The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-29
From ai's New Orleans Dee. OctSlcr IL,
Later from Bras0s Santiago.

Ne steamship Mshims tapf. Page. AZ
rived on Saturday evening. having leli
BRACES Santiago The 5lh. Over Two hun.
dred sick and discharged volunteers were
brought over by the M.kim. =
There was little known II Matamoro
Of the details nf the assault and capture Of
Monterey beyond what had been publish.
cd here. I he first news of the three
days battle was received lhrough Capt.
Eaton, who brought the news 10 this CITY.
Subsequently,, however, another boat ar.
rived, ihe Mercer, on hoard Of which was
Major Coffee. who furnished the snhioin-
ed particulars 10 the editors Of the Amer.
can Flag. We give them, promising that
although they may seem impossible, We
have been assured by several gentlemen
who have spoken with officers who were
present at The engagements, that they
are substantially correct:
THE VICTORY At MoNTEREY-FrR.
Their PARTICULARS. ri
The steamer Mercer, arrived last even.
ing from Camargo, brought down as pas
senger Maj. Coffee, who gives Us further
intelligence Of the taking of Monterey.
Maj. G. reports The loss on the part Of
the Mexicans 10 have been much greater
than was first stated. II has been asccr.
tanned that fifteen hundred would not co.
yer their loss in killed and wounded. g IN
The part Of the Americans, six hundred
was The full extent Of the loss. . - .+@
Gen. Taylor, previous 10 die attack, is
said 10 have had no idea OF the extent and
strength of the Mexican Notifications.
But the vaior Of his troops fal,ered a, no
opposition. Besides the soldiery, he had
10 tight the whole mass Of the Mexican
populaiiun, who fired from the tops Of
their houses. aud did great execution. To
pariicularize the performance Of any one
regiment or command. why're all did 50
well, would be an injustice. All have
gained imperishable honor. The yaloi
displayed by our whole army is mparal.
leled in history. Individual acts OF he.
roism were performed which will render
The act immortal.
Gen. Worth has covered himself with
glory. His tactics, as displayed in the
capture Of three Of the most important
forts, will vie in brilliancy of execution
with those of Wellington OF Ney.
| Maj. Ridgely has won new honors.
For cool, determined bravery and skiliul
manpuyering, he receives the, highest
praise. 49,. .,..s ...p "a $3.50
! The Texan and volunteer troops have
gained impcrishable removing The Tex.
an nfemcn, with axes and spades, picked
holes from ono house TO another, and
drove the Mexican infantry from street to
street. As they gained the houses, the
dead rifle was made to do its work. The
Mexicans were driven from the street:
and house-iops. A Mexican cannon wa,
borne on the shoulders Of our men to The
roof of house and made to play upor
the enemy.
When the flag of truce was received
and the eapitula,ion agreed to, the wholt
army was disappointed. II was only sher
thu, they were beginning to tell upon the
| Mexicans. Previous to this, they hac
been fighting them protected by shei
breastwnrks, and at every disadvantage
Now they had got amongst them ant
were giving them a dose which was ope
rating elfectually. 's. --
! One gentleman informed us that thu
loss of the Americans was 500 killed AM
wounded; and that the Mexicans fully
eleven hundred in killed alone. We giv'
these reports as we receive them, and can
not, of course, vouch for their correctness
| We learn, with regret, that Colone
McClung, of Mississippi, had died of thu
wounds received at the battle OF Monte
rey.
/ Major Coffee, Paymaster of the Army
Capt. Dawson, of the U. s. Artillery, ant
Capt. Howard, of the Mississippi Volun
teers, came over in the M'Kim. s-a p
4 War Expenses Sub. Treasury
I Washington letter Of the 10th instant, pub
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