The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-23

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nerer fnlly reine 10 ny kn0aledge mail
Yesterday. lhos n hinied y u y0nr noie
q NavembeT Is. Had Won. Gsaeral. n.
iierrd me- Al anre n he Ahslle eommAnd.
snd assigned me n duiy under ypur osdrr.
or allowed me 70 srliFe lram lhe Geld. be
sssurrd lhza 80 e0mFlainl uouli hare
hren heard In,m me-; buI whls siunsl
ersEy man of nv regular force ani izll
he volunteers lnoW in Frspeelshle disci-
plinel are Withdrawn Tor distant service.
Il seems that I am eEPertrd. silh less
il.an = thousand rsgnlais and E0lunleeT
farce. partly NJ neW leEirs. ~ hid de-
lenslve line. while laEge army Of more
Ilsh tuenly thousand men % in ny
frOnI.
II speak only Of defensive line; Cor
the idea Of assuming offensive operations
in the direction nf san Lnis BY March. ar
eFen hy May. with sueh EEooTs IS ran he
lien II my disposition j. quite Too pre-.
pOs,rEaus Ia BE- entertained Cor momenI.
Alter all ihaI ! hare written 10 Tie De-
parlmeni on the snhiect nf such opera
lions. I find IL difficult 10 believe that AN
seriously experied IN undertake them,
with the extraordinary limited means Al
my disposal.
81 rannnl misunderstood the object ri
the arrangements Indicated in YOUR letters.
feel ihai have lost The confidence nj
the Government. or il would mol have snl'
lered me In remain. up IN this time, ignn-
rant Of it, intentions, with so vitality alice
ting interests committed Ia my charge.
But, however much may feel PERSONAL
IN mortified and outraged al the course
pursued. unprecedented, al least, in our
own history. ! viii. carry oul, in good
faith. white I remain in Mexico, the views
IT the Government, though ! may be sa'
eriiced in the effort.
~ have the honor 10 be. General, your
0bedient servant.
Y. TAYLOR.
Major Gen. U. s. Army, Commanding.
"Maior Gen. wIxF,sLR SeorT,
Commanding L. $. A., Brasos Island, Texas"
Headquarters Army of Occupation.
Camp near Monterey, January "a. ls47.
"SIR: My despatch No. 5 has advised
you Of the measures taken to meet Major
General Scnu's requisiIion for troops, and,
as nearly as practicable At this time. Of
the amount aud description OF lnrce left
under my orders in ihIs part Of Mexico.
Having fulfilled my duty in carrying ont
what believed TO be the wishes of the
Government, | now beg leave TO invite
the attention of the Department 10 several
points Of grave interest TO myself, and not
without importance in their bearing up.
on The public service. have, therefore,
to request that this communication may
be laid before The Secretary Of War. and
by him submitted 10 the President Of the
United States.
81 will first speak of The extraordinary
reserve manifested BY the Department of
War in not communicating 10 me the in
tentions of the Governmental least with
regard TO the withdrawal &C so large ror-
ton Of my command. Had | not been
deemed safe repository Of is purposes,
| might, at any rate, have heen instructed
TO hold the troops in readiness for de,arh-
ment. A special messenger, despatched
from Washington when the employment,
Of Major General Scout was determined
upon. would have reached me al The very
latest by tile 9Th Of December--in time
tn suspend The movement on Victoria, to
spare portion Of the army. including my
self. long and expensive march of 400
miles. and TO prevent The murder Of a
young officer with important dispatches,
now in the hands Of The enemy. But, up
10 this moment, have moi received syl.
liable from the Department of War on This
subject-my only advices being a semi
official letter from Major General Scott,
in New York, dated November 25, and
received by me December "a; his in
structions Of January 3, received January
IA; and his letter Of December 90. from
New Orleans, received January l6. All
these delays and accidents would have
been avoided by the employment of spe-
cial messenger. and can hardly believe
that The occasion was mol deemed impor-
TAM enough TO warrant that course.
"Having been placed in command Of
the army. and charged with The operations
against Mexico by the orders Of the Pre-
sident Of the United States, had chosen
10 he punctlious. might have declined
to make any detachment from my force
without the same authority expressly
communicated but believing that Major
General Scott was possessed Of The views
and wishes Of the G0vemment, had no
hesitation in complying 10 the fullest ex-
tent with his cali FOR troops, and should
have done so equally bad it placed me un-
der the necessity OF abandoning all that
has been gained in this quarter. have
the satisfaction Of Knowing that the troops
he has required have been promptly pla-
ced in position for embarkaiion, and that
no delay whatever has occurred in carry
ing out his Instructions as soon as RECEIVE
ed.
"While exercising command which,
it is well known, never sought, il has