Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-30

ALL OyERl-Robert w. johnson, Esq, (De-
mocral and said 10 be brother OF Col Richard
M. Johnson of Kenlucky,) has Just been elected
10 Congress from This State. Out oil lo,o2o votes
polled, he received l6, 425!
The Southern and Western Literary Messen-
ger and Review for November will be issued on
Thursday morning. From very hasty glance
al some of the articles il contains we are induced
10 believe the present very itch number oil lhlS
valuable periodical.
THE SIEGE OF MONTEREY.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.
In The Philadelphia Inquirer is published The
following letter, which gives some very interest,"
mo and authentic particulars OF The battle and ca
piulaion OF Monterey;
CAMP BEFORE MONTEREY, Sept 25, 1876.
The papers will tell you OF Inc caphnlaiion.,I
1t was signed last night al IL O'CLOCK. had Inc
good fortune TO witness The proceedings.
The day before Yesterday our troops entered
both ends Of The iown-Gen. Taylor The lower,
and from The plain; Gen. Worth the upper, and
from The mountains. Both parties penetrated
from square 10 square, and house 10 house. by
boring through the buildings, and with but lil'le
loss on our side. and great damage 10 the enemy.
The town is large, built Of stone; the streets very
long and beautifully barricaded; every house is
a fortress. The Two slronsholds OF The enemy
were The citadel. a large and very strong fortress
on The plain outside OF the town. towards our
camp, which ehec,ually commands the approach
to The place from this side-the other was the
Plaza, where their main force was concentrated.
One mortar was sent round and planted IN Inc
upper part of the city, 1t opened night before
lasl on The Plaza with terrible effect; The smells
falling among the masses with great havoc. Yes
lerday morning Gen. Ampudia sent out nag 10
propose terms.
panied General Taylor by the circuilous route 10
Gen. WORMS position. On arriving, we found
Ina, Gen. Ampudia had just requested an inter
view with Gen. Taylor. The General invited
the general officers and few OF The stall TO &c.
company him. Ampudia, with several general
officers and brilliant staff received US IN large
saloon. He spoke OF the peaceful policy oil Santa
Annals administration, and the prospect OF peace
his desire TO avoid shedding more blood, &C.,
and proposed that Commissioners should De APP
poinied 10 treat for the surrender OF the town..
Gen. Taylor named Gen. Worth, Gen. Hen
derson. OF Texas, and COL JEFF. Davis, OF MissIs-
sippi. They, with three mexicans, retired 10 the
adjoining room, and after long conference came
in with articles, TO which the Mexicans would
not agree General Taylor consented TO
more liberia modification, and Ampudia took an
hour to deliberate. We withdrew. Within Inc
hour a general officer came to Gen. i and saiu
that Ampudia had submitted the articles TO
council OF officers, who unanimously recommend
ed the acceptance Of the terms. Our Commis-
sioners then went back 10 prepare the articles:
They were finally signed by the Commission
ers on both sides, and BY Gen. Taylor, and sent
back by COL Davis for the signature OF Ampudia.
He says that Ampuda consumed whole hour
which seemed TO us an age-tor we had long
ride before us-lha he held the pen fifteen mi
nutes at time in his hand, the Precipitation roll
ing of his face in big drops. AT length, by con-
yulsiyc effort, he signed The Citadel is TO be
surrendered This morning. The troops are al
lowed seven days 10 march out with private bag
gage and arms
Il may be thought that they were allowed too
liberal terms. But they were not conquered. II
would have cost a regular siege and Hoods OF
blood 10 have reduced The citadel. They are su'
perior 10 us in numbers, and we allow tnem 10
lake only what they could carry off without capt.
lulation, and we secure artillery, ammunition,
and stores Of all kinds, that they otherwise would
have destroyed Our most gallant spirits advised
the concession of these terms; well they might,
for The place is still capable of stout defence. In
our hands il could not have been TAKEN we !elt
Town at eleven o'clock al night by The short cut,
passing through the Mexican lines under an es-
ccon Of Mexican cavalry, and on reaching our
own camp al brisk troll, created prodislous
alarm and found the army under arms ready 10
receive us with volley
You can form no conception oil Inc beauty OIL
the scenery about here. can auehip' no uesci'p
ton. In The town we found hne gardens anu 'tu'''
afa
In The Baltimore American we find the follow
ing graphic description Of some OF the scenes at
Monterey, contained in letter from an officer
Of the United States Army. The public can he
YER become satiated with such details Of Ameri-
can heroism and military i'll.
The Matamoras Flag of The 29lh September
states that 'he hottest OF the battle was in the
street. of the town. Mexicans thought 10 make
il another Saragossa. American valor finds no
obstacles insurmounlable but is alike prepared
for battle on the plain or in Inc mountain pass
the siege or the guerilla, if our enemies so will
il. His understood Aat Ampudia, in.his tnterr'ep
riM Gen. Taylor, gaue hin, 10 understand thai
commissioners had proceeded 10 Washington
"MoNrsREY, September 25, 1876.
yesterday morning flag OF truce came into
our camp, Offering 10 surrender the town, pro-
yided the troops marched ont with their arms,
colors, artillery and private property, which Ge-
neral TAYLOR refused. They entered, however,
into an armislice from ten until twelve o'clock.
General Taylor transferred The negotiations from
our camp 10 Worth's Head Quarters at The
Bishop's Palace, large work situated on an
eminence in rear OF, and commanding The city.
Alter much discussion, General Taylor agreed
that the Cavalry and Infantry should march out
with their arms, and that the Artillery should
carry field battery OF six sx-ponndeTs, and
thirty rounds Of ammunition and personal effects.
All The FORTS notifications, with their aTmaments,
ammunition, supplies and Government property
of every description to be delivered over 10 US al
Ten o'clock this morning. They are allowed one
week 10 vacae the city and are then 10 withdraw
beyond this province, the whole of which is given
IN 10 US, except Tampico- this presume
they claim, as the Navy has not succeeded in
taking il. This, you will perceive, makes the
Sierra Madre mountains The boundary.
"Genela Ampuda, during the conference,
said he had positiuc information that General
Kearney had taken Santa Fe, and that our citizens
had captured California. What slice has been
taken from them.
aThey have further entered into an armislice
for eight weeks. Gen. Taylor agreed 10 This on
dmDuullS pOSlttUS USSHIuHLS Hsus W" sV"s"1'S-
sioners werc in MEXICO arranging the basis Of
Treaty.
"Gen. Worth has just completed series oilhe
most brilliant operations in modern warfare, and
with but liule loss He carried four works, and
then came into the town when every house was
ratification He acted thus: Divided his forces
into Two columns, moving parallel, and opening
their way with pick axes through The houses and
walls. Thus, when they knocked hole in the
house, they Of course had possession, and in this
way avoided the streets and the enemies fire
from roofs OF houses and barrcades thrown upin
every street.
'Orl- side or wing OF the army has had some
hard fighting and our loss has been very great
They had a very strong work on this side, the
South East, built Of earth, stone and sand bags
containing twelve, nine, six pounder, and
an old fashioned 80 pound howilzer. with large
muske,ry force. This work was fanked by a
stone house arranged with loop holes and fiat roof
with parapet for the men 10 lie behind, Bob BON
about 300 yards distant, heavily armed with can
non, infantry with escopels and fine English mus.
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