Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-10-19

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llfre fulluw. IN the Exrra Of the Pirayunp letters
from Mr.. ll,Ls dated u the lsh and 9h SePten
ber giving a,count Of he spriling efrel upon The
ltoops of The prospect OF an approaching battle
Tue narrative aud personal anecjoles highly inter
esilns and We must hereafter fad space for them
present they give way for his letters descriptive Of
the bales)
BISHOPS PALACE. MONTEREY. M,Slco,
September u.
t;rsTLEMrN: This Is The fourth day slGce the
batitg ui Monterey commenced Ou The ZOlh al noon
Cen Worth marched from the camp east OF the ,
IA HE direction OF the heights wesl OF The town. Nc
Cluch and t.lespes companIes 81 rangers Turning the
accommodating parry. A. ngbt The division bvouaeked
almost wllln fangr n The guns stationed upon the hugh
esl point oi The h on which The Bishops Pa tace Is
situated A. daylight Oh the q the column as again
IN moti1n, and tew moments turning The paint
II fdge Winch pfoifuded out towards the enemy 5
Guns bringing IN them as their aunner-
could desire. Thy Immediately opened upon the col
umn with towiz'r and IL pnnnder firing shell and
round shot fast as they could discharge Their pieces.
The road pund towards gorge, but nuw f. T
enough Ia be out oi fan1e ui her guns, which still play
ed upon Another udge lay about three uufitIs ul a
nile beyond he first around the termination ot which
llr Rad Wound, bringing II under The lofty summit of
height which between Palace Hill aud the noun
Ians which arse over The west When the
had ol the column approached this ridge body OF Mex
E
upon adsaure Captain Gillespie immediately .,
drr,d his In dl-n, and place themselves in am
bnsh. The enemy evidently did perceive the ma o.
uytr out the momeht DIZZY up, The Texans open,
on ihein nasl elective hfr, nnsad0lI1g number oi
Them. AcCuocii' 5 company nov dashed ia1 them
Capt. &. + Smiths comp. SCOTS comp. of artillery
. acllng as ln'intry, and Lieut. longsireels company
oi The ch Infantry with another company Of the same
regiment. likewise charged upon The enemy The Tex.
an horscmrn Wee engaged with hem in s5rt q.
II Ia la lI-I tI,ITI
my eil, and one Texan vas killed and two wounded =
Col. Duncan now opened upon them wrh his bat
terry OF lSht orI'letv, pouring few DISCHARGES Of
grape anulg Them aud scattering them like chat =
Stvefal \ hutsts tell under tins obstructive fire
saw one h"rse aud rider bound feet he air and
both fall dead and lnhbrd down The steep The t,n,
companies ab1vo named then rushed up sep and
hfrd over the ridge at e rerrallng enemy Consider
able body OF which We're concealed from our view
round the point Of the hill. About lhny of the enemy
were killed IN Ibis shirmsh, and among them a captain
who. with two or three others, fell in the road The
captain Was wounded IN three places the last shot hit
llog hun IN 1he forehead lie fought CALAMITY To the
last, aud am soriy that cannot learn his ma ne The
light batteries, one ot y hch is commanded by ION
Nnchhll, were now drawn up, the slope of the rid,e
and me ho"Iizers opened upln the hegh Of Palace
lew shells only were ihrown. beore the enemy com
meucrd firing with nine FOUNDER from the hel,hl i'm
mrdaltiy over HE night o the column aiming at Dan
cans bait ms. The several reg'mpn,s OK posir,,s
ana lie" moe shells were thrown ards aa,a. III
but did M execution. The nine FOUNDER continued Ia
lhioW us shot With great precision our batteries one
ball falling directed the md,t Of The pieces but for
ihhaiely ltlin9 neither the nor guns flndlno his
batteries thus exposed, aud unable to effect anvlhiny
Col. Duncan removed his command In a rancho about
htll "A mile further up the Saltlllu road where Cen
URN io'k NJ his posliion after urdetn the fu rrp;.
ntn's 10 "fm along tho fence. near the point Of the
noG'. Ne artillery baitatIn, 5th and Sh infantry
and the Louisiana volunteers remained in this uosiiin
abont Two hours, directly under the fire of the enemy
guns (now Iw") The balls fell directly in Ihp, m,ls
all THIS line without wonndlng a man II, hr#rin with
The MtNleans tnauage thcr ARTILLERY IN battery as well
As the Americans do-lhs believe is NOW conceded nv
every officer At halt pas 10 the column moved tow ard
the Generals position. At Ihis tine Cant MEX
welt Z" the Sh lnan'ry, was shu' through the hear h,
nine pound ball and private o the 5 infantry WAS :,
severely Mon"ded n the thigh that he died he ne ii mon
hIng, A6unl ID MrNcans appeared upon the hall
SIDE, over tie moving column, and fired at ourlroop,
some hundred mnSlrt shoi, without dnnC any harm
lhe division Displayed mto The poSliinns pointed uui
aud remained an hour Of two, hen Cap. G.. T. Smith
o' me atneiy battalion, with two companies (hs owr
aud Capt Scou and four companies II nan R,nocrs -,
fbn received orders storm lhp Second ksioh, Tn.
the gallant III rr ell erully nndertuok and was Enw
ed with enthusiasm by the officers and men of hi,
command IL was considered IN all sides 10 be a mo,
dangerous Undertaking, and llIs party consdcre,
most emphailcl,ly iuorn hope Tint II e heiuht vonI,
be taken, no one doubted bu that many brave fellow
W""ld tall IN The attempt seemed inevitable The DIS
lance l" be climbed alter rtachltg he foot OF the h
was "oou' quarter oil mile part ui lhe way wa,
almost perpendicular, aud through hofn bushes and owe
slarp-polnled rocks and loose sGdbg slores
HE I'm infantry g commanded by Capt Miles was or
deed Ia sdnprt Capt Smiths parry; md by marchln,
directly To The loot # the height arrived before CAPTAIN
smith, who had beer ordered take crruliuus route
Capt. Miles sent up Lieut.. CAN'T, with detachment u
htn. upon The hills de, t. divert the attention of thp en-
euy from Capt Smiths command which could not We,
be sftn. The 9TH had already sustained heavy fire q
grape and round shot as they rdsd the San Juan " hic
Minds around the '"t 81 the height, which fell like
shove OF han IN then ranks. without killing nan
Lieutenant Hah'l S party greeted with grape am
round shot, which cut the shrubs and tore up the Ions
S'ones IN The ranks, without killing any one, hu
the gallant young officer came within an inch o
hehS KILLED by cannon ball, which raktd down ht
steep, ard filled his face with fragments of rock dust
aud gravel This fire was accompanied by a conslan
discharge al husketry, the enemy covering the uppe
part nl The hillside; huI the detachment continued TO move
up ulNhe 'ne htNlcans back until they were recall.
led aplam Smih's parry now arrived aud moved Il,
me NUT the rangers la advance aud did not hall for al
Instant until the MeNieans were driven from ,he summit
Whilst lhs was going on, Colonel rersller + smith
VII Commanded he oh and ~ inlatiry-thp 9Th viii
blanrhardS Louisiana boys, under Major MarlIn SCOT,
haa been ordered 10 support the wh1esave orders tor
hese commands To pass around on each side aid storm
me lori, winch was situated ahnnt half mile back u
me summit on the same fldIe and commanded the Bsh
ops P'lace Hnrh noi race Is enSued has sci
dom, ever been seen, the Louisiana bays maxine the
lallrS KIND at strides 10 be IN with the foremost Cant
smith had The CUR, which he took upon the height run
do"h towards me breaS works aud fired into it, Then
came '"' T. + SMITHS men with perfect rush ffino
aud chfrrng-ihe oh aud nh and ouisianians reach
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