The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-22


Gen. Ampuiia, then il command, notified Gen.
Taylor To break up his camp within niy.four
hours and 10 retire beyond the Nuccos river, and,
IN the event Of his failure 10 comply with these
demands, announced that arms, and arms alone.
must DECIDE tie question. Bat no open act Of
hostility was committed until Tho 9th OF April
On that day Geueral Ar!s,a. Nhn had succeeded
TO the command 81 the Mexican forces, commu.
ncalcd 10 Gen. Taylor that " he considered hos
al tics commenced and should prosecute them, "
A party Of Dragons Of sikty-thrce men and off
Gers, who were on the same day Dispatched from
no American camp up tho Rio dol Norte on its
lcil bank, 10 ascertain whether the Mexican troops
bad crossed, OF were preparing TO cross tie river,
:" became engaged with a large body Of these
troops, and, after short AFFAIR, in which some
sixteen were killed and wounded appear 70 have
been surrounded and compelled 10 surrender"
Tie gfeyious wrongs pcrpetrated by Mexico
upon our citizens throughout long period OF
years remain urredrrssed, aud solemn treatios.
plcdrirg her pnbl, flith for this redress, hayo
been dsrcgarded 4 Government either unable
or unwilling 10 enforce the execution Of such
treaties fails to perform of It's plaiuesi duties
Our commerce with Mexico has been almost
annihtlatcd. II was formerly highly beneficial
70 both nations; hut our merchants have been
deferred from prosecuting II by the system Of out
ngo aud eGturi'on ahich tho Mexican author
fc,ls ,t,,o,,,, u,,i. ,,,.,,,,'., "
rty have breo made IN vain unr G,,l..,s,'sa
has conc toenrL snc,,rc,pe AZ n hc r,,.,,le,, -
iis character Had ye ar,ed all, vigo, ,,,,.Il
iny Tie insult, and rcJ,c.si,,,, ia ,,,;,,;a. a..
TOD by Mexico Al IN. commencement .Lo,l5
do,ibitrss hayc c.csnd ~ ,.t,.t
vge ire NOW iryolyel
Jnate,d ,c III. la.evo, % h.,o 80
iny our b~s, ,lT,,,s n ,,c,,,is,, ~, ,,oa1 Iii
[ pon the pte,est tint 'Tr,a. p,,ion a. ,,aen.n
dent as het.elr u,ourht ptoner In a,i,c its dc,,;
mes sitl, our own sho Lss affected "a bcltcye
thatve have severed her ris,,tfal tcrritory ana
Ia Official p,oe,amati0ns and mabifestoes. has re-
poatedly tbfeairned - make vsr upap ps FOR i, +,
purpose Of ,eeoroue-irp TeYas Ia Inc moan
time ws have tt,ed every egoft A ,9rr,c,l,,,ic,
The epo n 6,rto.,apcc L,3 t4..,, ,,I,,p.,.d avn
boforo the recent information FINN tho f,or,,,,
Of the Del softo Bg, nov. p0cr reiterated
menaecs Neyiro Ia. pns.e9 ia l.,,nJ,,y ia
United Ststcs has invaded out ,erritory ana lied
American blood np1n tho Amer,r,n .ol She
/ a. proclaimed ti,si bost,llties have commenced
and that tbe tvo nations arc nov atw,r
AsWare1j,t. ana nntw,tbstprdire n any, -
fort. ia ny,id II er,sts bv lie ctor Js,,cnlo,.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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b. ,7,,pa az 8r,-e.attn, ,hr WARMTH yigor INA
III, hlstenlp- ~ restoration 81 nc,oe 10 IN,
.rl recommend l.5t authority .hoold be OWEN
/, cali tat, tho pai.Iis srrviss lstr, lol, If va.
t7,o,rs T. s.ryg f5r not le,s than 81, Or t,,elyc
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7'l 70 description q citizen soldiers and 4 is not
,a.rad uoaId rosaily rg.b to the fclI uroa lbo
~, q Yer country i'i'aet recommend maj
tafy force. AMI furnishing II With supplies and
nun ~, .''e"s 81 N". -..--.-.-.-..,
10 Immediate appearance in arms Of large and
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ringing the 81 i.'ing collison ailA Mexico to a
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lreper to declare TINT II is my anxious desire no,
my !" 'o'',i's D,s',','r' Nl''.ty tu. 70 nt,ns
.nI Mexico 70 an carly and amicablc adjustment,