The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-31


), campaign from the Rio Grande. the presen
base OF your operations, for any considerable di,
s lance into the interior If Mexico, will be yer
0 great the department will consider whetaer tn
{ main invasion should not ultimately take pac
= from some point on the coast say 7dInPico q
Z soue other point IN the vicinity of Isrd tr'e
9 This suggestion is made with view to call YOU
+ attention 10 it, and to obtain from you such II
= formation as you may be able to mpart. Shout
: it be determined that the main army should ~
, vale Mexico at some other point than the IL
: Granda-say the vicinity Of Vera tr'c--a mrS
and sufficient number of transport vessels '"eu
be placed at the mouth of the Rio Grande 10y tn
| time the healthy season sets m-sny early y
t Noyember, The main army. with all ITS MUM
lions, could be transported, leaving scIiielen
: force behind to hold and occupy the Rio Grand'
! and all the towns and provinces which Non ma.
have conquered before That time In the even
OF such being the plan at "poratirns' your "p'''
is desired what increased force. II any VIII he re
CURED 10 carry II out Win success We'earn ma
the army could be discontinued few miles dis
tant from Vera Cruz, and read y invest the 'oN'
IN It's rear without coming within me rahSe {"
the guns OF the fortress OF san joan li"l. ~
town could he readily taken 10y l1nd' "m'G 'h S
fortress, b'ing invested bN lana ana SEA ann ~
communication cut OF, must soon fan From era
Graz 10 the city OF Mexico thefs Is me '"'"
upon which the di'lsenees or stage coaches run
daily. The distance from Vera ITnz 10 h' Guy
81 Mexico IS not more than one third oi That from
no Grande TO the clty OF Mexico.
The subject was again Drought mo we" on
18th OF Ocooer, IN the same year, AMI more par
tcularis on the ~ "i octooc'' m Ie'ierN al
dressed 10 uenetal IaN'oT' ~ ,he '~>' "'''' 'ue
plin had been 50 Tar mature" 'h't sever" 81"
GERS OF The stan anu me were Indicate" "f '"''
service. THIS was nearly moh'h OT''re u was
determined 10 employ you win '"e army III an!
part 81 NsAl'"
IL wa. never eon''i'' V,''eu mere 10 N''Nr ~ ''V
GU! oil Mexico nom 'he ING occupied ~ u'I''A'
.'N''r, " mr. :" any "'''' A''f' ''', "y '
'H" Niuh II ",s val va !" " pN>.'" ". ~
4 extent, 'rGuIs" "' ''"UF"'e u, ''''>
~ P'''A'u 'n,''"'! ,''.',
e'sm"n s'saeiy ana very sl'sN' ''",'"'n "',
ue >uUJrS" :" zee '"S Iu"lH" anu ~ ~
"i'A''5 '"a N'o% '''s O'>'' " '''''''''! 'iS'"
IONS
Au A"eseI o'''' 'T',H % me-" va"
"N Uoop' u we Nit,','''' 10 w C',@ 80,
70 uS mo- i'uu'Y'! i.','',,',' '',' ''. 80
den'H reutu "h 10 sustain !y'' ,"'' Hs'uI'
INC " ar H'p''u''n' 'o' "'s''''''a "'S ''""''
'9sueIi' >eg"' 10 oe "'''''''"' "'' F't'
o'1e'' 50 I't y '''e u'ey's " u".' II''U'
10 DC u'a"n '''h ''e N'''n o,'' '''s ''.' ''.'l :
''1' II "'S 'N'"'' ,'o ~ ',.' 80,
'eu ~ VIZ '>'IsH d. "a ''"' 10y " WY 80
at'''eu a. new O',e"''s on !ou' way 20 ''' ".'',y
II P'o"'pui eA,c1''u' Il VIZ ,', 90"
non ''"' ''G zen ''s'',s' "''-"'u W. !."
e''e'' """'" "a'e '''''T, III w. '''
"ooPs ~ so"'' d !"I e"''e'' "'e" '"i ,"'" ~
mote ana scattered Po>U'"nS III inc h"r'r ~
NeSlcn oflnS mem 10 lhe seac"as' ana prepare
ior 'hen emh"te''"m' "he'htt m oru,r "' ,''iS
10 DC sent out ID D'aas'' we lo'" "' l'e't'''r'
was or WAS not IN season Tor the service they
were designed ior' depehns upon Tue uthe "hrh
the expedition cou.u ue &" 'eauy !" SAT- !"
determine ms regard must We pa'l ]" Wh-t
you required 20 oe done preparatory 10 'he eN
petition, rather than 10 what you may nave SAID
on tha' SUBJECT go.
a reference !" '"o or 'hite Vi your r'q u''''''r9
VIII snow 'hat no rational nope Snu'd ne enter.
ter'aInFd ina, the expedition w"u'a set iof'h be-
lore the Middle or ih,t OF reoruary' i1n re,
q"ieu as enc ITEM VI 'he ou'n' o"e "u"hlen an"
ioiy sun ooa's--an 70 oS c1hSUuc'eu a'er you
Ieit washington iuouSn tue Impairment u'seu
less huhloc' you 'n''s'.u W, "''' ou es''i''su
the expense OF eAVU ~ s-oo am wo"sn'' os
putting the p'nepa. snip Hmu' .n .e A,a",e
co'st W rrq.l''"n' '''es n'S"' oec',"s r"e'en oy
Tue nr't u january 10 snoW tna' 'e'"n.e
! was " o1 P''veu WI H'N' '''.',''''' ''e''' W
;"' '.'o' ''"'' u'oUs' u"e lvs"u '0''"'''' was
'au ~ l,Oeu'"'s ~ a." -, cav" s',' wv a"
"e'"sr '''1Ine"''! i've iu,u i"ul e''."'..r
'on'.u,nS I'M ". e'''u LUZ w. ", '" Wv
IL NC WIN" H'n" W 'o''p De -,
np "'',s '"'y .I"'' ~ 't"'y
ny I" - LII ',' III, ~,
eIPeG ;on con-J ,bay b,ys ,soc,.J ,hs coa.t Of
v"ni'', ,s,ro Tho LIT of F.brpor, The a,n,,li.
800 'i u ,at go nth w;,b,n, Them In y,ur
latter ,a ma lated the 18Th February. off L6bo4.
vor state tia, but a small part Of the tran.pnr,s
engaged at Ne,r Orleans, under your orders Of
the .slh Decen- her. dc, had arrived, and not
o,> of the ten osde, 4 bv your (mv) memorandum
Of the 18Th Of that month and ne rhols r,rr DE,
al the Brazo, on ne 18Th Il January Having
thus shown. by your own o. rion that under my
,rder "the ton ves-el,' ought to have been NJ
the BRACES 1t least fflc,a dtgs 'ctore hs srpcG.
hon coHlf b1r, B-,n Tsalg 10 ,1it ! have yInd'.
,a,ed myself from vopr charge Of having nc--
ected nv duty bv not issuing that order at an
,arli.r date If issued earlier. It vOud have ~
,olyed A, lrrcly increased expenditure for de
nurrarr and resulted IN 70 pubic benefit.
zone II the. ten vessels ever arrived RE
wing iyou saw in letter now rnIer con-ideratiDnl
mon Them The ten ve..el1 confidently. the en-.
jarcaton was delayed IN whole OF IN port a, the
B-,,Ds and IImrlcn from the | ) h Uf January to