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| deem 1t necessary to repeat them"


SEPTEMBER 6."I have the honor to report that a conf
Dental agent dispatched some days Matamoros has
returned, and reports that extraordinary preparations
going there that The garrison does seem 10 haze been
increased. and hatour Consul opinon there wiA be
declaration Of Nothing definite be learned in
relation the march of troops from the interior body of
three thousand reported in march Matamoros but
the information is Too uage 10 merit confidence The agent
who is intelligent and upon whose statements good deal Of
reliance may, think, be safely placed says that The Of
the people Wh ichom he mingled is opposed 10 a ,car
,oith u.s."


SEPTEMBER H-"In view Of the large reinorcements of
regular troops ordered join me- cannot believe that will
become necessary under any circumstances employ voun
teers from the United States have directed two Of the
three companies from Red River San Antonio retaining
one at Austin With company of mounted rangers each
place the frontier oiH be secure from insult The
der Of the rangers San Antonio aor Hays) has reputa
ton partisan, and TO him have specially entrusted the
duty of keeping advised of any the Rio
Grande, in the neighborhood of Loredo We have
Of interest from the frontier Arista the last accounts
was at Mier, but Without any tore nor is there yet any
concentration Of force the rip report reached San
Antonio few days since that preparations making
receive troops Loredo. This consider pery doubf





nation of the fact from San Antonio"


OcroBER A." Mexico hasl as yet made no positive de-
caraton Of war, committed any of hosities.
Should auxiliary force be required, propose draw it
wholly from Texas. do conceive that it will become
necessary under any circumstances call for volunteers from
the United States"


OcToBEn ll.-' Recent arrivals from the Rio Grande
bring information of different aspect from that
aI in No.
previous communication relative to the pacfc disposition Of
the border people, both sides Of the riuer, continually
confirmed"


NOVEMBER Tel respectfully enclose copy of letter
from Commodore Conne commanding the home squadron"
This letter is dated board the ship Falmouth off Vera
Cruz, the oath October. the Commodore says No
troops hare marched topards the frontier for length Of
time; and am told by Mr.. Parot, who left Mexico few
days nce that many of Asta officers had returned
city in state of utter poverty"


NOVEMBER 10" Should the present pacifc aspect of
relations with Mexico continue, it will be necessary
to continue this force the Texas rangers in SERVICE except
possibly one company as guides"


The next despatch from General Taylor is dated
on the 7th of January, and, consequently, the above
are all that could have reached Washington at the
time the march to the Rio Grande was directed by
an Order from Headquarters in this city. That
order bears date on the 18th of January, 1916,
and was received at Corpus Christi on the 4th OF
February ensuing Bearing in mind its date, we
invite the reader to still further examination Of
the correspondence, that he may note the of
events after the order was given:


ExrHAcrs FROM GEs. TArLoR's DEsrArcHEs.
CoRPus CHRIsrr, JANAUnr T. ls46.-"For the informa-
ton of the Genera-in-Chef and War Department make
the following from private letter lately received
this place from Consul Matanoros and dated December
"a, ls45 Our from the interior that Gen.
Paroles, San Luis, about rising against the Govern
ment II is given out that he and his party against
treating with the United States. Gen. Ariaa
rests que to see, perhaps what attends Gen.
Paredes. In this part Of the country the people in
fapor Of peace, and, should judge, Of teay rch The
United States but considerable excitement has been pro
duced by the from Gen. Paredes.'"
So says the Consul at Matamoros. Gen. Taylor adds
"We have many arrivals from other points the river, but
they bring no intelligence IF interest of
un,ee from San Antonio struck the river Preso Rio Gande
and the commander reports erery thing quiet in ha
quarter"


FrnRuAnr al have every reason to believe that tht
people residing the river ,ceH disposed tocards
| Government"





that about to to the Rio Grandc under nstruc
tions from the Department Of War"


MAncH 81 respectfully report that the advance of Tho
army, composed of the cavalry and Major Rnggod gh
artillery the whole under the command Of Col Twiggs tool
the line Of march this morning in the direction of Maamo
ros .... have deemed proper TO cause my Orden
No 80 be translated into Spanish and circulated the R
Grande. Srty copies hare Geay been sent,
OF ARMY, TO Matamoros, Cdmargo and Mer."
| MARcH l2-(Genera Taylor having proceeded thirty
one miles on his way the Rio Cirande "The diferen
columns advancing with great regularity, and dth0m any
obstacle worthy IF note" "Commodore Conner
writes by the brig Porpoise from Vera Cruz under date
March 3D."


In the letter here mentioned by Gen Taylor the Commo
dore says "The papers Of the capital that in The m
ten days force of nearly eight thousand men, including
large portion Of the garrison Of Mexico has marched for h,
northern frontier 1t is the general opinion here that the
present state of affairs cannot last for any length Of time
With the exception Of the military, Tie recent rerouton
receited Jy all classes wih much dissatisfaction Even
union Of the Fecrasts with the Santa Annaists is spoken
probable for the overthrow of the present party Mr.. ST.
dell is sill at Jaiapd: and, unlikely may appear Thar


from Ury good authority that Is profitable he VH gel b
receired BY The Merican Government"


MAnca Is, Cone hundred aud nineteen miles from Corpus
Christi J " Within the last two days advance has
with small armed parties of Mexicans who seemed disposed
to avoid They were, doubtless thrown out to get nfor
nation Of our advance"


MARcu 81, (camp three miles south Of the Auoya Colo