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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Col. Johnston returns from Mexico without securing a military road through Sonora and Chihuahua. Despatches confirm poor conditions, with Minister McLane despairing of improvement. US faces potential quarrel with Miramon, prompting naval augmentation in the Gulf and special instructions for McLane.
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The Baltimore American says: "Col. Johnston, brother-in-law of Mr. Minister McLane, who was sent by the War Department to Mexico, in the hope that he might secure the right to construct a military road from Arizona to the Gulf of California, through Sonora and Chihuahua, which should serve as an entering wedge towards the acquisition of those provinces, has returned without accomplishing anything. The despatches which he brought confirmed the already published intelligence as to the condition of the country, and represented Mr. McLane as despairing of any immediate improvement."
Despatches from Mexico embarrass the Executive. The United States are likely to be involved in a quarrel with Miramon. Our Government has issued orders to augment the naval force in the Gulf. Special instructions have been sent to Mr. McLane for the protection of American interests.
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col. johnston returned without accomplishing the military road; despair of immediate improvement; potential us involvement in quarrel with miramon; orders to augment naval force in the gulf; special instructions to mclane for american interests protection.
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Col. Johnston, sent by the War Department to secure rights for a military road from Arizona to the Gulf of California through Sonora and Chihuahua as a step toward acquiring those provinces, returned unsuccessful. Despatches confirm the country's poor condition and McLane's despair for improvement. Mexican despatches embarrass the US Executive, with likely quarrel involving Miramon; government augments Gulf naval force and sends protective instructions to McLane.