The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-31

N'l' hhu Dfffl Hbul tHc btIuTl UltDl,
and, indeed, before it could have had AM knowl.
edge of the question, | bad decided to AXE with
me the frank and gallant colonel, and hope soon
to learn that he and very many o,hsr officers
have been reward with brevets for tier highly
distinguished services IN the campaign that fol-
lowed.
II was in reference to the same rsbuke, that,
in acknowledging your communication, | said
from Vera Cruz, April 5th:
:" might very well controvert tie military
principles confidently laid down by the depart.
ment in the letter Of the 22d Of February 1 but
believing that the practice Of the United States
army in the two wars with Great hitain would
have no weight in The particniar a,se. ] waive
further reply-having, at the momett, no leisure
and no inclination for controversy"
Abiding to the heavy dsappointrents in re.
spcct TO transports siege trains, and ordnance
stores, then already experienced wrote tv the
department, from Lobos, Februar, S.
Perhaps 10 expedition was ever 80 unaccount.
ably delayed by no want OF foresight arrange.
ment, or energy on my part, as dire affirm
and under circumstances the most critical to this
entire army for everybody relied upon knew,
from the first, rs well as knew, it would be fatal
to Va to attempt military operations on this
coast after, probably, the first week in April
and here We are at the end Of February Never.
theless this army is in heart and crippled as
am IN the means required and prgE,ised | shall
60 forward, and expect to take Vera Cruz and its
castle In time to escape, by pursuing the enemy
the pes,ilrnce Of the coast"
The city and castle were captured March o9th
and with about one fourth of the Lecessary means
for road tram (n0 fault Of mine the retreat, III
pursuit Of the enemy, was vigorously commenced
April eth. The battle Of Cerro Gordo soon fol-
lowed, and we occupied Jalapa and Perote
where We were obliged to wait for supplies from
Vera Cruz In those positions, va, made to
wrlihe under another disappointment.
In my four memorials to the department on the
further prosecution Of the war against Mexico
written at Washington, and dated, respectively
October 81, November L.. l6, aud 2l-iit wa,
only ntImated TO me IN the night of November
Is, that might prepare myself for the teld)-
papers IN which | demonstrated that the enemy's
capital could not probably be reached from the
Rio Grande estimated that, after taking tina,
great seaport, "aJou 10000 men" or an army
Of more than 10000 mch nay be needed !. To
beat, IN the field and in passes, any accumulated
force IN the way. .. Togarrlson IN my important
points IN the rear, to secure free communication
with Vera Cruz. 3, To make distant de.achnenti
IN crder to gather in, without long halts, peces
sary subsistence"
And that force, supposed, including volun
teers and aided by land and money bounties
might be raised in time, by adding ten or twelve
mar regiment Of regulars and filling up the ranks
VI the oM
A bill was introduced for raising ten additional
regular regiments; aud | certainly do uot meai
to charge the department with the whole delay
IN passing the bill through Congress. But it tCdI
passed, February IL. ls+T RBd under it, by
early IN April, some few thousand men had beer
already raised anC organized. Div distress ma
be conceived by anv snldie.. %. I,iinV at Jalapa
Aprii 81, that the whole Of that force had teel
sent, under Brgader General Cadwalader to tht
Rio Grande frontier
In my letter to the depar' men, written the DAY
after, said ] had expected that
Detachments Of the new regiments would, a
you had promised me, begin to arrive in thi
month, and continue to follow perhaps int,
June" How many volunteers willre.engage
under the act approved March 3, (only receive,
two days ago. know not probably but few
Hence the greater my disappointment caused b,
sending the new troops to the Rio Grande; for
besides their keeping the road in our presen, rea
open for many weeks by marches in successv,
detachments, had intended. ne | advanced, L
leave strong garrisons in this place (Jalapa) II
Perote, and Puebla and too keep at the head O
the movement force equal to any probable op
position ltmay now depend on the number L
the old volunteers who may re engage, and tn
nuHlber Of the new troops that may arrive from
Brazos in time, rs also in some degree upon tn
advance Of Major General TAYLOR, whether | hal
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