Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-10-15

march out with their side arms.
| That the Cavalry and Infantry should
be allowed TO march out with their arms
and accoutrements.
That the Artillery should be allowed 10
march out with one battery Of six pieces
and twensy-one rounds Of ammunition.
That all other munitions Of war and sup
plies should be TUNED over to board Of
American officers appointed 10 receive
them.
That the Mexican Army should be al
lowed seven DAYS TO evacuate the city and
that the American troops should not oc-
cupy it until evacuated.
That the Cathedral, Fort or Citadel,
should be evacuated al 10 A. M, next
day, (25th) the Mexicans then marching
out and the American garrison marching
in. The Mexicans allowed to salute their
flag when hauled down.
That there should be an armistce Of
eight weeks. during which time neither
army should pass line running from the
Rinconada through Linares and San Fer
nando.
| This lenient offer of,he American Gene
raj was dictated with the concurrence of
his Generals and by motives Of good policy
and consideration for the good defence Of
their city by the Mexican Army.
KiHed--Captain Williams, Topogra-
phical Engineers; Lieut.. Terrett, Isl In
fantry; Capt. L. N. Morris; I'd do; Capt
Field, Sd do; Major Barbour, Ord do;
Lieut.. Irwin, Sd do; Hazlitt. Sd do; Lieut..
Hoskins. 9TH do; Lieut.. Woods. 4ih do;
Capt. McKavett, 9Th do; Col. Watson,
Baltimore Battalion Capt. Bat.lem, lst
Tennessee Regiment; Lieut.. Putnam, LIST
do. do; Lieut.. in German Company.
Wounded.-Malor Lear, Sd Infantry,
severely Capt. cambridge. Sd do, very
slightly Lieut.. P. H. Graham, 4lh do.
severely Capt. Lamotte, LIST do. slightly;
Lieut.. Dilworth. LIST do, severely; Maj.
Abercrombie, LIST do. slightly; Lieut..
Wainwright, Sth do, slightly; Lieut. Rus
sell, 9Th do, slightly Lieut.. Potter, 7th
do, slightly; Major Munsfeld, Enigi-
neers, slightly; Gen. Butler, Volunteer
Division, slightly Colonel Mitchell, Ohio
Volunteers, slightly, Col. McClung. Mis-
sissippi Regiment, severely; Major Alex
ander, Tennessee Volunteers; Lieut.. Al
len. do, do; Lieut.. Scudder, do, do;
Lieut.. Nixon, do, do; Capt. Dowler,
Mississippi Regiment; Lieut.. Thomas,
Texas Regiment; Lieut.. Armstrong. Ohio
Regiment. severely; Capt. Gillespie.
Texas Rangers, MORALLY wounded, since
died.
A letter to the Picayune, dated Camp
near Monterey, Sept. "a, says
The carnage on our side is great. and
probably more SO than that Of the Mexi-
cans. As that we do not know, as they
fought under cover all the time. Gen.
Worth has distinguished himself as gal
liant soldier and skilful commander.
| Another letter dated the Oath says
Our loss is severe. The 'st, Sd and 4th
Infantry suffered, with the Tennessee Vol
unteers on the 2lst under the eye Of Gen.
Taylor. Gen. Taylor escaped unhurt, but
was greatly exposed, bis horse was woun.
ded.
Our killed and wounded will amount 10
FIVE hundred.
Gen. Worth with his battalion and
Hays command, had an action some dis
lance this side of Monterey with consi-
derable Mexican force and dispersed them
in a short time. Col. Hays killed Lieu
tenant Colonel Of the Mexican army SIM
| gle handed
How many were killed or wounded in
this action did not learn.
Some volunteers on their way from
Mier TO join the Army were attacked by
a large body of Mexican troops and killed
and shockingly muliated.
The following is portion of a series Of
letters from Mr.. Halle, the regular cores
pendent Of the Picayune. They are pre-
faced with the following extracts from
private letter to the editors -
81 omitted 10 state in my letters that
the Mexcans had seven thousand regulars
and between three and four thousand
rancheros in the city. Their killed and
wounded was small compared with ours
their legs and walls protecting them"
Again he says: "Capt. Bragg's battery
was terribly cut up-he lost twenty horses.
am told he behaved nobly. His orderly
sergeant. Waitman was killed. Ridgely
had three fine horses killed-no men,
The dragons had no chance 10 fight, but
were very active as scouts, ETC."
BIsHoP's PALACE, MONTEREY, Mexico,
September "a, 1916.
Gentlemen-This is the fourth day since
the battle Of Monterey commenced. On
the Goth, at noon, Gen. Worth marched
from the camp east of the town in the dir
ection OF the heights west of the town.
Nc Cullough's and Gillespie's companies
of rangers forming the accommodating
party. AT night the division bivouacked
almost within range of the guns stationed
upon the highest point of the hill, on
which the Bishops Palace is situated
At daylight on the 2lst. the column was
again in motion. and in few moments
was turning to the point of ridge which
protruded out towards the enemy's guns,
bringing us as near 10 them as their gun
ners could desire. They Immediately
opened upon the column with howitzer
and l2pounder, firing shell and round
shot as fast as they could discharge their
pieces. The road now wound in towards
gorge, but not far enough to be out of