Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-09

MaNTLUtY, Stp' -, -.
.tis bfar >t \ era utu~t male AID saceu,ua.
~ csth a., "uirh NJ, founfutd from day 10 ia, IT.
days, btn, An puafa rspfuhted h cry On the III,
us. Our h~s ~ Killed snd wounded has been Nlfrns-
b ssefe. Dot is hap 30 anna, HON a.e s,ne ii
the moi 'aia-5.e ofess The regular amy as wei
as s"luHitets
Tie l.. Regiment q Tennessee volunteers. con
msn5ee by toi. Lamphe suffered mute severely. per
harS. tbau any either Whi,h vs. Engaged DUNN TN
see sayng had q kried IN the fell and - wound
Fd s'mr vi ihem mafiaiy atd many Il them seriously
aus tbs "ul ~ ufee uoui 3,g boa. \ taltb-f aud
Jug ihis lemetss loss IL, r. rnou, charged under
lie lad q" ls - Ian rulte asJ tHer r,ts and VI.
thu hrsi regimen which stunned it iff mounted II 4,
breast works, aud ualHrd the stars aud slnpcs uqun
!'s"alis. apda pefi,ai hal slorm ol Tails, when
&as p1uIibg upon H.
lhesf Mexican lovns and fortesses are incredibly
sitouq. aud ten men f. telt,r iron huuse fnps and
behind s.uHr walls more adrai "a The use ii STA.
itonaTy artillery than The McxIcans In these actiuns
Gen faylr, had. all tod, ah,ul 5000 men, while Gen
Am p1da's iofea consisted a. 500 infantry a.d caya
~ besides miilia. ranchens, e.. Gen Iayhr had
eighteen pieces al artillery, uf which seventeen were
hid pieces While Gen. Ampudia had luny luur pieces
hhfl eight oi which Will tsu standards eoufs are
no~ m our ppss,asun
our Amy a,rIs,d b. FIRE Monterey the m,snng Of
otaday Tie 10 instant aud about halt pas ) Del ok
"hilt tecuhBoIltIirg the wntks ut III, cv ball
dssssrGrd irim - p.undct, struck near Gru TayLr
and saH, and buhrded With t'Gfhlr v.incy over hIs
head. al "hich tie old hefu did rot change muscle ~
even bat he eye. Thsday. The l9h was sptm IN
making Reconnaissance 81 the place AID lis yafn,us m
lSs'T, AMIDST good d"al ul firing The part 81 Tn
MeAlcans, ifom caunon AMI a short ,un cailrl an csc,
@"lir winch caifes a;ge ball distance Of SEQ OF
900 yards
on Sunday, the aoih. Cen. Worth vas detached by
pen lAyt. IN command az iir ii division al he r,pn
~ Army about i4o0 s'rspl) and Col. HAYS regimen
al l'xas Raugers Consisting ul 400 men with 4 yl,s
oil turning The cly and occupying The Salnlu road lr
,he purpose OF cutting uh he enemy, supplies and rcIa
l"teem'h's winch "efe daily eApacled under Geutai
Sana Anna. Inc ais isiou prtlaru.d the march-ma.
A'h2 f"ad-D hg bitches, Aca distance ot about
or seven mI,s. AID reached The vo,ny OF thu ,nru,
20 thr tSctlng about u'suuh. hrn the Grnefa " iil
M esron from Gil HAYS hangers was fred ON b, The
batteries placed on Tie heights aud asn by curps Of
lie eo-mJ'- hsb lroops Mho Mere seat lhiuuph com
hrld 10 cot off his parry,
Prom lbls a.e until lie appearance rl he viii, Il ,
~ - se"ing Il lie 2dth the division "a. Jhr Ann,
@@t224d by zen Nouu wis lp#es~@n1Iy eueagrd
a"de ever s1errs>unesrf II onr moment hsst,a.
f"g~ laHtHng- Giting tu t,ni the ,ren, 5 casalty
"n 'ht lias ctiVIne niantfy ihuugh he chanpai>
al aud ifom Tie house tops scaling Immense heiel,ts
'"pHA- GaA, aud >iufmlng utlfrsses which n,fp uot
any deemed lmpreguahle but which scented L be auusf
AHaec'ssbie And, best al all. these brilliant pldi,
were performed with The loss ui fourteen ,d and i'll
tx "uund'G and during III, hour day c, n - he- o
eontd net the slightest error or mistake On the mari nj
me e"hnahdi's heheral. nor Was there any llme the
least auitetng oT H. sausy al the pau ot the t,.ts
ao uth-ttehlafs AID Seuniterslu rAe1ullnq his al
drrs Indeed ditlculI TO tefmne winch Is nusi
HwihJ "i admission HE energy displayed hy the able
""u accomplished cuinrandtr,u 4 CALAMITY and atdur
"oh winch he wa aimed by lhyse under hi. com
nIud
W hen The d.fcullirs and apparently lnsurersble ob
ha'es are ciIsIeeied venture the assertion that tn.
.f!'s - sutce>ses Ubamed by the division under Gen
" ufihs cfnmahd IN the IeGaat .opetatIuns aoalnsI
h"hleify, VIII bear favorable eOmpa,l s4p with Ih,
P"hdesi achievements Ut The ruencan arms. lie was
"IPhsed y eHa'ly superior force whch was eli
si'tu WIN dfeFy and l"islsd ipn ls h hest peak-
~ zoe SIerta h-dfe. lie slutmtd hriahts took III,
pieces 0t artillery, turned them Me tutuy and viii
these aud ihe aid 1T 81 his own pieces " Inch III,
"hlnNed To place Npan The summit Which commands
'he la"uh~ bishufS lace, eght hundted feet above
'"e na't al the mpunalH--GGHtd Nth The lnrs inn n.
hfs res irhdtred by The daUul5tss ncble sti
WV shrhtt lrsr h, hts he f,due.d thai sltnuohl,
o' 'hr enemy a1d drove hun lHlo CIV upon " Incl
he turned the Cuts he had csplu,td lie hivuuack.,
hs '"fce hr The nigai ua the bleak nnuuian aud h,
" Al uaY, aii'I boibaidug the owu he conducted ht
I"Icrs lhln III. sit@rts dist shower Of tails dis
rhafged at his pei~,n lie as s.en every u here Ji
Itcilng everything. duvi The ENEMY ifn his tai ii,
mtelhg nun from street 10 street. and huuse 10 house
uiilh night ead.d the Cobicl. He IN ,niain.d his DO
hIiion 10 The cry. placed i'm, merar Ia enc Of H.
strongly iird sglsres, io direct which he placed tina
gallant and skiliu firer. Alam MnnI,e with ns rue
in Ia hire shell (w.ghiag ninety Ionnds) every hal
h'nr during the night This duty was p-rlutmed Wiz
,'rHhIe effect. anost every Shell aiing in the p 2
"here ihe .eaenys fccs eoil.c cd 70 he nun1t