Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-05-22
VOL. XIX......No. Il.

these are lis facilities afforded by the Ports al
Braz3s Santiago and the mouth Of the De- Nortc
for The reception u snQplics by sea, the stronger
and more heahiu. military posio1s, -le ANON
ence obtaining a ready and a more abundant
supply Of PROVISIONS, wafer fuel and fora o. ard
the advantages which are afforded by re Del
+ None in forwarding supplies to such posts as
may be established IN the interior, and upon the
Indian frontier
NJ The movements Of the troops 10 the d Nor.
ic was mlIe by the commanding General under
positive instructions to abstain from all agrees
sIyc acts towards Mexico or Mex can citizens
and 10 regard the relations between that repuh.
lic and the United States as peaceful unless she
should declare war, or commit acts of hostility
indicative of a slate of war. He was specially
directed to protect private property and respec!
personal rights.
The army moved from Cprnus Christi on the
llh of March, and Oh the 29'h Of that month
arrived on the left bank Of the De- Norte, %.
opposite 10 Aiamoras, where it encamped on
commanding position. which has since been
strengthened by the erection of field works. n
depot has also been established at Point Isabel
near the BRACES Santiago, thirty miles in rear
Of the encampmen'. he selection Of hs posi-
ton was necessarily confded to The Judgment
OF the General in command
The Mexican forces at Mltamoras assumed
a bclligerant attitude, and on the l2h OF April,
General Ampud q, then in command, uotiiied
General Taylor 70 break up his camp within
twenty four hplrs,and 10 retire beyond the Nue.
ccs rler and in The event of his failure 10 COM
ply with these demands, announced that arms,
! and arms alone, must decide the question. But
no open act Of hostility was committed until tho
9th of Anrii On that day. General Ar.sia who
+. had succeeded ia the command Of the Mexican
forces, communicated 10 General TAYLOR tina,
" he considered hOstAjties commenced, and
shouIj prosecute them" party of dragons,
of sxty.lhrce men and officers were on The same
day despatched from the American camp Up the
RIO De-, None on its left bank, to ascertain
whether the Mexican tro2ns had crossed. or
were urcaariDu T. cross the river ssbncamo en-.
RACED with Iarre BODY Of these trooos. and IF.
tor a shout affair, in which some sixteen wcro
killed and Wounded. apnear 10 have bnon SIR,
rouYd,d and cnmDelled TO surrender"
The grievous wrongs perpetrated by Mexico
, unon our citizens throughout a long period Of
vcars. rop,ain uDrs drc.sed and SOLEMN trsatiso
nlelr.nr her public faith for This redress. have
been disror,rl,d. A Government either vna-
bic or upVi,,inr 20 enforce tho execution of
such treatise. fails o nerfnrn ono Of its rlinoe,
dntins
I On co,,p,orco vii, Navajo hoe hoo, alma,
annihila,nd l. yas formnrIv highlr honaGc.ai
to l,nth nalions I'm, our marcha,,,s have been
dn,erred fro,n rrcsncn,jra !, hy Tho srs,o,1 of
re4 and which ba ATny;gap OF
th,rt.os Laye n,,r.nel AGAINST hon ,,hiis, Iii
anpoals ,LrorgL ,rir No., ,,o,orr,,,,n TO- IN.
demoity have been made in vain, orr forhe,r-
aucn has .-oYn +, e,rb an e,trenoa "a IN he mi.
taken in i,s character. Had we acted with viz
or in repellinr the insults and redressing the IN
iuria. inflicted hv Mexico At the commencement
we should doubles. have escaped all the DIFF
cul,ies in which we are now involved.
Instead of this. however. We have bonn o.,
er,inr our he's, etirts 70 nroni,iate her good will
Uuon the preteyt that Texas, a nation as irdc.
pendent Is herself THOUGHT proper to unite IFS
l..tinies win orr own. she has affected .,
bel eve that we lave se,ered herr.phful terri,-
ry. and in .'a' nro. lama,ions and manifesto,
has repeatedly threatened TO make war upon IL
for the purpose Of recunquering Texas. In the
mean time we have tried every effort at recon-
c.liat.o1. The cup OF forbearance had been ex.
haus'at. even before the recent information
from The frontier of the Del Norte. But now,
after reiterated mcnaces Mexico has passed the
boundary OF The United States has invaded our
territory, and shed American blood upon the
American SOIL She has proclaimed that hostl-
tiles have commenced aud that the two nations
are now at war
As war exists, and notwithstanding III our eff
for.+ To avoid it., eys's by the act of Mexico her.
SELL We are cAHei upon, by every consideration
N' ANY dIN NliliUllSil 10 indicate, VIII GeCIS>