State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-11-13
VOLUME 3.
The Nuississippissns at Monterey.


The papers still abound with narratives
and details of the storming of Monterey.
It is impossible 10 give even tythe of these
accounts 10 our columns. We prefer SUBJ
hitting such as may have a local or per-
sonal interest 10 our readers. The following
letter from Capt. Taylor of the Mississippi
volunteers, will show the gallant part borne
by our neighbours, in the conflict. 1t is
copied from the Holly Springs Gazette:
(Ertract from Capt. Tdylor's leaer.)
MONTEREY. Sept. 25.
"Monterey is ours We reached here
after march of fourteen days through the
scorching sun upon the plains, each day
lessening our numbers by disease, until the
effective men were about three hundred and
fifty, leaving the poor fellows along the road
at every rancho. The march across the des.
ert of Africa could not have thined our ranks
more. On Saturday the canon opened up
on our advance party. On Sunday we
marched up and planted our mortars. Sun
day night Gen. Worth was sent around the
city 10 attack the opposite side. Monday
morning our division and the 2nd division
moved towards the city. Gen Twigs OPEN
ed with the Balimoreans and was repuIs ed.
Then came the Tennesseeans and Mssissip.
plans, who were brought up u mile under
the most Obstructive fires from the cannon,
poured upon US from the fort. We were
led up within hundred yards Of the fort,
suffering from canister and grape, and balls
from thousand muskets. There we stood
half an hour, ou1men falling around in heaps.
Col. McCung ordered a charge and
unprecedented in history, the Mississippi
Rifle Regiment charged the fort. bristleing
with bayonets, followed by the Tennesseean !.
Through The fort we went driving the Mex,
leans before US into another fort. We
rushed on, and at the entrance of this second
fort the brave Nc Chung W MS shot, and
fear MORALLY. We then waded the river
with Col. Davis and our own brave Brad.
ford al our head, CALAMITY leading under a
still moro CALLING fire, from the third fort.
We we're now ordered to fall back over the
river here the troops within a hundred and
fifty yards stopped, and fired their small
arms for an hour, exposed to the cannon
from several forts. During this whole time
we we're not assisted by single piece ofar
tillery. At length the Flying Artillery came
up, and covered the divided troops from
charge of the lancers.--The action com
menced at minutes before ten and lasted
Till half past five in the evening For the
want OF ammunition we ware ordered to re.
tire to the camp, and for mile and half
we received the fire of the enemy's cannon
upon an open plain. Bombs and shots were
passing all night from our fort and those
still held by the enemy. Tuesday we were
led back into the Fort, exposed again to the
cannon; and many poor fellow lost his
life before they reached it, From the
nights of our two forts we witnes sed the
engagement Of Gen. Worth, at distance
of three mics, he charging the Bishops
Palace from the mountain.-This action
lasted abou. an hour. The Mexicans char.
ged on him once, but he succeeded in taking
the palace. We Then opened our batter.
les upon the citadel, from our fort. At
night the Mexicans deserted the fort that
we charged over the river. Wednesday,
Col. Davis and Rangers and some Tennes-
seeans made another attack upon the fort.
but did not succeed, and it turned into a
street fght-nct many killed. The bombs
were flying all night, and on Thursday
morning they sent us a flag of truce. On
Wednesday my company were left 10 gar
rison the fort. The terms of capitulation
they surrender all their field pieces, but
allowed to march out of the city with their
side arms and guns, and arc not to cross
ths mountain until the Two Governments
are heard from. must now speak of my
brave boys. Oh, they acted nobly. c. II.
Mott, and Dill, and Eppes, McClanaha
and Bob Jesselyn tthe poet). Greer and
the two Yankees taught like Turks.
Tell Randolph that his lutte STRIPPING Of
soldier boy Thad, is worth his weight in
gold. He taught all day like veteran
soldier, and will bring him back safe. ]
mentien those names particularly, because
you are better acquainted with them. Ev-
cry one OF my noble boys acted bravely,
and it would be almost impossible to say
who. bore off the palm when every one was a
hero. Tell old man Mott that Kit distin.
guished himself in the 6ght-cheering the
men on all the time and came off unhurt
He is as brave as a lion. Joseph Heaton,
one of my bravest men, fell, so oId Dow
ming and w. II. Grisham. Grisham fell
in seventy yards of the third fort that we
were charging across the river; noble
fellow. Wolf is dangerously wounded, and
so are Cotton and Williams. Massie was
slightly wounded. We think six or seven
hundred men were kill or wounded. We
Cannot tell until the reports come. may
have exaggerated the number but do not
think have. We cannot tell how many
Mexicans we killed, though good many.
You must excuse this it has been writ
ten in ten minutes for the express.
Kemp s. Holland is we'll. If there is
10 be no more fighting intend to try TO
bring my company back.
III ID CAVTOP