New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-01

comnrehep.ion' unless it was To communicate di
recty with the stationary spies leTe, oil whom theie
are nany no doubt, and perhaps TO witness me
spectacle of the celebration of tie anniversary, lI
ing ON Thursday, with a view Of measuring oar
military strength. Before leaving one OF them
dropped note in the Poft-O.ice 10 military olnter
with whom he formerly acquainted, ban'efluS
him upon the laxity of our guard, and promising
another call al an early DAY, under circumstances
not coustriniug masquerade. -
The Captain of the French war steamer Mllan
who was here few days, has LETT for hayana, TO
chaIter u merchant ship 10 carry of IA number 81
French residents, who desire to leave IN consequence
of the difficulty in procuring employment here. lie
declared tls belief that tie collision OF the Union
war ship DE Soto with the Milan, by winch one
wheel Of the latter was torn away, could not nave
been otherwise than intentional. and was very much
lfrliated.
THE Union MILITARY CORDON-A Wall PROM
REBELDOM--THE WAR DRUMTo M BEATEN
PLENTY OF WORK FOR COURTHOUSE AND
CROss-ROAD ORATORS.
From N, Roimoal Enquirer, ian. H.
IL the plans OF Mcclellan are indeed now deyel'
oped, ard if lie has been placing milatry GORDON
around us, with "A view To crush u- Oy Simultaneous
construction las the anaconda crusbes It's victim, tnere
is one element OF resistance The force Of which lie lac
not allowed for.
TO surround us-the very danger with which they
urge US on every side-w add 10 the herOism Of
orr fighting and the energy Of our movements.
Press the home upon US, cot OIL all retreat and
all temporziug, cause every man 10 see and feel that
liC immediate safety depends upon his instant sue
cess and il will add yIgor 10 our blows and en-
duranoe TO cur courage THAI Hil maze every soldier
CONT Al least double. Pen mp even a coward, and
he viii fight. Make brave man desperate and lie
If irresistible.
Hmlory furnishes many exampl Les Of tie eXtrnor-
diray proves produced by the presence Of extreme
peril, ana Of the dciyeFsncos which few, IN such
circumstauces have won for Themselves alciihr toe
efforts of armed multiiudes. Bu, We will not go
outside of our Own records for an illustration.
= The army vita which Gen Scott mari he'd against
tie City Of Mexico was simply " iori0Fn Lofe.
All IL, Communications with tie eat oard and with
the United States were lo,, and II wa necessarily
self-susialuing machine. ne enemy wiz behind and
before and ou each hand. Oar soldiers wee o. hA
encuy's country, and comparatively hey were bat
a haudful. When they entered the basin which ,u-
bo-oms the City ct Mexico, they Numbered leo ttan
ten thousand men, Ia front Of them Wa a cily Oi
one hundred aud eighty thousald inhabitants. IL
waa sduiruhly situated for dcicLse and was rioi ely
fortified Ihinv-iiye thousand soldiers led by nts
Anna, with hundred piece. OF heavy ordnance 80
planted a. to sweep The approaches, were there 10
rosst them The Americans had TO take the city, 81
-lHcr terrible disaster, u not annhiAtioh. Irey
to1k IL.
They took II, but not without terrible and bloody
fighting. Thoy had won many previous succcssee,
bus the had not been improved by their commander.
They had gaued little by them save the prcsiisc OF
victory aud tie decentralization which defeat had IN
ai, ted on the eucny. But yet tho MeA.csns fought
very bravely in defense OF their capital city. The
records 4 the battc-icls show that the American.
troops underwent fearful ordeal and suffered ter
/ ribio slaughter. In genernlshp We made many -ad
bluuders in the opinion u military writers. The
operations were marked much more By courage N
executing thar in tll IN planning. II was the hard
fighting OF the aud tie heroic AID shillful lead
o. he inferior officers that won the war. the forth
icMious of ChuruburcO were -tOTmed-bui II WIS
by day Of furious fghtirg and the lOss Of no Ices
than thousand Xii ed and wounded Of our little
band. Among them were oeyeniy-siX officers.
Moved down by the fire Of the intIcDched enemy
upQn whom they charged they fell IN LEAPS; but
they wayeTed not
! Next came the terrible blunder OF Moline dol Rey
liy SCOTS order 3,ih men were driven against a
force Of 10 900, occupying position Of great strength
lind defended by heavy batteries that poured cross-
fire upon the assailants. The troops made the tight
almost entirely with the musket. They It, bu.
after protracted fight and Il ilhtful lofs Killed
and wounded We Loaf ~ officers and men-almcst
one ont Of every four engaged.
The above victories were thrown away by non.
Improvement, and our tLinIsd ranks were again led
forward 10 the renewed battle. Chspu tepcc wss
stormed and the city taken by the 6 800 men who
yet bore arms, with lose in killed aud wounded Of
! SOB.
We have had no such fighting rs that in the pres
ent war. But II may come. Our enemy has DN
made such obstinate fight ar the Mexicans made. We
ourselves have not been IN the urgent Circumstances
" hch surrounded our army in Mexico. Hence the
| battles have not been very bloody. III the enemy
surround Ms and press upon US The alternatives Of
victory or death, success or subjugation We, too,
shall nave our Churubuscos and Chapultepecs. Nay
the name Of 1hermopylr may be won for some
mountain pass, and the legons Of Lincoln, like the
hosts Of XerJes, be made TO melt before the marivr
courage Of heroic men fighting for liberty aud for
home.
In tho threats that fall upon our ears and in the
great ieets and armies which they are sending 10
various frontiers, our enemies giving us a
call 10 arms that should rouse every spirit in the
land. Their great boasts aud small performances
Heretofore, IN the true style Of Mexican erando-
quence, have tended 10 make careless and almost
lethsrgic. We have learned 10 despise our enemy
always sOurce of danger. We have heard his
battle sound 10 oten when there has been battle,
that We have ceGed TO notice il. There IL peril III
this. Tho enemy know that what they purpose to
do they must now do quickly. Their own people
are dividing. Somo are weary OF an inglorious and
fruitless war. Others are ia despair ut the datory
proceedings. The funds are fast failing. Europe,
too, ia weary Of waiting and will interfere IN
behalf Of the interests OF commerce. The appear
snce Of vigor is absolutely necessary to keep the
cotton manufacturers from outbreak.
Hence Mcclellan Is moving his legions and proba-
bly, in earnest. Are We ready The war drum
sh0uld SOUND throughout our COnfedency.
The war spirit must be revived. We want war
speeches at our oourthouses and crossroads. Our
people should rouse up and organize ss one man. and
prepare Tor the most determined war See yo not
the circle Of fire that is uniting around you Hear
We not the tramp Of the enemy advancing lines, and
the rush Of his coming rtepzl The shock Of renen-
dous strife il upon As q free and independent
people we have either TO conquer or to de and We
are resolved not to die. The time is come when
every one who has the spirit Of man, must show it,
"The men who carried me to Mexico, are the men
who have kept me back from Richmond'-so Scott