The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-14
THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES
GENERA. TAYLOR,
RELATIVE TO THE
STORlGING OF MONTEREY,
from the washington Union, Oct lal

from the Washington Union, Oct l21
We lay before readers this evening" the official des-
patches of General Taylor detailing the heroic and
torious onset Of our army upon Monterey They con-
firm, in the main, the accounts which We gave in our
extra Of last night They bear the most ample and honor
able testimony to the gaantry the skill and the patriotic
self devotion Of our officers and soldiers In this respect
s % to the
volunteers--through three-days battle, alternately
der burning sun and drenching rains, against a foe
strong in overwhelming superiority Of numbers, and
in the advantages Of position strongly fortified
be apparently almost impregnable seem to have We'd
with each other under their gallant leaders, in efforts
noble and chivalrous daring The result is triumph
every way memorable in military annals In three days
our army has carrei Entertainments which the enemy
had expected to maintain against exhibition of mill
tary force part and in which they had probably
stored, this calculation large magazine of provi-
sons The Nexicans thus driven from their chosen
stronghold and of the strong keys Of Mexico is
in our hands.
Tho Of the capitulaton of Montery alLimport-
ant as the Of that post the further
full prosecution of the wsrwi arrest the attention of
Of the military stores provisions and cannon collected
in the city, will add very considerably to the
OF s
not inform fully Of the representation and views upon
which he acted, in granting to the enemysuject hop-
erer instructions and orders from both gorernmsRs
an armstice Of eight weeks, during which time in the
absence of such orders army
specified line, about 80 miles in advance of Monterey
II must be borne in mind hewever. that, in demanding
ucha suspension Of hoses in one of our lines OF ope
ratiop the Mexican general may very probably have
held out to General Taylor prospects Of paccation be-
tween the two countries, which, in fact do not exist
Be this it may, how understand that Lieut.
Armstead the bearer Of from
to Gen Taylor communicating the failure of our offer of
negotiation and enjonng renewed vgor in the pr0secu
ton of the war; had arrived in NJ Orleans the Isl inst
and said have chartered the steamboat Gal
weston to convey HIM 10 Brazos St Jago. He will proba
bly, reach Gen. Tayl camp today tomorrow, he
be net already there These dispatches will doubtless
induce Gen Taylor to concentrate his troops and collect
his asrapdl possible the view of resu
ming his operations vigorously he shall receive
orders terminate The arisce These orders have
doubt .viu promptly be tssued from Washington. We
trust they may reach General in sixteen days. the
time in which Captain Eaton performed the route to
Warrington In such event little delay lat the wors
can be eccasoned and that little time be
fully spent in securing complete and effective
paratons At ell events there can, conceive be
no doubt, whatever that armisiice which thus
agreed by General Taylor subject to the orders OF
the two governments should be at once terminated
While upon this subject may take occasion to state
that the recent rumors which have appeared in Of
the journals of the actual intended departure Of Mr.
Slidell and Mr. PARROT to General Taylors camp to
avail themselves of any opportunity OF negotiation
commissioners 10 the Mexican government are without
any shadow of foundation. The reception of our last
overture negotiation by the Mexican rulers has do
termned government to pursue its military opera
tons without cessation, and with the utmost energy till
the sole object of just and honorable peace,
with proper security against repetition Of Mexican
outrsge-shsll be obtained