It is expected that, in selecting the establishment for your troops, you will approach as near the boundary line — the Rio Grande — as prudence will dictate. With this view the President desires that your position, for a part of your forces at least,... The War with Mexico Reviewed - Page 71by Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1850 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1306 pages
...jurisdiction at the period of annexation, or shortly before that event. It is expecte'd that, in selecting the establishment for your troops, you will approach...forces at least, should be west of the river Nueces. You are directed to ascertain and communicate to this department the number of Mexican troops now at... | |
| George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - Periodicals - 1846 - 694 pages
..." You will approach as near the boundary line—the Rio Grande—as prudence will dictate." * " * " The President desires that your position, for a part...forces at least, should be west of the River Nueces." These letters invited General Taylor to push at once for the extremest limits— the Rio Grande—they... | |
| George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - Periodicals - 1846 - 724 pages
...which the nominal paper title of Texas had ever gone. General Taylor is told j im another dispatch, " You will approach as near the boundary line — the Rio Grande — as prudence will dictate." » • • " The President desires that your position, for a part of your forces at least, should be... | |
| Albert Gallatin - History - 1847 - 26 pages
...jurisdiction at the period of annexation, or shortly before that event. It is expected, in selecting the establishment for your troops, you will approach...President desires that your position, for a part of your forcea at least, should be west of the River Nueces." The Mexican settlements, thus exceptad, are not... | |
| John Frost - Generals - 1847 - 414 pages
...jurisdiction at the time of annexation, or shortly before that event. It is expected that in selecting the establishment for your troops, you will approach...view the President desires that your position, for part of your forces at least, should be west of the Neuces." In consequence of these directions, General... | |
| 1847 - 722 pages
...time of annexation, or shortly before that event. It is expected that in selecting the establb-hment for your troops, you will approach as near the boundary...view the President desires that your position, for part of your forces at least, should be west of the Nuece»." Two things appear to us obvious from... | |
| 1847 - 722 pages
...jurisdiction at the time of annexation , or shortly before that event. It is expected that in selecting the establishment for your troops, you will approach...prudence will dictate. With this view the President de»iree that your position, for part of your forces at least, should be west of the Nueces." Two things... | |
| 1848 - 544 pages
...exercise jurisdiction at the period of annexation, or shortly before that event. It is expected that . . . you will approach as near the boundary line — the Rio Grande — as prudence will dictate. . . . The President desires that your position . . . should be near the river Nueces." — pp. 70,... | |
| 1848 - 544 pages
...jurisdiction at the period of annexation, or shortly before that event. It is expected that . . . •'/•-/' will approach as near the boundary line — the Rio Grande — as prudence will dictate. . . . The President desires that your position . . . should be near the river Nueces." — pp. 70,... | |
| Abiel Abbot Livermore - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 312 pages
...Pojuaque, Santa Fe, Agua Fria, San Juan, Zandia, Alameda, Albuquerque, Valencia, Tome, Las Nutrias, Panda, Valverde, Prenido, Laredo, and many others. * 30th...claims of the United States against that nation, and $ 5,000,000, provided she would allow the Rio Grande to be established as the western boundary of Texas,... | |
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