Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-23
THE ARMY or OCCUPATION.

w sHAo'n very interesting, AMI presume atl-
tieniic account Of the designs Of Cen Taylor, rspac-
ting the further prnsecaiaa 81 tn War vt4 Me.ico.
from TIE - Q Picayune u Friday, tie Glib instant:
We understand That the next deu1oasr4tjon-5C Csen.
Taylor will be upon tle city Ut Iants rev.--I'is place
- about ninety leagues from Mlttnoros pproac
81 by difficult road, running through and Ill
"atercd country It Il the principal city oft1- province
Ct New Leon, and the ol the table
linas. or the interior Of Mexico throt passes If
the sierra nadre-
10 make tile operation Of the army upon Monterey
more secure 4 not absolutely certain, Gen. Tayor
designs occupying tile town Of Cafgarro lo;If 80 ,i5
by water, above M1tanloras To this securely IL Il
necessary for hin to have transports draft suitable
70 the navigation Of the RIO Grnde. Clnareo will III
te basis 81 his operation upon Monterey this point
mast be first fac the depot Of spYlic ANA erenchoI
in . style capable Of sustaining a sere
It the design of Cen Iayor W.. learn 10 fa n
Monterey By the first Of July; but the Transports
70 convey his stores to Camurgo, has compelled him
DELAY further progress III The enenT's country til! this
deficiency is removed camargo i situated upon the
Rio Granie, and presents admirable Foundation fir
display upon the Interior ana from Catnargo Monterey
= about leagues, of ~ miles lie country lying
between that town AND Monterey fertile than thar
between Matanoros aud 4IonteTe! ~equently il Is
altogether better for the arm. proceed Canaroo
upon Monterey dian from M4tafnoros.
y It'll g view g expecting tn march Of the army,
Capt Sanders, who Il distinguished himself ii TIL. all
miTlble desnces ho hls constructed about Point I,abl
mas been desF fca this city procure the necessary
transports lie now the city Of New Orleans bit
VIII proceed up la Immediately to supply I'll def
cheney transports which !i< purchases here may leave
from tha mouth Of the 100 GranJc to AJatanoro YES
above that Poi"t ZIP to CanHr@o there not then
three feet water ii many Piaees-.ta q tl4 proper
araHgi San scarcely be got il si4nt numbers Iere to
anaTr The purposes Of an nva tiu army ana therefore
Capt. Sanders viii 20 W est fluid tlafn.
Estorc reaching tamar4o. the army will have to ttr1e
the town Of h"lnoSa, which y Between I4tausras ana
Camar@o Its not expected however, thai any def
e. Will IL naae 81 -ach EaHee.s.
Gem Taylor designs to BE 1T Monterrey III sa9, Ii
July possible M tli plpec baiirvel tlf Inxi-
III naie stubborn stand all du-inr III. WIZ II
ha troops und"rGen Faylor occupy Monterrey t. Who'll,
OF MeNe" ths% side IT TIL sierra Nas~a will b.. III III.
possession of The Uar5 iactu ing t1s IniFna
districts Of New Leon, New II Ni.a. santa f. CHINA.
haa. &c. SC Ihi4 cacui base. somewhat unon
the iea that the nited states Will orIrr ali extie I0n
from the missouri upon the provinces I'll
this he done, the whole Of north Mexico viii b in on
possession Such disposition of the forces Of tn
I nIcd Hthtts would emf the Bat il d3
not onr arms would hold The key the whole of sont
Mexico. ami the gate Of The capital would SPEAKING Il,
a military sense Be n the possession Of Cen Taylor
Ca@tls 81 Saa Ja1a D. fl4q.--N-f34 Il certrfa,y h
the stone q which this ortttieatIon now Constructed
was obtained from Of the qaarres a.nonr tie IIie
la!ts ~ the HUDSON. A large number Of heavy erI
SONG ot them paSlns, have been mounted: force 81
shout oio men Is there; competent sI! Tnri;si
aAa rtAeh engineers have the direction Of the work.
ahd tts Wlo!a aI4er the command Cen Bravo IN,
OF 'he ATTEST ANA pravest generals IN Mexican s.r
vice ' 7
Th President of the United STATES saws he v-nto7
5 lt.s s't7at tc has perfect model Castle uith
M 1T paris, aFP@Hda@rs additions floating batteries 4
furnished 10 ia. American officer for him. tn
III Nef5 engineer taat suPernten4cd the work for Nev
leo