The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-21

tons 81 Peace supposed to Be on Foot.
e The steamship Fashion, Capt. Fullerton
arrived al New Orleans on the 25ih uli.
from Brazos Santiago. The Pcayune ha
not received their letters by this arrival
but learns verbally that there is a eenera
movement Of The troop up the Rio Gtande
Gen, Taylor was still Of Matamoras, bu, he
was sending forward his recruits as fss, q,
his means OF transportation would permi
him TO do so.
Adscrs had arrived Of the taking oftht
town Of Canargo. Six companies Of the
IN Regiment entered that place day or
two before the Fashion sailed, wl,hou; FIR.
ing gun. These companies nere under
The command Of Capt. Whiting and others.
When the I. 5, troops arrived q, Camar.
90, Colonel Catfaj bal was on the opposite
side Of the s.. Jdan RIVER lie witnessed
the entrance Of the troops into the town,
buI offered 90 resistance.
Gen. Taylor hnd received reports from
reconnosbnce parties, who reported only
'hrec bundled troops a, Monterey. The
general impression was there Sould be no
resistance offered TO the American forces
this side Of that City. No preparations for
an attack Of the town were made.
The absence of every thing that ndlca.
ted resistance on the part Of the enemy had
led 10 tho belief 10 the army tina, the war
was al IN end. The impression was that
negotiations for peace were 90 fool. There
was 10 other way Of accounting for tho a2.
parent supneness Of lhe MeIcans.
Reports had reached the Camp that Pa.
fedes ans afraid 10 leave the City Of Mex
lco-his presence there being necessary to
keep dowo threatened revolution.
Occasional brois between the Meacans
and Texan volunteers occurred. The re
gular soldiers eseued every means for the
protection Of tho citizens, who were prom
ssed seeufIiy aud supper, IN case they con
duct themselves ~ peaceabIe aud Inoffen
slve manner.
There was rumor 10 Camp that Dir.
Lumsdcn AMI his party had been iutercep
ted aud cut olFby Indians. The report was
MT generally credited.
An extra Of the American Flag OF
Maiamofas receivtdb by Tie Alabama, brings
Us the following proclamation by G,u.
/ Taylor
4 PROCLAMATION
By he Gea,ral Commanding The Armg Of The
United States Of America 10 The People Of
Mt4tc0
After many yenrs Of parent endurance,
The United Slalrs are at length constrained
10 ackuow ~ that a war nov exists be.
tween our Government aod the Govern.
mcnl Of Mexico. For many years our ci,.
zens have been subjected TO repeated insults
aud injuries, our vessels and cargoes have
been Sc d and yh,caled, our merchants
have beeu pluudered, MANNED imprisoned,
without cause and without repatnuon. Al
length your Government Acknowledged the
Justice OF our claims, aud egreed by trea.
Is to make satisfaction, by payment oil sew.
efal millions Of dollars; but this treaty
has been violated by your rulers, aud the
stipulated payment have been WiIhheld.-
Our laio effort TO terminate oil difficulties
by peaceful negotiation, has been rejected
by the DICTATOR Paroles, and our Munster
ol Peace, ahom your rulers had agreed y
receive, has been refused hsarlng. lie
has been treated with iudigully and insult
aud Parades has announced thai ~af eSlsis
between us. This war, thus first proclaim.
ed by him, has been acknowledged as an
existing fact by our President and Congress
with perfect unaulmIiy, and viii be prose
cuted with sl.or and energy against yonr
army aud rulers but those OF the Mexican
people Who remain neutral vii not be mo.
Tested.
Your Government 8 in the hands OF ~
!, rants and usurpets. They have abolished
your State Governments, they have over
. thrown your Federal Constitution, they
have deprived you Of The right OF suffrage
A destroyed the liberty OF the press, despoIl
ed you Of arms and reduced you to a state
! Of absolute dependence upon tue power OIL
q military dictator, Your army aud ruler
= exlort from the people by gresous taxation
d by forced loans aud military seizures, ID
y yerv money which sustains the usurpefs 4
y power. Being dlsarlned, you were left de
y ienceless, an easy prey 10 the savage "a
manches, who not only destroy your live
10 and property, bat drive into a ceptivll
70 more horrible than death itself your wlve
% and children. II is your military ruler
" who have reduced you TO this deplofabl
NJ condition. Ii is these tyranls, aud the
:, corrupt and cruel satellites, gorged wit
an the peoples treasure, by whom you al
thus oppressed and impoverished some
- whom have boldly advocated monarchIcl