The Arkansas banner., 1846-10-21

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 All our readers win delight to hear that the Louisiana boys did honor to the State We knew they would.
 Almost all our different accounts set down our loss al 500 or over, of whom 300 were killed This beS tells the character of the fight.
 i From the ample materials at our command. we will issue an extra us early as l0 o'clock this morning. giyng the details of the ac- tons. aGd the movements of inc army prior ,o the battle of tle 2lst ult.
 Hasty .Hemoranda of he operations q the .lmerican .lrmy Jgtore Monterey, .Meri-
 co, froa the lsih 10 Inc 24h Sept
 -On the i9th Gen. Tayior arrived before Monterey. wiiii force ol aboas 6O00 men and after accommodating inc city at about i500 or 1900 wards from the Caihedrat4ori, ,,uiug which he vas fired upon from its batteries; his force was encamped at the Walnut SpHags, m.les short oE the ely. This Wa., the ueireSi position at whieh The army could obtain supplies of water and be beyond the reach d the eu'1ny's batteries. The remainder of the 18th was occupied by the engineers in making reconnoISsuces of lhe city, batteries aud commanding Eeights. On ihe 20ih Gen. Worth was ordered with lis division to move by aeiFcutous route 10 tlie right, to gala the ,Saltillo road beyond the west ol tue town and to storm the heights oi the bishops Palace, which vital polnt the enemy aPpeas to haze strangely neglected. Circumstances caused his hal; oil the night of the Doth, short of the inIen- ! ded position. On the morning of the 2lst ! he continued his route, aud alter an eneoun- ter with a large body ot ,he euemY's caval- Try and infantry, supported by artillery from 1 the heights; he repi,lsed thcm wfh loss, and l finally. cucamped, covering the passage of the Saltjl!o road l. was here discovered, ! that besides the fort at the Bishops Palace and the occupation ol ;lie heights above it., ! two forts. on commanding emInences. on tl.e opposite side of the San Juan, had been for Gfed and occupied. These two latter heights were then slorncd and carried-the guns of the last ion carried being immediately turn ed with q piunging fire upon lhe, Bishops Palace. On this same morning fthe 2lst) ! the lst Division oi regular troops, under ' Gen. Twiegs ,and the Volunteer Division un- [ der Gen. Butler, were ordered under arms to 1 make a ditersion to the left of the town, m ! favor ol the important operations ot Gen. 1 Worth. The 10 inch moran and two Fl pounder lnwitzets, had been put in battery 1 the night of the 20,h. in ravine HOO yards | distant from the Cathedral fort or Citadel, and were supported by the lth Regiment of l Infantry Al $ A. M. on the list the order was gwen for this battery to open upon the citadel and town. and immediately after the | lst Division. with the 3d and lth Infantry ! Tn advance. under Col. Garland. were order i ed to reconnoitre and skirmish with the enc my on tue extreme leil of the city, aud should prospect of success offer. to carry the most advanced battery. This attack was directed by Maj. Mansfield, Engineer, Capt. i Williams, Typographical Engineer, and Maj.
 Kinney, Q. M. to the Texas Division. A ls6avy fire from the 6rss battery was imme- dmtely opened upon ille advance, but the troops soon turned ii, entering and engaging with the enemy iii the streets Of the city. having parsed throueh an incessant cross fire I from the Citadel and the first and second hallesies, and from the infantry who lined slse parapets. streets and house-tops of the Ieity The rear of ,lse first battery was soon Turned, and the reverse fire oi the troops through the gorge of the works. killed or tiislodged the arillerisis and Iniaalry from ls. and the building occupied by infantry imme- ! diateivy nsi,S rear. The lst Division was f followed and supported by the Mississippi and Tennessee and lst Ohio Regiments, the two former regiments being the first 10 scale and occupy the fort The success of the day here stopped The Mississippi, Ten 7 uessee aud Ohio Regiments, though warmly engaged in the streets of the city for some lime after the capture of the tst battery and it's adjoining detences, were unable, from ex- haustion and the loss they had suffered, 10 gain more advantage. heavy shower ol ram also came up 10 cause a suspension oI hostiltles before the close ot lhc day. The 3d, 4lh and Is: Infantry and the Baltimore
 Battalion, remained as the garrison of the captured position. under Col. Garland, as- sisted bv Capt Kidgely's battery. Two l2
 ponuders, one pounder, and howitzer
 weLe captured in ,his fort, three officers and some 20 or 20 men taken prisoners. Oue
 oi the l2 pounders were served against tine
 I'd fort and defences, With captured ammuel'
 tlon, during the remainder of the day, by Capi. RidgeIy. The stormirg parties of Gen
 WorIh's Division also captured nine poun. ders, which were also immediately turned agains, their former owners.
 F, On the morning of the 22d Gen Worth
 continued his operations, and portions of hi. division storlned and carried successively tho
 heights above the Bishops Palace. BoiI
 were carried by command under Capt 7Vmton, Sd Artillery. In these operation.
 the company of Louisiana troops under Capt
 Blanchard performed efficient and gaiIan
 service as par, of Capt. Vinion's command
 Four pieces of artillery, with a good supply Of ammunition. were captured Tn the Blsh- ops Palace this day. some of which were immediately tarned upon lhe enemy's de- fence in the city. On the evening oi the 22d Col. Garland and his command were relieved