The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-24
THEoFFICIAL DISPATCHES OF GEN.
TAYLOR RELATIVE TO THE
STORMING OF MONTERREY.
HIoHLY INTEREsTINa PARTICULARS.
From The Washington Union, Oct. 10

| From the Washington Union, Oct. 1877
We lay before our readers, this evening
the oflicia dispatches ofGen. Taylor, detail
| ing the heroic and victorious onset of our ar
my upon Monterey. They confirm in the
main, the accounts which we gave in our ex
ira oflast night. They bear the most ample
and honorable testimony to the gullantry, the
skill, and the patriotic selfdevotion of oul
officers and soldiers, In this respect, the in
teligence from Monterey fully responds tc
the high wrought expectations ofthe country
Regulars and olunteers-through n three
| days battle, alternately under n burning sun
aud drenching rains, against n foe strong in
an overwhelming superiority ofnumbers,and
in the advantages ofa position so strongly
fortified, as TO be apparently almost inpreg-
nnble--seem 10 hive We'd with each otherun-
der their gallant leaders, in efforts of noble
and chivarous daring. The result il u tri-
umph, every way memorable in military an
nals. In three days, our army has carried
intrenchments which the enemy had expect
ed to maintain against any military force on
our purt, and in which they hrd probably stor-
ed, on this calculation, large magazine of
provisions The Mcxicaus are thus driven
from their chosen stronghold, and one ofthe
strong keys of Mexico is now in our hands.
The terms of the cnpitulation ofMonterey
all important as the possession of that post
is TO the further successful prosecution of the
war-will arrest the attention of the public
mind. The surrender, by the Mexican ar
my, of the military stores, provisions, and
cannon, collected in the city will add very
considerably TO the resources of our troops;
and weaken, in a greater proportion, the
means of the enemy. The dispatches of
Gen. Taylor do not inform us fully of the rep
resentation and views upon which he acted,
in granting to the enemy-subjecr, however,
to instructions and orders from both Govern
ments--an armistice of eight weeks, during
which time, in the absence of such orders,
neither army is to advance beyond specified
line, about 30 miles in advance Of Monterey.
1t must be borne in mind, however, that,in de-
handing such a suspension of hostilties in
one ofour lines of operation, the Mexican
General may very probably have held out, to
General Taylor, prospects ola pacifcn,ion be-
tween the two countries, which, in fact, do
not exist.
Be this MS it may, however, we understand
that Lieut.. Armistead, the bearer of de-
spatches from our Government to Gen. Tay-
lor, communicating the failure Of our offer of
negotiation, and enjoining renewed vigor in
the prosecution of the war, had arrived in
New Orleans on the LIST. inst, and is snid at
once 10 have chartered the steamboat Calves
ton, TO convey nm to BraZos ST Jago. lie
VIII probably reach Gen. Iaylors camp 10
gay, or tomorrow, u ne be not already there.
!, lhese dispatches wI' doubtless induce Gen.
Taylor to concentrate his troops ana collect
MS resources ms rapidly as possible, with The
view of resuming his operations vigorously,
so soon as he shall receive orders to terminate
tue armistice. These orders, we have no
doubt, will promptly be issued from Washing
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HEAD QUARTERS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION, Z
Camp before Monterey, Sept, %, 1916. 5
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