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ORE SIP CNDE NCE
BETWEEN THE
WAR DEPARTMENT AND GEN. TAYLOR.
(Continued J
HEADauAsrEHs AHMr OF OccorArIoS.


HEADQUARTERS ARMr OF OccurAr,oS.
Camp near Monterey, Dec. ID l946. )
Sin Il have respectfully report that the
towards Victoria has commenced The regular troops
ed yesterday under brighter General Twiggs the voun-
Ieers under Brgadier General Quitman marched this
mSrn,ns shall Leave tomorrSw and expect to over.
, In my communication Of the s.h instant alluded to
sidered sufficient to hold that place fully approved CT
the first measures taken ny Major General Patterson 20
garrison Ismrico, and after giving him Instructions to
despatch thither regiment of volunteers addition 10
the battalion Of artillery, was not sittle surprised
hear from him that he had, besides ordered the Illinois
ade ny water end proposed going there himself
assume the command This proceeding considered not
only wholly unnecessary, put as direct and
ranaos intcrfsrenca with the plan which had already
communcaedt to General Patterson for a combined move
rent upon Victoria; for while the Illinois regiments
were to proceed by wafer to place where services
were not needed Tennessee regiment of horse was
to DO be Compounded by marching by in.
succeeded in arrestug this fatal and ave
nov hopes Of ntfatng respectable force at Vic
wish my report Of nterferences could stop here but
another OF The gavest been brought
notice, 10 wbicn beg leave invite thu sarsest nten
ton Of the g,nerA n-chcf and the Department of War
In an ohcia letter. addressed under date of Nov Goth
to the commanding officer at Point Isabel Com Perry, Of
Since wrote you by Lieut. Anderson have visited
New Orleans conferred with Gov johnson and Generals
Jsup and Brooke all OF whom unite with In placing
grea. Importance upon the immediate possession, by
military gsrrifon, OF rampico
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all tho requisite appurtenances and munitions ed
from tho state arsenal of Louisiana by Gen Brooke.
Zen Brooke that four hundred mounted ri.
fenen, hourly expected at New Orleans. will be imme
they arrive but fear there will be diculty in land.
Jog the horses on account OF the roughnes Of the at
the bar OF Tampco"
above II will be seen at that by the advice OF OH
Gers OF distance totally ignorant Of views and in
curing responsibility for the failure Of operations
large AMI efficient corps Of cavalry upon which had
rsckoncd for important service in tue interior
tercepted without authority, and where it 10
needed and where 1t may lose many Of its horses Had
the mounted riAemen been sent bach to Jefferson bar
racks they could not have been more completely lost to
have now no assurance that any endorsements o.
vice Of Gen Brooke or Governor Johnson" may divert
recruits and the most important objects Of supply to
s%p'co under the new principle Of war that the
place which he dared not defend
With such proceedings on tho Rio Grands aud in New
Orleans cannot 90 held responsible Tor the Efficient
prosecution OF tho obecu of the government here The
departure Of Gen. full and precise in.
mate result Of the position quasi Independence given
TO that ocer by the Department of War; sgainst which
ence Of General Brooke the War Department cannot
doubt will give that ocer the most stringent orders in
be destined tor the army under my COMMEND.
While | AIN considered compstent to exercise the
chief command in the dsid no than reasonable
tAet suberdnates and above all officers serving with
the army against Mexico, should be compelled to keep
in their proper places and not to expose hszard
mischievous meddlings the Of military opera.
tons involving the reputation Of the army and The
country.
am, air. very respectfully, your obsdient servant
z. TAYLOR
Major General u. .. A. Comd'g.
The AsxUrANT GENERAL OF the Army,
Washington, d. G.
HxAD,suAsrrRs, ssoosn Drvuros,
AsMr or OccurArIoN,
Matomoras, Mexico, Dec 9Th, 1916
Sra ON the 2ai OF November bad the honor il.
pco and OF the adopted by me ior occupying
and holding that place, End thar intended TO 60 there
sea and S to that
spprovsd Of proceedings. Herewith send copies of
the letter OF disapprova and Of my answer. am
dered to move by land from this point, aud am using
every exsrtiOn to obtain means Of and
will leave here as Soon as those be obtained.
hope to march in eight or ten days, but ranspoa-
ton has been provided for officers OF the uar.
tsrmsSters department assigned to me, in me to pro-
cure sufficient amount do not consider myself re.
sponsbs any dcgre. for delay caused by want Of it,
lam sir very respectfully your Tesaisnt servant,
Major Gen. u. B. A. Com Ma nding.
Hon. w. L. MARCY, Secretary Of War, Washington C.
HEADQUARTERS Amy OF OccurArIor
Camp near Monterey, New %, 1916
SAVIOUR communication Of tho Gath inst. has Just
been received and laid before the commanding general
who directs to express his entire disspprovai OF your
orders respecting ths Illinois regiment Of foot aud tho
Tcnnesses horse he now directs that the of
those corps towards Tampice in the manner susgestsd
be at suspended and then carried only in The
mode prescribed by him IN previous Instructions
considered by the general that 600 men, which say
ouehaf regular troops, are more than sufficient
fsnA Tzmpco and 1t is not his purpose larger
force 70 object The battson under Col Gates or
Lieut. Col Bolton, together with regiment Of vsun.
infantry, directed in the instructions by Major
Mccall intended to compose the garrison of that
place. and may be reduced circumstances require
Tho Alabama regiment having already started will not
called, el'hough different arrangeuie pro.
posed. The Tennessee horse ard the Illinois brigade
will march from Matsmoras, the former regm emit
being Immediately recalled that point until IL can
,rph ttsdh nv mn of
will be under your own orders and the general desires
to DO informed when 1t will commence that he may re.
gulate his march accordingly.
directed further to say that the general disap.
Now Orleans No officer in the field, except the gener.
al himself has any right to order officer Of the
country and the general sees nothing in the to Is
tfy departure from regulations and usage.
am, sir, very respectfully,
your obodient servant,
w. W. g. BLISS,
Assistant Adjutant General
Mai. Gen r. PATTERSON, commanding I'd division, Ca
MARCO, Mexico. -.-.
true copy SETH WILLIAMS,
ID Lieut. LIST Ary, A. DC.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION,
ARMv OF OCCUPATION,
u. 8 steamer Corvette, Sd December, 1916.
Major-I have the honor to scknow ledge the recs ip
of your letter Of the 25h Of November 10 accordance
with the orders Of the commanding general. have
pended the embarka OF the Illinois until have
received the instructions which you say were sent by
Major Mccall, who hope will join desire to
say that havs gwen 10 orders to The Tennessee reg
ment OF except for its Improvement police and
discipline In my letter OF the 24h Of November la.
see horse 10 proceed directed in your letter Of tee 9th
of the same MONTH therefore what At loss 10