The daily union., 1846-10-30
FURTHER AND LATER ACCOUNTS PRoS
MONTERREY

| war department we had the pleasure Of seem.
Lieut.. Curd to-day, who leh Gen. Tsylor's eomo
on the tth instant, and he informs us, that he eao,o,
believe the express and dispatches have been en-, a.
by the Mexican plunderers--lhat, when he len A..
camp, Gen. Taylor was just beginning to rscsi,.
the reports Of the diff rent corps; and thai n. ~,
yet unable to complete the detailed dispatcb., q.
| the War Department; and that persons nj
successively leh the army on the 5th and s,L
and arrived in safety at Camargo; and we obs.r,,
from postscript to the following letter of the s,h
that "a special messenger had arrived" on the preo,d
ng night "from Washington, with despaicbs. ).
Gen. Taylor" Thus showing the road to be Oman
although Lieut. Curd states IL is subject To o,,
sional Interruptions.
In place Of the official papers, we have dr,.
freely upon all the resources within our reach. w,
have made copious extracts from all the New or,,o.
papers, and this mornings mail brings n. NJ.
and additional letters from the Baltimore San !,
They contain some interesting facts and some ooo,,,
jests, which we lay before our readers. Thers 4.
a few passages, which We have omitted, and th.ox,
into asersks because they contain statsments ana
remarks upon the conduct Of very Distinguish
Uiiss'1 W 10 more mischief than
good. II there be any truth in these statement,
they must be brought forward in more au,hsoG,
FORM and there is no tribunal so little approp1,,.
for their investigation, as the columns of n new.
paper But there 10 one fact stated in these le,,.
which we have preserved among our extracts. Il r..
laies to an IDLE and unfounded rumor, which had nm.
vailed in the camp for brief period, that Gsnsr
Taylor was about to be superseded from the com.
mand Of the camp at Monterey; but Il was soon s,.
ploded as appears by the letters themselves, beio,,
they were sent off.
We beg leave most respectfully 10 say that the pres,
ought to be more careful in arraigning dstngui.bsd
officers before the bar Of the country, and ascribax
designs othe ad dminisraion which have no exisen,
Weregret this censorous spirit in the journals; as v,
also deeply regret the feuds and quarres and reO
contres, II they too have any foundation, which
have been lately reported to exist in two case. b,
tween two Of the officers of the army. Men Of
coursge-and one can dispute the brave cbar.e.
ter OF the gentlemen in question-haye an amp,r
and a better opportunity Of displaying their public
and their private spirit against the enemies of the
country. Their swords belong to the public s,r
vice. And so long as Ampudia or Santa Anna ar,
in the field, their countrymen beg Of them no, %
turn their swords against each other
A report has gone out that the army at MONTEREY
was in want Of ammunition. We understand tha
this was not the case; and we understand il from
the officer who has Just arrived from the camO
The War Department, has we are informed, ISSUED
an enormous amount Of munitions Of war--not les.
than 5000 rounds Of ammunition for field and
seige guns, and over 100000 Of cartridges for
small arms.
We learn that, besidez their own supplies, our
army took, on the 2lst and 22d ultimo large quap.
tity ofammuniton from the enemy. But, of course,
all these matters will be embraced in the ofscisl
dispatches, which We shall hasten to lay before our
readers the moment they can arrive.
| From the Baltimore Sun
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
Great excitement in consequence of a report hai oX
Rough and Ready" pas to be sspersedsd-- FoubEt
needing and resolutions passed-The popularity q
"Ofd Zaek'-HoW a young soldiers feels ,chsn n
hra ;n'els gsnpo@dermthe taA Of Col. Wason-
| The dead and dying The NOBLE Tennsssseans- Cap
tain Sfe'omt-Ihe Sun and the ladies, &C., &c.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM
CAMP NEAR MONTEREY, MEXICO,
p .''. efta October 6, Il believe 1886
GEsTLEMEs: There are no stationery stores in
this part OF the world where one can step in and Get
sheet Of paper TO write to friend so have paid
our sutler dime" sheet for this, in order to let
you hear from the Baltimore battalion. Promising
therefore, that have charged you with that amount
per sheet, proceed to give you such few items Of
news as can furnish, after hunting for it ever since
| the battle. ...'.- -. -s -
A copy Of the New Orleans Tropic found
its way to the encampment yesterday, and il ere.
ated an excitement ! shall only partially attemp,
| to describe. II stated in so many words that Geu
Taylor-mind you, the hero of The 9th and 9th OF
May-was to be superseded, and Major Genera
Butler was 70 receive the appointment to the chief
command Of this army. never saw so much ex.
sl'emen' in my life. ~ -
You may, probably, wish to know how yosw
soldier feels when he smells powder for the 6rS
time.l will tell you. AT first l felt as though !
should like to have been out of the party-I felt de-
cidedy "nasty" and looked from one end of the bat
TALON to the other to il could SEQ any ono run.
Yes, felt like running, l must acknowledge, but
they all stood like and could not bear the idea
TO be the first to rum and, therefore, kept on with
the rest. The Tennesseeans were about ten yards
IN our advance, the Mississippians about the same
distance in our rear. You will therefore see, gen
tlemen, that had to "stand up to the rack, fodder
OF no IOOuer." tt# tHEH5fta3I
Al this moment an awful fire was opened on the
Tcnnesseeans. They fell by scores but the balancs
stood like veterans. We were fred upon by a
cross fire from and 12-pounders, and a murderoui
discharge Of small arms from corners Of streets,
doors, windows and tops Of houses. gT
BY this time, Col. Watson was trying to get Us
ahead Of the Tennesseeans, (having applied for tn,
advance and received from Glen. Taylor the promise
Of it) and, while in the act Of giving three cheers
was shot down. He was on our right, some twenty
PAGES ahead ofus. Il saw him fall, and all appre1
henson now lcf mo. made an involuntary effort
70 get to him 70 afford him help, but was borne on
by the pressure Of the mass behind, and willingly
would have carried me through storm Of bullets oI
ald me out in Monterey. We were now within
htty yards Of, the wall, behind which the enemy
were lying In perfect security, and at this moment
Gen, Taylor rode up in gallant style, accompanied
by young officer. e nv a1ae2
Now came the thrilling scene of all. A huge
Iennesseean sung out esiepcc, men--here comes Old
Zack--three cheers for Old Zack-n Three tremendI
Gus cheers were now given, until 4ai4
,ials "assven's broad arch rang back the sounds
trembIed for his safety for axn.ct.d n, a.. him