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winch each cnrps contributed to the sag
cesses aft!e day will appear more fully in
future reports. To Maj,r Generals Butter
and Henderson,. aud Brigadic: Generals
Twiggs and Worth, commanding divisions.
i must express ny o~b!isJdiors for the eifi-
Client support which t:Ie7 have rend"red---
particularly SO to Brigadier Cen. Worth.
whose services, from his detached position
have been most conspicuous.
] am, sir, very respectfully,
Eour obcdient servant,
z. TAYLOR.
Majos General, L. S. 4. Com.
The Adjutant General oft!:e Army,
Washington, D c.
mo. 9a.j
Headquarters .7.,my # Occnpat;,n,
Camp before Monterey, Sep. %, 1916 !
Sir: ! have tie qualification to report
that the Bishops Palace was gaTl:ntly car
ried ycs.srlay by the troops Of the % di-
vision. In the course OF the night the
batteries below the town were, with one
exception, abandoned BY TIE enemy. and
this morning were occupied by oGr troops
To-day, the inf,ntry, with tie field ar
tiiicry Of thu 1st division, the Mississippi
and Tennessee regiment. AMI .he "a reg
iment OF Texas r;1euea [dismo1ntcI) have
been warmly engaged with the enemy in
the town, and have driven him with cansit-
cradle loss to the p!azl a1a its vicinity
which is yet strongly occupied. \ p"'tIo'
of the 81 division has alsn advanced into the
town on the right, AMI hole a position
there. Ths enemy sill maintains himself
in the plaza an rita lei. anl s"ems .leterm-
ined to make as!r5born Residence.
am particularly gr1;;fe1 TO report Tat
our succeSses Of YESTERDAY ar1 to'd.y, ti"'
disastrous TO the cae,ny, have been aehiev'
ed without material loss.
Icanhot SPEAK in too hi;h terms OF the
CALAMITY aal perseverance, OF gu: troops
throughout the ~ariu1us operations OF t..t
last three days.
] an, sir, very respectfully, yours &c.'
2. TAYLOR,
Ml:or General :. 8. a.. Com
The Adjutant General Of tic Amy, WASH
ington, ,. c.
Headquarters .a'mJy orr7cGin
Camp before Monterey. Sept. 81, 1916. !
SIR: Mt nooa on tie 25i ms. Will" 0Ii
t.oo2s were cl1S2ty engaged in tie l"w"r
part of tac city, as rrP.r:"1 in M last ;ies.
n1tct. Ire:e;vai bc 4 fag. a cnmmlni"n-
ton from the Governor Of the State nt New
Lem which is he~ewith enclosed, (Nn. H.
To this communication, I deemed IT my
duty to return an answer declining to allow
the iniIaJitants 10 leave tic city. BY II
eleven o'clock, p. ", TIE 2tdiviSisn, wlic-
hal eG.e.cd tie town from the direction o:
tie BisADs's pa!a:", hIl aivanc'f
within oas s1a,ra Of tie rr:nsipa: plaza
and occupied the city ~ to that point
The mortnr hsi, IL TIA mea1ine, beer
placed in battery in tbs GENTRY. wit;aIu
good range of tie heart Of the town. an
was served tiEoaghouttae pig..t With good
effect.
Early in the morning Of the gath, / re-
csivsl 4 d.,fr1n tIa tnwt. h.srisg a c"A
nYa:catiop from Gen. !A:aIl.iia, which
e~ne!ase. ma. 81 I also arrl1gHi VITA thu
bearer o. fh. Dag CESSATION OK Zee unit
IL O'clock, w,ic'i hour | appointed ta re-
ceive the fnrl answer Of Gen. Ana
rwdia at Gen WorliI's heaiIHaFtres. bri"Ie
t.e appointed time. howc"":. Gen A'np"'
dia had sigLiGed 70 Gen Worth his desire
for a p~er.1nal interview with me, for the
purpose Of making soma definite arrange
ment. An interview was accordingly APP
Deinsed for l O'Clock, AMI resulted III the
naming of a c7mn:ssioa todrew MP article
Of ao.aement rogu'atin. the Withdrawal: 81
tie M.x;can forces, an. a temporary ces
sation OF hoStilities.
the commissioners named by ':Ie 'lHSi'
can Gsneral.in-c:,ief we're Gsnera.s lrtega
and Deousna and Don Manuel u LisnIl