Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-13
LATER FROM THE ARMY
Capture OF Monterey!

In addition 10 The interesting intelligence in the
letter below, We have learned a few important par
ticuars from source every way entitled 10 credit.
Yesterday morning Captain Spencer passed onto
! Washington, with dispatches from General Tay-
lor. He was just sixteen days from The camp.
| He participated in the battle Of Monterey. and
reports that all our officers and men fought nobly.
and that The volunteers did their whole duty
General Taylors horse was shot down under
| him. Some 500 Americans were killed or
wounded, and it is though, abou, the same mum.
Der of Mexicans.
Al The Exchange Reading Room we find the
following Memorandum, by an intelligent pas.
senger in yesterdays cars, who travelled in COM
pany with Capt. Spencer, bearer of dispatches
from General Taylor to Washington, and from
whom these particulars were derived:
Gen. Tayor-4,000 regulars
Gen. Ampudia -7,0 900 regulars,
Gen. Taylor reached Monterey on the 18Th
September, reconnotered on The 20lh 2lsl. took
in succession all the enemy's oulworks and the
Bishops palace 22i, Ridsely, with his own guns
and those OF the enemy, which had been taken,
fired upon the Town during The whole day. 23d,
they stormed The town; and, with hard fighting
succeeded in gaining lwo.lhirds of the own-ihe
enemy keeping possession Of the Citadel and The
main pla-a-which last they had made very
strong BY barricading the approaches and pierre
ing the houses Tor musquctry. Towards the last
portion Of the day on the 3d. The volunteers were
IN fyof thair ~.
and its approaches; which they did al the word OF
command and in good order. The following
| night was spent by The Americans in throwing
shells from two morars into the pid-a, where the
Mcxcans were confined in small! space.
24lh-Ampudia sent flag, demanding per-
sonal interview with Gen. Taylor, which result
ed in capitulalion, as follows
The MeIieans TO eyacuate in seven days-lo
keep their arms and seven cannon and twenty
tour rounds OF ammunion-all the remainder of
the arms and ammunition 10 remain in The
hands Of the Americans. An armislice OF sixty
DAYS, or until each General can communicate
with his government.
The whole country will rejoice that General
Worth was enabled 10 repair, BY his skill and
! " in the campaign. We knew lie would redeem
his good name, and so predicted when he sacrh-
ced his private grieis 10 his patriotic duty and
left Washington City FIR Mericn. an The Grs, IN
| elligence Of hoslilies.
| While We deplore the loss Of so many gallant
| spirits, we rejoice that American vaor and mill
tary skill has again been vindicaled in the cap
sure of an important aud we'll fortified town.
| The Mcxicans are said 10 have fought brayely.
Correspondence Of the New Orleans CONNER cial Times
! MONTEREY, Sept. "A 1916.
On the 2lst, 22d and 13d, there was some hard
| fighting here, and many poor fellows have suffer
ed BY il; but think il may now b. said with safe
| ~, that Gen. Taylor has The town in his power.
| The place was much more strongly fortified Than
| Gen. i. had an idea Of, and the Msyicans de-
| Tended their works with skill and determination
This morning, Col. Moriao, the Adjulanl.Ge-
neral OF The Mexican army, came into camp with
a proposition from Gen. Ampuda, 10 evacuale
| the town, he and his army 10 march out into The
Inferior. This Gen. Taylor declined and insist
ed upon Ampuda and his army becoming pri-
soners OF war; the men 10 he dishanded with a
stipulation not 10 take up arms against us during
the wal; the General and his officers 10 remain
in custody until disposed Of BY order OF govern
| ment. The parties have been negotiating all
more fighting, but The place could not hold gu,
long, Although we carried the place anil won
| the victory, yet il has cost us dear. The carnage
on our side is great probably more 50 Than that
| OF The Mexicans-but this we do no. know, as
they fought under cover all he lime. General
Worth has distinguished himself as a gallant SCI
der and a skIfni commander. General Taylor
| gave him fair chance and he has nobly avail
| ed himself OF H. His division, with Hay iegi-
ment OF Texans, have gained more ground and
carried more points, than all the rest OF the ar
my. and with very little loss-up 10 yesterday at
| 9 A. NJ, il was 5 killed and % wounded. The
whole loss on our side cannot be much less than
500 men, killed wounded and prisoners. have
no time TO send you details ofthe different actions
| We hope 10 he in town Tomorrow.
LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED -Brevet
Major Barbour, third Infantry; Captain Morris,
third Infantry; Captain Field, third Infantry,
| Lieutenant Irwin, Ait. do Lieutenant Iazlelr,
do; Lieutenant Hawkins, Ait, sth lnanry
Lieutenant Woods, 4lh Infantry; Captain McKa-
vitt 9Th Infantry; Captain Williams, Topogra-
phcal Engineers; Lieutenant Ferre Isl lnian-
Try, are wounded and prisoners, or kil'ed-not
certain. It is known that both were wounded on
The Dist.
REGULAR OFFICERS WOUNDED.
Major Lear, third Infantry, severely wounded
Captain cambridge, third Infantry, slightly
wounded; Lieutenant r. H. Graham, 4lh lnian-
Try, severely wounded; Captain Lamoue, lsl In
ianlry; Lieutenant wainwright, 9Th Infantry;
Lieutenant Porter, 7th Infantry; Lieutenant Rus
sell, 9Th Infantry; Lieutenant Dworth, Isl In
| lanlry-cg shot of il is said
VOLUNTEER OFFICERS KlLLED:-Co
Watson Baltimore Battalion Capt. Baillem, lsl
Tennessee Regiment Lieut.. Putnam; Lieu
tenant in a German company.
VOLUNTEER OFFICERS WOUNDED
| Major Gen. Butler in The leg Colonel Mitch
ell, Ohio Regiment severely; Lieutenan, Colo
mel McClung Mississippi Regiment severely
Capt. A. Gillespie, Texas Rangers, morally; Lit.
Armstrong Adj Ohio Reg't, leg shot of; MAJOR
| Alexander; LIS. Allen, Scudder and Nixon, Isl
| Tennessee Resl, severely; Capt. Dow!er, Miss.
Rect, in the arm; L. Thomas, Texas Regi in
the arm.
SEP. 25-The enemy having agreed to give up
the town. am moi positive as 10 The conditions,
but if they be as rumored We gain but lille by
lhem-it is certain Gen. Taylor has raceded
from his first ground, and granted nearly all the
enemy asked.
Il is rumored this morning that the Secretary
OF The Treasury has effected the loan 10 which
we alluded the other day.
! The banks who have made the loan are The
Bank of Commerce and the Bank OF America,
Two OF The deposiie banks, and The terms are said
10 b. six per cent interest and deposite ot tfea-
.u.y notes until the sitting Of Congress.
IN. y. En-. P0a Of SATURDAY.
Correspondence ofthe Charleston Courier.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct l,2, P. NJ.
The Mobile boa, Warrior arrived here this morn
ing bringing, among o her passengers, Lieut.. Ar
INSTEAD, of the Army who is, | understand, the
bearer Of dispatches from Washington for Gene
| raj TAYLOR The steamship Galveston was 10