The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-15

irct pasiucc,l upaa DE loldes ProPle hy
our pTsssncs heEs. Ee arc loo fsT fneln he
froniszir 20 imnsess the G0EeTnment al
Mesiro with oar readiness 10 Nlndseaie.
hy Eorer Il AIMS II neressaTy. our ode 10
de counlry a e. - lhe RIO GraRde.-
The /. army o. 0crppliiOn" wia N , lev
dass e eoncenlrased u Ibis point. IN con
slilion Ior vigorous and efficient seEylee.
Mealco having As yei made no positive
slerlassliOn az var. OF committed any o
ven act Of hoSlililies. I DO not feel - lib
erly. under ny institutions. paFilcDlarly
those Of yuly - % make . forward move
mems 10 The RIO 6rsnde, without authori-
81 from The War department.
Il. TAYLOR.
Breset BEg. Gen. U. = AFmy.
Gen. TayloT's unEillingness 10 decide
what line should be assumed IS The bOpn-
diary. Is too palrable upon The fare Of his
language 10 need remark. Bai if The Ex-
eruIiye chose 20 ix that boundary, then
he desired TO lul6l his military duty Of de-
cIaFing what active measures were neees-
sary 10 enforce The claim. Gen. Taylor
well knew that The march he proposed,
although necessary 10 maintain the Presi-
denl's claim, was likely 10 give umbrage
20 the MeHicans. tie. therefore enqniTed
explicitly. although already instructed on
the point in general terms, what was The
policy Of the Government, and stated the
course deemed necessary TO sustain Il,
Before his inquiry was answered, or
received in Washington, he received other
instructions. TO The effect that the Govern
ment had information, which made il inn
probable:ihal Mexico would make any Sc
rious attempt 10 invade Texas, that he
must consult his own judgment as 10 his
movements. and that he must approach
the Rio Grande as near as circumstances
would permit. Upon receiving these IN
slrnctions. the last he received before the
order Of January 18th, he wrote the FOL
lowing despatch; not relraciing his for
mer opinion, that the march 10 the Rio
Grande, was necessary 10 maintain The
claim I'd that limit. but modifying il be,
cause he was informed that negotiation:
were in progress. lie well knew that The
movement would be unlayorable TO an am
icable result, and therefore declined 10 nm
derlake il without direct instructions. i
was before Mr.. Slidell was rejected, AMI
before any hostile proceeding was obsery
ed in Mexico, tina, the peremptOry orde
Of June 18th, was sent 10 him: 80
Headquarters. Army Of Occupation, 4
Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. Z, lS45.
Sal respectfully enclose copy Of
letter from Com. Conner, commanding III,
. home squadron. which received by th'
, " Saratoga" sloop-ol-waI on the 9Th in
/ slant. The intelligence communicated b,
. the Commodore will doubtless reach ih
. seat OF Government long before the receip
, vi this letter. vi H. e~v#,grz e@ j.
The communication from the Secreta
r ~ OF War, dated October lG. was receis
ed aud acknowledged OH the LIST and 2
instant. purposely deferred detaile
!, reply TO the various points embraced i
that communication, until ! could receiy
an answer to mine OF October 4, whic
, covered (ai least in part the same ground
/ The intelligence from Mexico, howe,
|. er, tends TO modify in some degree III
4 views expressed in tina, COMMUNICATIVE
4 The position now occupied by the troop
) may perhaps be the best, while negoti;
lions are pending, or at any rate until
: disposition shall be manifested by Mexic
q to proiraci them unreasonably.
. Under the supposition that such ma
be the view of the Department, !, sha
make. no movement from This point, c,
|, cept for the purpose of examining III
!, country, until further instructions are r,
ceived. II. TAYLOR.
Brevet Brig. Gen. L. $. A.
Y IVAN DEPAHrsESr, July s, .sls45. SIN
!, This department is informed that Mexico b;
:, some military establishments on the east side
the Rio Grande. which are and for sOmo tin
q have been. in the actual occupancy Of her troop
e In carrying out the instructions heretofore recei
IS cd, you will be careful to avoid any acts Of a
/. erosion unless an actual state Of war should
= Isl The Mexican forces al the posts in their 20
session, and which have been so. will not I've di
= turbed as long as the relations Of peace betwes
d the United States and Mexico continue. .... a
3. WIN. l.. MARCY.
~ etf $50 ->->sso~-,>-'-"'~>~~-~ -et .sl 4
p From the Raleigh Register. se:.
T. .. CHEAT TAyIop MEETING. l. =.