The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-09
ARMY OF OCCUPATInN,


10 the 9Th last month. end from Mon.
terey TO The Isl current
In my last letter told you Of the
movement OF Gen WOODS column upon
Parss. Nothing fur heI has been heard
from him since then. l. st accounts
from Saull1 leave Gen. Worth there
with two egimen,s o! u. $. infsnuy, .
company Of s,ullefy, AID a squadron OF
dragoons. Al Monterey; Gen, Taylor
was busisd in getting ready TO move
Upon Victoria, expecting al that place to
form junction with Gen. Patterson.
who moves from Malemoras. Gen.
Taylor could nol possibly move lar
ger force Than $500 all told, and leave
Sufficient garrison in Monterey. Gen.
Patterson may possibly be able TO move
hence with from 1900 to $500 men.
OF The large volunteer fotcs sent out
hers last summer and fall, near one hall
have died, besn discharged, or are now
invslided hence The small forces tn,
general commanding and general OF di.
vision move with, forces SO dmnutive
as 10 invite an attack from The enemy
It is supposed Gen. Taylor would move
from Monterey somewhere between the
IN and 10Th Of ssis month, snd il is ru.
mored thai he was 10 take up his hne o.
maj Oh on the latter named day; but do
not thiuk he could have done so.
Gen. Patterson is strsinlng every
nerve 10 make an early start, but fesI
lie will moi be able 10 do so, be has ev-
ery thing to organize snd gel into shape
.--a 20 easy task with scarcity Of means
aud raw levies. The General is every
inch one. Before he was placed in
command on The Rio Grsnde, great con
fusion prevsiled, espeeiSlly among the
volunteers. He soon taught them that
it was ss much their duly TO labor as 10
fghl; and by lhe adoption Of judicious
eystem OF punishmen,s, condemnlng the
drunken and vicious 10 labor for The
benefit of!he government without pay
trough ia, m into line in short lime
lie gives his personal attention to every
depaitment--doing his own duty prop.
eIly, he is determined that every one
under him shall do The same. | have
no doubt, should sn occasion be offered
sdIsn. Patterson will inscribe his nome
among the highest that odoru the mill
. isry annals OF the republic.
Santa .4nns is stiIl represented 10 be
in the i'm mediate vicinity Of 81, Luis de
Poto'i. He has established a paper,
which teems with 'BGllelns,' breathing
anything but peace and good W illlo ur
yeI lis core espordence with Taylor is
marked by courtesy OF expression and
terms Of great respect. The fact is
these Me xiean genersla know much BET,
ter how TO wright than 10 fghl, ard in
diplomacy ere much and over. match for
any Of our military chiefs. The paper
published el ST. Luis advocates The poll.
cy Of ms!olainiug, on The part of Mexi
co, defensive war, end waiting for a..
sacks 10 good lcsilons. rather than OIL
vance upon those Of The u. s. Army
A policy which lhey will sooner 'con,
qser peace with our governmeat Than
can the force OF our afms ene witt
theirs. Half right.
A'ler one campaign spent in its pros
ecuIion, the plan Of the Secretary olWs,
making The RIO Graude base line O
operations in the conques, of peace; j,
found, as every well Informed person
predicted it would be, (and our cores
ponderi has frequently ssserred imprsc
tcsble. | say imp Scticsble, becou,,
tossy i, has proved total failure woult
be TO involve The glory of Sn army. A
Length, glesm Of light has broken i,
upon The department alWashinaton.sn AN,
proper line Of operations in Dart is =
dopted, making The gulf border fror
Tsmpi CO TO VersCruz the base Of opers