Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-13
THE ARMY OF OCCUPATTv

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The "army Of invasion" would be bs,.
ter designation of the force under Gen
Taylor, as the American troops have
crossed the Rio Grande, and are now in
possession of the territory of the enemy
But as the army has gained credit under
its own title, it will be well to keep this
nomenclature until it has done greater
things under its new one,
| We understand that the next demon.
stratlon of Gen. Taylor will be upon The
city of Monterey. This place is about 30
leagues from Matamoras, and is approach.
ed by difficult road running through an
arid and ill-watered country. 1t is the
principal city Of the province of New La.
on, and commands the entrance of tho ia
BILE lands, or the interior Of Mexico thro'
the passes of the Sierra Madre.
To make the operations Of the army up,
on Monterey more secure, ilnot absolute.
Iy certain, Gen. Taylor, designs occupy.
ing the town Of Carmargo, about ESQ
miles, by water, above Matamoras. TO
do this securely it is necessary for himto
have transports Of draft suitable to the
navigation Of the Rio Grande. Carmar
90 will be the basis of his operations upon
Monterey, and this point must be first
made the depot Of supplies, and entrench-
ed in a style capable of sustaining siege
1t was the design of General Taylor,
as we learn, TO be at Monterey by the first
If July; but the want of transportsto con.
,ey his stores to Carmargo, has COMPEL
ID him to delay further progress in the
,nemy's country till this deficiency isre-
moved. Carmargo is situated upon the
Rio Grande, and presents an admirable
oundation for display upon the interior,
nd from Carmargo TO Monterey is about
0 leagues, or 100 miles. The country
wing between that town and Monterey
more fertiles than that between Mata.
,oras and Monterey--consequen it's
together better for the army to proceed
ON Carmargo upon Monterey than from
atamoras.
With view to expedlting the march
the army, Capt. Sanders, who has dis
1puished himself in the admirable de-
noes he has constructed about Point lsa-
1, has been despatched to this city to
ocure the necessary transports. lie IS
w in the city of New Orleans, butwlH
oceed up the river Immediately to sup
|; the deficiency in transports which his
rchasers here may leave. From tno
,u,h of the Rio Grande to Matamoras
ssels drawing four feet water can run
.hout obstruction: above that point up
Carmargo, there are not more 'naa
zee feet water in many places. Steam
of the proper draft can scarcely %
in sufficient numbers here to arswe.
purposes Of an invading army, anu
refore Capt Sanders will 60 West 70
| them. -
Before reaching Camargo the army wlll
. to take the town of Reynosa, wnlca
.etween Malamoras and Carmargo. =
OF expected, however, lilat aiiJ
be made of such villages.
len Taylor designs now obe at NOME,
as soon in July as possible. AT Ina,
g, it is believed, the Mexlcans WI.
re a stubborn stand if at all during
ware If the troops under Genetat
,Ior occupy Monterey, the who1o u
,ico this side the Sierra Madre WIZ
q the possession of the United Sl a
uding the mining districts OF Ne"
n, New Mexico, Santa Fe, ChIhuanu%
&c. This calculation is based sou's
/ upon the idea that the United ,; o'aIo.
order an expedition from the MIssOutr
yer upon the Northern pTovlncMvI .v;co
be- done the whole OF Norm m ,.sea,
be in our possession, But ifii do h'''