New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-28

named bv me- Tor conduct, each bad committed.
thst ENDANGERED, IN high degree the success o,
me impending campaign, and sDeclaiiy referred
~ the anomalous and ists act Of Congress. May
% 1s3Ol which prohib ited me. the accuser Or
rrosecutor from ordering the Court or the trial al
the cases NV application has never been notcrh'
This neglect, slone, ought early 20 nave az u"n
ithrd me that ! hsd no hope OF support at W ash
inct0r. 10 any attempt might make laganst Ger
fta ocers 10 tnaintaiu necessary discipline ~ me
Amy / was about to lead into the field | eit
Washinston highly nsttered with the confidence
and kindness the President had Just shown mo 10
usn, long personal interviews on military matters
For more than two months my expresslofn 81 graf
Itude were daily aud iervent. nor were they much
iess eB,pbstic toT ard the head Of the W ar Depart
mept Proceeding win zeal and confidence IN my
most hazardous duties learned. January y, At the
Bfazos Santiago that an attempt was on foot 70
create Lieutenant General % take command In
! the field over me. Shocked and distressed al
loved Of no relaxation IN my efforts 20 serve my
country resolved for the short time was likely %
remain in commission 10 be
"True IS the dial to the sun
Although IL &c not shiHef UPON"
A vet greater outrage coon followed failing
obtain an act for the cif,ssH Lieutenant General.
biI was pressed upon Congress % authorize the
placing JUNIOR Msior General, just appointed the
ssps indlviduaD Ia command over ali the old Ma
i,r Generals then in front Of the enemy
will Uot here frost myself to add a soldiers
comment upon those attempts, but may thank
God that II did not ALLOW them, or subsequent To-
iuri.s to break down entirely, the spirit aud abiii
TIES such rs they sre) with " hch lie had endowed
me.
Fnreseeing at Washington that, from the great
demands Of commerce. at the moment. il would be
difficult if not impossible % take up, perhaps at
any price 2 sufficient number OF vessels at New
Orleans and Mobile u transport the regiments Of
- 60 a. tnf.sH 50 Ia
Cruz / endeavored u impress upon the w ar De
partueut the necessity of sending out from the
Northern aud Eastern ports. p certain number oi
farge ships in ballast In order that the EXPEDITION
might not be DELAY ed aud 10 view Of The liked Tact
the return of the r1ifo era Cruz IN the Spring
of the years delay OF a lew week. was likely 70
prove a total defeat
In psper transmitted 20 me-headed Memo.
rsndum Tor the Q8srtermastrr General, marked
. War Department December Is. 60 and signed
by the Secretary which received January Sit 10
sald:
Independently OF this number OF transports io troops
ana ordnance stores from the Nofhl itcfs viii be re-
uired sv hve SHIPS the transportation Of ihe IsurJ
h).s now being prepared beside which isa vessels us
e taken % and sent cut N ballast Tor iroops unless
5e pus on board TO make ~ The nasbsI 4e)
required by The Commanding General
The date Of this memorandum, = December Is
more thsa three weeks after my rrGusltlou and de-
parture from w Washington. OF not one of the ten
vessels IN ballast with stores leaving room for
troops have heard, up Il this day. Relying upon
them confidently. the embarketiOu wsa DELAY 4, in
whole or in part ~ the BrszOs and 1ampico, from
the 9Th o. January 10 tie On Of March, leay-
ing il vas AIRED mt hsf the time needed for the
reduction of Vera Cruz and its castle before the
turn of the yellow fever. But half the isuri bosts
came at all and of the sege train and ordnance
stores, only about one hall had arrived when the
Mexican flags were replaced by those OF the 0lted
States on those formidable places We succeeded
Ut sst Ia reaching the point Of stack 10 the midst
Of ire htul hOffles. by means. M great stt Of trs
ding craft small and hAza rdous picked up scciden-
tally az the Brszos and Tsmpico; ard when the
army got ashore. It's science and yslor mad % sup
ply all deficiencies IN heavy guns. mortArs aud ord
nsuce stores.
The first letter that received from toe Depsrt.
nent after entering tue captured city, contained
elaborate r. bukc dated Feb % for having order
ed Colonel Harvey. 2d Dragons, 10 remain ia the
command OF the cSvtiry WIKI Major General Tsy-
lor 80 as to leave Ms0r Sumner. of the same regi-
ment, the senior Of that arm, m my expedition.
There was no great difference IN the number Of csy-
airy companies with the tNO armies. This rebuke
was written with complsctncy thar argued the
highest professional experience M such mstters,
and could not have been more conf lent, IN IT'S tone
II dictated to the greenest Genera Of the recent ap-
pOintments let. without the power of sseCsiug
commanders of particular corps no General la Chief
would venture 70 take upon himself the conduct oil
a critical campaign such selections were always
msde by the father OF his country. and the princi
pal Generals under him. So ~ the campaign Of
1914 | myself sent away, against their wishes
three senior field officers, 81 as many regiments
who were inirm. unrestricted snd inefficient ia
favor OF three Juniors. snd win the subsequent ap.
probation Of Major General Brown, ON biz joining
me and the head of the War Department Both
were veil acquainted With the customs OF war in
like casss al home and abroad; and without that
- l. a.NN. a.. -.
American citizen would ever have ci'ea the battles
OF the Niagara without sigh Tor his cOuuiry. ! am
happy, now ever. that before a word mad been re-
ceived from the Department and. Indeed. before 70
could have had any knowledge Of the question.
mad decided q take with me the frank and gallant
Colonel. and hope soon q earn that ne and very
many other officers have been rewarded with bre
vets Tor their highly distinguished services IN the
campaign that followed
IL was in reference q the same reoake that, in
acknowledging your communication, I said. from
/ Vera Graz. April 5
Il might vsry well eonrover; the mrisrs principle.
confidently aid down BY the Department 10 hs letter 81
he 22i Feoruary y but believing that the practice OF tie
Uoed states ARMY. IN th. i'o WAS Wh Great Britain
would have weight. n ne particular oiseI waive fur
Their rsp,-hAving. II the moment leisure snd DO IN
clinsiion for controversy;
Abiding 20 the heavy disspp0ntments IN respect
10 transports siege train and ordnance stores, then
already experienced. | wrote - the Department.
from L05Os Feb. 2s
Porhsrs no expedition ever - Hnsccounisnig De-
ayei-by want OF foresight. arrangement er@ry
ny part dare af -u-snd under Circumstances the
oriucal this entire for everybody rel cd
up0n Knew. fr1n the arst wei AZ knew. u would be
fatal attempt military operations THIS
sfer pr baby. the frs, week n April, and here
At the end Of February Nevertheless Ibis army Is ~
hsGrt sna crippled an IN the Meas required and
Po1sso. shs forward and expect % take Vera Cruk
ana ia Castle Ia time 20 escape. ~ Eurung the enemy
the pesiilenee OF he COST"
I The CITY and castle were captured March ~ and,
with shout one fourth Of the Necessary means f1r Y
road train mo fault Of mine the retreat ia pursuit OF
the enemy ~ss vigorously commenced, Apnls The
battle oil Csrro Gordo soon followed. and we occa-
pied Jalsps and Per0te where We were Obliged %
wait supplies from Vera Cruz In those positions
va. made 10 wriihe under another cruel dl.ap-
pOintment
la my four memorials 20 the Department. on the
! farther prosecution OF the war against Mexico
written az Washin.,ton and ds,ad rasn..,syat, a 4.