Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-17

evacuste and an armistics ef eight weeks. The
troops Of neither army are TO pass line run.
ming from the Riconado through Linares and San
Fernando. E
Gen Ampudis acknowledged 1000 ~ the nsm.
Der Of his troops, but Il probably amounted to
fully II, ,ooo Our loss 10 severe. The let, Sd
and 4,h Infantry suffered. with the Tennessee
volunteers on the 2Ist under the eve of General
Taylor. General Taylor escaped unhurt, but
was greatly exposed. His horse was wounded.
Our killed and wounded will amount to Ave
hundred.
Gen. Worth with his battalion and Hays com.
mand had an action some distance this side Of
Monterey with q considerable Mexican force,
and dispersed them in a short time Col. Hays
killed lieutenant colonel Of the Mexican army
single.hand.
How many were killed or wounded in this &C.
tion I did mot learn.
Some volunteers on their way from Meir 10
join the army were attacked by a large body Of
Mexican troops and killed and shoe kingly mutt.
Especial Correspondence of the Picayune
MONTEREY, Mexico. Sept. 25, 1896.
Conference.-The city has eapitulsted on the
following terms: The Mexican soldiers shall be
permitted 10 march out of town wi,h their arms
and six small field pieces, leaving all their mu.
ntions Of war behind with all their artillery and
public stores. They are to retire 10 Linares.
sixty uiles hence, and about thirty miles north
ofSaltillo, and are not 10 approach nearer than
that TO this place within sixty days or until each
psrty can hear from its respective government.
Ampudia KEEP, Gen. Taylor until nearly midnight
last night, preparing the terms, &c. Many per.
sons, particularly the Texan volunteers who
fought SO Sravely, are displeused at these terms.
The town was all but in our hands, and could
they be believed, have been taken in three hourv
| believe that it would have required much more
hard fighting 10 have taken it, but this was not
the question with Gen. Taylor. He and oil his
officers knew perfectly well, Of course, that the
town could ,oon be taken, but he wanted 10 pri
soners TO take up his time aud eat on, his sub
stance but he did have an sbect in view which
will be reat he'd by the terms of this cnpitua,ion
and that object will lead 20 result most bene.
hc'al 10 our government, under whose advice or
order Gen. Taylor acted in agreeing to these
terms As have a few moments TO spare be.
fore the express goes out this morning, (he was
detained last night by the slow progress of bust.
ness with Ampuda, Twill speak ofthe operations
of Gen. Taylor on this side Of the town.
Major Mansfield, Of the Engineers. reeonno.
tired the enemy's works on the night of the 10Th,
but could obtain no very accurate information,
although he approached very near to some Of
them on the heights. On the goth Lieut. Scar.
ritt and Lieut. Pooe were sent out to reeonnoi-
ire the works, Scariit on the right and Pope on
the left Of the town. The latter approached and
| discovered the position OF . battarey on the ex.
| treme left, and was exposed TO h:e Of cannon
| and musketry from Lancers, from which, after
finishing his observations. he retired in safety.
On the night OF the goth the mortar and howi,.
ger batteries were placed in a position 10 play
on the strong holds around the citadel. The ae.
tion commenced on the morning Of the 2lst, by
the opening of these batteries Col. Garland 3
Brigade were ordered to move to the left for the
purpose Of storming the battery discovered by
Lieut.. Pope the Gay before, and TO occupy, il
| possible, the lower part Of the city
Ma jor Mansfield. Capt. Williams and Lieut.
! Pope were ordered in advance to secc: the mos,
available point OF attack, and TO direct the move
nens Of the column upon IT, Three companies
were thrown forward as skirmshers and advan
| ced rapidly towards the works, followed by ths
Brigade in line Of battle under . cross fire o
IL
fire of musketry. The column charged into
street abou. 200 yards to the right ofthe batter,
passed the works entirely, and effected an en-
| trance into the tower. After advancing rapid,
about 400 yards beyond the battery, they came
Immediately in front Of mu.ked battery Of ar
tillery and muskeiry. which swept the stree
completely by its range. The barricsdes Of IN,
streets at sixty yards distance from the head o
the column, were lined with Mexican troops
who. entirely covered themselves, opened
murderous disc barge of grape and muskefry upoI
the advancing column. Every house in th'
stree, was pierced for muskeiry and enhIsde'
the street in every direction.
Under this fire the following officers wer
killed or mortally wounded Major Barber. D
Infantry, by grape shot in the abdomen, Cap,
Williams, Typographical Engineers, shot thro
the body by mnsket ball. fell in the street al
was dragged into the doorway of house b.
; Lieut. Pope, amidst shower Of balls that cover
ed him with dust. The gallantry OF this youn
officer, now III his first battle, is spoken of i
admiration by the Army. Capt, Williams die
! the next day and was buried with the honors q