Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-18
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MAJ Ton Butler warn fricnd u he Administration
AMI adoe ,stavonc fieer has reccntl, arrived IN Ne.
oeans, suffering greatly. /, Is saJ hom the wound r.
eescl IN the b1ie Of honterry Tho FLOWING mt
mig letter, FUN New Orleans which w Il ID n 5esef
day National lnIogenerT. Informs hat ten II
erRS WITH CTR. 1aYLon AID Ma Guuous IN rfenri
10 tho mede Of canu ting The war and have doubt
that tho Administration, whose supporters have denoln
I'D Gen TAYLOR and Mr. Calh un suggesting hal plan
VII be Ultimately compelled 10 adopt The letter il
otherwise very interesting
Nrw ORLrA>s, March lsi7
Ness.G Gales Soaron.
DrAR SIRs 6cn. Butler arrived herr yesterday.
ming the aiding itonIs If news lsa reported evacuation
a Vera Cruz by uricr # Santa AIMS A. regirds he city
should think thsvcry probable As tic garrison could
not defend against Gen Scott and the troops OF which
that gars5n is composed will be u service with
Santa Anna, particularly he contempates attack on
Gencral Scott, Ms II is probable he DOS
Genllcmen who have conycrscd with Gen. Butler SAY
that he freely expresses his opinion The proper
deed oni. mod OF conducting the ar and which coin
cidc- with The Jews Of Nf CaihOnn-to take and fify
by posts linz oftcrr,ty, and either capture blockade
then p~ts wi'boat any attempt 10 penetrate into the In
tidr The line Ia be taken, he thinks. should be tho
one whatever may be- which The Government intends
10 insist on as The permanent b'uoday between thewo
countries and he SAYS $1,000 men weud be sufficient to
hali and protect il from the Gulf to the Pacific
oen Butler justly says tlial, admitting advance!
into the country with every that could be rNp ct
ed and even captured the city Of Mexico II would not have
any material elect on the enemy place any 10
peace than We are. and ,h1ul never command
any more territory than what actually covered wh
our baloncts and would be constantly surrounded iy
host Ia population and the Acxcans would have nothing
10 do but TO ayod fighting and let army waste away
AZ rapidly would do, by fatigue, sickness and
stan guerrilla war
iir seems 10 think II probable that Santa Anna has
moved with his whole fqco 10 Vera Cruz, and viii a
vie" Of irving Gen Scott grand fight hlugh, lie SAYS
II would be IMP c HIM 10 do ~ under any cirrum
stance hut that hls plan should be 10 let our army al
vance into the interior without rslng a general
battr but merely 10 harass icm and cut Il sifapglers
q detachmcnls. Any serious frpulsc 10 m advancing
army would be fatal TO them under the crcunstan-
eos
The Administration have got themselves and the coun
try into most awkward prcdlcsmcat this val 80
bindN and fashy undertaken; ft recently ohser1 ed
N the Senate, have the wolf BY the ears aud
elnally dangerous TO hold OF tplo Inn %. There L.
~ doubt Of the fact that, later, will lave Ia
come 10 the plan e holding on 10 what have mi the
eYalins opinion with the army is, that should give
up the idea Il penetrating into the country. The views
and Intentions however Of the administration dlct
en, and they actually nj this mumrnl calculating on
an advance otGea, lay from Saltln. and ther meas
nts Will finally result IN mlsiorun., that
VIII rouse the indignation OF our whole country.
All ihc officers from Mexico speak hgh terms Of the
Mexican cavalry, aud admit they fully equal 10
mounted volunteers for man. aud greatly oul number
our force Of hat d s'rlpton
do not believe shall have an, decisive Intelligence
from Vera Cruz I'LL towards tho close of ths mouth as the
residue u Gen W orih lrools Will net leave the 5raz5s
icrr the 9th q Slh instant and the whole for cannot lie
collected at lobs AMI Iampico before the 9th and if
they were osall ou that day. II would heat least The 20h
b,ldrc lhcy would probably reach Vera Cruz.
Those who pretend to know hest, say hat The castle
can only be taken by honbtfdmcni and that if the garf
s1n n tPery supplied II will lc WY niculi 10 take