Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-12-31

:. volunteer force equal TO 26 regiment
amounting in all with battalion fro,
: this District and Maryland to about 90
900 effective men, 10 serve for the perc
= of twelve months, or to the end orthe wa
e This call was responded to in a prom
# aud patriotic manner, and the force dn
organized and sent forward to the pon
y of destination with the least PRACTICABLE
: delay. Much the largest portion or it W.
designed TO cooperate with the regua
e army under General Taylor, then on tn
! Rio Grandc. After establishing his has
. Of operations OH that river for several hur
drcd miles, he moved into the enemy
country in the direction of Monterey, i
the department of New Leon. Anolhe
portion was concentrated, under Ger
. Wool at San Antonio de Bexar, for {
movement upon Chihuahua; and the vol
unteers from the State OF Missouri assem-
oled at Fort Leavenworth, to compose
with few hundred regular troops, ar
expedition to Santa Fe, under Gen. Kear
ney.
Owing to the great difficulty in provid
Ing the means Of Transporting supplies fol
SO large force as that concentrated OF
the Rio Grande; TO the necessity of draw
ing all those supplies from the United
SIates-the enemy's country being des-
tItnte of them; to the unusual frcshels
which retarded the progress of boats on
lie river, and to the impracticabIity Of
the land route for wagons at that time,
arrangements for the movement upon
Monterey from Matamoros, by the way oil
Camorgo, the route selected by the com
handing general, were not completed I'M
I'll the latter part of August, when col.
umn, consisting Of about 5000 regular
and volunteer troops, commenced for
ward movement by brigade upon SeraIvo,
and thence upon Monterey, before which
place it arrived on the 18th of Septem-
Der.
On approaching Monterey, our army
saw before them city strong in natural
deiences, and made much more so by
works OF art, with citadel protecting it
on one side, and fortified heights on an.
other; the avenues to it guarded by for.
lresses, well armed, and fully manned,
and every house strong hold. Thus
strong in position, with more than forty
pieces of artillery skiIGulIy placed for dcs-
tructlye resistance, well might its delen-
ders exuIt in their fancied security, and
defy their assaiIants. Here, The vaIor,
skull, and herolsm which had recently
shone so conspicuous on the welI-fought
aud victorious fields of Palo Alto and
Resaca de la Palma, were to be put 10
The attack was coInn
9 LIST, and continued through the two sue
cessive days. The enemy was assalIed
in his fortified positions; his batteries
captured; his lortresses one after another
carried; and at length, dIspossessed Of
most of his defensive works and more
than half Of the city, he solicited terms
Of capi,ulaton, and liberal terms were
granted.
No better justice can be done 10 the
merls ollhc officers and soldiers who
participated in the achievements of the
three glorious days before Monterey, than
is presented in the perspicuous despatch
of Major General Taylor, and in the re-
ports Of the officers in subordinate com
mand on that occasion, which are here
with transmitted A plain narrative OF
their deeds is their best eulogy.
It's gratifying to learn that in The scenes
at Monterey, where the bravery and con-
due, Of our army were subjected 10 the Sc
verest tests, the volunteers, who were with
the advancing column, bore prominent
part, and entitled themselves to an equal
share in the honor and glory Of the a.
chievemen,.
Neither at Monterey, nor on the banks
of the Rio Grande, were our brilliant sue
cesscs gained without price. The ma
ton has 10 lament a severe loss in officers
and men. Many gallant spirits there seal
ed there devotion to their country with
their blood; they fell in the honorable
discharge of,her duty, leaving name
which, whenever and wherever mentioned
will be the theme Of praise by their CRATE
full countrymen,
In fuIilment of the terms of capitula-
ton, the city, Notifications, cannon, mu-
ntions Of war, and all other public proper
ty, with certain exceptions, were surren-
dered to our arms.
On receiving General Taylor's despatch
es announcing the terms of capitulalion,
he was instructed to give the requisite no.
tce that the armistice, which was made
subject to The notifications of the respect
i've governments Of he beIigerent forces
would cease at once, and that each party
would be at liberty to resume and prose
cute hostllities without restriction.
The advance column under Brigadier
General Wool, about 400 strong, des
lined for Chihauhau, commenced its
march from San Antonio de Bexar on the
29h of September, and was followed in
few DAYS thereafter by the rear division of
equal number. BY the last advices from
that officer, copy Of which accompanies
this report, 1t appears that the column I'M
der his command has crossed the Rio
Grande, penetrated the department OF Goa.
hula within thirty miles af Santa Rosa,
and was pursuing its route to Chihauhau,
though not official, information has just