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


might pre- pare myself for the fed-psPers 10 which
I demonstrated that Vera Cruz was the true oase
If et,~rafinnz aud that the -n-nly csutsl couiI
not. probably be reached from the Mo Grande.
estimated that, after taking that great seaport
.. .bo,t 90 600 men or Al army Of NOR than
% 900 ment may be needed
To beat 10 ne field ass In passes Any Accumulated
f9-ss Do ne way. T. garrison many important peinu
In r. r.ar n secure fres communication WITH Ners
Cruz AM } To make distant dsi~enmsni, y ot1s' -
gather in without ong halis. necessary 'ao'sieuee
And that force supposed. including volunteers
And aided by land and money ooanties' mlsn' DC
raised IN time. By adding ten or twelve nfr reei'
rsents Of regulars and filing up tina ranks OF me GA,
A hill was Introduced for raising ten addluouN
reeul.r regiments; snd l. certainly do not mean 70
charge the Department With the whole decay III
psssinE The oh through Congress But u hHs pass
rd February IL. lsf7 aud under u by eariy 10
AM. some lew thousand men had been slresdy :
raised snd organized Ny distress may be concely-
ed by sny soldier, on learning, a. Jalapa. Apr" %
inst the whole OF that force had been sent under
Bdzadisr General c adVslader . the RIO Grands
frontier. H.,
In my letter % the Department. written the day
after j said IL had expected that
Dasehsnsn,s u the nsp regueut. would. a. ca bad
-ouises ne begin % arrive IN this month ana continue
- .ooz perhaps into June How many osnteersl
Will rs-engags under TIE Get approved Aafcn . ohJ re-
csissd two DAYS ag0) I know nos qroOsliy ull le"
l1c me e-estsr nv l.zDpairtnsut caused ~ sending
fhe rev troops he Rio Gr.nfs Tor lesi1e tet A1-
nr ~. roai tn pressrt rear, oPen fo many 1esA ~
usrches In suceessIvo tetac1ments, h4d ntrale1' a
advanced. 90 leave strorr garr-ors 10 . p.ee l'-'
i Psrcte sns Puebis and p keep a. ine heal o' 10
movement force equal 70 any probable op2o>' ID
may no depend on tae Iumrer 90 od FolAli'e'N WV
rsy rseasage. ana TIE numser " LcT troops ma. d.!
arrive from the Brszos ln ae, - also, DO soae dssI,.
fn,4 the advance OF ~ General fAfcr, whether shA
Ant this army n tfeFth 20 leave hc str sons as 30
occupy he cs7iai-
Z 81 I. 81 III ia
ola volunteers. reengaged under the provisions OF
the act Of March 3 that the remainder were die
charged May 4 that Major General Taylor MADE
10 movement 10 advance Of Salt.lo, and tnt the
new regulars. including CsdWslaters brigade.
only tegan % come up with me- 81 Puebis, m jay
but not 10 Sufficient numbers I'LL August o. The
next day, the army commenced rs advance upon
the CapItal with little more than To- 1000 effective
men. o.,
h is not extravasant 70 say that. II Brigsdier
General CadWAiaders forces had not been divert
ed from me tothe RIO G-snde where he was made
% lose without any bench. to Major General Iay-
lo- much precious time, ] might easily have taken
,his CITY in the month OF June AMI ~ one fifth OF the
loss sustained in August ana September. The Ell
e-nv evail-d himself of my forced delsy AZ Pueba,
10 collect 10 treble, 20 organize and discipline us
f,rces IS also o erect numerous and powerful de-
fences with batteries. Nearly all those exraoroin.
sry preparations for our reception. were made after
the middle of June. And IL is known that the news
cfthe victory of Buena Vista reached Washington
iu time To- cJuutermani Cad waaders orders ior the
Rio Gfaude before hisudepsrturc from New Or
leans Two rife companies, with him. received the
counternuud there. and joined me early.
know that had the misfortune 10 give offence
10 the Department by expressing myself 10 the
same effect from Jalapa, May 6. la report OF
that ia ?. said;
"Ths subject Of that order go I35old VOLUNTEERED
his given long and deep solciuie To part win 80
s-,e ana 50 resgecahls por0n u this army, In The
Middle Of country, which, though broken IN is po"ef
Is nos vet disposed for peace; % provide for me re-
turn home Of regiments, from ths iGenor poslon
~ limo when dnd 90 quite dhlcllt 20 provide trans
.. I'D and supplies Tor The operating forces Nhicn re-
nsn-snd al THIS without any prosper Of sHeeour or re-
l rcetaeu H. perhaps, he next seven mo1th', beyond
some 800 army recrlts-present novelties nit@y un-
known 70 aly Invading army before. Win the siduon
Of ten or twelve fhoussnd new evics IN April or MAY
sske' for ard. urt very recently sSptcedor even WI y
tho addition three thousand reT troops desned
r this srgy suddenly BE- The orders Of The War De-
psrtneut diverted O. the Rio Gssnde fontier-l might
Notwithstanding The unavoidable discharge OF me Oh vol
agteers-sevtn fegmeuts and two Independent compa-
trs-sdvancs wlfl confidence upon me enemy Cap al
shall nevertheless afvance but whether beyond Fucba
MI teDsud on intervening Information ard rejection
The general paac given 60 the enemy a. Cero 1oldo s
remaining mink tprooabe That &c shall 90 to Mexico
or ~ the e0ey recover rom thsi, we must rene" me
cons'efnstiou by another blow
Thus like Cortez finding myself isolated snd
abandoned and s-ain, like him, always afraid that
the next ship or messenger might Recall or iarther
cripple me- resolved no longer % depend On Vera
Cruz or home but % render my little army . sell
sustaining machine as informed every body ln-
GLIDING the head II the War Department, bnd nj
yauced 20 Pueblo.
Z, was in reference 10 the foregoing serious
causes of complaint, aud othcr- 10 be found ~ ny
Reports 81 iarge-psrticuIsrly IN respect 20 money
f1r the dishur.ing stall officers, clothing, and Nj
Trist COMMUNICATIVE concluded my Report
i fe..f, nuafIa IuU4 4 u lrrse words
Considering the many cruel dssppoinnents AMI
nGcauons have been made to feel since 81, Washing
ION and the toa ~sut Of support ~ sympathy on the
3srt OF the War Department ~tfch have ong expert
tncof beg 10 he recalled from ths army th' moment
may ne sale ior any person 20 embark Vera Cruz
ehch I suppose. viii be e'ris la Novem,er Proo.sy
all neii operations will he oterione before that time"
But my next Report .Jaly 25i from Pnebla has,
no doabt iH me end been deemed more uupsrdons
bic b5 the Department. In that paper, after speak
ing u the happy change In my relations. both
oficsl aud private with Mr Trist, | continued:
S.cs ABOUT "a. 10Th uiumo. Dune our iutare0urs.
has hten fequeut suf cor3si and have found HIM CTR
I'd axle discreet courteous sud smisbe A. home, 80
chanctd had b1t tire slightest postihe scqlsht
snce With each other Hence, or less Of reciprocal
prsiasce ard a the e1serce of bis feelings toward ne
fner Coy prvste etier) b0rs We met, that ST. least
7 rart of the Cabinet had ful t1umanr
still the pronounced Misunderstanding between SIR
Tist and myself could not have occurred bug for other
circun.t-pc@s: I. rs being obliged 90 send forward
T.
wi.r the explanatory papers which he desired % connu
ric,te; o. Ms bad eath in Nay and June which. an
happv % say has become goof aud The extreme
nystncsfion inio ehch your etrellns particularly an
+ infer'iu catiru-ur2v oiisoly threw
- far ss concerned l am perfectly willing that
a. bsvs heretofore written ~ ire Department. about Nh
fri.t should suppressed make This dec.srsu n ~
sus O. my present Tor that geuremnn bsi AK no
f,vo- and desire n8ue che hanoi OF the Department
Justice 20 yss however .ardy shall take Gaze 90 have
dome
30 10. acknoW ledge the justice Of either or your re-
Dukes contard IN the letter OF May 81 On relation 10
Mr. rrisl and prisoners a. Cerro Gorio and that
o. not here frum ph.nty vnccae myself Is rot rom
/ the want Of Wi, means or ability, bpt time
The frs letter dated FEB. 2s) received from ron a.
Vera Cruz contained censure AMI / an nnr rchuA 4
f- the ursvodah.eHsy wise, II 10 bod un4vli-
oreesse or parole Of the prisoners taken st Crrf0
Gori-evan before ord Of commentator rom Goy-
o-nment h1s rescued THIS army account Of gaat
conduct the capture ~ those prisoners Nt slcn
nendson has y-t been received, f-s I'D, = fegu-
lar pr,gresson ui.y-shouii army gallaf iy
bear - lulo the Cy of Mexico Oh ire next tertn
wetks-whch is probable " are rot arrested by p
reace 0r rrceoCk % be- dismissed fr the service OF
ny county You Will perceive that aware (ss I
have long Deu) oi DANGERS which hang over mc A.
houe bur TOO 4 Of tbe United states sns
wei klow the 90 gaisns imposed, under sl crcun: Al
ccs. by enlightened patriotism
" pa respect o morsy. 49, rEsil % rer9-t thu, the
chief colnis,ary Captain G-aysor) Of this army not
a. fr.f 49, r.4.f