Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-11-12


there would be no more fighting, tor AMPUnn
actually had assured the deputation who ar
ranged the terms of the armlstlee with him.
thai commissioners from the United States TO
treat Of a peace y ere received BY the Mexican
! government. They are, however, OF this long
before now disabused, for our Camargo CORES
pondeut saws that the bearer oil dispatches from
| Washington 10 Gen. TAYLOR, had passed that
post.
The number Of our men killed and wounded
1 so far as ascertained, is 57l Many of the
wounded were dying. Wherever bone was
touched 1t was found difficult 10 effect 4 reco-
very of the patient The number ofkeyl and
I wounded on the side Of the Mexicans is be-
heved 10 be about 1900. Several incidents Of
| interest were related TO US, which we have not
4 time 10 note now. There was no hand to hand
/ fighting. The volunteers, when inside the city,
exposed themselves as little as possible in the
streets. They would enter house at the ex-
IRENE end of a street and fight their way from
/ house TO house-now on the roof and now ia
the interior-using the rifle with deadly effect
all the time, and this accounts for the greater
| loss Of their enemy. To their credit be ii said,
they never. in any instance, we are informed,
resorted 10 plumber.
/ With such terror had they inspired the Mex
~.
given, preparatory TO the consultation for a
! truce and for some time before il, resistance to
/ them had almost entirely ceased, and the ior
or citadel that remained in the possession ofthe
/ enemy was outside the city and could not an
nov them if in possession of it. Hence the dis
| satisfaction expressed by some in camp at the
| terms of the armistice. or indeed al any arms
tce at all. Having done so much and goneso
4 far, they wished TO 60 ''the whole figure"
| AT what sacrifice they did so may be known
when we state that out of three hundred and
! fifty chivaric Tennesseans, who went into the
4 field the first day, one hundred and seventeen
/ of them were killed and wounded, and Of three
1 hundred and thirty or forty RiissisSipplanS,
same day. sixty seven brave fellows fell.
/ The Mexican regular forces in the engage
ments were 5000 Judging from the number
/ of ineguIars found killed, tits branch OF the
enemy must have been very strong.
The Texan forces are all dsbanded.
INTERESTING ITEMS OF NEWS.
Conf CoNNER.--The New Orleans JefIer-
sonian says:
Commodore CONNER was reported TO be OF
1 Galveston when the Palmetto left, but when
/ he arrlyed,or for what purpose, we are not IN
formed. We have 10 faith whatever in the
runlos.
! The New Orleans Times contains several
| letters from Monterey as late as October ALI.
/ from which we extract several items oil inter
| est.
A VISIT TO AMpuDn.-i had occasion to e.
on matter of business with several Of our
officers, TO call ON Gen. AMPuDfA we found
| his quarters finely furnished, his tables loaded
with fruit wine and cigars; while, in an ad
/ Joining apartment, were seen several women
gaudily dressed. On our presentation t. hm
/ he merely bowed standing with his hands III
| his brooches, with white Jacket ON and an ur-
| lit cigar in his mouth, and asked what we wan
/ ted, without even extending 10 us the courte-
/ sy ola seat, much less TO partake Of the yian5s
on his sumptuous table. He was evidently
drunk, and no doubt had been, from appearan.
ces, beasily so, the night before. lie is n
large man of full SIX feet, inclined 10 corpuleH-
/ CIV, with little shrewd, cunning black eyes, in
| dlcative of deceit, intrigue and libeftnism; be
wore an imperial, with tuit Of beard on his
chin. There was nothing 10 his manners
progressing or pleasing, but, ON the contrary,
YOU become Disguised with the man, and tel
he is villain, a tyrant. and and a coward
And this great Mexican General, am conf
IDENTIFY told, was once a common dralnna in
the streets Of Havana.
| A MEXICAN ToAsr-Nianv OF the Mexican
officers called on Gen. WoaTH, among WHOM
were Don Francisco BEEA, who command
at the Obs Pado, or Bishops Palace, Grneml
| ORTIGA, Col. MAEINo, and others. Will
drinking with these gentlemen upon this occa
sion, Gen. ORTIGA gave the following toast at
whose pronouns, zee and our, | could not help
but smile. lie said, II drink TO the perpetual
peace OF the two Republics, and NAV we here
after ever be as brothers joined in one causa.
and let us show to foreign nations the great
ness of our power, while the valoT Of cur arms
shall teach all Europe that we can defy them"
The MONTEREY CATHEDRAi.-AMPUmA's
HmING PLACE.-On entering the Cathedral,
found it filed with ammunition, escopet balls
and cartridges, bomb shells, canister and grape
shot, in piles and heaps. The church is vey
large and spacious, being omamentcd with
fine old paintings, carvings representing the
Apostles, etc, and many images Of the saints.
While looking at the very fine head of some
priest of olden time, one Of the reverend faith
ers approached me, and asked me if was a
connotseur--at the same time telling me that
the painting was executed by one Of the old
naestros OF SPAN, whose name now forget
he then accompanied me through the church.
which he told me had been built more than two
hundred years, and showed me their patron
Saints, which was magniicently embroidered
on white velvet, onamented with gold. He
told me ii was executed by the nuns Of some
convent. The interior of the church is nearly
as large as any that | have ever seen We
then walked out into the courtyard Of the
Cathedral, and visited several small buildings
attached to the church passing through
massive gateway, the priest pointed at the side
of the wall, which was despatched with blood,
and told me that one Of our SHELLS had bursted
there, killing 2 officers and 2 privates. AT the
same time he showed me the door Of very
strong building, which he told me AMPuDn
had taken refuge in: and said that, AT O'Clock
on the night before the truce, AMPUpn had
written a note TO Gen. TAYLOR, surrendeuHg
! the town; but on account OF our strong pick
/ ct, he was not able to send in the note with
safety, and consequently itremaned over I'LL
next morning-when, suppose the big scare
1 having abated, he changed the tenor Of bis
note from an unconditional surrender to one oil
capitulation. In the small buildings ! visited
were the priests robes, the records Of the
church, and immense large wooden Golfers,
which were once well filled but, as the holy
man assured me, were now empty.
REV. Ma. REY.-The correspondent Of the
| Times, says :---'I am informed that divine