Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-14
Mexican Affairs.


Mexican Affairs.
From the Hamburg Repubiiean,-Ensra.
Glorious Ne,cs Monterey taken.
Our Army uictorious, after three daqs
fighting, and loss Of about sou men,
iaetuding killed and 'ooundcd.
We hasten 10 lay befnre our readers the tol'
lowing important news, taken from an extra Of
the New Orleans Piruyune:
The steamship james L. Day, Capt. Wood
arrived from Brazos Santiago about O'Clock
This morning. BY her we have rrreived the
glorious news that Monterey has cnpitulatcd
stlcr three days o terrible fighting. Capt. Eaton
one Of the aids of Gen. TAYLOR, arrived on the
Day, bearing dispatches for Washington He
jelt Monte. ey on the 25lh ult. Col. Kinney
and one other gentleman accompanied him
from Monlefey: Col. Kinney kindly took
charge Or packages OF letters for MS and brought
them to Caniargo, and there dcliveredt'e o
his companion, by whom they we're faithfully
delivered. - :.
We cannot delay the press to attempt to write
out narration of the battles. Ehe following
"mlemorandan are from the pensoi an othcer
who was in t1e battles.
Gen. Worth, ,Wbo led The attack upon lile
CITY on the west side; has imihor,aized himself.
The fghting was desperate on our SIDE, the
Ncxicans outnunberimg us by two 70 ohe'
and being protscted;b by strong ggen,renchmens: y
Ail5atr readers will delight 10 hear ina. yas ;as
LOUISIANA cya did homer % the Sta'e. we we
krew they would. L. ,-.=..., :.
Almost all ..ur differt nj accounts set down
arr loss IT 500 or over, of whom 300 were XII.
led. Thi, best tells the character Of the fight.
Hasfu Memoranda Of the operations of The
American Army Be fore Monterey, from
ike l9M to The 24h September:
On The 18Th, Gen. Taylor arrived before
,iooterey, With force Of about 6.OOO
men, and aftor reconnoitring the city al
abou, 1900 or 1900 yards from the Calhc-
tlrsl fort during which he was flred "pon,
from its bauerles, his force was enca.nped
al the Walnut Springs, three miles sllor' ol
,he city. This was The nearest position
a. which the army could obtain supply
Of WAFER, and be beyond The reach OF The
eneny's batteries. The remaiuder of the
lgrh was occupied by the engineers in
making reconnoisaucs Of The city, battle
rics and com mauding heights. On he 2oth
Gen. Worth was ordered will, h's d'vis-
iop TO move ny circuitous route 10 the
right, 10 gain ihe Salilio road beyond tue
ives, of the iswp, aud storm the heights
above the Bishops Palace. which vital
point the enemy appear TO have strangely
neglected. Circumstances caused his halt
on the night Of the Goth, short OF The in:
tended position. On The morning Of the
2lst he con.inued his route, aud after an
eLcounlef with large body of the cue
my's cavah3 an;i idfanlTS, supported by
artillery fiorn The heights, he repulsed them
with loss, aud finally encamped, covering
The passage of the Sallillo road. !, was
here discovered, that besides The fort al
the Bishops Palace, aud the occupation OF
tbe heiphis above ii, two forts, on COM
manding en,inences, on the opposite side
of the San Juan' had 5een fortified and
Occupied. The TWO latter heights were
then s,ormed and carried--the guns Of the
last fort carried being Immediately turned
with plungiug fire upon HE Bishops
Palace. On This same morning l,he 2lst}
the lst Division of regular troops. under
Gen. Twiggs, and the Volunteer Division
under Gen. Butler, were ordered under
arms 10 make a diversion 10 The left oil the
town, in favor Of the important cpert tons
of Gen. Worth. The 10Th inch mortar and
Two "a FOUNDER howitzers, had beeG put
iu battery on The night of The 10Th, in
ravine 1400 yards dislaul from he Ca'ne.
drel fort or Citadel. and were supported
bv The d,b Regiment of Infantry All g.
A. NJ, on the '2lsl, the order was given
for this battery to open upon the citadel
and town, and Immediately after the lst
Division, with The 3d and 4th Infantry in
advance, under Col. Garland, were order
ed 10 re connoi.re and skirmish with The
enemy on the extreme [eftof the city, and
should prospect Of success offer, TO carry
the most advanced battery. This attack
was directed by Maj. Mansfield, Engl-
heer, Capt. Williams, Typographical En-
gineer. and Major Kinney, Quartermsster
10 the Texas Division. A heavy flre from
lie hrst battery vas Immediately opened
Upon the advance, but the troops soon
turned it. enlsring and engaging with the
enemy in the streets of the city, having
passed through, an incessanl cross fire
from the citadel and The first and second
batteries, aud from the einfantry who lined
the pafaprs5 streets and honseitops Of the.
eity. Thesrears aud first battery wassoon
turned, andarRe reverse fire Of the lroopsi
through theegorge: of The works killed or
slislodged lheSariiilerists and infantry from
ii; and the building occupied by infantry