Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-20

pen ot an 0thcer who was IN the battles,
Glen. Worth. who leaI the attack upon
the city on TIE west side, has immortal
lied himself The fighting was despe
rate ON our side, the Alexicans Nltnnm
bering us two to enc, and being protected
lay strong entertainments.
All of our. readers will delight to hear
Ina. the Louisiana buys did honor to the
Stale, we knew they would.
Almost all our different accounts set |
down our loss at five hundred or over, of
whom three hundred were killed. This
best tells the character of The fight.
Hasty Memoranda of the operations Of
the American Army before Monterey
MericO. from the 18Th 10 The 24th Sept.
On the I9h Gen. Taylor arrived be-
ture Monterey. with force ofabout 600 }
men, and after accommodating the city
al about 1922 or 1900 yards from The Ca
thedral fort, during which he was fired
upon from its batteries, his torce was en-
camped at the Walnut Springs, 8 miles
short OF the city. This was lhc nearest
position at which the army could obtain
Il supply of water, and be beyond the reach
of the encmy's batteries. The remain
der ofthc 19;h was occupied by the engi-
neers in making reconnaissance of the CT.
ty bait, ries and commanding heights -
On the Goth Gen. Worth was ordered
With his division to move hy a circutous
route to the right, To gain to Saltillo road
| beyond the west of the town and to storm
the heights above the Bishops Palace,
which vital points the enemy appears to
have strangely neglected Circumstances
caused his halt on the night of the goth
short of the intended position. On the
morning Of the 2lst he continued his route
and after an encounter with large body
ot the enemy's cavalry and infantry, sup
ported by. artillery from, the heights; be
repulsed them with loss and finally en-
camped, covering the passage of Sallillo
road. It was here discovered. that be-
sides the fort at the Bishops Palace and
the occupation of the heights above it,
two f'rts, on, commanding eminences, on
the opposite side ofthe San Juan had been
fortified and occupied. These two latter
heights were then stormed aud carried
1
mediately turned with plunging fire upon
the Bishops Palace.
! On this same morning, Ethe 2lst, the
lst Division of regular tr0ops, under Gen.
Fwiggs, aud'ihe Volunteer Division nm.
der Gen. Butler, were ordered un6er arm:
To make diversion to the left of the town
in favor nf the i'nohrtant operations al
Gen. Worth. The 10 inch mortar anr
two "a pound hnwiizers had l,een put il
battery the night Of the 10Th. in a ravinr
400 yards distant from the Catheira
fort or citadel, and were supported lay ,h'
4thregiment of Infantry. At 8 a. NJ.
the 3lst the order wasgiventor this bar
? terry to open upon he citadel anil town
and immediately afer the LIST Division
with the 81 aud 4fh Infantry in advance
e under Col Garland, were ordered to re
:, conn0itrc AMI skirnish with the enem
on the extreme left of the city, and shnul
: prospect of success offer tn carry the N vs.
5 advanced battery. This attack was di
!. reeted by Mjor MInsfe:d, EtgineeI
n Capt Williams, Typographical Enginae
/, and Maj. Kinney Q. M. I" the FeSas ID
vision. A heavy fire ffom the first batter
u was Immediately opened upon the aivanc
y but the troop. s,nn turned it, entering an
III eng iging with the enemy in the street
= OF the city, having passed through an 10
cessanr cross fire from the cita'lei aud III
first and second batteries, and from til
i infantry who lined the parapets, street
2, and house tops of the city. The rear
q the Ist battery was snon turned, antlth
! reverse lire of the troops through Ill
: gorge Of the works killed or disIoged til
- .rtilIerists aud infantry from il, aud ii
ID IhuiI;lihg occupied by infantry in,mediat,
4 y in its rear. The first division was e.
, lowed and supported by the Mississip
!. and Tennessee and 1st Ohio regiment
= the twolormer regiments heing the first
id scale and occnpy the fort. 'Fhe succe
4 IT the day here stopped. The Mis- .i<si
pi. Pennnessee and Ohio regiment
= though warm engage liza The streets
70 the city fnr some time after the capture
b the 1st battery aud its adjoining defence
r. Iweie unable, from exhaustion and Il
). inss they had suffered, 10 gain more a
= vaniage. Aheavy shower Of rain al
e came up TO cause a suspension ofhost
IS titles beflre the close of the day. The
ii 18th and 1st Infantry and the Baltimr
j Battalioa. remained as the garrison oft
captured position. uidarCo Garland, /
= listed by Captain Ridgeiy,s battery.
s. Two 70 Founders, one pniniler. a
y bnuiizer. were captured in this e
L. | ihrcs officers aud some 20 or 80 men
ken prisoners. Oue one Of the II pot