Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-02-03

Dcem9 70 me the most JuuiclOuS course 10 DC
pursued on our part, would be to take posses
sion at once of the line we would accept by me-
gotiation, extending from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Pacific, and occupy the same, or keep
what we already have possession Of and that
with Tampco, which hope to take during next
month, or as soon as / can get the means of
transportation, will give US all on this side of
the Sierra Madre, and as soon as ! occupy Sal
tillo, will include six or seven States or Prov
iuces, thus holding Tampico, Victoria, Monter-
ey, Saltillo, Monclovia, Chihuahua, (which /
presume Gen. Wool has possession of by this |
time,) Santa Fe and the CALIFORNIA;, and say
to Mexico strive us from the country = throw
ing on her the responsibility of carrying on an
offensive war at the same time closely blocka- !
ding all her ports on the Pacific and the Gulf.
course of this kind, if persisted in for fhort
time, would soon bring her to her proper senses
and compel her to sue for peace-provided there
is a government in the country sufficiently sta
BILE for us to treat with, which fear will hard
ly be the case for many years to come. With
out large reinforcements of volunteers from the
United States, say 10 or $4,000, those previous
" sent out having been already reduced by sick
ness and other casualties, do not believe it
will be advisable to march beyond Saltillo which
is more than 200 miles beyond our depots on
the Rio Grande-a very long line to keep up
supplies lover a land route, in country like
this1for large force, and certain to be attend
ed with an expense which will be frightful to
contemplate, when closely looked into.
From Saltillo to San Luis Potosi, the next
place of importance on the road to the city OF
Mexico, is three hundred milestone hundred
and forty badly walered, where no supplies OF
any kind could be procured for men or horses.
have informed the War Department that 20,
- hat nj
a city containing population of 10000, where
the enemy could bring together and sustain be-
sides the citizens, an army of 90. O00men, force
which apprehend, will hardly be collected by
us with the train necessary to feed 1t, as well
as to transport various other supplies, partcu-
larly ordnance and munitions of war.
In regard to the armistice, which would have
expired by limitation in few days, We lost
nothing by it, as we could not even move now,
had the enemy continued 10 occupy Saltillo for
strange to say, the first wagon which had yet
reached me vas Oh the I'd inst, the same day
On which received from Washington al ac-
acknowledgement OF my despatch announcing the
taking of Monterey and then / received only
l25, so that have been since May last COM
pletely crippled, and am so still for want OF
transportation.
After raking and scraping the country for
miles around Camargo, collecting every pack
mule and other means of transportation, could
bring here only eighty thousand ratioas, IF
teen days SUPPLY with a moderate supply OF
ordnance, ammunition Sc. to do which, all the
corps had to leave behind portion of camp eq-
uipage necessary for heir comfort, andin some
instances aries &c sae volunteers the.. personal
baggage. [ ;loyed in suca a way, Ed with
such G.aiied means, that, had moi succeeded, l
SD - doubt nave been severely reprimand-
Il to- fa. fl,a
Administration.
OF thu two regiments OF mounted men from
Tennessee and Kentucky, WHO left their respec-
tive States to join nc, N JuEe, the latter had
Just reached Camargo, ahe former bad not ger
to Matamoros ct the latest dates from here
Admitting that they will be rs long IN return
ing as in getting here, to say nothi3g of the
time necessary to recruit thei- horses, and were
to be discharged in time 10 reach their homes
they could serve in Mexico but very Gacrt
time. The foregoing remarks are not made
With the view of finding fault with any one, but
to point cut the difficulties with which had to
Contend.
Monterey, the Capital of New Leon, is stu
ated on the San Juan river where it comes out
of the mountains, the city, which contains pop
ulaton of about twelve thousand being in part
surrounded by them, at the head of a large and
beautiful valley. The houses are Of stone in
the Moorish style with fat roofs, which, with
their strongly inclosed yards and gardens in
high stone walls all looped for musketry, make
them each fortress within Itself. 1t is the
most important place in northern Mexico Tor
on the east side of lhe Sierra Madre command
ing the only pass, or road for carriages from
this side, between it and the Gulf of Mexico, to
the table lands Of the Sierra, by or through
which, the city of Mexico can be reached.
/ fear shall base exhausted your patience
before you get half through this long and I'm
interesting letter. If so you can commit it to
the flames and think no more about it, as l write
in great haste, besides being interrupted every
five minutes so that you must make greet al
lowance for blots, interlineationa and blunders,
as we'll as want of connection in many parts of
the same.
Be so good as to present me most kindly to
your excellent lady, and accept my sincere wish
es for your continued health prosperity and fame.
remain, truly and sincerely
Your friend,
Z. TAYLOR.