Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-31
THE DISPATCHES FROM GEN
ERAL TAYLOR.


So much anxiety has been manifested to
see the official dispatches from Gen. Tay-
lor, announcing the captulation of Mon.
terey, that we have concluded to issue
them this week. The Union, from which
we copy, introduces them with some ex.
tended remarks, from which we extract all
that seems to be important.
The terms of the capituation of Mon
terey-all-important as the possession of
that post is to the further successful pros
ecution Of the war-will arrest the atten.
ton of the public mind. The surrender
by the Mexican army of the military
stores, provisions, and cannon collected in
the city, will add very considerably to the
resources Of our troops, and weaken, in a
greater proportion, the means of the enemy.
The dispatches of General Taylor do not
inform US fully of the representations and
views upon which he acted, in granting
to the enemy--suJect, however, to instruc.
tons and orders from both governments
an armistice of eight ,oeeks, during which
time, in the absence of such orders. neither
army is to advance beyond specified line,
about thirty miles in advance of Monterey.
1t must be borne in mind, however, that,
in demanding such suspension of hostili-
ties in one of our lines of operation, the
Mexican general may very probably have
held out to Gen. Taylor prospects of a
pacification between the two countries,
which, in fact, do not exist.
Be this as itmay, however, we under
stand that Lieut.. Armistead, the bearer of
dispatches from our Government to Cen
eral Taylor, communicating the failure of
our offer of negotiation, and enjoining re-
newed vigor in the prosecution of the
war, had arrived in New Orleans on the
LIST instant, and is said at once TO have
chartered the steamboat Galveston to con-
vey him to Brazos ST. Jago. He will prob
ably reach General Taylor's camp to-day
or tomorrow, if he be not already there.
These dispatches will doubtless induce
General Taylor to concentrate his troops,
and collect his resources as rapidly as pos.
sible, with view of resuming his opera
tons vigorously so soon as he shall receive
orders to terminate the armistice. These
orders, we have no doubt, will promptly
be issued from Washington. We trust they
may reach General Taylor in sirteen days,
the time in which Captain Eaton performed
the route to Washington. In such an event,
little delay lat the worsD can be occasioned;
and even that little time can be usefully
spent in securing more complete and effec-
tive preparation. At all events, there can,
as we conceive, be no doubt whatever that
an armis,ice which was thus agreed to by
General Taylor, subject TO the orders of
the two governments, should be at once
terminated.
While upon this subject, we may take
occasion to state that the recent rumors
which have appeared in some of the jour-
mails Of the actual or intended departure of
Mr.. Slidel and Mr.. PARROT to General
TayIor's camp. to avail themselves of any
opportunity Of negotiation as commission.
ers to the Mexican government, are with
out any shadow of foundation. The re-
lection of our last overture to negotiation
by the Mexican rulers has determined our
government to pursue its military opera
lions without cessation, and with the ut.
most energy, till the sole object Of our
war-a just and honorable peace, with
proper security against repetition of Mex.
lean outrage-shall be obtained. In fact
this would only be carrying out the princi
pie which the administration has UNIFORMLY
avowed, and which they announced in the
letter to Commodore Conner, accompany
ing their late overtures of negotiation.