The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-16
NEW YoRK, Oct Is. 1874

New YORK, Oct Is, 1886.
OF the many gallant acts by which our little army
distinguished itself at Monterey, more gallant
performed than the storming and capture of the
Mexican fertilization on the height beyond the San
Juan, opposite to the Bishops Palace In addition
to the strength Of the works, which mounted five or
six brass pieces Of heavy calibre, and had garri-
son of 1000 men, the situation was almost unas-
half mile, Of which the last quarter was almost
perpendicular, through the dense thorn-bushes of
the country, over sharp-pointed rocks and loose,
shingy stones which gave foot-hoj, it defed at
tack. But to the ardor of our men nothing was
mpregnable. The word being given for the 5,h and
7th infantry and the Louisiana regiment to assail
the fort from all sides of the hill once scene fol-
lowed which may be best described in the energetic,
if somewhat rough language of leter-wrter in the
| newspapers
"Such a foot race as now ensued has seldom, if
ever been SEEM the Louisiana boys making the tall
eat kind of strides to be in with the foremost Capt.
Smith had the gun which he took upon the height,
run down towards the breastworks and fired into it,
Then came Col P. F. Smiths men, with perfect
rush. firing and cheering--the 5th and It'll and Louis.
ianans reaching the ridge above nearly at the same
il did not save them, or cause an nstant's hesitation
| in our ranks. Our men run and fired, and cheer
ed until they reached the work, the foremost entering
at one end, whilst the Mexcans, about 1000 in mum
ber left the other in retreat The coors of the 5th
infantry were instantly raised, and scarcely were
| they up before those Of the 7th were alongside
The three commands entered the fort together, so
close was the Iace--the 5th, however, getting an
advance in first J. w. Miller, of Blanchard 4
company, was among the first four or five who en-
tered, The three commands may be said to have
come out even in the race for the seventh was no,
Eve seconds behind. In less than FIVE minutes tn,
gun found in the fort was laundering away at tn,
| Bishops Palace ~ ...
| Il is little discredt to the Mexicans that thew
could not stand before men who ran races with each
other on death. | remember nothing to compar,
with this feat unless it be some of those exploits in
the Spanish Peninsula described with such a vivid
pen, which has invested them with all the gories Of
romance, by the author Of "Charles o'Malley"
The number Of immigrants arrived at this porr
last month was nearly 10000 The whole number
this year. at this port will not fall short Of 100,
900, If indeed ii does not exceed it. This emigra
uon from the Old World TO the new is phenome
non of the age, TO the grandeur and importance Of
which we are scarcely sensible Before the ordel
| which directs and the quiet blessings which attend
our great modern movements Of the human race
how grim and black lower the violence and bloot
which marked them in all former sgesl
Mr.. Stevens has note in a morning paper, il
which he proves apparently to his own entire sai
sfacton) that the defeat of his yacht by that Of Mr.
Perkins the other day, in fact not worth talking
Of, owing to circumstances which he details. II,
back this opinion, he offers another trial for from