Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-08-30
TEXAS-WAR,

The New Orleans Bee of Saturday, the
10th, contains the following:
We hasten to lay before our readers the i'm.
portant intelligence we have just received, rela.
tive to the movement Of the troops for the pur.
pose OF protecting the newly acquired territory
OF Texas, from the dangers Of projected Mex
lean invasion. General Gaines, now in our
city, having received authentic information 10 the
effect that TEN THOUSAND Mexican troops
were within eight days march Of General Taylor,
who is posted at St. Joseph's Island, immedi.
ately despatched a messenger to Gov. Mouton,
at Pass Christian, claiming a requistion OF
TWO REGIMENTS OF VOLUNTEERS,
(of ten companies each) one to consist Of In.
fantry and one Of Rihemen and two companies
Of Artillery, with eight field pieces. The requi.
sition was Immediately granted, and will be put
forthwith into execution.
The Two Volunteer Regiments are TO be sta
toned at the Forts and Barracks on the Gulf,
subject to the orders Of the Governments and the
United States troops at present in garrison in
those stations are to be Immediately transferred
Texas. The two companies OF Volunteer Ar.
tilery will leave on the 18th, on the steamboat
3, Alabama, together with four companies U. S.
troops, (7:h Regiment, infantTy,) two Of which
are expected to morrow from Pass Christian, un
der Captains Moore and Holmes.
The above information may be relied upon a:
authentic.
tits possible collision has already taker
place between the troops Of the two coun.
tries. The United States have taken pos
session of more territory than the Mexi
leans concede even to the revolted State o
Texas, and this may have brought about al
engagement between the troops Of Gen
Taylor and the Mexicans.
The following from the New Orlean!
Bulletin on the subject of the boundary Of
Texas, will be interestingst this time:
There is dispute respecting the western boun
dairy Of Texas which may be counted as a new
element in our calculations while specializing or
the consequences Of annexation. According to
the Mexican geography it seems that the Nueces
is the eastern boundary Of the Department of Tia
4naulipas, and separates it from the State Of Tex
as. This geographical arrangement, OF course
throws all the country between the Nueces and
the Rio Grande in the State OF TamauIipas, and
constitutes it an integral portion OF Mexico
The Texans. on the contrary, contend that the
Rio Grande is the western boundary OF the State
anu nave always CldlIHCu Tie WnOIe territory &c
that limit. Here, then, is another difficulty
which will tend greatly to compIicate our rea
lions with Mexico. She will be disposed TO re-
gard the march the United States troops across
the Nueces as an invasion of Tamaulipas, a
State distinct from Texas, according 10 the Mex.
lean division. This will be new cause for war
over and above the provocation already given by
taking possession Of Texas. That our govern
ment is determined to maintain the boundary
claimed by Texas to its fullest extent, is sufIi
riently demonstrated Our troops are already on
the other side OF the Nueces, and the intention is
announced OF occupying position on the cast
ern bank OF the Rio Grande, under ORDERS nc
doubt, TO that effect from Head Quarters. On
the line Of that river, then, collision must take
place, if at all. After consenting to authorize a
negotiation with Texas, on the basis OF indie
pendence, as Mexico has done, she would have
no plausible pretext, under the law OF nations,
to declare war against US on account OF annexa.
ton. But contemplating the Nueces as the cas-
tern boundary Of Tamaulipas, she will consider
the presence Of en- American Army west Of that
stream as an invasion OF her territory. Under
this view Of things. the march OF our troops may
be resisted as an encroachment on the Mexican
soil, and the movement certainly seems, more
likely than any other cause hitherto suggested, to
lead to declaration OF war.