The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-29
Frsm Is Ci..inaati Chrmie...
he War AND THE ARSnsI1cE

! me army 81 Millch se must remind a,
readers. IN order 70 Keep Them advised
The iEus Stale Of things. .. -.
II . now noloFiaus thai I,ll within IN
or ih'ee weeks Mr. Palk's sdmiaislrsllO
lived N constant hapes Ol making q lrei
" With Santa Anna. whose sppremae
10 MeKien was considered esria n. Fs
lslis purpose regular intrigue was Carl
ed an with that ehieliain. Messenger
PASSED 10 ami fro between The NaDolro
al Mexico AM the PIesillenl Of The Uni
ted States. Al line whrn Iile Two m
Sons we're Al swrTIs' points. Ille Mexieal
chief, Santa Anna, was allowed 10 pas
qnisuy, peaeeably. and lovingly lhraaRl
the American fleet. and land in Mexico
10 take command Of her farces. Will,
THIS intrigue was going on. Zen. Taylol
was beyond doubt advised ~ the Govern
meni Of what the President expscled. ana
he was. 81 course, nal al all hurried IN
his movements.
i. 10 The mean while. about three weeks
since. The President became fully aware
that his intrigue with Santa Anna had
Jailed Of the expected results. He &C.
eortingly started up. in great surprise
an internal exclamation. :. Peli,lious Mex.
leans! War! War; The result of this
dissemination Of Mr.. Polk aud his adyi-
sers was orders Ia Gen Taylor TO hast.
en- his operations. and march boldly for
ward. @s - .A.%' n-..
Bot about the time this change was
made at Washington the army had reach
ed Monterey, aud the bloody battle there
was fought and won. The commander.
Gen. Taylor, knew nothing of this change.
and OF course thought that the armislice
ne had made was the best step towards
peace. While his messenger u carving
The news OF the baIlle Of Monterey 10
Washington. tie Presidents messenger
- carrying him fresh orders 10 advance
Into Mexico, and hasten active operations. ,
These messengers probably crossed one
sn0ther.. q : s.rt =. --. ret - +
In the mean while. the Union coniin.
les 10 say that the war - To be carried IN i
CO continued. Ii this be the case. The
volunteers not vet called INTO service must
'e ordered To Msxico. and very much
anger supply Of subsistence provided, !!
As toihe AFnislice, its terms cannosbe
Inflated with honor. The words are. N.
d'ance shall be made within q" eigh, /,
weeks, or until the orders or INSTRUCTIONS
! The respective Goyernmenis are re-
elyed.. Now, this does not refer 10 The
fders then on The way to Taylor, but 10 ,
l0se lls should receive from The Presi. ,
eni alter The latter had received his des-
a'ches. Five or six weeks must there I,
ire elapse, afer The battle of Monterey.
eiore any advance could be made by the :
rmy.,a A..s.t. a~srA~e~..~9 -. =
his is the present state OF things. =
Ia order TO give the reader clear idea -.
the chef danger Of The Amerira, ar. e.
y, and The main obs,ruclion in the way b
theirmarchto Mexico by Their present m
ute. we copy the following exrractfrom n
g Cincinnati Daily Ghronic;e. wbesa :,
Iior (Mr. Msnstield) was formerIy.a,f. =
mistake not, an officer of the Uni,ed p.
ates Army :aa#9o Ms @s*@: afs s.s.e.f :,
-" We assume that Gen. Tavlor is A. n,
oHterey. II there has been battle We oil
We u" doubt he has been yictorions N
e have none Of the doubts which an. 10,
ar L" be felt in some quarters abou, ,lle ",
ngers and difficulties Of The ar,py. The ed
ny Is able TO take care OF itself. so far re,
batlies are concerned. That is no, the or
iculty. The difficulty is the iengn Of en-
tne Of operations, and every step in.o
difficulty. The reader WIN has new. on
Ihoughi of military matters will easily NO
ceIve the truth Of these facts: g.
l. An army mus. be supplied with IT.
visions from its rear. In III" present we
iance there is no prospect or getting Of
visions from the Mexic:lns. The
ntry through which Gen. ~Faylot i. fin,
move is thinly populated and poor to
supplies of the army mug, he tleriv. cos
rom New Orleans. The line Of sun. did
-, therefore, an immense one. 49, :.
q A train Of baggage wagons nav Wis,
ut on by very small party Of men. lor'
nerIlla warfare adopted by the Mexi. one
would be the most effectuaI one. pre,
- ."'''" W. 'r"" lhis tha' Ten. Tav- lay
'annoi safely leave any part Of hi. lay
% supply beyond the Rio Grande nro,
rered. II is not case IN which a ton
tan band are simply to cut their way blc !
y" All enemy ilne. IL is case in dent
h alargs par, of the army mus, be con. DIV :,
ly engaged in getting supplies and out
ding them. Every post and every /.
Gen. Taylor conqpsrs, iher, must / ha,
Tended bvt troops len behind. Atev- menl
ep he advances. lien, lis army IS armi.
Ished ana lle difficulties Of supplies the a
9 a., 81. @...v..,...s. -. .''. = TO gu
iili this general visw Of the case, TayI
see whss sort Of q journey, in dis. ere Il