The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-23
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rFrom the New Orleans Jefsrsonian. Oct l41
By the steamer Neptune. Cspt-in spinnsy' we have
The news from the army is but little later than that
before received The loss of the Americans In killed.
prisoners BY the Msxcsns was about 1909 The loss Of
the Mexcans, in killed and wounded amounts to- by the
rally believed that their loss exceeds aaoO.
The chief Of the aghting done in the streets Of
Monterey, wherein the Texan Regiment, and particular
ly the Missssippans and Tennesseans together with
the regulars under General Worth. displayed the most
daun.es, courage o. the last day Of the battle Gene
raj Worth with his division succeeded In taking seven
OF the enemies batteries of which were immsd
stsy turned upon the palace In performing this duty
The Texan regiment suffered severely and dstermp.
ed to take their way and applied to General Worth
t. permit them 20 ahead reported that General
Dell with the Mexicsns, sweeping everything before
hem until the Mexicans cried FOR quarter During their
attack upon the buildings, several Mexican women
II is sad that when the osptulstion took place Gene.
raj had not more than i've or ak rounds OF sm-
Mrs Barbour, wife of Major Barbour who was killed
on the 2ath has returned under charge Of Major Fry
From the New Orleans Picayune, Oct. ISL
The Neptune, Capt spinnsy. arrived Yesterday eve
hing from Galveston We need not say that very gene
raj 10y was dfused throughout the city upon learning
OF the safety Of ship which most nautical men had Civ
The brig Empire arrived at Galveston the 7h inst
from New York in twenty-five days. The captain re-.
ported having passed close to vessel bottom upwards
She appeared to have been newly coppered had
very fiat bottom. and of about 200 tons burtnen We
read in the Fsvs of the 9th inst as follows:-
The editor of the Teras Democrat says that General
Wools advance division under Col Harvey would leave
San Antonio on the s7th ut Inc route wt Dc Oy inc
distant not more than forty miles which can be de-
Tended bys few resoute men against great odds Inc
be made but he does not know where the Mexcsns
raise troops to give battle where on the route 10 Chr
huahua He, however, admits that it is prooematical
and forage DO
cured after crossing the Rio Grande The Editor 10 him
self at San Antonio and says that there are actually ma
ny complaints Of rregularty In giving and executing
ORDERS &c.
Extract from the log of the Steamship Neptune
inst where she out in on the Let nst in distress from
Brazos Santiago having been at anchor eight hours out
side the bar blowing gale from tho NORTH with re
mendous heavy running in from L. N. E., during
which time the steamer rolling heavy and laboring hard
sprung leak. and broke the connection steam pipe in
three different places; found that in our crippled state
Yves impossible lay any longer and keep her anost
hosted signal Of distress and kept up tor ten hours
several small I've. we're ateant ~ ~
our relief Temporarily repaired the steam pipe and
bore up for Maagorda and Gsveston we made the latter
brig Rudolph Groning of New York, to take the cargo
its place OF Destination and owed the brig to sea on
Sunday last The Neptune left New York for Point Is
ABEL the 23th August and put in for stress OF
weather. and twice TO- repair machinery, and
and experienced very boisterous weather all through
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Oct IA
We have received extra Of the Galveston Mems OF
the 10th instant, containing intelligence from the army
received by the schooner Blanche L. sayre from Brazos
st Jago Captain Hill the United States quarter
Brazos st, Jago received dispatches IRON General
Taylor Wednesday last, which Captain Wetmore Of
the Blanche +. Sayre, heard read, and communicated
from recollection the editor of the News In the inor
nation thus communicated, find nothing in relation
to the seige of Monterey in addition to what has been
already published here except that stated that the
Mexcans lost in killed and wounded hundred
and that hundred taken prisoners during the
combat The American loss is said to have been, 10
killed and wounded 60O in which nearly all the
We have already expressed unbelief in report that
tho MeSicsns had lost 800 and this last report con-
sdering the great advantages under which they fought
taxes credulity'to the utmost. .
Tho city was in possession Of our army when the
bearer of dispatches left the enemy having evacuated it
The report that the Mexcans had taken train OF
wagons. on the road from Camargo to Monterey iscon
tIadicted
The editor Of the Teras Democrat says that General
Woods advance division under Colonel Hainey, would
leave San Antonio the 9th ult The route will be by
the Presdio from which place the passes Of the noun
tains distant not than forty miles which can be
defended by few resolute against great odds, but
opposition is not anticipated
Texas having four regiments in the field Governor
Henderson is ranked as Major Generals Mirabeau B La
Division Inspector II. L. Kinney as Division
Quarter Master and Edward Burloson and Edward
Clarke Aidsde-Camp.
The Hon. T. Pilsbury arrived in Brazoria on the LIST
instant.