New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-15
The Army Of Occupation.
From the New Orleans Picayune. June )

From the New Orleans Picayune, June :.
The " army of invasion would be better desig-
nation OF the force under Gen Taylor as inc Aner
;can troops have crossed the Rio Grande, and are
now in possession Of the territory OF the enemy
Rut as the army has gained credit under Its own
,irIe il will be well 10 keep this nomenclature unt
i, has done greater Things under It's new one
We understand that the next demonstration OF
Gen. TAYLOR will be upon the city OF Monterey
This .lace is about 90 leagues from Matamoros and
"a onnroached by a difficult road running through an
arid and l-watered country. i is the pFlncipal CITY
NJ the province Of New Leon and commands the entrance
OF the table lands or the interior oi 9ie0'' ous ''
passes Of the Sierra ladre
To make ,he operations Of the army upon Monterey
more secure absolutely certain Cen Taylor designs
occupying of Canaga about 2oo miles oy water
above Maamoros To do this securely II Is necessary lol
for him transports OF draft suitable 10 me
lion OF the Grande Caargo viii be the OASIS OF MS
operations upon Monterey, and This point must he st
made depot OF supplies, and entrehchSu III s9e e"2
BILE of sustaining a siege.
was the design Of general Taylor we learn to be
al Monterey by the frat OF July but the want OF trans
ports TO convey his stores TO Camheo has compeiieo
him 10 DELAY farther progress in the enemy country I'LL
this deficiency 10 removed. Camareo Ia eltuateo upon
the Rio Grande. and presents an admirable ouhoauoh
for display upon the interior. and from Camargo 10
Monterey is about 40 leagues 100 miles The country
living between that town and Monterey Is more fertile
than that between Matsmoros and Monterey-conse.
oenty altogether better for the army TO proceed
from Camargo upon Montery than from Matamoros.
With a view 10 expe6itng the march OF the army,
Captain Sanders who has distinguished himself in the
admirable efences has constructed about Point Isabel
has been dispatched this city procure the necessary
transports He Is in the city OF New Orleans but
will proceed up the rv0r Immediately 10 supply the den
cheney In transports which his purchases here may leave
From the mouth of the Rio Grandeto maamoros vessels
drawing four feet water without obstruction
above that pon, up Camago there are not more than
hrre feet OF In many places Steamers the pro.
per draft can scarcely got In sufficient numbers here
to answer the purposes of invading army and there
FORE Capt. Sanders will go West 10 find them.
Before reaching Canargo the army will have to take
the town of Reynoma which is between Mstsmoros and
Camarso 1t expected however that any defence
will be made Of such villages.
Gen. Taylor designs TO be at Monterey soon In
July as possible At that pace, it is believed the Next
cans will make stubborn stand If at all during the war.
1.-THE troops under Gen. Taylor occupy Monterey. the
whole OF Mexico this side the Sierra Madre will be in the
possession of tho United States including the mining dis
iricts of New Leon, New Mexico Santa Fo Chihuahua,
&c sc. This calculation 10 based somewhat upon the
idea the United States will order expedition from
the Missouri river upon the Northern Provinces If this
be done the whole of North Mexico will be in our posses
sion Such a disposition of the forces Of the United
States would end the But II II did not our
army would hold the key the whole OF South Mexico,
and the gates of the capital would speaking In military
sense, be In the possession OF Gen. Taylor.