. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. the Rio Grande as her west-ern limit, while Mexico was de-termined to have the Nueces asthe separating line. The ter-ritory between the two riverswas in dispute. The govern-ment of the United States madea proposal to settle the contro-versy by negotiation, but theauthorities of Mexico scornfullyrefused. This refusal was con-strued by the Americans as avirtual acknowledgment thatthe Mexicans were in thewrong, and that the Rio Grandemight justly be claimed as theboundary. Instructions wereaccording
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. the Rio Grande as her west-ern limit, while Mexico was de-termined to have the Nueces asthe separating line. The ter-ritory between the two riverswas in dispute. The govern-ment of the United States madea proposal to settle the contro-versy by negotiation, but theauthorities of Mexico scornfullyrefused. This refusal was con-strued by the Americans as avirtual acknowledgment thatthe Mexicans were in thewrong, and that the Rio Grandemight justly be claimed as theboundary. Instructions wereaccordingly sent to GeneralTaylor to advance his army asnear to that river as circum-stances would warrant. Under these orders he moved forward to Cor-pus Christi, at the mouth of the Nueces, established a camp, and bythe beginning of November, 1845, had concentrated a force of betweenfour and five thousand men. In the following January General Taylor was ordered to advanceto the Rio Grande. It was known that the Mexican government hadresolved not to receive the American ambassador sent thither to ne-. TEXAS AND COAHUILA, 1845. POLKS ADM1NISTRA TION. 449
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