The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-02-05
From the New York Express, Jan y,
gr.attar frou Ma ior General TayiOr.


Letter from Major General Taylor.
We lay before our readers the following
letter, which tells its own story too well
toneed any comment. lts but just how /,
ever. TO lis heroic writer, whose courage
and judgement are equaled only by his
honesty aud modesty, to state that II was
written 10 near friend and relative, now
resident in this city, ende ared to him by
very many years Of personal intimacy, to
whomhe unbosoms all his purposes, opin-
ions, and feelings, without the least re-
serve.
We have more of This sort to communi
cate. and shall soon be able to show that,
in his defence against his own secret per-
sonal enemies, as well as against the arm.
cd enemies Of his country, the old hero Of
the Rio Graude is ever "Rough aud
Ready"
Headquarters Army Of Occupation, or
L,pasioa,
Monterey, Mexico, Nov 0, l746.
MY DEAR **** Your very kind and ao
ceptable letter of the 3lst of August,
%***s reached me only a short time since,
for which beg leave to tender You my
sincere thanks. A few confidential re
marks on certain public transactions are
here omitted
After considerable apparent delay OF
the part of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment, in getting steamboats, into the Rit
Grande adapted to its navigation, sue.
ceeded. tow ards the latter part Of August
in throwing forward to Carmargo, IA towl
situated on the San Juan river, three miles
from its junction with The RIO Grande, on
the west side, nearly 500 miles from Bra
zos island by water. and 200 by land, aud
l40 from this place,) considerable depo'
ofprovisions, ordnance, ammunition, and
forage, and then, having brought togethe'
an important portion Of my command,
determined on moving on this place. Ac'
cordingly, after collecting l,70O pack
mules, with their attendants aud condnc.
tors, in the enemy's country, (the princi-
pal means of transportation for our pro.
visions, baggage, &c., left, on the 9Th
Of September, to join my advance, which
had preceded me few days to Cerralvo
small village rs miles on the route,
which did on the 9th, and, after waiting
there few days for some of the corps te
get up, moved on and reached here on The
10th, with 6 $50 men-2,700 regulars, tht
balance volunteers. For what took plac'
afterw ards, must refer you to my severa
reports--parlicularly to my detailed one
of the 9th nit. do not believe the au
thorities at Washington are at all satis6e,
with my conduct in regard TO the terms Q
the capitulation entered into with th
Mexican commander, which you no doub
have seen, as they have been made publ
through the official organ, and copied int
various other newspapers. have this me
ment received an answer Ito my desPatc
announcing the surrender of Monterey
and the circumstances attending the same
from the Secretary of War, stating tha
sit was regretted by the President tina
itwas not deemed advisable TO insist o
the terms had proposed 10 my first com
municalion to the Mexican commander
in regard to giving up the city"-add'n
that "the circumstances which dictated
no doubt justified the change" Alihoug
the terms oscspitulation may be consider