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the forloWingschronologica table OF events
2 CONNECTED with The commence OF
,4shostilities with Mexico, compiled from
official documents: .s.....,..,.;, -.
arch [. 1S45.-The resolution annex.
vi ing tie terrilory Of Texas 70 tho United
S States were approved by President Tyler
! and a alnesse1ger despatched, two days
s;before the .i6aug uration Of President Polk,]
4 conveying them TO the Texas govern
ment. ~ ~ - : !. t..,ss,5.!
sIaarch s, ls4 45.-The Mexican minister,
sMr. Almonet, residing at Washington city,
protested tttd against ibe proceeding, demand
ed his passports in menaclng manner
and went homo to be minister OF war
Y against US.
s5 Sept, 1S45.-Ins,ructions were issued
Shy MIR. Buchanan, our Secretary OF State
.jto Mr.. Black, the American consul at the
t 'city OF Mexico, ITO ascertain from the
Mexican government whether they would
- ] $rreceiye an envoy from the U. States, IN
trusted with full power to adjust all the
(, questions between the two governments"
- October Is, 1845.-The Mexican 60
!, ;.,ygeeirnment, through ber Secretary OF Slate,
Mr.. Penay Pena, agreed to "roceive
minister from the U. Stales in the capital
sof, Mexico, with full power from his go
! syernmens to settle the dispute in peace
y able manner"
s.szsNos. 10, I845.-The Hon. Johu Slideil
was commissioned as such envoy. tie
:; landed at Vera Cruz on tho 30lh Of the
Same month.
ss Dec. 6, lS45.-Mr. Slidell arrived at
1,he city of Mexico, and on the 9th OF the
smon,h announced his mission; The Mexican
Secretary of State, in the meantime, OBJ
s Elected TO hm, asking "what he had come
Z for - and "who be could be 2"
Dec. 20, 1s45.-Mr. Slidel'a mission
was annulIed by an official note from the
Z Mexican Secretary, requiring him TO pro-
Ssduce special powers, ad hoe, for the Texas
question alone. On the 20lh Of January
4 Mr.. Slidell retired to Jalapa.
!. Dec. %, lS45.-The government Of
Herrera was overthrown, and Gen. Pa
& rades, a military usurper, succeeded TO
'e power, on promise that his advent should
be the recovery Of Texas by force.
March /, 1S46.-Mr. Slidell, from Ja-
glapa, repeated the proffer ofpeace to the
snew Mexican Secretary Of State. Mr..
4 Castillo Lauzas, adding that The Presi.
dent was sincerely desrous Of preserving
I; peace between the two governments.
March l2. l646.-Mr Castillo y Ian
szas rejected MIR. Slidell, aud on the 2lst
of,he month sent him bis passports, and
soon after he returned 10 The United States.
Oct. a, lS45.-Gen. Taylor, in an
official letter 10 the War Department,
suggested the proprie,y Of stalking posses
T sion. at once, of, one or two suitable points
on Or quite near the Rio Graude."
January; Is, 1646.-There mouths af-
i tsrw ards, instructions were issued Gen.
Tayloriio occupy tho east side ofthe Rio
8Grande, but to refrain from anyEact oil
asression against Mexico $ and to regard
relations ,betweensthe two governments as
peaceflL L,snntil Mexico made further De.
sstirne, pndoubted information had been
received that Mexico had been raising
,sstroops for the avowed purpose of carrying
]: on a war with the Unitsd states.
s.. March Ii, 1S46.-Gen. Taylor with
Z the army, left Corpus Christi, on the west
side OF the Nueces, and arrived at Brazos
Santiago, March 18th. Gen. Taylor
found an army of 1000 Mericans' soldiers
already assembled at Malauoros under
ssthe command Of Gen. Aris.a.
sE AprrfI III, I646.-Gen. Ampudia arrived
sssat;Ma,amoros superseding Arisla in com.
Smnnaand, accompanied by 200 cavally, fol-
flowed by reinforcement of2'Ooo more
1smen.
April l2.-Ampuda ordered Taylor TO
& break up bis camp within "a hours, and
retire beyond the Nueces, or ne would at
tack him. At the same time all Amer
leans, and our consul, were drlvct from
~Matamoros.
April23,-Gen. Paredes issued his war
manifesto asains, The Uuited States, and
sent additional military forces 10 tho kIo
Grande.
Aprils4.-large body ofMcxican troops,
which had previously crossed the klo
Grandy into Texas, attacked Captain
-Thorn,on's command. killed and wounded
l6, and captured the remainder. Previous.
ly to this they had brulally murdered
Col. Cross. Also Lieutenant Porter and
one of his men who went out in search oil
Cross, were fired upon and killed.
April25.-Captain Walker and "a men
swere attacked on their way from Point
Isabel to Gen. Taylo's camp, and six of
ghis men killed. aud number of the Mex.
leans killed and wounded.
May 9th and 9th.--The battles of Paio
sAlto and Resaca de la Palma were fought
in Texas.
Man l2.-The President in his mes
sage, recommending the recognition OF
the war; and on the l3!b. Congress de-
clared the war is exist by the act of Mex
leo, and authorized the President TO pro.
;secute it 10 speedy aud honorable con-
7'ciusion.
These things should be remembered;
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