American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-11

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y did this patent commander surrender the town
;, to contemplate handful of troops? But Mcx
- can eXaggeratiOn never dreams of consulting
, either crGdibIlity or reason. 1t is intended
Z purely for home consumption, and is doubtless
T. accepted as most veritable by the ignorant po-
c puIace Of the interior.
The Flag contains translation Of cores
4, pondence which took place after the captula-
I ton of Monterey, between Gen. Taylor and
5 Gov. Morales, in relation to certain charges
made by the latter against the volunteers quar-
tered in that city, Of having murdered several
heNicans, and being generally disorderly in
; their conduct; and also concerning the furnish
) ing of supPlies for the American army. After
capituaton, Gen. Taylor had a conversation
with Morales on the first mentioned subject,
f and subsequently, Col. Whiting, Quartermas ter
General, addressed the following note 10 the
) Governor;
"General Taylor orders me to address your
Excellency upon various subjects in reference
to the conversation had with you the other
morning when visiting his camp.
He DESIRES in particular, that you will or
der the inhabitants of this Province to furnish
mules for burthen between this place and Ca
margo. Though we have good number now
employed, yet many more are needed"
He also charges me particularly to say to
your Excelency, that you will request or COM
mand the inhabitants to bring in their corn and
deposit the same to a considerable amount in
the city. 1t is necessary that this corn should
be brought in, and it must be, by your Excel
lency's orders, or byJorce. Ii procured by the
first means, it will be paid for at the same price
the Mexican Government allows; if by the Sc
f cond, the owners may look 10 their own gov
eminent for redress.
"You will please to inform me officially, 1--WE
wish speedy reply,) what are the current
prices OF transporting each mule load from
Camargo to this city, and the prices which the
Mexican Government have been paying for
corn at this season."
To this note of Col. Whiting, Governor Mo-
rales replies as follows:
"Since this Government had the pleasure
ofconlerring with Gen. Taylor upon various
subjects of importance, they have taken due
measures to accomplish your desires, relative
to the accumulation of corn and removal of eE-
ects from CamaTgo, belonging to the Ameri
can army | have to inform you that corn
will be furnished, Gas much as can be gather
ed,) at five dollars per mule load, and also
mules Tor burden as soon as they arriUe from
the interior, where they have been sent on busi-
ness, but ordered TO return forthwith-with the
understanding that the current prices for freight
from this city for Ceralvo is two dollars and
fifty cents per mule load-to Camargo five dol
3 lars-to Cadereita one dollar and fifty cents
= the same to the estates of Dolores and Concep-
ton, which are below Cadereita.
Such being the case you will please signify
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same time that it will not be necessary to use
force in procuring the objects indicated, for
there is no lack of desire to serve.
With this motive offer you my Considera-
ton and esteem. God and Liberty. Monte
rev, Sept. 30h, 1916.
|. FRANcIsCo de P. MORALES.
Col. Whiting consented to receive the sup
plies Oh these terms. The Flag says the prices
are double those paid by the Mexican govern
ment
Ga the 29te September, Gov. Morales COM
F planned bitterly Of the excuses committed by
the volunteers in the service Of the u. States
He proposes that the correspondence be carri-
ed on in French, as he understands that Ge-
neral Taylor is perfectly versed in the French
idiom.
On the LIST of October, General Taylor an
swered that Governor Morales must be aware
that it is no easy task to keep such men (the
voluntcers) in subsection, and that although
: his great desire is TO maintain good order, yet
he knows that excuses have been committed,
but none ola grave character.
GAS to the French idiom," says General
Taylor, 81 take the liberty to add that your
Excelency has been mjsiniormed in regard to
my possessing knowledge of it, and in conse-
quence, | beg you will please hereafter, as
heretofore, receive my communications in
English"
The following is from the Galveston News:
From Col. Davis We learn that the Mexicans
have totally evacuated the whole country this
side OF San Luis Potos. The information has
been derived from so many sources that there
is now no doubt ofthis fact They left behind
some forty Dragons to destroy Notifications
that had been constructed at Los Muertos, a
naturally strong and difficult pass on the road
to Saltlllo, and about five or six miles beyond
the Rinconada, They have also dismantled
Saltllo, destroying whatever might be of use
to our army, and which they could not take a.
way Thus there is now nothing left for Gen.
Taylor to conquer but barrensregon of rug
ged mountains and thirsty plains, aiinrding
neither water nor provisions for the subsistence
ofman or beast, over distance oftwo or three
) hundred miles to San Luis Potos If, as has
been said, Gen. Taylor has orders to march
upon San Luis Potos, so as to reach that city
!, by the end of November, the question arises
now is he TO traverse such a country as he will
have to do, by forced march al the rate Of Is
J or 20 miles per day.
The only water on this route is in the Mexi-
: can tanks which will doubtless be all broken up
as the enemy retres. To carry water sufficient
to save his army and teams from suffering
would probably require more horses, mules
and oxen than are now in the army, all ofwhich
are required for the transportation of the neces
sary stores and munitions. In making this re-
. treat the enemy have doubtless adopted wise