Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-10-19
MANUEL. u. itAfO.
I RiQU ETA,
OR IENA,
Approved;
PEDRO AMPi=DiA T. TAYLOR,
Nj. Gen. /. ;. 4. Cotnd,,
From the New odelns fIraynne Ezra. OF. 4.
NENs FROM TIE ARMY.
{. 3PIITLiTION Or .BONIEREF- THREE
DiI.S HiRD EIGITLNl;.

IInfg ueBtTd,ad NJ he operations n The fprfic1h ar
ing LctTe .NoaiGcg, .Heric0, from he ION - NE
2ih Sfpiepibtr.
GA The ~, cen. Taylor arrived hrf,re Monterey,
with force ol abtut on men, aud alte
inq the clty abaut 30 n 90 yarls from The
GatGrdfai tn during which he hffd upon from
batteries his epeanned nj The Walnut sprmg~,
thrre nes -hrtt oi the CITY THIS was the nrarrsi
position al which The army could obtain supply If wafer,
and beyond The reach u tie eaenys h,lrefes. tde
remainder 81 the ION pred by tho Itneefs
making tecUnuIsauces oi The cry, batteries and com
maudnI heights. o. the 2Oth, Gen. Worth was or
defrd with his dvson Ia u,oye by ccult0us route 10
The unht, 10 gam The Sdlulo rpad beyond The wpst OF
the aud i" siofn The heights above bishops Palace
which wal ppnl The rncny APPEAR 10 have slfoneely
neyertrt Circumstances caused his halt the night
al ihe ooh, shnu 81 the intended POSITION. Ga the
m,runs Of The 2lsl he continued his route and alter
encounter wh large body u The enemy : cavalry aud
infantry Supported 6s auefy IT IN The heights, he re
pulsed iheu with los and finally rncamped, covering
passage u the Sallp road. Was here discovered
TINT bsdes The oTt al the Bishops Palace. and the
cnpaa1n Of the heghls above IT, Two 6ns. comnand
my enItufnces, IN The opposite side ii The San juan.
had been tpfIifl d aud occupied. Ihrse two latter
heights then slorhed and carried Tie guns oi the
ael 5rl earrej being Immediately turned with plung
ny i'm np,n The Is shop, Pllaee. On this morn
~ che 2l-) the FIRST diyisiph oil 5egul opps under
Cen Iwgps aud The volunteer tS lsun under Gen But
of were ordered under make diversion To tle rft
u The town, ~ Yuf u the npJfldat Unefalluns ol Gen
Worth. IL" lO.nch murar and TWO "a poundcr
hbNzrs had been put III battery The night OF the 2O,
III favIue 400 yatIs distant ilom the Cathedral lufl
CITADEL, aud were supported by The ! h regiment OF
hlanlty Al q \. NJ On the %ls the orhef was gwen
ef THIS battery to open upon HE CITADEL aud lowh AID
immediately alter the Is division, with TIE 50 aud 1ih
infantry IN advance under Cil. Gailand were cred
10 rteorno'fs aud sktrhs' "'ih the caemy on the ex
ene lei' q the city aud should prospect 81 success OF
ter, Ia carry The most advanced battery. tbs attack
was dlr"clrdby Nh Mansfield, eoslneer, Capt. Wi
ia"s "plSaIhlc'I on2lnref, AM MAJ Kinney quarter
"aNft o''f ''A'' d''s"h' navy NE nom tue hfsl
od''tiy "aS ihin'udtv opened upon HE advance bnl
Ihe troops s9on turned IT, en'e"9 rnd engaging "h the
enemy In Ie Streets" The Guy having pa sed through
an ne's'h' eioss "e nom 'r 'llaot ana me hr'l aud
ser'nd balet''' aud from lie infantry vino !n'd ihe
Pa'a"s, Streets a"a muse tops o' 'he elly. lht rear
oil The ii bilo' "'' SON lrne aud Me reverse lire
al 'ht f1ops IouSh TIE gof4e OF the works Killed of
aisonI'a "e "'l''''s ana infantry rom II, aud TIE
no",'1 o'c"Pe" ny 'nan''y mn d'aty III lis rear
ihe Isl dlvson was followed aod sapporedby the Mis-
sN''Pp ana tennessee ana ST ohlp regiments, the TWO
hfmtI regiments ofihG lhe ht' I" srae aud occupy tue
Ii', nr success o' me dhy hftr e'Pped Inc NJ 5
aiSSlPP l'nh'S5'''hhd y no regiments, Though warmly
e"R'R'o III w 1''''' :" Tue cry ''i sne ne aver Tue
capture VI 'hr Is' pa'ely ana us oJhln@ drlthc s.
N't "na''' '''" ~ au'''ti"h ana lhe loss ley had
'""tf'i' 10 gam "9f' advantage h'avy shower oi
ia'n also come up 9canse suspension u h"slllitles be
lore me t'St Z" me day, ne 6td, IN, and 81 nians
n.y. anu me hal'h"or' bl''alon, remained AS The gar
li'' 81 me captured Ioslah, under t7i 6atland, as
,is"o ~ zap nnstN oliI'fy Two - FOUNDERS one
ioonn. a." n"NI - wfle captured III THIS lon,
l'ee ~" ''lS ana SUM " ot 81 men taken prisoners -
u M : p'"df's was served against 'he md ihTl
an" d,eh''@, WIN captured anunl'"h, during the re
m'hd'f 81 me day ny 'hp hdg'ly HE slnrmlng
fa'''S o ''n. N"lh d'vlslon also captured tMo9
= uhd'f' "ilcl were ao immediately turned against
nun "i'"'l oNh' Is.
Va 'o' motliog ~ we I'd ''n w of'h continued his
'''uS' NM Ii'os I" us ulVlsi"h s'"tntd ana car
ned successfully the heights ab1ye lle bishops place
b'ih were fuedhy c'Tnnlnd under Captain \non,
. a'NtIy IA itSe op la'on7 the company OF Louis
'na '''.N ,ahde' Japan bahthard, prroiWed fiiIehi
ana gallant service as pofi o Capt Unions command.
i "uI pieces o afulfD, with guod supply OF ammunl-
on were captured IN the Bishops palace this day
Of Which Immediately TUNED upon the enemy de
rhffH III Tue cily. Va The evening n the End, Col
hdiland and l's command were relieved as the gls III
o' ih' captured ofls ny Zen. t9mman with the M,sls
slFl and tennessee regiments. and live companies u
The kentucky regiment.
fhtS ON The morning OF The 231, Gen. q litman from
his position discovered that the SECOND aud td tori,
ana drlehcs ras q the city had been entirely aba ndan
ed by the enemy, Who apprhrndlrg another assault oi
The night o the 2lnd, had rriu,d Ium all his deitnces
l." ihr main plaza aud us immediate vicinity. Two CON
Au'S oil Mississippi aud TWO u Tennessee trunps
lheh thrown iu the STREETS 10 rcunnuilte and b.
came holly engaged wlh the enemy, these were sgor
supported by Col. Nood's regiment oil IeNas Ranects
dsm"uncd, by BmgL's light battery and the Sd uiau
try the tnemy's ite was constant aud uninterrupted
tum he slrers, house tops, barbados. Ne, &c IL
the vicinity Ut The plaza. he pieces OF Bragg halter,
were also used with much eject far the heart NJ
the ctyths engagement lasted the best parl of The da,
our lraups having inven the altered parties the enc
my, and penetrated quite 10 the detrncrs at the man
plaza. The advantage thus gained it consider