The army and navy of America : containing a full view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents ..from the period of the French and Indian wars to the close of the Mexican war ... . ot only employed in perfecting his plans and increas-ing his means, but in obtaining more accurate information as tothe nature of the country to be traversed, and the best mode ofreaching the main object of the campaign. And, though thesame time was unquestionably taken advantage of by the enemy,to increase his means of defence, yet every movement in the pro-gress of the expedition
The army and navy of America : containing a full view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents ..from the period of the French and Indian wars to the close of the Mexican war ... . ot only employed in perfecting his plans and increas-ing his means, but in obtaining more accurate information as tothe nature of the country to be traversed, and the best mode ofreaching the main object of the campaign. And, though thesame time was unquestionably taken advantage of by the enemy,to increase his means of defence, yet every movement in the pro-gress of the expedition to the interior, shows that it was one ofdeliberate and careful adaption of means to the end in view;and that therefore it was better to permit him this advantage, thanto risk the success of the whole army on a hasty or ill providedadvance. During this delay of the troops at Vera Cruz, arrangementswere made for the safety and good order of that important post,as being the one through which the army was to be reinforcedand supplied during the remainder of the war in this quarter.—A military governor was appointed, with a sufficient garrison,both in the city and the castle; rules were adopted for regulation. ^-^ r V ^.iM)\ >5J^- ?*••?. :1? 1 5-- i| V, ;-f-^j^^ Ml. :g^^^^fe-;:.::..:^£^i^?g.^--^;-:
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