The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-02
LETTERS FROM THE ARMY,
To the Baltimore Sun. gives us the following
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ARMY OF OCCUPATION
| MATAMoRAs. Mexico. Dec. IL, 1916.
My last accounts from Sallllo are IN To the
9th last month. and from Monterey to the Is,
| current.
! In my last letter told YOU of the movemen,
of General Wool's column upon Paras. Nothing
further has been heard from his army since then
Last accounts from Satillo leave Gen. Worth
there with two regiments of u. S. infantry. a
company of artillery, and squadron of dragons
| At Monterey, Gen. Taylor was busted in octtino
ready to move upon Victoria. expecting at thai
place to farm junction with Gen. Patterson, " ho
moves from Matamoras. Gen. Taylor could not
! possibly move with larger force than 8 500 all
told. and leave sufficient garrison in Monterey
Gen. Patterson may possibly he able TO move
hence with from 1000 to $500 men, or the
| large volunteer furce sent out here last summe,
and fall, nearly one half have died, been dis
charged now invalided-hence the small
| forces the general commanding and general of di-
vision move with forces so dimnuiive as TO in
wife an attack from the enemy. 1t is supposed
| Gen. Taylor would move from Monterey some
where between the 9TH and 10Th of this month
and it is rumored that he was to take up his line
of march on the latter named day but do no,
think he cou Id have done So
General Patterson is straning every nerve 10
make early start, but fea he will not he able
TO do So as he has every thing 10 organise and ge,
| into shape-a no easy TASK with scarcity of means
and raw eves. The general is every inch one
Before he was placed n command on the Rio
Grande great confusion prevailed especially among
the volunteers. He Taught them that il was
as much their duty TO labor To fight: and by the
adoption OF a judiclous system of punishments
condemDing the drunken and vicious to labor To,
the benefit of the government without pay brought
them into line in a short time. He gives his per
sonal attention to every department. doing his
duty properly, he is determined that every one
under him shall do the same. have no doubt
should an occasion be offered Gen. Patterson will
inscrlbe his name among the highest that adurr
! The military annals Of the republic.
Santa Anna is still represented to be in the i'm
mediate vicinity of ST. Luis de Poosi. He ha.
established paper which teens with Bulletins ,
breathing any thing but peace and good will tc
us; yet his correspondence with Gen. Taylor i:
marked by courtesy and expression and terms o
great respect. The fact is these Mexican gener
ais know much better how TO write than fight, and
IN diplomacy are much an over match for any d
our military chiefs. The paper published at S.,
Luis advocates the policy of maintaining, on The
| part of Mexico, defensive war, and waiting fo
attacks in good positions, rather than advance upor
those of the U. S. army. A policy which they
say will soooer conquer peace" with our gov
eminent than the force of our arms me will
theirs. Half right.
p. S.-l2th Dec Nothing new. Brig. Gener
al Hamer, lately died at Monterey. 1t is report
ed alsu that Mirabeau B. Lamar, Esq. of Texas
is dead, but this wants confirma ton. There ha W
been and continues to be good deal of sickness a
| Monterey.