The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-05-14
FEsm ths Amy Of Occupation

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lie l5lh 1t. pne day laaer. gives ne ida-|
louing iHtOEmarlOn rrsPerlns Tie army On
ihe RIO 6Tande. Afer giving IN account
of ihe march q he army UnceH General
TayIor. from corpgs Chasn 70 he hlo
Gnnde, be sayss-
!aThe main body 0f the amy Was halt
e3 On he direct rad - MalaIn0ras. al01i
lwelEes miles from lhe Tiser. AssOOn as
The wagon train Was loaded with supplies.
the march Was resumed, and on The even
ing Of The 2sth. the gallant Worth planted
lie stars aud siIipes On The len bank q The
Rio Granle. in front Of The IOWA Of Mala-
moras. from which il has not been TemoE-
ed. Gen. Taylor sent Worth 10 eommu-
Ricate with Gen. Mejia. who declined 10
receive the second in command. but sent
his seeond-Gen. Yega-IO receive uhe
communication from Gen. WoFlh. Its
substance was, that the United States
troops had advanced without hostile lnien-
lions 10 take possession Of the left bank
ofihe Rio GEande. Worth was offended
a, Meiia's discouriesy, and declined giving
the letter; but stated tie contents. Gen.
Vega opened 4 yOluminous argument
against The right Of Gen. Taylor, etc, 10
which Worth replied. that he came 10 state
facts, not arguments. Gen Vega said the
flag OF the United States, now flying in
his sight, was offensive 10 Mexican pride.
Worth answered, that that was 4 matter
of taste, and as il was likely 10 wave there,
he would soon become familiar with il.
L" How long win it rcmain." said Vega.
us tenure is etsrnity. air." answered
Worth.
Gen. Taylor is eneamPed upon The
ground on which he first reached lheIlyeT. a
tongue of land. around which the stream
sweeps. separating the town from the Ame'
rican camp, and presenting the U. ). flag
within ihtee hundreds yards Of the plaza
tsquare.) The ground might perhaps have
been better chosen, but The general did no
wish 10 lose the moral effect Of maintain
ing the first position, and he is as fixed a:
fate in his determination. The ground has
been well inuenched, and the artillery ju'
diciously planted. This latter arm is il
admirable condition, and in case Of hOsti
liiies, YOU will hear of il, among the firs
in the fray.
"In consequence OF the late decision o
the President upon the subject Of breVe
rank, which degrades Gen. Worth to &C
lonelcy, that distinguished officer has ten
dered his resignation, and is now at thi'
post, awaiting lhe departure OF a vessel fo
New Orleans. This event has thrown ;
gloom over the whole army, as far as
can learn, for Gen. Worth is one Of thos'
rare characters. who, combining the high
est personal qualities with athorough pro
fessional knowledge, wins and maintain:
the soldiers confidence and pride. t..
"0n the night oflhe ! lth inst, Gen. Am.
pudia, arrived at Ma,amoras, aud on yes.
ierday sent a communication to Gen. Tay'
lor, stating that if he did not fall back be
hind the Nucces, it would be held as ;
declaration of war. Gen. Taylor has or
las:- ! aE-j~. Mnnrnn. who coamands thi,
post, to consider ira: declared, and 10 dc
accordingly. Doubtless AmPudia did no
wish TO be taken at his word, but Gen
Taylor will not be humbEgged.
Col Cross, deputy Quarter Maste
General, rode out alone from camp at heat
quarters few days ago, and has not beer
head of since. The Mexicans deny any
knowledge of him.
This post is the key of Gen. Taylor
position; here supplies must belanded, ant
from here a debarkation, il necessary, mus
be made. In case Of disaster, this is III,
only point to fall back upon-nor is it.
importance underraied. Capt. John San
ders, of the engineer corps, is charged with
The duty of forliiying it, and is engage
with the small force tina, can be furnished
from Two companies, (the whole garrison
except employers of ME Quarter master:
Department. in entrenching the ground
the natural features of which are strong.
Captain Sanders has offered employment
to all the Texans within reach, trusting 10
Congress 10 appropriate their pay hereaf-
ter; and his skill and energy will leave
nothing undone, that can be accomplished.
Gen. Taylor's force is about 2300-Am-
pudia's from 6OOO TO 7OO0,"
Later from the Rio Grande.