The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-29

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President 10 raise volunteers for twelve
months, it would be of the greatest impor.
lance for service SO remote from support
as this,
| am, sir, very respectfully,
YOU. obedlent servant,
z. TAYLOR,
Brevet Brgndcr Gen'l L. 3. a. Comdg
The Adj, Gen'l OF the Army. WASHINGTON, d. c.
A MEXICAN PROCLAMATION.
The Picayune publishes the following
translation Of a proclamation, which tine
Mexican General, Ampudia, found the
means Of distributing in the American
camp
tbs COMMANDER. OF rHs MrxIc.S
ARMY TO THE ENGLISH AND IRisH rSoER
TuE oRpsRs OF THH AaEaIcAS Gen.
TAYLoR:
Head Quarters, upon the Road to MStamOras, !
April ?, 1886
Know YE: That the Government of the
United States is committing repeated acts
of barbarous aggression against the mag.
unanimous Mexican Nation that the Gov.
eminent which exists under the flag of
the stars" is unworthy Of The designation
of Christian. Recollect that YOU were
born in Great Britain; that the American
Government looks with GOODNESS upon the
powerful flag Of 81. George, and is provo.
king to rupture the warlike people 10
whom it belongs. Presden, Polk boldly
manifested desire to take possession Of
Oregon, as he has already done OF Texas.
I Now, then, come with all confidence to the
Mexican rauks, and ! guarantee 10 you,
! upon my honor, good treatment, and thai;
all your expenses shall be betrayed until
your arrival in the beautiful capital Of
MeSico.
Germans, French, Poles, and individu
ais OF other nations Separate yourselves
from the Yankees, and do not contribute
to defend robbery and usutpa,on which,
be assured, the civilized nations Of Europe
look upon with the utmost Indignation.
Come, therefore, and array yourselves un.
der the tr colored flag, in the confidence
that the God Of Armies protects it, and
that il will protect you equally with the
1 English. PEDRO De AAPrDIA.
FRANcIsco r. MoRESo, Adjutant Of
the Commander in. CHEF.
/ BY the same paper we are informed tina
the Mexican fort Of St. Juan dc Uloa i
filed with Foreign Engineers, and that III,
army on this side the Rio Grande is &C
companied BY English French and othe
ArliIIerymen. " An army (says the Plea
yune) altogether formidable enough to ex
cite the spunk and exercise the militar,
abilities Of as great people as popular or
ators describe US 10 be, awaits US. Mar
this. And, since the war has begun, lie
il be pushed forward with vgor.
GENERAL TAYLOR IN HIS TENT.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia In
qulrer, writing from The Brasos dc Santa
: go, says:-
On the Goth, friend Of mine yisite,
, General Taylor in The camp Of Point Isa
bel, where he had established his depot 70
stores in the army. o. landing. the seem
presented was quite wild one, and re
minded me Of the accounts we have re
ceived Of an Arab Encampmenf. There
were three or four hundred dragooos 10 The
camp, with their horses picke,ed about
besides an Immense number Of wagons
mules and oxen. On stepping ashore, at
othcer conducted my friend TO The Gencr
ais tent. tie was introduced to a yer,
, plain shabby dressed old gentleman, o
rather small stature, about sixty years O
age; and who looked By his hardy appear
ance. as II ne had been camping out all hi
life.
This was the commander in chef n
the army Of occupation. He has been 81
, years 10 service on the frontiers Of gu
, country. One Of his officers remarked tina
old as he IS, he bears the fa,irues an
Privatlons Of The campaign better than an
, one under him." He was llTuble, dienifec
and IN excellent spirits. His tent was n
larger and no better than those Of the oil
ef officers, and his luble was his cam
chest, in which he carried his cookin
utensils, &c. His plates were tin pans, an
hls cups mo saucers Of course) Tin panni
I kns. A small supply of brown sugar wa
Q kept 10 tin canister, and no, a piece G
: cfockery was TO be seen. A party Of 81
was thus entertained in homely style, an
: 'hey all seemed 10 ENJOY II abundan,ly.
i CIIAPPARAL.
The word ChGpporal occurs in the new
from Texas, which we publish this morn
ing. As that is rather new word viii
our readers, and as it may occur again
> fand is important as illustrating tho sea