The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-23

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uurks aamisllHd viii -
secs q sriiarIF, abPndARily tailas.
. IN ammunition. gaFFSsnnTd ~ NV .
,.,l,r md a000 irregular troops. . aaal.
- . saae ihossznd riiiErns rsPzhle q.
- - ,loula actually. bearing arms snd
,isI,ny n - deGenre.-io arrosing iesrs
n I'll heir nnmsheE. sraniily snPPlafa
with provisions. snd wish ; liehi isa'n 81
.nillrTy.--i. smong de unaeroaniablr o.
rurrencrs of he times.
lam deride. II opposed @ raift ,ne ne
=, hevond Ssltila IN his direction.
whirh nlace has bern snliFsiy abandoned
nv ,he Nesiran Torres. N d whom have
hsen ronrensraled n san I.nis Poiosi; and
1 sh.ll lose no time IN lsking possession
n ne former. a. soon As lie rrssaiinn o.
hnS.ilities relrnrd 10 rxplIes, which !
have notified Inc Mexican authorities VIII
n lie case On The l3ih instant. ~ aiFee'
.inn az he Presidens Il lhe Y. States.
n We sre I'm The lsnguage q Mr. Polk
ana General Scott under Inc Necessity o.
a eonquering a pesre, and ihai bs TAX
inc he capital e ihe counlry.-ue must
90 10 Vera Cruz. lake that plaer. and then
march 10 The rily Of Mexico. To DO 90
ii ans oihrr direction. consider = ont o.
lie question. But admit We conquer q
pesre ~ doing so-say Il the end u he
next twelve monlhs-nlll The amounl q
blood and measure. which must be exPen-
tled IN doing "a. be compensated by me
same. I link not-espeeisiiy u The
country we suhdne is 10 he given uP;
and | imagine there are but lew lndisnlu-
ais in our country who think Of annexing
Mexiro 10 the United States.
do moi intend 10 carry on my opera
tons las previously stated beyond SAITH
la.-deeming il next 10 nnpraeiicalle TO
do So. I. ,hen becomes a question as 1"
what is hest 10 be done. IL seems 10 me.
the most ludicious course 10 be pursued
on our parl, would be 10 AXE possession,
al once, Of the line we would accept by
negotiation. extending from the Gull OF
Mexico 10 the Pacific. and occupy the
same. or keep what we already have posses
sion Of; and that. with Tampico. (which
hone 10 take in the course Of the next
month, or as soon a. | ran get the means
Of tran.porlaiion.) will give Us all on this
side Of the Sierra Ma,lre, and. as soon as
| ncrupy Sallillo. will include slX OF seven
States or Provinces. thus holding TampI-
co, virl"ria, Monterey. Saliillo, Monclo-
via. chihuahua. (which ! presume Gen.
Wool has possession Of by this iime.,
Santa Fe and the Califnrnias-and say q
Mexiro, "Irive us from the country -
throwing on her the responsibility and ex
pense of carrying on offensive war.-a
the same time closely blnckading all hel
ports on the Pacific and the Gull. A
course Of this kind, if persesered IN lor !
short Time. would soon hiring her TO he
proper senses and compel her To sue lu
peace.-provided there is government
in the country sufficiently stable lor us Z
treat with. which. fear, will hardly b
the case for many years 10 come. With
ont large reinfOremenis Of volunteers lion
the gnfsysf pxaso~. ssss tsU 0f nnrrf iHou
, sand. l,hnse previously sent out havin,
already been greatly reduced by sicknes
and mher rasualties.) | do not bcliev
il would be advisable To march. beyon
SalliIIo. which is more than 300 miles IL
-, yond our depois on the Rio Giandr, n v,
: rs long line on which 20 keep up supple
lover land route in country like ihi.
for large force. and certain 10 be ailende
), with on expense which will be frighl'
to contemplate, when closely looked int
4 From Saliillo to San Luis Polosi. u
@ next plare Of importance. on The road
o the city nf Mexico. is thee hundred mile
!. --one hundred and forty badly watere
d where no supplies Of any kind could
procured for men and horses. | have i
e formed Tie War Department tlel 20,0i
= efficient men-would be necessary 10 insu
IS success If we move on that plaee.-ia
v ~ containing population Of 6O.0O0,)
j. force which, apprehend, will hardly
" collected by us with the train necessa
e. 10 feed il, as well as To transpor, vario
n, olhersupplies. particularly ordnance al
,e munitions Of war.
ie In regard 10 the armislice. which won
TO have expired by limitation, in few day
t. we lost nothing by il, as we could u
o. move even now, had the enemy cont
lie ucd 10 occupy Salrillo; for strange 10 sa
u, the first wagon which has reached I
W since The declaration of war. was on /
n. second instant, the same day on which
nd received from Washington an ackno,
Id edgment Of my despatch announcing I
o. taking Of Monterey and then lecei,
NJ only l25, so that have been, since NJ
ot last, completely crippled, and AM still
FIR for want Of transportation. After raki
an and scraping the country for miles arou
he Camargo. collecting every pack mule .
ii; other means Of transportation. | co
1s, bring here only $4,000 rations, (liIit
ed days supply.) with moderate supply
ed ordnance, ammunition, &C., 10 do viii
u.s. all the corps had To leave behind n
we ton of their camp cqnipage necess
Ia for their comfort, and in some inst