Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-14
Mexican Affairs.


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From the Hamburg Repubiiean,-Ertra.
Glorious Ne,cs !!!-Monterey 'aken.-
Our Army uictorioS, after three daqs
fighting, and loss Of about sou men,
iactuaing killed and 'ooundcd.
We hasten 10 lay before our readers the to'
lowing importan, news, taken from All extra OF
the New Orleans Picayune:
The steamship james L. Day, Capt. Wood,
arrived from Brazos Santiago about O'Clock
,b;s morning. Bv her we have received the
glorious news that Monterey has cnpitutatcd,
sflcr three days oftcrriLte fighting. Capt. Eaton.
one Of the aids of Gen. TAYLOR, arrived on the
Day, bearing dispatches for Washington. He
jeft Monte. ey on the 25lh ult. Col. Kinney
and one other gentleman. accompanied hln
from Monterey; Col. Kinney kindly took
charge Of packages ci letters Tor rs and brought
them to Can,argo, and there delivered Ten, o
his companion, by whom they were faithfully.
delivered.
We cannot delay the press to attempt to write
out narration. oflhe battles. The following
memoranda, are from:the pen OF an olicer
&ho was in tie battes. =,
Gen. Worth, who led The attack uponth
CITY on the west side, has imlnar'alIzed himself.
The fghdng was desperate ionsour SIDE, the1
SIexicans Communicating US by two to oae'.
and being protsctedb by strong qentrenchmeniss IS
AllantIf readers will delight 10 hear that !he
Louisiana toys did Ronsr 70 the State. We
krew they would. .7s..z.s ~.
Almost all .,nr differt nj accounts set down
orr loss at 500 or over, of whom 3OO were kii-
led. rhi, best tells the character OF the fight.
Yasfp Memoranda Of the Operations Of The
American Army before Monterey, from
ike 1911 to The 24M September:
On The 18th, Gen. Taylor arrived beinre
Monterey, with force Of about 6OO0
men, and aitor reconnoitrins the city at
abou, 1900 or 1900 yards from The Cnlhc-
;lrsl fort. during which he was fired upon
from lis baueries, his force WAS enca.nped
a, the IValou, Springs, three miles slior. OF
The city. Tins was The nearest position
al which the army could obtain supply
Of WAFER, aud be beyond the reach oi Inc
euemy's batteries. The remainder of the
lg,h was occupied by the engineers in
making reconnoisancs Of The city. battle
ries and com mauding heights. On The 20th
Gen. Worth was ordered with his divis.
iop 10 move ay. a circuitous route 20 the
r,g;,, 10 gain ihe Salii,o road beyond the
Ses, of The lswp, and: storm the heights
above the Bishops Palace, which vital
point the enemy appear 10 have strangely
neglected. Circumstances caused his halt
on the night Of the 10th, short Of The in
,e,Jed nosi,ion, On the morning Of tine
2lst he continued his route, aud after an
encounter with a large body Of tue enc
my's cavalry an:l idfanlrS, supported by
artillery liorn the heights, he repulsed them
with loss, aud finally encamped. covering
the passage of the Sallillo road. /, was
here discovered, that besides The fort al
the Bishops Palace, aud the occupation Of
The heights above il, two forts, on com
handing eminences, or the opposite side
of the San Juan' had been fortified and
orcupied The TWO latter heights we're
then s,ormed and carried--the guns Of the
last fort Carried being immedin'-Iy turned
with plunging fire upon The bishops
Palace. On this same morning The 2lst9
the lst Division of regular troops. under
Gen. Twiggs; and the Volunteer Division
under Gen. Butler, were ordered under
arms 10 make diversion 10 the left OF the
town, in favor of the important cpert Nons
OF Gen. Worth. The 10Th inch mortar and
TWO "a pounder howitzcrs, had heeI pu,
in battery on the night Of the 10Th, in a
ravine 400 yards distant from The Ca'ne-
drel fort or Citadel, and were supported
BY The 4th Regiment of Infantry. Al 8
a. NJ, on the ,2lst, The order was given
for This battery to open upon The citadel
and town, and Immediately after the. lst
Division, with the 3D. aud 4th Infantry in
advance, under Col, Garland, were order
ed TO reconnoilre and skirmish with The
enemy on the extreme Jeff oflhe city, and
should prospect Of success oIier, TO carry
,he mos, advanced battery. This attack
was directed by Maj. Mansfield, Engi-
teer, Capt. Williams, Typographical En-
gineer, and NJ ajor Kinney, Quartermasler
10 the Texas Division. A heavy flfe from
,he first battery was Immediately opened
Upon the advance, but the troops soon
turned it, entering and engaging with the
enemy in the streets of the city. having
passed through an incessanl cross hre
from The citadel and ihe FIRST and second
batteries, and from ,hcsinfantry who lined
the pafaprs, streets anG house. .iops Of the,
eity. ThefearS aud fret battery wassoon
turned, andsrhe reverse fire Of the troops
through thesgorgesof ?ihes works killed or
Observation-Disclosures and infantry from
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