Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-03

reference Her ihit YOU relied upon his Sound IadS-
merit 10 c,crnn" On the spot Whether 'at 'i"s in
,jn r,ls il appears that you do NJ" hesitate !" i''
80, r elect a: duty ne for not ha"i"! ;1'pI "n.i 49,
H.; Conclusion tha, .hc line ni tn. h!o u,"a1 wa ~
10 we h..r Of the victory rf Bucna Vista; but '''''
,n,;nr IN ,.r same sGjrc you difrs MOI a:'P ,' GU
Fl, ,5, .hourh you had been IN possession :" ~. s,,'E
Forty. one days. l"ur own r"H'act ~ VI
r.fIres his charge uf yOafs asTln"' the
war pepari,,ru doris NOR: shows no" fa- ~ ~.
ga -,.ra,c yu have been IN selecting TOPICS ni
la; liz. most serious consequence ar" !H"' 's
rt .,aY l tl.,. tr,o,4 -" Bf,Zb For ybr -'"e
sincerely hone these Consequence. a" ''@.
u, cause Irc confident wa!l "c ~" "f 'i: ~,
re responsible Tor the delay. The Wa lclai,""i - ~
n il VA. pru,c- tati. should not-s'u" M "!". u"
- HE movement Il these rUors all! ief it'''s! =
CO. The o i4r fon tle ie5al:at pi n" tj1 * 49,.
maxim. civispn u the n" !cT!e- between We - "
umns does MT contradict Tbs assertion, ~ ;=" .r','
yg. II, mostly within the Un!"d State; pa.y D':tvu- ii"
them had hcn rracl" Mexico tn this 'f~r' tn1. .s:,'
lie troops AZ B!iZo<, and indeed, on ia" Go ,'.',e
lnd with G-n"rrl Iayor, under Your emf" a"" nnfe
-,ric;r! Il ~ th,- matter You were u'lIe.
.ipn; FOR, the 23th 81 Art!i bei' S".'
a,,rI.; wfa, had been done secure me no "fa''
ne yta issued or.cr in relation 10 ~ .ii' -
B:alJS. This, place, v0u well anc VI, ~. 49,, h.,.
,I. If me :.y I.v.s from the United States '''i
van ,t an yoI- expedition - Vera Cruz, you ''ts nD
c! that tie Mexican a:ay waa aaSinc'n2 "o 80, pra.
rnvor 10 lay. ASSUMED thai you had np' 'e'> d.
& ,.h ,;.w =, ,n.rr any PROBATE. contingency, Dr.,
tor lie proper disposition o. IN. troops ~, h,t nu want.
b. .cnr there ,Tn,i have implied an "i'' % ,,d h,s
81 suitable qualification Tor 'Ac "'s" ~
~ .mci . You ,,o,d and s,hiec 10
Tnr-. trojps were part OF your c"hmnhu' my Rg nj
-. and if they remained one dh! ~ t'e -
your oS, h rnnwn mat they EcE needed on '''c
ri, r., M. line and would be sersieeiO!s "l'h
- no f,m was cn,rty yuur own, and III n" "'Se i.'t'
@ Ihr War Department. Ii your opinion oc ho' .A
and YOU saw Is Eot-,lat hut Tor me ericsson
Of General Ca,wa9aders forces from you ara w 49,
,. ,Irn, lost al Braz0s, you fright eaei! nav
i Lis civ Iys,i in the month OF June AMI ~ one
it,lr 81 Tho loss sustained in August and S'e"o,t you
h,ve irGeed most fearful account % se''e WIN
ranno,, however but regard speculative opinions
or ,i- .,:Aoct NJ ancitn ard Wild "a greatly over "
ar the fore. which landed NJ III" bfaAes ahi
10 mined yGlI From the res! calculation when can re
me from data in tie :juant Genr'a- o:.!e" 'i'e h"'o.
was rsss than yuu Imagine and hd MOI 'uo'ais ~
.,,j ore thousand. As the r,.Htaton o your C''!S'
against tie department tircrl!ns these t'oor- / 10 "
wise impaired by the number be /! more or less II i ' M
poranl ing Uirc into that matter b-t there's
OF serious import which think the ccuhFy WEI eAPae'
yuu 10 answer. ;
Il these new svies which had Ir-, entered the service
wuul have enabled ypn capture lie cit: ui heAio ~
lime with . comparatively small lJs Why did YOU al We
vcy Tine you discovered mat They were - 'n"ci he'i
AMI would hlv. useful send away tom Your aS
three times many volunteers who had been many 'hoh
IN service and "a you nc&no~td-e 'r<pee'aoS ~
discipline and efficiency, ard who had distinguished le'
selves Il, Vera Cuz ana Ce" Gorco and, Ia the hoar o!
pc had fought by The side oi y0GF veteran troops n" "
rlrd an honorable in tie glory .! those nc''aor
rlcls The period their engagement laG not EXPIRED
Wnsn thu. sent away but regiments M
less Than ii!v and OF them had more man iofy'"''
days 70 serve According your own op:non conc
in by the department. they cou! hay" been legally retained
puy -
mcut crcme! rXpc:icnt 10 take ih'ii on o''a'n
Mexico with you their services Il, ttt critical ir'o "ou
have tim .b- value 10 h"ln2 M p's ~ >;
aya Important and Unexpectedly a0inG"htl iH' II!
seeming ,rrn the communication between Vera Cruz H'I
headquarters whereby supplies munitions INA 'e'I
could be safely and eSpe'ituusly ;ar" Efed % you
i- .r done YOU would have b spared tGc trouble -
rdng many items grievance and complaints against h
War Department !Jr having failed 10 furnish nel J. ~"
mad retained the months volunteers una! me ena :"
,hcr agTcymcnt--.ni Sufficient reason has YET been
shown their premature scHafge-yon ngh io s'l
igas' have ic:cyca whon: mach DISTRACTION sET
pl!c- from main depot The Gu the army niR'' ma
aer strengthened by T.n!Jrccmns al IN earle! perm"
ana many o tie evo.tng scenes .! 5ablY on ths '"ad
nn vrfa Cruz to Jllpa. 10 winch 20 tnanE ISrs q "1
eo-caeGs haze be-. sacrificed by the ruthless HEef1
roS w"ua not haze occurred.
Another and Sr!l more iamentabe calamity s thrA,
fairly 10 be ascJct the carly obstruction Of MS lpV
ant line .! communication. The hFAve and patriotic men
ip hurried Mexico. in small d"iIchi'sn'S' IN o.
Ger reinforce onT army, were UNEXPECTEDLY! o"t hr,Ss
Ri, detained =" Vera Cruz un te nuItis 'sI'!e cor
cfr their way through me S'in@ sl:f
bands hct held the difficult passes IN me I.itpa Toa:
W,t t!!- that niJS9shie coast N '' ~ AZ
tlcg were exposed The attacks OF wasting pes
~c .n- urmia,c and a. !: fortunately proved NOR
destructive IMAM II" Mexican Amy.
Hh.n lrnc uf The premature cIscHlF-o
this large Io:y received here nIlcc1N
rtni. r any shatipu show he nece~s!iv % '' "'
excited "rry general surprs. and regret Is t'nsiueh
4, omce but the sep hI Pen '"e" ~"
could T.. r,Aced. i cut!y c"nG"t'n'c. N'"!
Ill h,Ije.e ina, measure which appcAred TO oe - M
ana - the operations OF c "ris coul t'
yourself; but they were less ct'r'A2e To-
wards tie p,~'sai l:d Secretary u War boih WEIR -.
,uncr! whist y0G had done; hey wcr" Cn>c'uf'I-':
Charge. III a&Eess un acapac!;g; wi'h h"i'g ac'".'st
~ hostility t. you ard desire 10 secure PpGnfi! NJ.
lie volunteers Nor wcla these bitter assaults inefn".
ir;'tl il be- D. suspected !l they W. i.siie':
Il you really rra frd The 9th OF May the ''I-n'' i''@-
i'm -: @U- 1rcc- being -! SMc vital in:''i nc- i :
cI: .u account ipr a' cars" a"cT -
: 20 lie s.!nie'T>, a. !o7 r premature s.','i-' ."
ms ,e. d; Information watch ul4: - fssH II n."'
sce vp;aigrr- wuu. Mt navr cont HHei n ~f'.. P
rr measures 40, a>cn JA.i"' while 'l.rH VET N
4rn the ii participating IN t-tsl'f ,''Hls -, ana q!
,.t:,. tsc VITO "au:cEn! tie enN ao" di- no"
~ -; "a: nag ~ :!cio's Tie poo. capital ~ 'E "S'
iGbt Though the sUhrc "as there presented ~ '.I
-tr.lpn. III =esr 10 law hsen rl:e-n' al
.u,r c0mparr"r ~ mns.f iisii INTO SerEic,
until This pnwrnl wrn.cu'd or "iihif""
hat ,taC"4 Victorious amy, a II
no E3n.. .-.,, worthy ~ h. pact u i>ent sNr" m!,a-
3%IsS "r homes !ntp i.-'.nti'it! :t.Dn 1H' 1"r''
J,"uIa w,ln ;s srt;athr'ic influence 81 Tic son it-
winch il natural that many should Zee! mn: 7an a
81 "u'aiiMIr- return :" mex i,Hl''- 40
STEMS. Considering II" manner N when l.t ''s'o',
prirr On - ,ci attempted Il r>e,''r II / 10
'r.n1' n! among t1r1 ;n-"" thons.ni 2afo'c "
iun"c:> Sent r""v 2: your order - W. IN 81 '''
.h ~. = luaI.!If- We found wa..lHg 10 T.-'n& '
sudtsrly conceived 'iis n"'n o. coy.
rr, u -rr" Cy!tcz, mo S.shs' !I2i:E III.
r.,Hs ard. MAKE the lcncr tst".-n yourself hnG
Ge Spanish hero more complete, you !ni"2e1 dean %
Fl. thar ~ 1puici Na-nIaGon: and you be
R. t always afraid lint the rtAi eip ~
might ',caii - further cpp, you L shg@'t t"i -
i"rgpt'en :h:; IT, design ii this untccv n'no.e n.'aN
movement "as :->' communicated T. Nr IT, or'fr -.
had .:v iGifr'.da .: Il - your 9c."'n''H'. a"3
r!le a!.c llr perturbation -: mind winch ~ unN e .'
presence IN Mexico had rt1!Hcai l!a! you Gonna IN
extraordinary rn II Cl:nrA-n - t:in iic Tie "fA.}
chang yunr rclIonsatiT y"H had l!-' -;e! NJ !Irta.
Inslruc" couce. ard aIrA1anc. alter ne tt
.na noiore. Tor FAM" -on-ht by 4,o.
hi government. Gc'yl1. ~ 5tAtN,
anal ,s.u ~ c,r3Uc,-,hS t=:ir.!.act marx ~. vu.i
confidence hm wgaa t.gyc caG-st much les suf;;s,.
This novel c"icr Fuu suddenly adopted >ticn
i, carried you: armv iatreG. coretted into
S.-ainir. chi"" you discharged he Twelve months
volunteers on 3tokr ~ Your pu.ts At nt and ~ iAr
way 70 your main dent Resoyct, -" a"nnn"cr' ~