The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-07
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We are Informed by gentleman jas,
from the seat of war that General Taylor
Is gradually sending his troops into the
interior Of Mexico, showing along one
regiment after another, forming the line
/ that Is to march to Monterey.
The store, Of the army are transported
from the Brasos to the Rio Grlnde in
wagons, and then shipped on board mall
steamboats, 10 MaIamoros, Rayuosa. and
Camsrgo. The bar at The mouth Of the
Rio GIande being so bad ,hat Cot. VIII
ung will will not permit United States
vessels to g. in or oul to the Bros to
load.
The British brig of war Rose, is Off
the mouth Of the Rio Graude. Captain
Perry, the commander, started from Point
Isabel with dispatches for General ray.
lor' the road being impossible, he sent
them forward by Mr.. Turner, Of this ci.
~, the captain going back to his shin.
Major Thomas has been superseded as
qnarlermaster at Brazns Santiago by Ma.
I"r NJ Rae. Capt. Ogden is quarternas.
ter at the mouth OF the Rio Grande -
captain Arnold Is quarlermaster at BuTila.
Fort Brown has four feet of water in
It's interior. the Rio Grsnde is so high.
Mr.. Shatzel having no orders from
Washington to the contrary, has resumed
his Office Of American Consul at Ma,a.
moros.
General Taylor, it is SAID, is much
worried By the annoyances of forwarding
troops, and being perplexed with getting
supplies.
4 Proclamation by he Genera c M
mGndiag The .Hrmy Of the UnHed
States Of Hmerica. To The People II
NeriCO:-
After many years OF patien, endurance,
the United States are a, length constrain-
ed to acknowledge, that war now ex.
lists between our Government and the
Government Of Mexico.
For many yecrs our citizens have been
subjected to repeated insults and injuries;
our vessels and cargoes have been seized
and confsca,ed, our merchants have been
plundered, manned, imprisoned wilhou,
cause and wilhou, repararon. At length
your Government acknowledged the ins-
,ice Of our claims, and agreed by treaty
to make satisfaction, by payment of sew
eral millions Of dollars but this treaty
has been violated by your rulers, and the
stipulated payments have been Withheld.
Our late effort TO terminate all difficult
ties by peaceful negotiation has been re-
jecled by the dictator Paredes. and our
Minister OF peace. whom your rulers
had agreed to receive, has been refused
hearing. He has been treated with in.
dignity and insult, and Paroles has an
uounced tina, war exists between us.
This war, thus first proclaimed by him,
has been acknowledged as an existing
fact by our President and Congress with
perfect unanimiiy, and will be prosecuted
with vigor and energy against your army
and rulers; bu, those of the Mexican
people who remain neutral will not be
moles,ed.
Your Government is in the hands Of
,yrants and usurpers. They have abol-
ished your State Governments, they have
overlhrown your federal constitution, de-
strryed the liberty Of the press. despoi'ed
you Of your arms, and reduced you TO a
state of absolute dependence upon the
power OF a military dictator.
Your army and rulers extorl from The
people by grievous taxation, by forced
aud military seizures, the very money
which suslans the usurpers IN power.
Being disarmed, you were left defence.
less. an easy prey to the Cumancles,
who no, only destroy your lives and prop
erty, but drive into captivity your wives
and children. II is your military rulers
who have reduced you 10 this 9eplorable
condition.