The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-04

he is himself responsible for all the consequences his
General Taylor complains of want of water and land
transportation camp equipage and shoes for his cavalry
single d wnII nd that be called o
Hunt could NOT at once obtain suitable boat out he
early in June General Taylor considsring four boat
necessary, appointed his own agents to obtain them
Scott obtain suitable boats for the navigation Of the Rio
irande but having no reliable information in relation TO
os agents possessed of the requisite knowledge pre-
erred that they should execute his orders and limited
10y General Taylor and authorizing further increase Il
considered necessary by his brother and Of his agents
quadupled ultimately. by the officers Of the department
As TO the complaint OF the General that The from
that the very boats by Que Of
his own agents When at Piusbug inquired into the de-
General Taylors agent say that effort spared
get them into service as early as possible.
AS 10 the complaint IN regard 10 the OF land
ponation il is proper remark there was nona-
non at Washington so far as was informed, enable
or the War Experiment. determine whether wagons could
be used in Mexico. General Taylor though had both
mounted troops and typographical engineers had sup
far as know believe, minated any department his
intentions or wishes in regard to the OF transportation
sufficient for double the force he commanded before the arrival
oil the volunteers Added that he had General Arista
means of transportation and he was IN country abound
,ag Ia uesthe of transportation best adapted
Tue country, and the only means used by tue enemy
general expected to avail himself OF the of the
country in which he operates If General Taylor failed
do So and was without the necessary transportation he
alone was responsible. Those means limited by his
own will He had officers of the Quarermasers Del part
nent able to have executed his orders, and willing carry
out his views his authority alone was wanting
AS TO camp equipage, you that the appropria
lion which asked for last year stricken ont and
to that object before the 9Th and 18th of May.
When the appropriation was made the officers OF the de-
parnent were compelled to obtain materials wheresoeve
they could get them, and such they could get Cotton
cloth necessarily substituted for linen in the fabca-
ton OF tents have no doubt great deal of the material
OF the quality represented by General Taylor but that
was, uner the circumstances, unavoidable. The officers
exertons. place Of the they have received
am somewhat att loss to imagine why the deficiency OF
shoes for the dragon horses made subject OF
plant against the Quartermasters Department black.
smith is allowed by law TO every troop OF Dragons Il is
tools complete and all necessary shoe
and nail from and it is the duty of the regimenta
III officers failed to have what necessary the eff
cheney of their commands let Cen Taylor hold them
counabe The Quarermaser's Department is not respon-
AS came through the country this city.
informed that report circulating that General Taylor
would have taken forward Monterey much larger force
OF volunteers but for the neglect OF the Quartermas,e
ply to that report respectfully ask your attention to the
letter of General Taylor of the I'd Of July, the Aduant
s e ns' be ss I Ms. s, IL
.cH operate ,ch column Of about sir thousand that
for bread and adds, for taxing greater
force that column erceeding sir thousand be
supplied. that route, With bread alone:
feel sir that every nieer nj te department. hae per-
formed his duty faithfully if ably, and that the charges
of General Taylor are both unjust and unmerited AS
CARDS my SELL ieei hat nave perosinea my whoe duty
po.i ~ he o a, yh;, ,u 40 uI 'sdJ ,
immediate and thorough investigation Of nv conduct and
hat of the depaunent from the of opera
lions on the Texas froneras well previous to as during
the war.
am sir, most respectfully, your obedient servant
III S.JEooF,
;, MAYOR General W M General
non W Lillian - r. VIZ VIZ W. ,i,o ;.
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Let us recur, MI speaker 10 some OF the points pre-
scented IN this letter AS to river transportation all OF us
understand and admit It's dilfcul,ies but the complaint
is NOT IN regard 70 ms Dn soeiy In regard 10 and trans
poraton For the purpose of satisfying myself applied
at the War Department. and fnd that when Zen Taylor
marched IRON Corpus ChTisl, 10 me no Grahce ne na
three hundred wagons In he Generai regulations ior
the Army, published IN 1871, ma me following ait-
cle
1895 Whenever troops move by land the blowing
transportation shall be allowed for lhet baggage For the
field and sla regiment, including the attending sur
geon one TOUR horse waR on ana rain or an eqnvaeht IN
or mules ana IN tnat proportion or such OF ne
field and staff rs may be present. or company or ds.aeh
oer, one wagon and team or an N
the number OF men, for the Sick hospital stores and med
cnes, the necessary transportation WIN De provided on he
requisition OF the surgeon approved oy tue commanding
officer, in proportion to the number oil SICK unable TO
march, and the quantity OF mealcnes ana stores 70 pc
transported. When troops are serving in the field the
general, or other officer commanding, may reduce 'nis
allowance according TO the circumstances Oh 'he service
NJ 80 H. r,Io ,,,nroso ,yo dotoI five ,,,oro,.
ua f h General apd h;s taft and twenty Vac
ior Inc use Oh the seheiaI anu h,s Si' anu "ey "ss
Ons for the use OF the reginena Officers, ana twenty-five
wagons for medicine and miscellaneous stores; and allow
wagon to each company supposng each to number on