Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15


Under Gen Wool temporarily charged with the COM -
mand Of Gen. Taylor ....:................... o.-.
Or the Oregon route. 40 40
Under Col. Masc.. !" California i'ois
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rs, $50
The following will show the amount of force
shall have under Gen. Sco, the event Of the passage Of
this. bill and Of the volunteer bill
oa the sob Of November Lar = s.,o g =. ,5;,-
,,t, which includes officers and men
sex lad disabled, and the garrisons OF Tampico and
vera Cruz, there under Gen SCOTS command In
Mexco-regulars. H,lol
Volunteers ...-...... $500. io,ooo
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so, SO
To these are 10 be added regiment of volunteers from
Michigan and baaons one from Alabama aud one rom
Mississippi which, if full would amount to 1900 men,
But as remarked BY the Aduant General, they cannot be
fall and he that they will probably do no more
than keep volunteer establishment TO its Preexisng
number.
And am happy 10 have this opportunity to relieve the
cude nanfesy felt and ayowed the other day by the
honorable Senator from Kentucky respecting the regiment OF
volunteers from Michigan, by assuring him that haze re-
ceved letter from the Colonel written upon the route, and
that he is ere this Cincinnati upon the Ohio with six
companies Of his regiment and trust the others have already
followed him.
The Adiutant General, acreeably to a table in my
hand estimates the number Of fighting men, in mill
language, bayonet including the garisons at Tam
pico and Vera Cruz, and sick and disabled, rs, 500
OF this number the Adutant General calculates that
there not more hit Tor duty than 2+,o0O
FORCE PROPOSED TO DE RAISED.
Ten regiments of infantry, the legal establishment Of
each being 600 but this never be kept full,
and experience shows that there must be deduction
from it OF about 25 per cent, making this force 800
volunteer Of 500 supply vacancies in the
existing volunteer establishment, which, subject the
deduction, would give, ssy............. $500
Making total Of bavonets fiji for The field. ii 900
Or actual total including the garrisons OF Vera
Cruz and Tampieo, and the casualties, Il, s6a
How many'of these twelve months volunteers the
turns do show Their expire soon, and they
hOreore be calculated upon in the prosecution Of
the campaign.
The provision for raising GOO volunteers
Guided IN this statement because the is pre-
cauonay one which ordinary prudence suggests, and the
force is be called but in the OF unore
seen occurrence which may render it necessary
II will thus be seen, that these bills pass the force they
will enable the Government TO add TO the troops under Cen
Scott will probably brg the number Of fighting about
900, aud that reasonable calculation be made
more than between As, 900 and As, 900.
The If the honorable gentleman from Kentucky
sists in this he assumes he did in his remarks this
subject f-w days SINCE the number Of the legal
ii full the number which the Government keep
in the field Now, sir, all experience shows that such
suit practicable Large deductions must be made, and
appears from the reports Of the d General that the
actual force maintained is, have already stated, about
twenty-five per cent less than the full number allowed by law
Recruiting depots cannot be kept filed by the strenu
cxerons and the pepeualy recurring casualties of
occasion constant dram, which must be constantly sup
pied and considerable deduction be all made
detail upon this subject the considerations cannot escape the
most casua observer.
IT. therefore, all the men raised under these two bills are
Gen. Scott will give him the force have already
indicated Il is obvious that The force under General Wool
can, under circumstances, he diminished it barely
sufficient 10 protect tie country subjected upon the Rio
Grande.
To now sir to the question asked Ivy the honorable
Senator from Delaware. have say that the Government
has received from Gen Of the force he deems
necessary carry into effect the plan Of operations which
al ,laaS If
Of his prgjet as relates to this subject
Augment thsarmy TO 50 600 men, oenable them occupy
the time nearly all the State capitals and other prn
epa cities drive guerrilla and other robbnS parties
tie g.eat highways OF trade TO seize into hands all the
Ordinary ofthe country internal as well as external
for the support the occupation and to keep the central Cow
ernen y constant motion and alarm, until constrained to
tor peace"
Having hus answered the question OF the honorable Sena-
tor from Delaware, yield him the floor.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Maryland What is the date Of that
letter
Mr. CASS. DO not believe that have got the date.
Bot the letter ,he the operations should be continued
I'LL Ocobc tie augmentation Of the forces would be
say presume therefore, that the letter was written 10
September
Mr. WEBSTER. Il the letter TO he found amongst the
documents which have been published
Mr. CNSS Noi the Government did not deem il pro-.
dent to publish the letter. Tut il is thought proper to
make known the portion d il which has been read.
M WEBSTER understand that the honorable Senator
from Michigan endeaVors show that the opinion Of Cen
Scott, on the communication the project Of the Government
10 hmi do not ak for PARTICULARS further than they dis
closed in The portion Of The letter read-for the further mill
tay operations OF the army d the United in Mexico
there will be needed augmentation Of that force the
amount Of fifty thousand men.
Mr.. CAsS. An augmentation making the force amount
70 fifty thousand men.
Mr.. WEBSTER understandings, the force be aug
mented till il TO fifty thousand
Mr. CASS. That is the amount al which he estimates the
force necessary TO carry the military operations.
Mr.. WEBSTE IA other word., iha, i the force which
tie po Of the Government viii renigr necessary.
Mr.. BADGER. viii The honorable chairman Of the
Committee on Military Affairs allow ak on what plan
Of campaigns wha, system Of the future prosecution Of
the war does Cen Scott say that fifty thousand men will be
necessary
Mr. EAsS. II the gentleman will pardon ne, ! DO not
believe y tie necessary 10 state any thing further. have
read all That has barring the question before the Senate
Mr. CRlFFENDEN. With the permission Of the homo
rable Senator IRON Delaware, who is entitled the floor,
would now take the opportunity OF correcting slight msap
prehension under which bored former occasion, when
stated the amount Of military forces in the field in
Mexico, by making The statement derive il from public
documents, and insega'd 10 which happy TO find that
far as goes have the pleasure OF agreeing very much
with the honorable Senator from Michigan There
in Mexico when the regiment. from Michigan and the
bsttaons now on the way shall have reached the army,