The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-07


PEDRO DE AMPuDlA.
'' Senior Genersl-in Chief of the United States army
Don 4. TAYLOR"
General 1ayors ansicr a.ia
"HEADouAnrKrs Army or oceurATIos,
'SEsos. have had the honor 70 receive your note OF
under my command from their present position, and be
yond the Nueees until the pending question between
.stsd ineed hardly advise yon that charged as am
@ only ps no e If
onal question involved in the advance of the American
"The Instructions under which acting viii moi per
NIT me 70 etIograde from the position now occupy In
and the individual suffering which may result regret
By aso % wI
leaving the responsibility with those who rashy
.senor General d. PEDRO DE AxpupIA"
IN ihe 10th OF that month"; considering this an act of
war. General Taylor blockaded the mouth of the Rio
Grande. This is his report: slal.a ~
In my last despatch advised you that on receipt of
EsneTal AmPudias summons to fall back from my posi-
DENIM Ss q me mouth OF The ko Iande
stances and, at the time, the efficient OF
OF quasi war was be Interpreted to his advantage
only while we reaped the ncoaveniences attending it,
Renhaw the navy @ar@aa off wo American sshooners
ceiyed from General Ampliia communication on the
SUBJECT translation OF which, and my reply are herewith
pei the Mexicans withdraw their army
mis- ei,la or ~ 49, '"N oie"'i'e oh
AmpSdia's reply
DIVISION OF THE NorrH, Second Generai-in-C Chief
From various sources worthy Of have learned
thar some vessels bound for the mouth OF the river
9uence Of orders that they should conducted
Brazos Santiago The cargo OF of them composed
the contractors charged with providing army under
my orders had procured to fulfil the obligations of their
contracts You have taken possession of these provisions
by force and against the will OF the propetors of
whom is vice consul of her Catholic Majesty other
being religiousy respected, profered, and
govern among civilized nations. have. the contrary,
been en- voasd in The o,a sstaoIanay manner opposed
On the 10th Of April, General Ampudia recognised
state OF war; in his letter concerning Col Cross in these
terml: s ll--
In reply to your note which received 1bav,
the honor state that Colonel Cross gene
sny Of h . under your had been found a,
have been ,ha Of prisoner Of war treated with the
.crbed by the and OF war well considered
IN bis situation rs n prisoner" d.a
On cath of April, General Arsta arrived assumed the
command, and notified Gen. Taylor of the existence of
war and on the same day. giving the word and the blow
al me same time, Captain Thornton and his command
show ,..f5 ~ lc,rI .,.
- HEApoUAnrERs ARMY OF OcourAToS
.r Camp near Matamoras, Texas, April rs, 1876
arrived in Matamoras on TIE 24 instant and assumed the
he me Conceived i e coueous
but saying that he considered hosties commenced
N
copy OF my reply, viii transmitted the moment they can
prepared Idespach this by express which IS now
waiting. t.
81 regret report that party of Dragons by
me on the a nsan. to watch the course of the river
ioIcs Of the and after short affair in which some
oanSsd and eompssd Of h party
has returned except wounded sent in this morning
by the Mexican commander so that cannot report with
confidence the parcuars OF the engagement the fate of
ne officers that Capt Hsass sD dnG be
Mason and Kane were the other officers The party was
63 strong"
Next comes Gen. Taylors letter to Ampuda of the 22d
of April, explaining his course up to this time;
son breaking up camp at Corpus Christi and moving
syH I'VE Rio vy e
Jay instructions in pacific manner, to observe the utmost
le bank OF the river and The religion and
Of the people should suffer no violation With this
orders the army enonng stric. Observance of the
rights and OF a ssa no a rs sn
circua led in the several the Bravo These orders
soanp an .sf ip ann proud % say up This
msns the same spirit has controlled the operations of
the army On reaching the Arroyo Colorado was inform.
ed by officer that the order in question had been
ia neos he ve %oad g be- eeaded m
declaration OF war Again On my march to sfortSns
oras Protesting against occupation ota portion OF the
territory of TanauiPa, and declaring that if the army
communication in hands, was discovered that
the village of Frontone had been set on fire and abandoned
viewed this direct act OF war and informed the dep
uraton that their communication would be answered by
ma MafamOras,
fu On reaching the river, despatched officer,
high in rank to convey TO the commanding general In
Matamoras the expression of my desire for nmicabe rea
tons and my willingness leave open the of the
of Matnmoras the of Brazos Santiago until the
question of boundary should be detinvely settled. This
officer received reply from the officer selected confer
with him. that advance the Rio Bravo consider
ed a verabe net of war and he absolutely refused
sn with the American consul, in itself
compatible with state OF peace Notwithstanding these
repeated ass,tra the part of the Mexican auho
ties and Outstanding the obviously hostile prep
rations the right bank OF the river accompanied by
rigid carefully absained from any
of hostiy-deermned that the onus of producing
tua Of hostilites should with Our rela
remained in this until had the honor receive
your Of the 18th instant which you denounce
the ALTERNATIVES my remaining in this position As
could not, under my instructions reeede from poson
i accepted the alternative you offered, and made al
my dispositions to meet il suitably. But, still willing
self, in the first with ordering blockade
of the mouth OF the Rio Bravo by the
ordersa proceeding perfectly
OF often declared to exist and which you acknow
edge in note of the 18th instant to the late
Col. Cross. II this measure oppressive, I wish it
borne mind that it has been upon me by the
You have seen fit adopt. l have reported this
receive instructions that eect-upess indeed you de-
sire ar,nstce pending the final settlement the ques-
between the governments, until shall be formal.
Nv deca by siser in which will cheerfuIy open
the In regard the consequences you
resulting from refusal to the blockade beg
understand that am prepared Tor them, be they what
they may. ..-.t L.
in conclusion, ,ake leave that consider the
Of your communication highly exceptionabe where
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