Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-31
THE EVACUATION OF MONTEREY.

MONTEREY, SEPTEMBER %, 1876.
We length in quiet possession Of this place. the last
division Of Ampudias having marched out yesterday
morning. The first division marched the Goth, the
second the 9th, and the balance the 2sth. the
last and able TO form oerably good idea of the
number of in them There could not have been fewer
than thousand five hundred in each division Of regular
soldiers well armed and equipped Add TO these two
thousand horsemen who left the city small parties during
the four days fight and least five thousand citizens of the
town who took up in its Defence and you have pretty
strong force for the defence of place which nature and
have combined render strong any in the world How
such army, thus situated, could allow itself to be
quered force of less than thousand will always
appear strange to me- The cowardce of Ampuda is now
established beyond doubt So careful he of his person
that it said he left his house when any firing
going What pity that of shells could not
have dropped into his bedroom
felt perfectly satisfied, when the Mexican troops
out Of town. with the arrangements which Gen. Taylor
had made with them To have taken all these prison.
would have been useless. Their did not want
their horses worthless with few exceptions, and would
have been very expensive and troublesome feed and guard
many men and, moreover, 1t would have cost many
valuable life to have carried the city at the point Of the
bayone
rode with the head of the column day before yeser
day. when their second division left That alone
would almost have remunsrated for the long journey to
Monterey AT the head of the column rode the commander
Of the division with his staff accompanied ~ Major Scott Of
the 9th infantry, with his Adjutant, (Lieut Deas and
Leus Hanson, Robinson, and McLaws. Colonel Peyton
embrace from him turned let the column march
on when the head had reached Palace Hill. And
presented that forget Two regiments of
infantry led of, with coors, flying drums beating and the
umpeers blowing with all their might the ffers made all
the noise they could. The all well armed, and
the whole division seemed to be well appointed with the
cepon of Shoes in lieu of which of them sandals
Three pieces Of artillery in the centre Of the column
SIX nne and FOUNDER The line, march
ing four abreast, extended about one mile.
The army accompanied by great many females
officers horseback their faces mued, aud with hats
on soldiers wives mounted donkeys foot Of
them carrying burdens that would scarcely think of packing
upon mules young with short pctticoats and hats
tripping lightly along young girls rudgng along with their
little valuables in their noticed pretty little
urc, about nine years DID, with pet chicken and
parrot perched upon her hand The ugiest woman
heard of walking behind poor little neabit donkey, be-
labonng him with large stick The donkey ridden by
young woman, second edition Of the old one. precious
pair that mother and daughter Most OF the soldiers looked
sulen and their eyes cleaned with hatred and desire for
revenge. One Of McCulloch's horses valuable animal
which man leading out Of the way Of the Mexican