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Rh routes to Monterey, through Cerralvo and China, having been reconnoitred and the former selected as the more advantageous, the first brigade of regular troops, under Worth, was sent forward August 19th, and occupied Cerralvo without opposition. The army concentrated at Camargo for the movement on Monterey numbered a little over 6,600 officers and men. This force was divided into three divisions, under tho commands of generals Twiggs and Worth, and Major-general Butler, The different divisions were composed as follows: Regulars: 1st Division, Brig.-gen. Twiggs.

Id., 417-18; ''Mansfield's Mex. War,'' 57. Taylor s return of the actual number of his force before Monterey as 425 officers and 6220 men. His artillery consisted of one 10-inch mortar, two 24-pounder howitzers, and four light field-batteries of four guns each. U. S. Govt Doc., Cong. 29, Ses. 2, H. Ex. 4, p. 88. the third division being composed of volunteers to the number of nearly 3,000. The remainder of the volunteer force, amounting to over O 6,000 men, was left in camp and garrison at Camargo and other towns on the Rio Grande. On September 5th Taylor left Camargo and