Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-11-11
From lhs cincinnnii Adrerli.erl,.

/ From the Cincinnati Advertiser,
Return of Mai. Jehnsom--Reflecl
si0ms upon the Battle-O Officiat
starement Of Col. Weller, conn
lnanding list Ohio Regiment
Flall and accurate List Of killed
and wounded.
We had the pleasure yesterday morning
of taking by the hand our friend William
F. Johnson, Commissary to the Ohio volI
unteers, whose arrival at New Orleans we
noticed yesterday, and who, we rejoice tp
say, has reached home in good health. We
received, by his hand, the following inter-
esting matter, and lose no time in laying
1t before our readers:
HEAD QUARTERS, ARMY OF OcouPaTIon, } \
MExIco, September 81. l646. y
DEAR BRoueH: wrote you on the 26tb,
by General ,Taylor's express, giving the
general outlines fthe battles of the 20th,
2lst, 22d, and Esd. No information is in
my possession changing the details given
you. The killed and wounded do not ap.
pear to have been 50 great as was appre-
hended. The loss, however, in proportion
to the whole force engaged, will mark the
taking Of Monterey as sanguine in the ex-
treme.
have been furnished, by DIR. Chan5Aral
lain, for publication, a copy Of the Eth ~
report of the loss of the Ohio regiment
This will be highly interesting to those
who have friends here. also send you a
copy Of Col. Weller's official report Of the
action Of his regiment, which will enable
you to Judge how far its gallantry ought to
be q subject of admiration and pride to those
at home.-
Col Weller's Report.
81 have the honor to report, that the first
regiment Of Ohio Volunteers, now under
} my command, was led by its commanding
i officer, Col. A. M. Mitchell, unto the at.
tack made on Monterey, on the 2lst inst.
Notwithstanding the CALLING fire to which
they were exposed, for many hours, from
: the batteries Of the enemy, the loss has been
Y much less than was anticipated. The
; whole force brought into action, exclusive
, of commissioned officers, was, as near a.
!, can be ascertained, three hundred and sew
: enty.
ssSoon after the column reached the city
> and near one of the enemies batteries, my
immediate commander, then at the heac
leading the charge, received severe wound
in the leg, compelling him to retire from
the field.
"The battalion remained some time OK
posed to CALLING fire in front and upor
, each flank from the enemy's batteries. The
fire being terrible from partially concealed
batteries, the location of which could not be
ascertained until Immediately among them
and apparently increasing at every fire.
!, we were ordered to retire from the streets
into an open ground, giving us position
less exposed, and with better opportunity
of obtaining knowledge of the enemy's
actual position.
"The extent Of our impression upon the
batteries ofthe enemy though severe, can
not be precisely known. A continued IRE
was kept up by our troops, who exhibited
the coolest intrepidity and bravery, though
exposed to batteries beyond their reach and
by an almost invisible foe.
"When the troops were in position upon
the plain, a large body of lancers were seen
in the distance advancing with great speed.
We Immediately took position under cover
of brush fence and arranged in line Our
fire upon them, with the aid ola shell from
our mortar, at distance, drove them with
precipitation and some confusion into the
fort; not, however, until they had speared
several of our wounded, as they lay help
less on the ground. 's,a
"Our battalion was again marched to the
streets of the town to sustain one of our
own batteries, and after remaining in this
position till near night, were marched from
the field into camp, having been exposed to
the cross fires of four or five batteries fol
five or six hours The men worn down
and exhausted from the days fatigue were
ordered to remain in camp the whole ofthe
22d. On the morning of the 23d, we a.
gain took the field and were ordered in po.
sition to sustain Capt. Webster's batteries
and subsequently into the Fort, which fel
into Our hands upon the first day, and which
itself was exposed to the range of severa
/ of the enemies batteries and forts W.
f kept possession of this fort until the sue
, cesding day (24th) when we again wer.
relieved and ordered into camp.
Toe much credit cannot be given the Of
: ficers and men under my command, for th,
gallant and chivalric manner in which they
acquitted themselves during the engage
: ment. They proved satisfactorily that il
their hands the reputation Of Ohio will nev
9 er be tarnished, and that whenever an op
G portunity presented, they will be foun,
= ready to maintain it. l regret to say tina
in the battle of the 2lst, Adjutant A. w
: Armstrong was severely wounded in tn
leg, making amputation of the limb neces
y sary; LIST Lieut.. Niles, of company E wa
V severely wounded; and Capt. George, ofth
y lst Rifle, and Lieut.. Motier, of company ]
IN slightly wounded. The total killed, wounc
If ed and missing is ffty-two--a detail state
ment OF which herewith send you. 1t i
proper to remark that company F, unde
- T.iouf Roo nd hnJ hon,,