American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-20

ace, which is OH mountain, and strongly for
tilted. By this operation he obtained posi-
ton and a piece Of cannon that commanded the
palace. He Immediately made his arrange
ments to attack that place, and by a series OF
mastery movements, in the course of the day
carried 1t, without losing a man, and turned its
guns upon the old Monastery Fort and the
town, but they did not do much harm, as they
were too distant. Up to the close of this day,
his whole loss was killed, and % wounded
|, In the course of the night, the enemy abandon
ed strong redeubt or fort that repulsed an at
tack on it on the 2lst, and Col. Davis, of the
Mississippi Regiment took possession without
firing gun.
Wednesday, 23rd.-This morning General
Worth continued TO fire from the Bishops Pa
lace, and about 9 a. m, also opened with gun
on the mountain in the rear of the old Monas-
terry. About 7 a. M, Gen. Quitman, whose
brigade was in the forts in the lower part ofthe
town, commenced an attack on it without Or
ders, 1t is said, and certainly with an inadequate
force. The whole army was drawn out on the
plain, and the Sd Infantry and Bragg's battery
we're despatched TO reinforce Gen. Quitman.-
1 They forced their way into the town, as also
did the I'd Texan Regiment, led by Gen Hem
derson and Gen. Lamar. The fighting was
now from street to street, and house to house,
and kept up until night, During the day our
people pressed the enemy towards the plaza or
great square, but as night approached they
withdrew to our encampment. Whilst we were
attacking the town below, Col. Worth, by a
movement from the palace, which took him out
Of the range Of the guns Of the Monastery,
pushed into it above and opened heavy fire,
which seemed to surprise the enemy. Howev
p the MnYipnpu rpcisfnd nnGlllv and al
though the General gained ground, it was
slowly; yet he held what he gained, and staid
in the place. Our loss to-day has not been
very heavy, and the result Of all the operations
up to this time, show we must have the town
in day or two more. No officer Of any rank
was killed this day.
We extract the following from letter in the
Delta:
The Americans had found the streets Of the
city barricaded with stone walls; but no obsta-
Giles, no difficulties, were found insurmounta-
BILE by American valor! The enemy thought
to have Monterey recorded in history as the
Saragosss Of Mexico, and to win unfadng lau-
res in the repulse which they were to lnhct
upon the American forces.
The fercest of the fight was in the very
streets of the city, and there the deadliness of
Texan retribution found no obstruction to its
revenge i'll tb e walls of stone which had been
, reared to oppose its advance. The Texans
S acting as Light Infantry actually made theil
e way from house to house with axes and spades
= AT the end of the fight they had 10 mourn tn
= loss of Capt. Gillespie
/ On the evening of the Esd, our force had en-
a tered the city at all points-every importan
: position excepting the citadel had been cap
tured; but so desperate was the contest, that OF
attempting to form the Sd Infantry, but II
aen could be collected commanded by Capt
Henry, the youngest Captain in the regiment
On the morning of the cath, the attack was
q again commenced, but during the day the
enemy capitulated.
e The loss of the enemy is estimated at 1900
in killed and wounded-ours will reach 6OO.-
f Lieut.. Col. McCung, of the Mississippi Volun
/ teers, has died Of his wounds For the frs
time since the commencement of the war, oul
: Volunteer forces have had an opportunity O
1 proving that the aspersions so frequently heap
s ed upon them, are unfounded: they have GOV.
@ cred themselves with glory.
5 The principal loss fell upon the Mississippi
k and Tennessee Regiments, and Sd and 4th In.
e fantry. They were forced to fight their way
s inch by inch into the city: their advances were
8 made over the bodies of their fallen comrades
i but the almost insurmountable obstacles which
t they encountered, served only to add fresh tue
g TO the hire OF their patriotism When the ar
n mlstlce was entered into, they had made theiI
+ way into the very midst of the enemy, anC
II were IN such position that, had the fight last
C ed one day longer, the slaughter among the
o Mexlcans would have been tremendous.
h In addition to the regular Mexican forces,
= the Americans were compelled to encounter
: the whole mass of the population, who free
upon them from the tops of the houses, doors
f and windows.
t The New Orleans Bee says:
One gentleman informed US that the loss o
the Americans was 500 killed and wounded
: and that of the Mexcans ully..eleven hundred
killed alone. We give these reports as we re-
ceived them, and cannot of course, vouch fol
their correctness.
!, In connexsn with the above, we learn from
i the Savannah Republican, that Lit. Bergman
passed through that city on the l4th inst. OF
e his way to Washington with dispatches from
y Com. Connor The Republican says
We learn from gentleman..who converse,
with Lieut.. Bergman in the cars, that it ha
i been determined to attack Vera Cruz on thu
: land side by an expedition from Tampico, that
the hosting OF the stars and stripes in the city
i will DO the signal for al attack by the squadron
upon the Castle Of San Juan D'Ulloa. Thi
. is the only way IN which the Castle can be tax
en-, and the obtaining possession of that poin
> is deemed necessary to end the war.
A REAsoN.-The Pottsville, Pa, Journal
:. says;-A democrat, on Friday, III cogitatin!
5 over the result of the election, gave as reason
y for ihnr hnEnnt thni A. 1