Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-31
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE.

A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
of the Baltimore Regiment, which acted
such conspicuous part in the battle OF
Monterey, writes from Matamoras as fol.
lows
"Col. Watson was killed in the imprudent
charge ordered by Gen. Butler. He was a, the
head Of the Battalion and had ordered us to 90
into the charge with three cheers. He received
a ball in his breast while in the act of cheering
and fell instantly. tried 10 get TO him, but was
borne on in the rush. The charge was ineffect.
ua. At this moment Gen. Taylor rode up in
great anger and ordered us to retire. Old
Rough came up under most tremendous fire.
1t was here his horse was shot. 1t is said there
were angry words passed between him and But
Ter.
Capt. Stewart now took command, and said,
Boys, your Colonel is killed. dom, run, show
these id red skins that although you are
ordered 10 retire, you intend to WALK" With
this he shook his ifs. at them and Id them
pretty considerable. Our entire loss will not be
much short OF 500 or 900 killed and wounded
The enemy the same. Ampudia has given up
the main fort as per articles OF population, and
the stars and stripes were floating over it when
left.
He asked an interview with Gen. T., to take
place the day left. did not learn the answer.
There is no doubt but that Ampudia will be
reinforced in about month by $4,000 men.
They will be under Santa Anna
We must have 10, 900 more volunteers. Mark
that.
The Tennessee and Mississippi volunteers
were cut up horribly. Kenluck did not stand
the fire well, and Ohio got in hot place, but
soon backed out of it. Capt. Barber and Col.
McCung, Of Mississippi, also fell MORALLY
wounded, with number OF other officers, whose
names cannot remember.
The Texan Rangers are the most desperate
set OF men in battle that have ever heard of.
They charged up 10 the breast works dismounted,
and rushed over on foot, with sword in hand
They were each armed with double barreled rifles
and, as may be supposed did great execution
among the copper skins.
The third and fifth regiments of the regulars
were much cut up also, from the forty pieces OF
artillery which we had 10 silence, as well as the
musketry from the house tops.
Col. McCIung, of Mississippi. the great duel.
is, got upon the breastworks waved his hat,
and was in the act Of giving three cheers, when
ball struck him, from the effects OF which he
has since died.
Samuel w. Chambers, one OF the Rangers, or
''the Delaware HERO got over the breasworks,
obtained foot hold on the top of an eighteen
FOUNDER, and deliberately took aim with his fire
shooter" firing with great effect, and crushing
he Mexcans until the piece was taken by Gen
Worth and turned on the city. Chambers es
capped without wound.
Captain Gillespie, of the Texan Rangers was
iilled whilst pouring waller into the tube of
cannon, with The Mexicans all around him. But
t is impossible for me TO mention all The numer
'us incidents that occurred, at the present time.
We expect another battle so soon as the ar
nistice expires, and as we have now got our
,,and in, we will give them rougher usage next
ime.
Our army was about 1000 strong before the
'attle, but is now about $500 strong miss
many noble fellow from the ranks. The
lexicans were nearly double our number.
Their loss in killed and wounded is not less than
1000. A great many were killed in their own
ouses, as we had to rush in and shoot them
own, TO stop their destructive fire from windows
md house>tops.