Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-13
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From The New Orleans Pieayune, October 4
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM TIE ARMY!
CAPITULATIoN OF MONTEREY, AFTER
THREE DAYS FIGHTING.
The steamship James L. Day arrived from
Brasos Santiago about 10 o'clock this morning.
By her we have received the glorious news that
Monterey has cap,ulated, after three days Of des.
psra,e fighting. Capt. Eaton, one OF The aids of
General Taylor arrived on the Day, bearing
dispatches for Washington. He left Monterey
on the 25,h ullimo.
We cannot delay the press 10 attempt 10 write
out narration OF The battles The following tine
moranda" are from the pen Of an officer who was
in The battles.
Gen. Worth, who led the attack upon the city
on the west side, has immoralzed himself The
fighting was desperate on our side, the Me1icans
onlnumbering us by Two TO one, and being pro-
lecled by strong entertainments.
Almost all our different accounts set down our
loss al FIVE hundred or over, OF whom three hun
dred were killed. This best tells the character of
the fight.
Hasty Memoranda Of The Operations Of Tie Amc-
rican Army 6etorc Monterey, from The 18Th 10 the
2iA September.
On the 18th Gen. Taylor arrived before Mon
terey with a force ol about 5000 men, and, after
accommodating the city al about fifteen or sixteen
hundred yards from The Cathedral fort, during
which he was fired upon from its batteries his
force was encamped al The Wanu, Springs, three
miles short Of the city. This was the nearest po-
silion al which the army could obtain supply Of
water and be beyond the reach OF The enemy's'
batteries. The remainder al the 18Th was occu-
pied by the engineers in making reconnossa noes
| OF the city, batteries, and commanding heights.
| On the 10Th Gen. Worth was ordered with his
division 10 move by crcuilous route 10 the right,
TO gain The Saltillo road, beyond the west of The
town, and 10 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 20lh short OF the in
tended position. On The morning OF the 2lsl he
continued his route, aud after an encounter with
large body of the enemy's cavalry and infantry,
supported by artillery from The heights he repuls-
ed them with loss and finally encamped, covering
the passage OF The Saullo road
II was here discovered thai, besides the fort al
the Bishops Palace, and the occupation OF the
heights above il, two forts, on commanding emf
nences, on the opposite side OF The San Juan, had
been fortified and occupied These two latter
heights were then slormed and carried-he guns
of The last fort carried being Immediately turned
with plunging fire upon the Bishops Palace.
On this same morning (.he 2lsl) the lst divi
sion of regular troops, under Gen. Twigss, and
the volunteer division, unde, Gen. Butler, were
ordered under arms 10 make diversion 10 The
left of the Town, in favor OF The important opera
tons OF Gen. Worth. The 10 inch mortar and
two 24-pounder howzers had been put in bate
| nv The night oil the 20th in ravne fourteen hun
| dred yards distant from The Cathedral Fort or Ci
tadel, and we're supported by the 4lh regiment oil
infantry.
ASA. NJ, on The 2lsl, the order was given
for this battery 10 open upon the citadel and
town, and Immediately after The 1st division, with
the 81 and Alb infantry in advance, under Col.
| Garland, were ordered TO reconnUlre and Skin.
mish with the'enemy on The extreme lelt OF The
| city, and, should prospect Of success offer, 10
carry the most advanced battery. This attack
was directed BY Maj Mansfield, Engineer; Capt.
Williams, Typographical Engineer; and Major
Kinney, Quanermaster 10 the Texas DIVISION
A heavy FIRE from The first battery was immedi-
ately opened upon The advance, but the troops
soon turned it, entering and engaging with the
enemy in the streets vi The city, having passed
through an incessant cross fire from the citadel
and the first and second batteries, and from The in
fanlry who lined The parapels, streets and house
tops Of The city.
The rear OF The first battery was soon turned,
and the reverse fire OF The troops, through the
gorge of The works killed or disodsed The arille-
rsls and infantry from il, and the building cccu
pied by infantry Immediately in IFS rear. The
first division was followed and supported by the
Mississippi and Tennessee and first Ohio regi-
menls, the two former regiments being The first
TO scale and occupy The fort, The success o! the
day here stopped. The Mississippi, Tennessee
and Ohio regiments though warmly engaged IN
the streets OF the city for some time alter Inc
capture OF The frs, battery and It's adjoining de-
fences were unable, from exhaustion and The
loss they had suffered, 10 gain more advantage.
heavy shower OF rain also came up to cause
suspension OF hosililies before The close Of the
day.
The third, fourth and first Infantry and the Bal
timore Battalion remained as the garrison OF the
captured position, under Colonel Garland, assist
ed by Captain Ridgely's battery. Two l2-pound-
els one 4-poundcr, and one howitzer were cap.
.ured in this fort, three officers, and some twenty
or thirty men taken prisoners. One OF The 10
Founders was served against the second fort and
deiences, with captured ammunition, during The
remainder of the day, BY Captain Ridgey. The
stormins parties Of General Worth's division alse
CAPTURED two 9-pounders which were also imme-
dialey turned against their former owners.
On the morning of the 22d, General Worth
continued his operations, and portions Of his d.
vision stormed and carried successfully The
heights above the Bishops Palace. Both were
carried by a command under Captain Vinton,
third artillery. In these operations, The company
OF Louisiana troops, under Captain Blanchard,
performed efficient and gallant service as part OF
Captain Vintons command. Four pieces OF ar
tillery, with good supply Of ammunition, were
captured in The Bishops Palace this day, some OF
which were Immediately turned upon the enc
my's defences in The city. On the evening OF the
22i, Colonel Garland and his command were re-
lieved as The garrison Of the captured forts by
General Quitman, with The Mississippi and Ten
nessee regiments and five companies OF the Ken
lucky regiment.
Early on The morning OF The 23d, Gen. Quit.
man, from his position, discovered tharthe second
and third forts and deiences east Of The city had
been entirely abandoned BY The enemy, who, ar-
pretending another assault on the night OF The
22d, had retired from all his deiences 10 the main
plaza and its immediate vicinity. A command Of
two companies OF Mississippi and Two oil Ten
nessee troops were then thrown into The streets to
reconnoirc, and soon became holly engaged with
The enemy. These were soon supported by COL
Woods regiment Of Texs. Rangers dismoun!ed,
by Bragg's light battery, and the Sd lnfantry.-
ne enemy IRE WdS COHSldUl anu
from The Streets house-tops. barricddes, &c. in the
vicinity oil The plaza. The pieces Of Bragg's
battery we're also used with much effect far into
the heart Of the city. This engagement lasted the
best part Of The day our troops having driven the
scattered parties Of the enemy, and penetrated
quite 10 the deiences of The main plaza.
The advantage thus gained it was not consi-
dered necessary 10 hold, as The enemy had per-
maneniy abandoned the city and lis deences, ex-
cep, the main plaza, its immediate vicinity, and
the cathedral fort or citadel Early in the after
noon (same day) Gen. Worth assaulted from The
Bishops Palace the Yves, side OF the city, and
succeeded in driving The enemy and maintaining
his position within short distance OF The main
plaza on that side Of The city. Towards even
ing The mortar had also been planted in the ce-
me,ery enclosure, and during the night did grea,
execution in the crcumscrbed camp OF the enc
my in the plaza. Thus ended the operations OF
the 23d.