The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-29
From the National Inielligsress.
MILITARY OPERATIONS.

|, MILITARY OPERATIONS.
- The intelligent Washington CORRESPOND
ens Of the Journal OF Commerce, erneral.
W well advised. gives. 10 Ieiler, he an
neAed Information respecting he measures
, adopted for prosecuting tho war with Mex.
leo: ~>s ~.ast a. 80" 80
Washington, October is.
II appears to have been doubted rhe.
iher The Government intends 10 take nos.
session OF Tampieo OF not; and whether
II IS intended To send reiniorccmen,s and
supplies from that point 10 meet General
I Taylor al San Luis polosi. Boz / have
been informed that The Mississipni ,ook
out orders on the 3olh September 10 Com
modore Conner 10 take possession of
TamPIco Immediately. He has Tour re-
1 venue cutters and number OF small stea.
mers. BY means OF which he can execute
The order. There are twice as many ma.
rlnes in his squadron as viii suffice for
the enterprise. It appears also tia, a
force has been gradually drawn OF lale
from various points, and is about 10 be
concentrated Al New Orleans or some 9th.
or port, and tina. ample means of trans. J
porialion have been put under the control
OF Gen. Jesup. II would seem, there I
fore 70 be the design 70 send some SIX Of
meet General Taylor at San Luis Po,os;
lflam correct in The supposiiiliion that
Commodore Connor has orders 10 take 7
possession Of 'fampico, then we shall hear
oil It's capture by the end of this month.
e General Taylor will move from Mon.
ierey towards Saltillo probably ON the l.,
day Of November. lf he meets no re.
markable adventures on that portion of mis-
il is not probable that he will
he will arrive at San luis Po,osi Inv
the 2OIh of November. lie need no, !,
wait there long-if due energy be exerted /,
before he is Joined by the column from e
Iampleo' and supplied with every thing +
which he may need for The purpose Of en-. q
'ountering such forces as nav be ,hara >
opposed TO him, or for marching 10 the
lily of 'Iexico.J 'ags sal b. - ~
1t appears officially, to-day, that a rein.
orcement of four thousand troops has Il
cen sen. TO Gen. Taylof,so that he will !
iarch from Monterey with nearly nine $,
rnen-supPosings him 10 have : :
My five thousand at Monterey. 4 , r.
The munitions of war which he has II
apiurcd at Monterey will be grea. and i.
reparables loss 10 the Mexiranss The 4
etavy artillery. and large quantity of ar Of
llery stores had been sent from San Iu;s II,
Monterey. and cannot be replaced, UNI d
So we give The Mexicans lime 10 do !, HI,
hiell the Government has wisely reli,s. n
ITO do. So. If This programme be cor. 81
ct, we may look out for the grand battle N
San lhIis Potosi somewhere about the IN
III Of next month. H@ h~" = = r.
The following additional facts and ssc. III
latlnns are from the inieIlieen. ctrrn. e,
'ndent ofthe Commercial Advertiser: rR,
g" The orders had been sent 10 General
iv'or to march to San f.nis Po,osi \ a!
EEK before we heard of The capi,nla;io, no no.
Monterey. .e""@ f-EIT1:' T.,
" The affair Of Monterey is an interrno. + n 1nr
II. II is check, as | have said before sd
the invading army. The delay will me
It much in The end. The Governnen, cor
not anticipate any delay at Monterey nv
Vs. learn that The President and his al. NJ
ers are much displeased al Gen. Tsv. mi
s conduct Of the war. They will not sue
'nIy express their opinions, perhaps. !, face
sent. But they disapprove of his de-. def,
at Matamoros and at Camargo-a de-. r.is
Which was occasioned BY the want Of IN :
per supplies and means of transporta. ed
!. This glorious victory is attribute. Ffera
70 his prudcnce-his courageous pru- and
ce--in not advancing till he Was !. rea. ciIIa
The trough" is Of little use with. l,.b
the "ready." I'D : '"s III = : I'm,
If the plan Of the campaign is such As sor.
We supposed 1t to be, then tfie Govern |1,doa
is perfectly correct in eptdiatino M III =,
stice. This plan was formed Since iresp
nswer Of the provisional Government, ipgo,t,
IT propositions for peace. General dut !
pr mas doubtless been. advised Of il sobj.
nk. - - no M