palma savea glorious contradiction TO This male
VIOLENT and wanlon prediction. The iacls here
referred 10 are the besl argument that our Co.
vernmeut in marching the army 10 The Rio
Grande did not e1pec, war; for, as The Journal oil
Commerce we'll asks:
"By the way, what stronger evidence couid
exist of The pacific intentions OF the American
Government up 10 the above dale, Than The fact
that il had not made The least preparation for war,
and that Taylors force was wholly unsupportedl
Not volunteer had been called for, and the re-
eular force o. the nation had been suffered 10
dwndle 10 1000 men, scattered, more or less,
ovei our vast domain The Mexicans knew all
this and calculated that, By sudden DASH they
could capture or destroy General Taylor, and
then oyer-Iun Texas; and This was too inviting
bait u be resisted"
TIL. Journal ol Commerce presents complete
bird's-eye view OF The course OF The British press
in regard 10 the Mexican war; hopes that British
Editors will review ii themselves as il cannot
fail 10 be instructive 10 them; does not complain
of their announcing The war, for This is their right
and perhaps their duty; but regrets The DISPOSE
lion loo common with the British press, 10 under
value every thing "babilually 10 pre-
dict disaster 10 our arms, and, when victory
comes, to slur over the mos. brilliant achieve.
menls as a thing of noughl" II, then, concludes
with the following striking outline Of the bril-
liam, campaign, which all will concede TO be full
OF truth and suggestive Of glowing "reminiscences
The Wing press are in The daily habit OF present.
ing this war in he darkest coors, as dissraceful
10 our nation, and 10 The great cause OF civiza-
ton. They carefully conceal whatever is cal
culaled 10 raise the American character in the
eyes THE world, 10 command the respect and adj
miralion of all nations. Ii is just mol only 10
our brave officers and soldiers, but 10 the Govern
menl, that lie noble results Of the campaign
should be kept in prominent relief and this The
Journal of Commerce has we'll done, in The fol-
lowing brief but comprehensive summary:
.The FACT is, The whole war has been series
OF gallant leafs on the part Il our officers and
men, and England can afford 10 acknowledge II.
Although in every engagement excep, those al
Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo the odds have been
from two 10 four against The Americans, yet in
every instance The latter have gained the day, and
commonly have carried all before them. Whe-
Their they have been pitched battles in The open
field as al Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Sacra.
mento and Buena VISTA or whether the Mexi-
cans have been sheltered by strong forlihcaions,
as al Monterey, Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo, the
result has been uniformity The same. More than
TOGO prisoners have been taken; more Than GOO
pieces OF cannon; cities and towns without num-
he; and in fact much The greater portion OF The
whole country is now in quiet subsection TO our
arms Considering that our force in Mexico has
80 tod nj mo-
lha, The population OF Mexico is al least 7,000,-
600; that the natural deiences OF the country are
hyperion those Of Aftgha nisiau, iu'ouiin-
Guiding either NoriheIs or Yellow Fever; and ina,
what has been ccomPlished is The result oil mol ex-
ceedins IA months warfare; considering these
things and others which 60 10 make up The whole
case, it seems 10 US that more could not be asked
from any 25,0 900 men that the world ever saw.
None but band Of heroes could have accom-
pished so much. Every page OF The nnwrihen
history OF this war records instances Of personal
daring and seli-devotion which cannot be surpass-
ed. The Mexicans, 100, on several occasions,
have fought bravely. In The IA months lha! his
war has continued, they have killed and wounded
two-thirds as many oil our men as The British did
on land in The whole oflhe war ol lSl2-l5. The
war ON our part has been conducted lar more Wig
orously, and the men as whole have been much
better soldiers. The volunteers" who are SO
much sneered al on the other side Of the Atlantic,
are, TO a great extent The soul Of chivalry,' pow
being placed under competent officers, become in
a short time as efficient as regulars
GAS 10 money, Of which The Times and other
English papers say we have none, and cannot gel
any, il is a sufficient reply, that when govern
ment per cent stock OF So, 100000 was offered
10 the public few months since, two or three
times tha, amount was bid for at premium; and
that the same slock is now selling in The market
at or per cent. above par Money bears a
higher price in England at this Time than in the
United States. In Short there is no lack OF men
and money with US, and if The war were Ten times
more formidable, i, would call forth Ten times
greater resources.
ITO make a long story short one, il seems 10
us tha, Englishmen, instead of attempting to dis
paraee our troops or our nation, would do better
for themselves and for us, by claiming ms as a
shoot from the parent stock, chip OF the old
block, Legitimate branch otlhe Anglo Saxon IA
mily, full Of The same energy and indoniable va
lor"
Some days since, the Wing in its comments
upon Ex-President Tyler's letter, having referred
TO the lamenled Governor Gilmer as a member
OF Mr.. Tylers Cabinet, and as one ofthe Texan
landholders, who impeed President T. 10 The
measure Of Annexation; we deem il proper 10
state, upon authentic that Governor
Gimer did not become member of The Cabinet
until the 18th February, 1874, and ceased 10 be
so By his melancholy death on The 18th Of The
same month. The ncipienl measures for annex
alton had all been arranged some time before the
18th February with Mr.. Van Zandt, so far as his
powers extended
The schooner Geleral Patterson has arrived
al New Orleans briEing the honored remain, o.
Lieulenan, Colonel Gay, Colonel Mckee, Cap
tans Willis and Lincoln, Lieutenant Powell
Adju,ant Vaughan, md private Fl. Trouer.-
They are accompanied by the discharged Ken
lucky Volunteers, mist truly and teelinsly styled
BY the Picayune 9Th. Orphan Regiment"
The New Orlean. Soulkerner has some foun.