Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-04-03
WINFIELD SCOTT.
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S.e ibe cntl ael en. to tie dralt alainsl our e5v
crnueut, which tau srU tit put inn the sane of 4
letter tn me. II learrl exceedingly thai IL did rfcriy6
mare Appropriate form and direction. Il, bong n,ade up,
IT once, Gte 80 "prl'Ip "a adurn the columns Of some
refhl4,, partisan prcss4l Nns cammeacel nj san Juan
del E"' 4hetr aitrr taking limo 10 recover lrbm The
auadrment Which Your hotter uctasl ned and cooly 10
fefl up ITS eNtHprIUary ellraefer ss have 70
peaedy done sIaFe on The journey passed nearly the
"lnle ulld ~ Wiling. eodcsirpus did feel 10 smlss
the unpleasant SUI gel liam my nid. Having muiiycs
ala Il wishing HAT my reply should reach ynn befre
my arrival hrc, purpsed finishing il the nrsi place
where could he teaumrd. " nh Tins view, when we
f,a hrd III F.ncero. | got out my writing materials.
intending h pass ho greater part Of the nigh, IN This
hhur. and that al hha1 cory ms design havrg,
however, been defeated l,e dlite which had hera
Jl a5ou snn7d causing Cot Riley 10 order the advance
Of the TRIM. nth which WAS. Ia refine rum lis posi-
on i'll aud Al und the house aud bu, inee the cum
rl"n q my lsh las, from this and subsequent CAUSES
baen 01aeold llJ delayed unal now
was, most assulcdly. MOI seat 10 Mexico Tor any
slea purpose that d engaging IN correspondence
with }on, above all. IN Of the naare uE HAT which
hafe So UNEXPECTEDLY found forced upon me; and |
doubt NHedlrr In government Will approve oi ny hav
o2 allowed nysel 10 emply any portion Of my .ino
~ II. Certain an that tins would be censurcd. BIT
m the 'el that 'pur letter found under crcumslan.
ccs rendcnnl impossible that shout occupy myself
rpon the oiact lor Which was nj here. The same
cAeese will uol exist hereafter; and II IT slonlI
nomi,ss Other god and sufficient reasons viii always
en- Ia t1llH me 10 Utfltut ie Irlluf u ndlnrT
ciatap,utonro with yru.
Ihe CONN., uuiealuu ON The Department Of Stale to
the n, \aao m lsl,r OF foreign rlons. Transmitted 10
lou hy ne From ea Cruz has been returned ID me-,
since my artva al this place. by your military
laIy. Lieut. I1y. 81 SOM rs sha be- enabled To as
thai HE condition Vi the government of this coun
try .ur1 as to admit Gifts delivery, 1t will be again
pl1r IN The hands ottle gcpera,u chief Of our forces
lotihal PURPOSE.
lyon recurring to your letter. find bot is tono and
Ia, Of
manieauan, 81 pelitctly in keeping with tn rest OF it,
and espc ily with the ligh in which Won have fit
10 consider that Of an cmissary Of tie Secretary of
War, through whom and to whum Won nay say
whatever yaa honor sur gets That deem II Try
% eaae special eudeayor, in regard This very
p1raut ponl, to bring down yuur thoughts from the
lofty re1nas into Which they have sptred, In the ono
alone appmpra'e 10 such plain matters Of BUSINESS as
am charged with.
You say lhal time hence perhaps Il (you) nay
nj Your (ny) INSTANCE hal an escort 10 yow (my) fla.
at tlnc; and II may require large fighting detachment
Ia protect even ag u truce against the dnrheros and
handful 20.
Now SIR. in reply to dis all have to do is to deli
vet to ypn-as | hereby do in lrrng-(anl this for
the second tanc uni my first letter eng-
nalral ian belicve II could seem TO any honest men.
who, upon Their conscience AMI honor. sh1n be called
Ia respond 10 the questions, whether YOU had had not
IN h instance, been gully ola contempt Of
dersi and whether this offence had ha not be ar
grdqat4d 10y the character Of the pretence under which
the contempt ndnged in, aud the coniunacy sought
10 be covered nP) -! have, say. sir deliver you
tins message from ynn commander In CHEF, The Pres
plent Of the United States. 10 wit:
'NAhen the communications bearing the seal Of the
Department OF STATE, and addressed 10 lis erceitncV
Tie ataSter 81 foreign relations oM lie Ncrical repui
lie. shall be placed in the hands Of the gpneran chief If
the United States army in Mexico, il IS the will order
aid caunand Of the President of the United States that
the said communication shall forthwith be lansmtted 10
lis destination under flag Of trcce; which flag Of truce
is pr coed from tie headquarters Qf he ARM, and is
t, be flag Of truce from The general in chief 1t is tn
be protected by such the neral ehef shall
deem necessary and proper for lis security against all
dangers If the road in general (inclading III from
rancleros and blndtn III particularly heier the
necessary and proper for the purpose shall. in the
judgement ot the general III chief, be Il corpoas guard.
a company. regnent brig de; such necessary ard
proper escort, Whatever II may he, To he iuTnsed
The President. at the SAME time, commands that the
gehefa IN chief shall for the sake Of carrying out
his order do aught Which may leopard the existence OF
the army, or interfere with any movements oreferniiohs
whatever which he may deem necessary cxpedient r
the most Vigorous osSble prosecution Of the war. The
transmission Of the communication above referred 10, Is
all times To be deemed secondary consideration to
any Of th0. i> mentioned. But it is also deem
ed al all Tunes paramount 10 everything else, and, 50 sS