The national whig., 1847-06-26
WHO NOMIN ALTON
FOR GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND,
WILLIAM T. GOLDSBOROUGH,
Il ai'ilsa or DoacHEsrER COUNTY.
ARMY MATTERS.


the most pleasant to reflect upon. Gen. Scott
was in the heart of The enemy's country,
ia the midst Of ile thickesl OF his popula
dion, with handful OF men, and his commu-
nica.ion with lhs sea coast was interrupted by
well appointed army Of 1900 men led by
Spanish Priest. The yellow fever was deci
mating our garrison at Vera Cruz, and on the
9th iastanl only 80 men were capable Of bearing
arms 10 the Castle, and 800 in the city. Near
half million Of money in chargeof 300 troops
were besei BY q force oi 300 in the narrow de
files near the National Bridge, and compelled
70 come 10 the defensive until reinforcements
could be Obtained from Vera Cruz, where
there were bht,seven hundred men that could
be spared to 60 to the relief Colonel Me
intosh. The National Bridge was about
70 be destroyed, so as to prevent the passage Of
our artillery except at great risk, and under
immense difficulties, The pass Of the Cerro
Gosdo was about TO be seized by the enemy
again ia iorce so as to cut off our communica-
ton with the interior entirely.
Meanwhile our forces were going toward in
considerable numbers and werR daily arriving
at Vera Cruz, where Gen. CadwalladeF had
his Headquarters. Unless there has been gen
eral uprising Of the Mexicans between Vera
Cruz and Jalapa, the march Of these new le-
yies into the interior cannot long be impeded.
The New Orleans Picay yune, always well posted
in Mexican matters, fears that reyerses are at
hand for us. We truly hope the fears Of ,ha,
well informed journal may prove groundless,
but really We cannot help participating in them
10 some extent. We have great faith in the
! insincibility Of our officers and our troops, and
believe they are capable Of reenacting Buena
Vista scenes whenever demanded Of them.
but we dread reverse OF any kind. It would
be sad hour to our handful OF troops in Pue-
bla.,
In the face Of these warlike facts, we see
the press at home predicting with the boldness
Of prophecy speedy peace=-but we notice
there is always an If 10 their predictions
The Washing,oa Correspondent of the New
York Courier and Enquirer is more yociferous
than ever in his prophecies. but they are now
based upon the "if any Government can be
found 10 negotiate with" Grund Of the Bal
imore Sun bases his predictions on the same
supposilion. So that a peace is made, we care
no, how it is made, but il is amusing to read
the modes, in which the Presidential cores
pondenls for the public journals assert il will
be brought about These modes vary with
every day's letters. No welliniormed man in
this city reposes the least confidence in any Of
these peace stories. They are regarded as tubs
thrown out to amnse the whale and laughed
at accordingly. II there Were any disposition
in Mexico TO make peace, il would necessarily
be preceded by some signs Of such state OF
things, but on the contrary, every thing wears
a warlike appearance But time will show
who is right. In the meantime we boldly as
sert that Nj. Polk does not desire peuce aciti
Alerico, and that all his professions Of q desire
foy peace are mere pretences. See, II this asser-
ton be not verified by the result