Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-15
Prom the n. o. Picayune Extra, Oct 4.
NEWS FROM THE ARMY.
Capitulation Of Monterey,
THREE DAYS HARD FIGHTING.

this morning BY her We have received The
glorious news that Monterey has capitnlaled,
after three days OF desperate fighting. Capt
Eaton one of The aids Of Gen. Taylor arrived
Oh The Day, bearing dispatches for Washington
lie left Monterey on The 18th MI , Col Kinney
and one Other gentleman accompanied him iron
Monterey
We canno; delay the press TO attempt 10 write
ont a narration of the battles The following
"melnoranda' are from The pen OF an officer
who was IA the battles.
The fighting was desperate ON our side, the
Mexicons oulnumbering us by Two 10 one, and
being projected by strong enirenchments.
Almost all our accounts set down our loss al
500 or over, of whom 3D0 were killed. This
best tells the character OF The tight
Memoranda ~ the operations OF the Amer
lean Army befOre Monterey, ,MeKico, from
the 10Th to the Ifth sept.
On the l9h General Taylor arrived before
Monterey. with force Of about 600O men, and
atler accommodating the city al about 1900 Of
1900 yards from the Cathedral fort, during
whit h he was fired upon from its batteries, his
force was encanped at The Walnut Springs, 3
miles short Of The civ.
This was the nearest position at which the
army could obtain supply OF water, and beyond
the reach of he enemy'S batteries. The remain
der Of The i9Ih was occupied by the engineers
IA lluhIH9 IecOlhOlNuHccS VI lile Guy, pullSilt>
and commanding heights. On the 2O tien.
Worth was ordered with his division 10 move
by circultouS rOue 10 The right, 10 gain the
SalIllo road beyond The west OF the town and
10 Slorin the heights above The Bishops Palace,
which vhal point the enemy appear 10 have
strangely neglected.
,, Circumstances caused his halt on The night
ui lhe 2ihh hort of the intended position On
the morning OF he 2ISl he continued his route
4. h,x nt 4
rnemy's cavalry and infantry, supported by ar
iliery from the heights, he rcpulSed them with
loss and finally encamped, covering the passage
/, ol the >aliilo road
H Il was here discovered, that besides the iort
al The BiShop's Palace and the occupation OF the
heights above II, Two forts, on commanding
.c'nIuenceS, On lhe opposite side OF The san Juan
! had been fortified and occupied. These two
latter hcighs were hen storlned and carried
the gIn> Of The last fort carried being lmme dae
" turned wiia plunsing IRE upon the Dishop's
| Palace.
II ON this same morning, the 2iSt, the lst divi-
sion Of regular troops, undcr Gen. Iwgss, and
The yolUnlecr division under Gen. Butler, were
ordered 20 mlke Il diversion To the leil OF the
town, IN favor oi the important operations ol
Gen. Worth.
/ The ten inch mortar and two 81 potnder
hOwzer, had been put in battery the night oi
the 2Olh, IN ravine 400 yards distant from the
cathedral fort OF citadel, and were supported by
the ith regiment OF infantry. AT NJ, ol
! The 2iSl The order was given ior this battery Ia
| open upon The citadel and town, and immediate
IL after the Isl division, with The Sd and ith in
/ fan,ry in advance under Col. Garland, were OF
! dered ~ recLnnure aud Shiimsh with The enc
my on The extreme letl Of The city, and should
! prospect Of success offer, to carry the most al
| vanced battery.
/ This attack was directed by Mai. Mansfield
| engineer, captain Williams, topogl aphcal en-
! gineer and Maj Kinney, q. NJ To the Texa'
! division. a heavy irr from the first battery
| was Immediately opened upon the advance, bu
/ the troops soon turned il, entering aud engaging
! with the enemy in The streets Of the city, having
! passed through an inceSsant cross fire from tn,
! citadel and The first aud second batteries, anC
| from the infantry who lined The parapetS, streets
| an houSelups of the city.
! The rear OF The ls battery was soon turned
! and The reverse fire of the troops through IN,
! gorge of the works killed or d>lodged The ar
! ulerists aud infantry from II, and the building
| occupied ty infantry Immediately in It's rear
| The lsldvision was followed and supported by
| the Mississippi and Tennessee and LIST Ohio
| regiments, the two former regiments being the
| first to scale and occupy the fort. The success
OF the ddy here stopped.
II The Mississippi Tennessee and Ohio regi
/ ments, though warmly engaged in the streets
! of the city for some time after the capture o
4 The lst battery and It's adjoining detences, were
| unable, from exhaustion and the loss they had
! suffered, 10 gain more advantage. 4 heavy
Il shower olrain also came up to cause a suSpen
! sion of hoSliiiteS before the close OF the day
II The Sd, lth and lSt infantry and the Balii
! more battalion remained at the garrison of tn,
/ captured position, under Colonel Garland, as
! sisted by captain Ridsely's battery. Two I:
! Founders, one FOUNDER, and howilzer, were
! captured in this fort, three officers and some u
| or - men taken prisoners
i One Of the IL Founders was served agains
/ The second fort and de;ences with captured am
! munti N, during the remainder of the day, by
| Capt. Ridgely. The >orming parties of Gen
| Wurh'> division also captured two Founders
/ which were Immediately turned against lhe
\ former owners.
| On the morning Of The Did, Gen. Worth con
' 'inued his operations, and portions of his divi
/ sion slormed and carried succeSSively th,
! heights above the Bishops Palace. Both wer
carried by command under Capt. Vinton, 3,
artillery.
\ Four pieces OF artillery, with a good suppl
IIuf alnmunI'lon, were captured IN the Bishop
! Palace this day, some OF which were immediate
| " turned upon the enemv's deiences in the ciiy
On the evening of the Did Col. Garland an,
his command were rel we'd as The garrison O
the captured forts by Gen. Quilman with tn
Mississippi aud Tennessee regiments, and liv
cumrane, of The Kentucky regiment.
II Early on The morning Of the 23d, Gen. Quit
lnan, from his position, discovered that th
second and thlrd forts and deiences East of tn
city had been entirely abandoned by he enemy
who, appreheudlng another assault on the Nigh
Of the 22l, had retired from all his deiences
, the main plaza and It's immediate vicinity
. A command Of Two companies Of MiSslssipl
. and twO' Of Tennessee troops were then throw
into the streets to reconnoitre, and soon becam
hu'ly engaged with the enemy ; lheS- were 500
suppnrled toy Col. " GODS regiment of 1exa
!, Rangers, dismounred, by Braggs light batter
i ant rle lhnrd lnianiry-lhe enemys lire wa
E constant aud uninterrupted from the street
house tops, barrcades, Ac. in the vicinity of ii
Y plaza.
III The pieces of Bragg'S battery were also usC
with much effect far into the heart of the city.
d, this engagement lasted The best part oil the da
. "ur Troop, having driven the scattered par,i
= of the enemy, and penetrated quLe to the d
4, fences OF the main plaza. The advantage TIT
u gained twas not consIderc! necessary to hol
"a as the enemy had permanently abandoned Il
d city and It's deiences, except The main plaza,
+ imnedlale vicinity, and the Cathedral lort
}. lcIladei.
n Early IN the afternoon (Same day) Gen Wort
. Il assaulted from the Bishops Palace the We