The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

hFFn Erfaas rsizfA 80 sEeaRiEFA ~
disiFrss mar BE- e0acsiEFd ~ say naa8ssi
O. leaning. q yalsps. April q, thAI lhe
Hhale e thar fore had bsen ssnl. undsEI
Brgaaisr GsRrral cseualsdsE. " ne 70
6nnde fisugirr.
limy lriier 70 he nsParimrua. wnalsn
he dsy aEtsr. aid ] had e1peraed thss--
Drnehalsnls ~ lie nsu rrgimsnis
Would. y ron hsd promised me. bfgin %
snirr IN Ihis mnnsh. snd eonalnnelO fall0s
PERHAPS inaa June." -Ilou many lvoiBn-
ieesl wIll rs-engsgr. under The aea sp-
PROVED Msnrh .. lonlv rersised fuo Days
ago, I know not; probably huifsE iisnee
lie rrraisr my DISAPPOINTMENT eapsed ~
sending The new iFnops q The Rio 6Eaidei
lor. hrsidss lhsir keeping he mad 10 ouE
present rrar open for many weeks BY
marches ID surcrssise deisrhmenls, | hsd
intended. a. I advance. 70 leave siFnng
gsrrisons IN Ills piarr. tJalspa.l IN Psrnle
snd Pnehla. and u keep Al The head fihs
movement force equal 10 sny pFobable
opposition. Il may now depend on he
Number Of the old volunteers who may re-
engage. and The number Of new troops
that may arrive from The Brasos IN time.
aE alsn in some degIee upon the advance
81 Msjor General Ia, lor. wheIheT shall
find This army in strength 70 leaTe Tie gar
nsnns. and 10 occupy Ihe capital"
lmay add. that only about filiy indiEI-
dnals of he old s0lnnlrrrs re-rneaged un-
der The provisions Of the act Of March 81;
that lie remainder were discharged May
4: that Major General Taylor made no
movement in advance Of Salllllo; and that
The new regulars. including cadwaladers
brigade. only hogan tn come M with me
al PuebIa in july. bal not in sufficient
numbers ill August 6. The next day the
army commenced It's advance upon the
capital with little more Than 10000 'i.
IreliIe men.
II j. not exirasagani 10 say that. II Bri.
ga,lier General cadwalader's forces had
not been diverted from me 10 The Rio
Grande. where he was made To lose,
without any benefit to Major General
Taylor. much precious time, night east
ly haze taken this riiy in the month Of
June. al one-6iih Of The loss sustained in
August and September. The enemy avail
ed himself Of my forced delay al Putbla
to collect. to treble. TO organize and disci
pline his forces. rs also 10 erect numerous
and powerful defences, with batteries.
Nearly al those extraordinary preparations
for our recppiiun were made after the Md
die of June. And il is known that the
news nf the victory Of Buena Visia.rea
ed Washington IN time to couniermsnd
c adwala,ier's orders Cor tie Rio GFande
before his departure from New OrltarS.
Two rice rompaaiss with him received
lie rosalermand there, snd joined me eas-
'ly.
know that had the misfortune 10 give
offence 10 the Department, by expressing
myself to The same effect from jalapa.
May G. In report Of that date. ! said !;
1.-The subject Of that order mo 1875,
old ye.un,eers) has given me long aud
deep soliciu,lc. To par; with so large
and so respectable portion Of this army.
in the middle Of country which, though
broken in its power, is M, yet disposed
to sue for peace; 10 provide for the return
home OF seven regiments from this into
rior position. at a time when ind il quite
difficult 10 provide transportation and sup
plies for the operating forces which re-
mainland all this without any prospect
| Of sucrDr or reinlorcemenls in. perhaps.
the next seven mOn,hs-beyond some
800 army reciuiis-present novelties VI
terly unknown 10 any invading army be-
FIRE. With the addition Of ten or Twelve
thousand new levirs in April or May
asked for. and until very recently expect.
ed--or even with the addition Of two or
three thousand new troops. destined lnr
this army. but suddenly, by the niders Of
the War Department, diverted to the Rio
Grande frontier, might. notwithstanding
The unavoidable discharge Of the old vo-
lunteers-seven regiments and two indie
pendent companics-advance with conf
deDce upon the enemy's capital. shall,
nevertheless, advance; but whether be-
| yond Puebla, will depend on intervening
information and reflection. The general
| panic given tn the enemy a, Cprro Gordo
still remaining. think il probable ,ha,
we shall go to Mexico; or, II the enemy
recover from that, we must renew the
CONSERVATION by another blow"
Thus, like Cor,ez. finding myself iso.
lated and abandoned, and again, like him,
always afraid tina, the next ship or mes.
senger might recall or further cripple me,
! resolved no longer to depend on Vera
Cruz or home, but TO render my little ar.
my "a self-.ustaining machine" as in.
formed every body, including the head oI
the War Department, and advanced tc
Puebla. .......-.......
II was in reference 10 The foregoing sc,
/. rious causes Of complaint, and others. ia
he fonnd in my reports 81 large--pariicu
larly in respect to money for the disburs
, in,y s,aH ,,fT;cera ctothinu ami NJ Tricl