Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-17
saragossa and Monterey.

In NArITRs admirable History of the Pennsuar war il
moat Interesting and graphic description Of the siege and
capture 81 ssTesossa bS he French uader
After describing he progress OF siese un the Fren-b
obtained possession OF the rampar and the town. says
The walls oil SaraHossa thus the ground-but
SaragossA herself remained erect and the pirS
e from the heroic city hs beseger startled az the view
OF her naked srengr-the regular defeuees had indeed
crGmbied before tue skill OF tie assaan but the uouoIar
resistance immediately called with alis teror iat
action aud If fortune had resolved to mark the exac
moment whom s the ordinary calculations scioncs should
cease the chiei engineers both sides sniuane-
ousy slain. The French General, La Coste young r,an
intrepid skiu aud endowed with genius perieheo ike
brave soldier. Tho Spanish Col San Gems died not only
with the honor OF soldier but the glory Of psot-hs
blood staining the ramplrts he had himself raised for the
protection VI his native place"
The combat being in tho Of Sarsgossa tho sound
OF the aarD bell was heard IA every quarier- the people
crowded into the houses the Iodgmens of the
enemy-sddiuona barbados constructed across The
principal oughares-mines prepared the more
open spaces and The internal communications from house
to house multiplied until they formed vast labyrinh
tho intricate wndngs Of which were only 10 be traced b
the weSt and the dead bodies OF tho defenders From
the height ot the walls which he had conquered Lasno.
contemplated this terrific scene. aEd Judging that men go
passionate and prepared, could not DC encountered in
battle he resolved proceed by the slow but certain
progress OF tho mauoek and the nine"
NATTER then proceeds relate the further operations Of
the seige. How house after house was ruined and btoy,
up street by street gained and finally Sagosa captured
but not ony after It was almost reduced ndscnmi-
Of smOuldefinR ruins.
The New OdeHns Bulletin paysi With the execution of
ba'lug no taPfbtp me cry, the hPNc1us attempted
mlar defence AZ Monterey by taking possession OF the
houses and tops with Hat roofs and parapyt wss aud thus
Sighting 20 great advantage But for the enc
my our Volunteers and Texan Rangers had no engineering
science, and they had, there 10 much Of the ''so
ahead" principle about them sdypt slow process of
1.-THE maiock aud toe mine" and fighting for some
time openly IN Inc streets with the Mexicans sheltered BY
walls and finding Il losing game they requested
~ Cen Butler permits On 20 90 work on tnei- osn
lbs and 10 their way ana which AZ once rehdy
conceded 70 them. Taking poe session Of the fret housos
crow bars aud pck.aIes put iuto active operation
holes were nadc through tho partition walls tho next
house and the deady rife cleared the adjoining build.
ings Of MI living defenders. The assaiants fu.hing
through the apert1res thus made and renewing their opera
tons the next house in advance. Whs the Volunteers
were thus working their wy up both sides Of tho streets
they greatly hssir.od each other by fro those on
the left side Of the picking of the Ae1caus on tic
Oppo-ito SIDE firing through the doors and WIN owe and
those the right sido returning tie compliment aud
Mexican could show hs he. above Io pafspot wall Of
tho roof bat rife ball from the opposite side Of o1es o
his ao. In this mode made their way 10 the did
ercnt street. with aoad speed On compbfpon with The
progress Of Msrshl Tastes SarsgOs.a Unit tho ac Ga
ceased and the troops we're ccalcd Tho lesson viii not
BE- ost either 10 ofn The effect upon the eony in any
future operations " similar kind