...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...

..." 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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...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,...

...Pojuaque, Santa Fe, Agua Fria, San Juan, Zandia, Alameda, Albuquerque, Valencia, Tome, Las Nutrias, Parida, 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,...