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sgsinss Vsrs Cus was ,aheu iisdsf adsiss- rnsnL Upon a more fdlI eon1iliot6tion cf ths subject, 1t is believed ihst YeFa CFus may he taken, and having possession of that city, the Castle cf San Jaah de Vlloa might probably Dc reduced or eompelledio surren- der lf the expedition could gO forth wlsh- out he object being known so ihs enemy, is is suppnscd that four thousand troops would be suikeisus force fog the enierpsises re- csiving as they would the co-opefAsios of our naval Fagce h shs gulE hstatlsast ifasen hundred or twe tlionssnd of them should De of the regular arsBy, and under the cou- nnand of officers best calculated fer such sn undertaking. In locking at inc present dis position of the troops, t appears to be scarcely possible io get she sequisiie mum her of regulars without drawing some of those now with yOu at Monterey, pf on the way to tllat place. Should you decide against holding military possession of any place iu Coahhila or Chihuahua, and nftlef the troops under Gen. Wool to join you, it is presumed thai the requisite force for the expedition to Vera Cruz could be detached without Interfering with your plans rf ope- ration. Whilst ihe government Is anxious thas nothing shouid occur to prevent the ex- petition to Vera Cruz, regarling il of great importance, yet t, by withdrawing from yonr if.mediasc cotnszssnd the fGfes neres- sary for th.s purpose, the army with you may be placed in dsnger, ihis expedition must, for tho present. be either deferred or abandoned--a result deeply n be regretted On the spot, you will k;ssw the strength of the force advancing against you, and the number of troops necessary to resisti it You will by no means weaken yourseif 90 as to expose the army under your command to the probable hazard of disaster. It is de- sirable to avoid delay, You will, therefore, unless it materially iuterfercs with your own plan of operations, or weakens you too much in your present position, Hiakethe necessary arrangements for having four thousand men --of whom fifteen hundred or two thousand should be regular .roops-ready to embark for Vera Gruz, or such other destination is may De given them, Ut ths earliest practica- ble period.