The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-10-22


The sons of Judge Nichols, of Donaldson
Vile, have stood FIRE for four OF FIVE hours al
time, driving the enemy-under their bat
tery-from bush to bush, and rock TO rock,
and at last were among the foremost to
rush into the Bishops Palace and take it by
STORM Captain Blanchard and his compa
nv have already made reputation that will
not soon be forgotten. S. g. Allen. private
of this company, was MORALLY wounded in
this fight, and died next morning. Captain
Smith has no one killed or wounded in his
party of regulars.-two Texans were wound
sd, viz: VIM. Carley and B. F. Reese.
BIsHop's PALACE MONTEREY, Sept. "a 1916
GENTLEMEN: dale both my letters on
one day, because am obliged TO foot up
the news of The last four days, having had no
writing materials along. Even now, though
| write in palace am obliged TO hold The
sheet of paper in one hand on my knee for
want of desk. But | have no time for
extra remarks, chance offers 10 send you the
news, and must hurry TO give you glance
at what has been done here before the ex-
press goes off On the morning of the 2lsi
Col. Chlds of the artillery battalion. with
three of his companies one commanded by
| Capt. Vinton, another by Capt. j. b. Scott,
and The third by Lieut.. Ayres; and three
companies OF The Sth infantry, company A.
commanded by Lieut. Longsireet and Lieut..
Wainwright; B. company, Lieut.. Holloway.
commanding, and Lieut.. Merchant; D. com.
pany, Capt. Scrivner and Lieut., Monigom-
cry, was ordered to take the summit of Pal
ace Hill. The Col. left camp about 3 o.
clock A. M, and climbed The mountain
through The chapparel and up the steep rocks
l with such secrecy that at daybreak he was
within one hundred yards of The breastwork
of sand-bags before he was discovered.
i The Mexicans poured their musketry into
them but they rushed up the pfecipice and
soon had the place. Three Of the artillery
men having rushed ahead TOO fast found
tn emselves in the hands Of the Mexicans
They surrendered; the Mexicans took their
muskets and shot them down with the very
pieces they had given up. | saw the poor
fellows lying there.
II have but lew moments left 10 write in.
and must therefore defer the particulars oil
The storming of the palace until have more
time. Col. Stamford went up at daylight
with the balance of the 9Th, and Major
Scott led up the 5ih. The Louisiana boys
were ON The hill with the 9Th at 8 O'Clock
5 A. NJ. One of Duncan's howilzers in charge
of Lieut.. Rowland was dragged up, or rath
t er lifted up, and opened on the palace, which
was filled with troops. The Mexicans char
ged on the howiizer, bul were driven back
A constant firing was KEEP, up for severa
hours particularly by Blanchard's men, wht
left dozen Mexicans dead upon the hill
D side. At length charge was ordered, anc
our men shed down upon the palace, enter
, ed hole in a door that had been blocked III
bu. opened by the howtzer, and soon clear
! ed the work OF the few Mexicans who re
, manned. Lieut.. Ayros was the lucky on
d who first reached the halyards and lowere
: the flag. One eghteen-pound brass piece
beautiful article, manufactured in Liver
E pool, in 1912 and short brass twelve poun
y howitZer, were captured with large quaint
e ty OF ammunition, and some muskels ant
I'll lances. The fort adjoining The palace wall
l.. is not completed, but is very neatly bull
e The killed on our side in taking the palace
s was seven-wounded twelve. Lieut.. VAIN
wright was wounded in the arm and side b
d muskei bail, but will soon recover, it
3 hoped. Mr.. John Francis, of N. Orleans
}. belongingio Banchard's company was killed
|, will give a iull account of this affair a
s another lime. Col. Chids, Capt. Virion
Capt. Blanchard, Lieut.. Longstreet, Lieu
e Clark, (Adju,an of the Sih,) Lieut.. Ayre:
|. Lieut.. McCorwin, and the two Nichols seer
u TO have been the heroes OF The day. Tn
e two latter "did the thing up BROWN and nc
} only Judge Nichols but old Louisiana ma
Z well be proud of such sons. The Mexican
d lost at least thirty killed-twenty-one ha
e been buried this morning, and have seen
/. number lying on the bill side that were ne
IS discovered by cur men when they brougi
!. in the dead.
e Yesterday morning the whole division III
IS der Gen. Worth entered the town on lib
e side, and have been fighting there eve
l. since. The heart of the city is nothing b,
e one ratification, the thick walls being pie
II ced, for muskets and cannon being place
d. so as to rake the principal streets. Tt
4. roofs being fiat, and the front walls rsin
r three or four ieet above the roof, of cours
is every street has line OF breastwCrks on eaC
3 side. A ten-inch mortar came around fro
/ Gen. Taylor last evening, and is now place
r in the largest plaza to which onr troops ha,
r fought step by step, and from house 10 hous
h. Duncan's batteries are in town. and the pre-
ny ent impression is that the place will soon
as taken. Gen. Worth has gained all Il
,e strong holds that command the city, and h
TX pushed the enemy as far as they can go wit
n out falling into Gen. Taylor's hands on Il
,e other side of The city. All this has bee
ID done with the loss of only about seven
or killed and wounded. The achievement is