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Rear Admiral George Cockburn had commanded the squadron in Chesapeake Bay since the previous year On June 25 he wrote to Cochrane stressing that the defenses there were weak and he felt that several major cities were vulnerable to attack. Cochrane suggested attacking Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia On July 17 Cockburn recommended Washington as the target because of the comparative ease of attacking the national capital and "the greater political effect likely to result". General Ross commanded a 4,500-man army composed of the 4th (King's Own) Light 21st Royal North British Fusiliers 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and 85th Regiment of Foot, Santa Anna's last campaign, The more affluent neighborhoods of Northwest Washington are typically safe especially in areas with concentrations of government operations such as Downtown Washington D.C Foggy Bottom Embassy Row and Penn Quarter but reports of violent crime increase in poorer neighborhoods generally concentrated in the eastern portion of the city. Approximately 60,000 residents are ex-convicts. Supreme Court appointments Washington D.C. Business Directory Commodore Matthew C Perry led a detachment of seven vessels along the northern coast of Tabasco state Perry arrived at the Tabasco River (now known as the Grijalva River) on October 22 1846 and seized the town Port of Frontera along with two of their ships Leaving a small garrison he advanced with his troops towards the town of San Juan Bautista (Villahermosa today) Perry arrived in the city of San Juan Bautista on October 25 seizing five Mexican vessels Colonel Juan Bautista Traconis Tabasco Departmental commander at that time set up barricades inside the buildings Perry realized that the bombing of the city would be the only option to drive out the Mexican Army and to avoid damage to the merchants of the city withdrew its forces preparing them for the next day; 8.4 Sister cities Challenges in Mexico, Library of Congress Jefferson Building, The delegates to the Convention anticipated a Washington presidency and left it to him to define the office once elected.[n] the state electors under the Constitution voted for the president on February 4 1789 and Washington suspected that most republicans had not voted for him the mandated March 4 date passed without a Congressional quorum to count the votes but a quorum was reached on April 5 the votes were tallied the next day and Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson was sent to Mount Vernon to tell Washington that he had been elected president Washington won the majority of every state's electoral votes; John Adams received the next highest number of votes and therefore became vice president. Washington had "anxious and painful sensations" about leaving the "domestic felicity" of Mount Vernon but he departed for New York City on April 23 to be inaugurated.

. Washington D.C. Business Directory, On December 4 1786 Washington was chosen to lead the Virginia delegation but he declined on December 21 He had concerns about the legality of the convention and consulted James Madison Henry Knox and others They persuaded him to attend it however as his presence might induce reluctant states to send delegates and smooth the way for the ratification process. On March 28 Washington told Governor Edmund Randolph that he would attend the convention but made it clear that he was urged to attend, Has the Mexican War terminated yet and how? are we beaten? Do you know of any nation about to besiege South Hadley [Massachusetts]? If so do inform me of it for I would be glad of a chance to escape if we are to be stormed I suppose [our teacher] Miss [Mary] Lyon would furnish us all with daggers and order us to fight for our lives .. . The Republic of Texas gained independence from Mexico following the Texas Revolution of 1836 and partly because Texas had been settled by a large number of Americans there was a strong sentiment in both Texas and the United States for the annexation of Texas by the United States in December 1845 President James K Polk signed a resolution annexing Texas and Texas became the 28th state in the union. Polk sought further expansion through the acquisition of the Mexican province of Alta California which represented new lands to settle as well as a potential gateway to trade in Asia. His administration attempted to purchase California from Mexico, but the annexation of Texas stoked tensions between Mexico and the United States. Relations between the two countries were further complicated by Texas's claim to all land north of the Rio Grande River; Mexico argued that the more northern Nueces River was the proper Texan border.