INDEX
575
| Credit, lack of Mexican public, 2. 7, 253; American foreign, 256. See also Finances. |
| Creole, burned, 2. 444. |
| Creoles, characteristics, 1. 3, 407; and Spanish-born, 29; and independence, 30-1. |
| Crepúsculo, on Santa Anna as dictator, 1. 47; on Santa Anna and Zacatecas, 550. |
| Crime and criminal law, Mexican, 1. 13, 21. |
| Crittenden, J. J., and war bill, 1. 183, 187, 473, 2. 277; defence of Taylor, 1. 260; and Taylor's candidacy, 368; and tariff of 1846, 2. 257, 496; and plan to stop war, 290; position in Senate, 496; on American attitude toward Mexico, 508. |
| Cross, Trueman, killed, 1. 160, 463; on Taylor and transportation, 490. |
| Cuba, Mexico and, 1. 417; and Mexican privateering, 2. 192, 193. |
| Cuernavaca, and Santa Anna's dictatorship, 1. 46; occupied, 2. 184, 433. |
| Cuevas, L. G., on chances of expected war, 1. Ill; and annexation of Texas, 434; on resumption of intercourse, 435; and Peña, 2. 180; peace commissioner, 239, 466; on Trist, 323. |
| Cumberland, in Home Squadron, 2. 197, 442; damaged, 449. |
| Cumplido, I., Presidential candidacy, 2. 236. |
| Curtis, S. R., and forays on Taylor's rear, 1. 562. |
| Gushing, Caleb, sent to Scott, 2. 184, 418; brigade in Taylor's force, 417; leaves Mexico, 438. |
| Customs, Mexican internal, 1. 16, 2. 253. See also Tariff. |
| Cuylti, Gavino, and Doniphan's advance, 1. 301. |
| Cyane, at Monterey, 1. 423; in Pacific squadron, 2. 189, 205, 206, 446, 447; at La Paz and San Jose, 449. |
| Cyprey, Baron Alleye de, French minister at Mexico, on British recognition of Texas, 1. 432. |
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| Dakin, J. H., recruiting advertisement, 1. 445. |
| Dale, in Pacific squadron, 2. 189, 206, 447; at Guaymas, 447. |
| Dallas, G. M., and Buchanan faction, 2. 282; on Polk, 510. |
| Dana, R. H., and public interest in California, 1. 323. |
| Davidson, G. R., captured, 1. 370-1. See also Encarnación prisoners. |
| Davis, C. W., and outrages, 1. 425. |
| Davis, G. T. M., on errors at Churubusco, 2. 383; on Belén operations, 412. |
| Davis, Jefferson, at Monterey, 1. 249, 252, 500; in negotiations, 502, 504, 505; at Buena Vista, 555; and peace negotiations, 2. 464; on glory of the war, 324. |
| Davis, John, and two million bill, 2. 123. |
| Deas, Edward, battery in Taylor's later force, 2. 418. |
| Deaths, in American army, 2. 318, 511, 512. |
| Decatur, in attack on Tuxpán, 2. 444; in Home Squadron, 446. |
| Declaration of war. See Outbreak. |
| Defensive-line policy, Taylor's plan, 1.282-3,461,513,514; popularity, 347; persistence, 2. 183, 430. |
| Deffaudis, Baron. French minister at Mexico, reports cited passim. |
| Delano, Columbus, and war bill, 1. 472; inconsistent war criticism, 2. 277. |
| Delaware Indians, in Kearny's expedition, 1. 288. |
| Delaware troops, 2. 431. |
| Democracy, radical party in Mexico (1846), 2. 2-4. See also Federalism; Puros. |
| Democratic party, and war, 1. 184, 471; early reaction, 2. 269, 281; and Polk, dissensions, 269-73, 281, 283; leaders in Congress, 282, 496; dissensions and Wilmot Proviso, 286; dissensions protract war, 288. See also Congress; Polk. |
| Democratic Review, and absorption of Mexico, 2. 243. |
| De Russey, L. G., wrecked, march to Tampico, 1. 547; attempt to rescue prisoners of war, 2. 418. |
| Descriptions. See Physical aspect. |
| Desertion, in Taylor army at Rio Grande, 1. 160, 463; tendency after Monterey, 262; amount, 318, 319; fate of deserters captured at Churubusco, 385; deserters and peace, 474. See also Irish: Propaganda. |
| Diablo, El, earthwork at Monterey, 1. 249; attack on, 253-4, 500; evacuated, 255. |
| Diario, desires war, 1. 105, 115; on help from abroad, 112; on the army, 408; on United States and Texas, 423 ; on start of final campaign, 2. 92 ; on Scott's predicament, 103 ; on peace negotiations, 123, 130. |
