The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-11-11
The people of Monterey who had left

about the time of the siege, were gradu-
ally returning: They had begun to ex-
hibit friendly feelings towards the Anne.
ricans, interchanges of visits not being
rare among both parties.
There had been affrays between the
citizens of Monterey and Texas Rangers,
which resulted, first, in the assassination
ofa Texan volunteer, and then by way OF
revenge, in the killing of eleven Mexi
cans by the comrades Of the slain. Gen.
Taylor, to prevent similar occurrences,
had ordered an efficient guard to be dis.
tributed through the city.
Lieut. Col. McClung was rapidlv re.
covering from the effects of his wounds.
One of the officers of his Regiment in
forms us that the gallant Colonel was
the first man that showed himself on the
first Fort stormed by General Taylor's
Division, and that he received his wounds
whilst waving his sword aloit and cheer
ing on his men, shouting Victory!"
The musket ball struck him on his left
hand whilst ho.ding his scabbard 10 his
hip, and cut off :wo of his fingers, CLAN
cling from the scabbard and entering his
abdomen, fracturing in its course, the
bone above the hip JOINT.
We feel bound to state farther, from
the evidence furnished us, that General
Taylor's coolness and sound judgment
throughout the terrible three daTs was
remarked by every one engaged, and
his intrepidity was such, he being in the
thickest of the fight, and always where
the balls fell fastest, that his escape was
deemed miraculous. He still preserves
the same noble feelings, and stands rea-
dy to go where his Government NAV or
der him, or the services of his country
may call him, whether at the head of
five, or twenty thousand men.
The American troops in and about
Monterey are quite pleased with the po-
sition of the place and the manners of
the inhabitants. The latter certainly
seem u degree higher in civilization
than the people about Camargo and
Matamoras
We are gratiied to be able to state
that the dueIs, which were on the ,apis at
Camorgo between Col. Bale Peyton
and Gen. Marshall, and also between
Capt. Musson, of this city, and Captain
Chivers, of the Texas volunteers, have
all been amicahly arranged.
In addition to the above items, we
have gathered the following from the
Galveston Civilian of the 28th, received
by the Palmetto:
Col. Balie Peyton, Gen. A. S. Johnson,
and Mr.. Kendall, of the Picayune. were
at Galveston on the 28th, intending to
leave IN the McKim for the city.
Col. VIM S. Fisher, commander in
the "ill-fated Mier expedition" and
Capt. Frank S. Early, of the Washing
ton Texas volunteers, and a hero Of
Monserey,died in Galveston on the 26th
ultimo.
Gen. Ampudia has issued another
proclamation since his retreat from Mon.
terey, calling upon the Mexicans to flock
to his standard 10 repel the invaders of
their soil. His excuse, in the proclama-
ton, for defeat at Monterey, and the sur
render of that city to our troops. is a
a00mt Of ammumition!! The utter falsi
ty Of this statements we'll known for anv
quantity OF ammunition was found at
H'io'NeFey alteE tue caPltulatlon.
From the Neao Orleans Bee.
FROM THE ARMY OF OCCU-
PATTON.
We extract the following from the
Galveston News of Friday evening,
Oct 30th.
From Col. Davis we learn that the
Mexicans have totally evacuated the
whole country this side of San Luis Po-
tosi. The information has been derived
from so many sources that there is now
do doubt of this fact They left behind
some forty dragons to destroy fortifica-
tlons that had been constructed at Los
Muertos, natural strong and difficult
pass on the road to Saltillo, and about
FIVE or six miles beyond the Rinconada.