Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-23
The Rumor. from tho RIO Grand.

head of all tis legions:--
HEAD QUARTERS .iRsS OF OccrrArtos
Camp near Monterey, DC. s. 1916 {
SE-hs expect to march in few days for
Victoria, consider The present proper occa.
sion to explain somewhat in detail the disposi.
ione which have been made, and which ere con.
tcmpsted, 'or the occups ion and defence "fthis
frontier. With this view enclose q sketch
'zhb'ing tho line from Parros TO Tampco, and
showing how portion of that line is naturally
marked by the chain of the "Sierra Madrs"
1t will he seen at once that San Luis Poiosi
is position almost equally distant from ,h"
points of this line. This would give the force
a, San Luis very rrest advantage over us
were il not for the nature o, the country and the
communications; the regions between SSH Luis
and tho mountains being rr,ntily supplied with
water aud subsistence, and The ro,d ,, S4l,il,o
and Monterey being the only practicable route
fer artillery ncros. the mountains. Without ar.
'ilicry, the Mexican troops are not Of all torm
dable, and, think, have bu. little confidence in
Themselves. ! therefore consider the position
of Sal'llo and Parras as Of prime Importance.
With an intermediate post at Pa,os, and the
menn', by good road, oi rapidly uniting. if ne.
cessary, deem the cnlums of Brarader G-nr-
rails Wool and Worth quite equal to hnd that
flank Of the line. shall, however, reinforce
The latter general, particularly in cavalry. aud
shall establish reserve AT this place 10 su pp,r,
the advanced petitions, should the movements
of the enemy require it.
Bricsdicr General Wool is understood 10 be
now Il, Parrns with his column. sny ciOO strong.
with six guns. Brigadier General Worth Inns
his hsnd 1uar'ers at Ssltillo his command con.
sis'ng Of some 1900 regular troops with eight
guns. propose to reinforce him hv two rrgi.
ments of volunteer foo aid portion Of the
Kentucky cavalry. Lieutenant, kcalu"y's com.
pany is all the regular cavalry force can as.
sign him Ht present.
Al Monterey will be the head quarters of Ma
jnr General Bu'lcr. commanding the reserve
Two companies Of artillery and one of the weak
, infantry bat'alions (ith) will COMPOSE the gar.
rison of the place. The troops of Gen. Buffers
| proper division, (Ohio. Indiana and Ken,ucky,)
will be at this point, and in eschelon on The
ronle hehce to Csmsrgo and the mouth of the
( Rio Granic, except those which NAV be ordered
! to reinforce General Worth as above Indicated
I Tampico i. now parrisoncd BY eight strong
! companies of artillery, and the Alabama reci-
I ment Of volunteers, sav l coo cffsc,ves. CON
siJer this force quite sufficient to hold tho plscr.
controlling rs we do. .he harbor. :
These considerations o,t,.c,ed nv attention to
( Victoria before the surrender of Tamp;co. bu, |
now deem it more than ever important, for |
have reason to believe tha, a corps Of observa.
lion is in ,ha, quarter, under the orders of Ge.
neral Urea. having his head d.qunrtcrs perhaps
at Tula, and sending forward advanced parties
as far as Victoria.
M"j'r General Patterson has
accordingly been Instructed TO march from Ma.
tamoras on Victoria, with three regiments q! vo-
lnnt.crs from his division, one being the Ten.
n"ssee horse. ptopo,e To move from tins point
say by tie l2Ih instant with The regular troops
now here, under Br'gaGIcr General Iwisgs
(-xcept those to be lett in garrison. as above )
and the regiments of General Pa'terson's disi'
sion, under Brgadnr General Quilman. AT
Nontemorelos fS miles from this I shall ensc,