Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-14
BATTLES or MONTEREY.

The Baltimore Sun has received letters
from its correspondents in the army at
Monterey. to the 7th October, which is as
late as any thing we have from that quar-.
ter. We extract the following paragraphs.
In letter of the 9th, he says:
Iwish to ask you one or two questions;
and first: Is our Government asleep, or
have they determined to let old Rough and
Ready alone, to fight on his own hookl
great fault somewhere. When we have
sugar, we have no coffee; when we have
bread, we are ont Of meat, when we have
pletely famished and starved set of men
you never saw. The transportation for
This army is miserably deficient, and had
sustain this army as this army has shown
not have been one half the number of dis
charges and deaths there have been. Will
you therefore, be good enough to give the
"powers that be" gentle hint on this score?
Secondly: A copy of the New Orleans
Tropic found its way to the encampment
yesterday, and it created an excitement
shall only partially attempt to describe. 1t
stated, in SO many words, that Gen. Tay.
lor-mind you, the hero of the 9Th and 9th
Of May-was to be superseded, and Mai.
Gen. Butler was to receive the appointment
to the chief command of the army. never
saw so much excitement in my life.
Our company Capt. Stewar,'s) met in
public meeting, and called on our officers
to know if it was true, and every man of
US threatened TO leave the army instanter
if Old Rough was superseded. They seemed
as angry as the men, and, after pledging
themselves 10 us to throw up their commits
sons if the statement proved true, the
whole battalion met in public assembly, and
unanimously adopted resolution that they
would form guard of honor to escort the
old hero to the Rio Grande in the event of
his being superseded.
The gallant Tennesseeans Qhe heroes of
Monterrey now caught the excitement, then
the Mississippians, and firmly believe that
the moment the Government attempts this
proceeding, the army of occupation will be
broken up.
This army has no confidence whatever
in Gen. Butler. His charge the second
one) was M.timed, inJudicious and inefect-
ual, and it was during this charge that the
immense slaughter of our force, especially
on the part of the Tennesseeans, took place.
1t was made by the orders of Gen. But
Ter, without orders from Gen. Taylor. and
firmly believe that we all would have
shared the fate of our lamented Colonel,
(Watson,) and then been cut to pieces, had
not Gen. Taylor rode up under most tre-
mendous fire, and ordered us TO retire. 1t
was here that our beloved General had his
horse shot. However, he escaped, and his
escape was, and is yet miracle, for l
think I may safely say that saw the dust
of SO bullets fly around the hoofs of his
horse. Gen. Butler had been wounded,
and soldier was tying handkerchief
around his leg when Gen. Taylor rode up.
They had hard and high words, when Gen.
Taylor exclaimed, "Sir, order you TO
retire." Gen. T. now turned full towards
US, and in a firm, clear voice, which was
heard by every man, ordered US to retreat
to cornfield near by.
On the 9th, he writes:
For four or five days past, as have
already informed you, we have been on
short allowance of food, and have there
fore had to resort to smuggling, in other
words, some fine Mexican steers have been
IsiduSiltcIeu W dPpcdso TIC huuScT Vi ouE
men. In one case it was detected, and the
poor culprit is now in the guard house,"
but hunger honors no law, and scores have
fallen since. Just be good enough to give
; the Secretary of War jolt under the fifth
rib, and ask him if he wants to kill us all
off, for Ipledge you my word. hunger is
producing disease, and is making more VIC
Tins than the bullets of the foe.
Our countrymen at homo, am sure.
have no idea of our sufferings. am equally
certain that they might have been prevented
if proper means were employed by those
whose business it is to see to our wants. II
takes a great deal to feed 6OOO men, and
the truth of the whole matter may be
summed up in few words: Our govern.
, ment has not sustained Gen. Taylor as it
! ought to have done, nor in the way and
/ to the amount he has long since demanded.
| / gave you an idea in my last of the ex.
I element which prevailed in camp in re-
gard to General Butler. 1t received ten
times force yesterday by report that got
out that Gen. Taylor was about TO throw
up the command. This was considered
as confirmation of the previous alarm.
and during the whole day clubs of from
! fifteen TO twenty men, in the different regi-
ments of volunteers, might be seen cursing,
damning, roaring and pitching. 1t was
finally quoted at night by an officer assur-
ing them that sold lack never would give
up the command while he could draw his