The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-02
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
FROM MONTERREY.
Names OF the Killed and Wounded, as far as
ASccrtained.

INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
Semi Official Accounts.
From the Louisville Journal
The following extracts from a letter OF General
in the letter. that is the opinion of those Mexican
oficers who have been taken prisoners by army,
that their government will at offer to terms Of
peace =
MONTEREY, Sept. 25, 1886.
Monterey is ours, but not without heavy loss, and
my division has probably sustained more than half
of it, am myself wounded, but not badly. | was
struck by musket ball below the knee entered in
front, grazed the bones without njurng them ranged
round through the flesh and came out the opposite
side.
became faint from loss of blood and was compel lad
to leave the field, afterhavng been in under heavy
rc Of grape and muskery, for three hours have been
required by my surgeon to keep perfectly still ever
was in the act of leading the Ohio regiment to storm
two of the most formidable batteries the town. hanked
and covered by strong musketry force in the rear
der complete shelter There were two other batteries
tinssIy 'A'' '''Aas0'' "'a' swept 'he ground con-
Col Mitchell, who commanded the regiment of Ohio
voiunteers was wounded about the same time that
and we then prudeny abandoned the enterprise we
became convinced that loss would have been pro.
badly at least one hundred moro men, had we perse
versd.
hope you will not think acted rashly know that
am often rash where ] involve myself alone not 80,
however when the fate of others 10 at stake
The condition in which placed fully justified
II did not positively require 10 make the atts
Ths pecuarity Of our situation | cannoinow explain,
The battle commenced about O'Clock AM, and con-
tnued without intermission, with various degrees of in
had almost 900 men in the battle uhe Louisville
Legion having been left to guard mortars and Of
that number we lost In killed and wounded about $50.
We took battery and house fitted up as forti6ca
ton and assisted the regulars in taking second Gen
far less loss carried his operations the opposite side
of the town
The loss of the regulars who acted with u.s. was near
ly proportional to ours learn though have not
the Official returns
Under all the circumstances the terms of the capula.
ton are favorable to There still several strong
forts in the hands of the enemy which we would have
been compelled to take by regular approaches with
cation of continuous houses with thick stone walls and
all the streets leading into it strongly fortified and filed
They admit that they will have at least 5000 fighting
men, whilst part cannot muster 5000 for duty
and have only few heavy guns, and those took from
Never, believe, did troops both volunteers and re.
gulars, behave with more calmness and inrepidy and
hard 6shting the battle Of Monterey has ever been
passed.
CAMP NEAR MONTEREY, Sept Is, 1886
On the afternoon of the 23d our regiment moved
into the city to occupy captured fort 1t the second
fort taken the left and the from which grape and
canister shot were thrown with great effect Two
from regiment wounded by shot from this fort
of them member of the Blues (Barlet had his leg
taken OF yesterday below the knee Five men of our
regiment have been struck with cannon shot~psrtiet
and Young mentioned in my previous letter seriously;
the other three slightly As gu, regiment on tn.
terry An eighteen pound shot passed within
feet Of my rear rank We were deGngaround the first
few feet to the right would have caused half the
company to be swept of Arrived at the fort we sta.
prisoners work ii, throwing up defence on
the side next the city During the night had several
OF paap firing
doubtless deserving the city Durngthe night we heard
the Mexican trumpet sounding parley, but could not
(Col Morsno) with nag Of truce and his rumpeter
a bridge within thirty ards of Lieut. Col Rogers
Capt Stewart and myself went out to receive hi,
alton, but prevented from getting to him by
deep and rapid stream He called out to go fur
were SO long IN finding the bridge he passed on to the
first fort We regretted exceedingly that could
have received the letter was for Gen. Taylor offer
ing surrender Of the city Col Moreno from Florida
of which his father Governor before ceded
the United States. A.
before the actual loss be estimated. think it may
be put down with safety at upwcrds Of 1000 killed and
own !. mann ON I'M, nave put
on the 23d Worhs DIVISION which advanced to the
plaza by the evening Of that day killed upwards Of four
hundred of the enemy. Yese rday the prisoners
kept busy from morning until night buryng the dead
which lay around the forts occupied by the Ohio and
regiments The stencil from the dead bodies was into
lerabs, and glad when the regulars marched into
the fort and relieved For our better defence brass
sxpounder tcaptured) was sent 10 our fort with about
thirty rounds Of canister and round shot II had been
left in hurry, as the charge was still in il, which, by
the way was heavy one consisting of canister and
out to examine the position of the ground that in
of attack we could know how to maneuvre. While out,
yards of the fort. When the cannon arrived, it was
placed in my charge, and the first thing done to
point 1t directly at the house from which the shots were
fred and was sorry that the truce prevented my giving
From all accounts we are induced to believe that
feel thankful fortune has thus favored me- Had the
attack commenced in the night should have been in
the heat Of it; as was the regments the left
nearest the scene Of action and were hurried into it
CHAs. H. HARPER.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct AL
Great anxiety prevails to obtain accurate list of the
killed and wounded in the siege and capture of Monte.
rsy at which it is apprehended eur loss has been
severe than it was at first reported The detailed de-
spatches from General Taylor with the reports Of the
principal officers may be expected and II is
hoped that they will furnish list of the of the
prvatss {" well as the officers killed and wounded,
honor and right of their country.
We are Indebted to the Nashville Whie for an Extra
and missing the first regiment Of Tennessee vslun.
tesrs commanded by Col Campbell, in the attack upon
hs cSa eu
Commissary, badly wounded
ConpAsy A.-Captain Whitfield, ordered to stay in
camp for its protection while the other nine companies
were ordered out to Monterey.
COMPANY B.-Lieut W. p. Davis commanding -Pri-
votes-J. l.. Bryant, Alexander Bigham, D. q. Elem.
ming, Mackay Rome, Samuel Davis, James Thompson
David Collins, badly wounded and Corporal l.. +. Win
ston, and Privates A. s. Duva and T. r.. POWELL slightly
wounded.
ComrAsr C-Csptain McMurray and Captain waltons
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B. Porter and william IT. Robert
SON. Killed William Davis, Joseph Law, James York
and William Young, mortay, and Richard Clifford A.
V. stanheld and Asa Lamb, slightly wounded
CoMPANr D-Captain Northout-2d Sergeant J. A. Hin,
killed Privates, b. F. Coffee, killed J.J. Argo, slight
ly, and James TODD and Thomas vicbss., badly
wounded n
COMPANY E-Csptain Cheatham-9d Lie,t 9. NJ Tut.
nam and Private T. w. Thomas, killed, and H. W. cahh
badly wounded r
COMPANY F-Captain Bennett-Private Booker H. Dat.
ton, killed Felix Wsrdzinqle, missing LIST scrgssn,
Jas. Vance, badly and 4th Sergeant, Geo w. gilbert,
slightly wounded 4th Corporal T. Thompson, sl,.hty
wounded the 23d-Prvates Michael Crsntz, bNdly,
r. G. Locke and j. F. Raphfll, MORALLY Charles ~ Tai
ley slightly, and Thomas Kelly and Albert Tomlinson,
| badly wounded.
COMPANY G-Captain Blackmore Private Isaac Inman
Elliott, Peter II. Martin, Edward Pryor and Benjamin
Soaper killed LIST Corporal, julius C. Elliott, badly