Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-24
Assistant Adl'l General.
HAD Quarters Army CT OccrrATioN, !
Gu f,hr;e,; 'peyaS March = lSt6

Corpus Christi, Texas, March ;, 1916. J
Orac1s. 10. 3O-The army OF occupation beng
about 10 take position on The lett bank OF The RIO
GrauGc, under The orders III lie Executive OF tlie
United States, the General commanding deems IL
proper 10 express his hope that The movement VIII
prove beneficial 10 all concerned and that nothing
may be- wanting on his part 10 insure 50 ccsirao'c
4 result, h. strictly enloins upon his command
he most scruau.uus regard icr he Iigh's Il al
pciscus who may tie found in the reaceab'e ruf-
suit OF their respective avocalloBs, residing on
both banks .. the o Grante No Tef, n, uncer
any reience whatever, vii interfere ~ air. tnaa-
ner with the ci.il rights and religious privileges
uihr people, Jui will pay lie utmost respect 10
both. Whatever NAV he required Tor he use o!
The army wall be purchased hy Inc proper defaI..
nett, al the highest market price. Tne General
commanding i happy 10 say that he has entire
confidence in the patriotism and discipline of he
army under his command, and feels assured that
his orders, as above expressed, will be strictly OBJ
served. ZTAYLOR, Brig. General
US. Army, commanding.
The proclamation above has been published Ill
HE SPANISH language ard issued TO The inhab-
tintS the Rio GraEte
The frs Bricadc, under The command OF BE
sc, Briaadier General W. J. Worth composed
ol he Baual'on Of Artillery, commanded ny
Lieucnant Colonel Thomas Childs, and The
eighth Regiment Of Iniantfy, commanded hy
Lieut. Col w. G Bekoap. left their eEcamp-
ment On The morning Of the Oh Tor heir tesina-
ton.
The second Brigade, commanded hy Lieu'.
Col !. S Mcintosh, oi The 5,h regiment ot IN
ranlrY, under Maj. 7. Brown, struck tn i tents
on The morning at The 0h, and took up tier line
Of march for The Rio Granje.
the third Brigade, commanded By Col. W.
Whistler composed Of The 3 Regiment o. liz
anlfv, commanded BY Lieut. Col. E. A. Hich-
cock end he 4ih Infantry, commanded by Lien.
Col J. Garland, were 10 ake hna leave Of TER
olJ Corpns Chr.li encampmcrt On Wednesday.
lie lih ms, - Join the main army.
The steamer Cincinnati and almost every
hing else is saic 70 b. chartered Tor Tue use OF "a:
army.
Inc squadron II transports a-e to leave en- !he
90 in>'ant, under conr"v q The United Sta:cs
cutter Woo1tufy, Capt. Fc.er, and he steamer
Monmouth
Gen. Meia is said 10 have returned 10 Niat@
moros on the 81 inst. The Mexican troops tbs
site The Rio Grardc-if any-ale said 10 he NJ
der The command OF Garcia Canaes and So.r-
riceo. II was reported in Galveston that General
| TAYLOR had made a rrQuisitlon for more troops,
but the report was doubled.
Corpus Christi has been literally abandoned.
Tie hangers on OF the army are leaving for ite
East as fist as possible. The respect 50 strictly
cnJuiued iof The rights CT private property, VIII
meet with universal APPRECIATION.
POSTSCRIPT
LATE FRnM ST. DJMINop-Ihe ship Hear,
Capr. Moves, arrived a; This ruIt this morning.
{ ON HAVE. She vas compelled 'opu. into Pot
~ Palx Tor water on The ii Instant.
Tn" Hayden army was assembling ii ;hiee
grand divisions, eac: Of which was 10 march On
ibt 81 inst.
Two Of these divisions were 10 be concentrated
at Az1a under President ?ieuo in peI.on, ard
woul mar h 10 rerakc me city q 81 Domingo.
The i'd diri-ion would move for Pol-au
Plate, By way Of n. Jaso.
The eniie force Of he army would amount 10
$4,000 men.