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chiefs instructions of June ~ and adutant generals Of
June l6.l X. j.
Endorsement by Major General Scott.
Respectfully laid before the Secretary of War; who is
requested look at my circular memoranda) sent round
to chiefs of staff including quartemasier general dated
May IS, 1916 WINFIELD SCOTT
JUNE 81, 1916.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, July l. 1896
SIR: 1t gives me sincere pleasure to transmit herewith
commission, issued to yolby the President OF major
first section of the of Congress passed 18th June last
a copy of which is also herewith enclosed.
IN receiving your aespa,cn NO on S'nS your w ih
Rio Grande, desired the quarermaser general TO inform
me what measures had been taken on that subject;
herewith send you his reply trust that the steps taken
here will have furnished the means to enable you to
prosecute active operations as suggested IN my letters Of
the 2sth of May and 6th of June.
anticipated the embarrassnents of which you com
plain by the accumulation Of troops before accommoda
hons could be possibly provided and arransenens made
be applied to the is that contained in my prey
Gus communications to-you the subject, and in that
| from the adutant general of the 25th of May.
The arocous murder of Col Cross has created gen
eral anxiety that the guilty pepetrator OF It should De
Brought to punishment 1t generally understood here
proved against him II this be so, allow express
hope that you may be able to get him into your custody
to the end that he may be dealt with he deserves Any
fair and proper means you may deem fit effect this will
be approved and sanctioned by this department
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
w. l.. MARCY, Secretary OF War
Mai Gen Z. TAYLOR, comdg Army of Occupation
| the Rio Grande.
MEMORANDA.
Lieutenant Col Hunt reported on the a3d Of May that
Rio Grande light draught steamboat On the 4th OF June
he reported that he had not up to that time been able to
suitable boat On On, the h OF June me hs here reported o
light rarght boats and expected to buy two
had engaged one which he expected in week On the
10th of June Col Whiting reported that Lieut. Colonel
Hunt had purchased and chartered ercn steamboats, for
the Rio Grande Captain Sanders on the 2lst OF june re-
ports that he had purchased boat, and on the 25th OF
June another under orders from General Taylor Tor the
Rio Grande On the 10th of June the day on which I
received the report OF Lieutenant Col Hunt of the 1h
directed Captain Clark then Columbus, Georgia. to
ascertain whether suitable boats could be obtained on the
On the nth of June | gave authority to Lieutenant
Colonel Taylor brother Of General Taylor then in this
the Ohio, all the transports that he, after consulting
Captain Sanders, might deem necessary Tor the most EN-
cient operations OF the army under the command OF his
On the 10th of June Major Tompkins, at Cincinnati,
was ordered to purchase three boats
On the Goth Of June, Captain Wayne assistant IN my
Office was despatched to the south to examine one or
more light draught iron steamers, and i they should be
found suitable for service the Rio Grande, and other
shallow southern rivers, to purchase, and have them
taken in the shortest time possible TO the Brizos San
On the oath OF June, Captain Sanders requested to
purchase or charter such boats as ne mGn oe assured
employ pilots y ne considered mem NH III. s. JEsUp
| NorE.-Measures have been taken to prevent the
emulation of greater number of boats than will be
CURED whilst there shall be reasonable prospect OF hav
| ing enough
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OccUpATIoN,
Maarnoros, June IT, 1916
SIR: deem it proper TO report that no advices have
been received from general headquarters SINCE the ION
No 49, both of May Goth, being received on that day
Our dates from the north through the newspapers are
| some days later. ~,
for the navigation OF the Rio Grande and in the absence
of all information that point, or respecting the views
Of the am altogether hs the ask as 70 oap
given by superior authority TO suspend the forwarding OF
means Of transportation from New. Orleans. cannot
otherwise account for the extraordinary delay shown
by the Quartemasters Department in that city Even the
mails containing probably important dispatches from the
government, are not expedited
| Lieutenant Colonel Wilson has occupied Reynosa
without opposition. What remains OF the Mexican
army is understood to be still at Lnares and has sui
fered from disease General Torreon has died. and Col
Carasco at last advces very ILL., learn that Generals
Arsta and Ampudia have gone to Mexico probably for
| the trial of the former or both. ~ ,
Volunteer regiments have arrived from Louisville and
ST Louis making with those from LOUISIANA eight strong
and organized battaions-mustering over 5000 men,
| In addition, we have companies OF Alabama
volunteers, twelve or feen companies
others from Texas are continually arriving. portion
of these volunteers has been lying In camp at tins place
for nearly month"; completely paralyzed by the want of
TRANSFORMATION Exposed they in this climate to
diseases of the camp, and without any prospect so far
far as see of being usetuly employed, must rec
ommend that they be allowed to return to their homes
have despatched Captain McCulloch good partisan
officer in the direction of Lnares, with his company, TO
gain information touching the numbers and position Of
the enemy, and the resources of the country.
enclose herewith the descriptive roll OF the detach
ment of recruits brought out by Lieutenant McPhail
! am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| Brevet Brga1ier General u S. A. commanding
The ApJurANr GENERAL of the army Washington, ID. C.
| ai New ORLEANS, June 5, 1916
Sir: BY the instructions of General Taylor, copy of
which have the honor inclose, you will perceive that
he has sent hther to procure transportation for the
want of which, his movements at the present moment
are completely paralyZed. His base of operations
requires his principal depot to be at Camargo which is
50 miles inland To get his supplies there, and keep
his wagon train free to with the army renders II
imperativelv necessary to the river transporting
them The distance from the mouth of the Rio Bravo to
Camargo by the river, is from $50 to 400 miles have
been up as far as Matamoros. From personal observa
tion and the best information procure about that
mart of the river which have not seen, am satisfied
that none but ghtes draught river boats will answer
the purposes of navigation that river These boats
are very fragile and there will be serious risk of their
loss in carrying them from the Mississippi to the Rio
Bravo The general, with his usual close and strict
economy in all public expenditures, has limited the
Der to the fewest which, under the most favorable
cumstances could answer his purposes. Col Hunt, OF
the auaermasers department, thinks with me- that the
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