The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-01
Battle OF Monterey.

[From the Washington Union Oct 29.]
We lay further extracts from the Matamoras and New
Orleans papers, concerning these esng events
fore our readers. There additional official
counts received from the camp by last evenings boat
to the War Department his general order to the army,
congraulating them the brilliant victory which they
had achieved Every new fact, as it reaches us about
arms The short extract from Gen. Smiths letter to
New Orleans which is next to official and may be re-
letters and the of verbal accounts which pour
inG In ny TIA laxt arrival irrsaietbs evil
dences Of the number of the strength of their
intrenchments the amount of their cannon and am
munition of the dangers which brave troops have
and Of the glorious victory which they have
citythe strength of the stone walls Of the housesthe
parapes Of the roofs-the barrcades of the Streets
achievement which they have performed. When we
consider the dsproporon in the numbers of the two
ms IN the snd 81 SIZE Of the
posure of men, cannot too highly appreciate the
superior bravery and skill troops which have sub
the losses both Sides but all to agree in the fact
that the number Of their killed and wounded exceeds
sur own and one account estimates at treble the num-
Der.
But until receive the official dispatches, will To
impossible for us to understand the length and breadth
Of the These have not yet arrived Lieut.
Curd who arrived in this city last evening brought no
other official letter from General Taylor than the one
ay
the 5th or 6h and from Camarge to the sth inclusive
II is said that the particular returns had not been made
the dispatches for the War Department II Is also
ported in the New Orleans Jefsonan of the 2lst that
after the last accounts and that the steamboat was to be
detained short time at Camargo for him. He had not
arrvsd however, when the boat started and some un
easiness had been felt about his safety.
But il s easy to explain his detention at Monterey
without the Of supposng him to have been cut
ed the road in safety At ali events Is to be hoped that
the proclamation Of Gen Patterson will be carried into
effect and that the outlaw will himself be cut of, and
the communication with the Rio Grande be no longer in
terrupted
We are happy to see, by the Matsmoras Flag, tina
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nary short trip Of fourteen days from Washington.
From the Washington Union Of Oct. SOL
The dispatches, giving in detail the events Of the
Department We had the pleasure of seeing Lieut. Curd
to-day, who left Gen Taylors camp the 4th inst and
dispatches have been cut of by the Mexican punderers
that when he left the camp Gen. Taylor was just be
s11hu 70 receive the Of the
patches for the War Department and that persons had
successfully left the army the 5th and 9th, and
script to the following letter Of the 6h that "a special
messenger had arrived" on the preceding night from
washington, with dispatches TO Gen; Taylor" Thu;
showing the road to be open although as Lieut. Curd
states, il Is subjectto occasional Interruptions
In place of the official papers, we have drawn freely
copious extracts from ali Xe New Orleans papers; and
this mornings mail brings late and additional letters
from the Baitimore Sun. They contain some interest
ing facts, and pquant jests, which we lay before
our readers There are few passages which we have
omitted and threwn into asterks because they contain
statements and remarks upon the conduct Of very dis
tinguished officer; which calculated to do mis-
chief than good If there be any truth 10 these state
ments they must be brought forward in more anthem
their investigation the columns of newspaper But
there 10 fact stated in these letters which we have
preserved among extracts relates to an idle and
unounded rumor which had prevailed In the camp for
brief period that General Taylor was about to be
seeded from the command Of the camp at Monterey but
was soon exploded appears by the letters them
selves, before they were sent cd.
We beg leave most respectfully to that the press
ought to be careful in arragning disting
oicers before the bar Of the country and ascribng
We regret this censorious spirit in the journals
also deeply regret the euds and uares and
II they too have any foundation which have been lately
reported to exist in two between two Of the officers
oil the army Men of courage and no one can dispute
the brave character Of the gentlemen in question
an amper and better opportunity of displaying their
public and their private spirit against the enemies OF their
country Their swords belong to the public service.
And SO long as Ampudia Santa Anna in the field,
their countrymen beg Of them not TO turn their swords
against each other.
report has gone out that the army at Monterey was
in want of ammunition We understand that this was
not the case and understand from the officer who
las Just arrived from the camp. The War Department
nons Of less than I6 900 rounds Of ammunition
for field and siege guns and over 6oooo of cartridges
for small arms. ..
We learn that, besides their supplies, our army
took tho 2lst and 22d ulmo large quantity Of
munition from the enemy. But, Of ell these mat
shall hasten to lay before our readers the moment
they can arrive.