Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-11-14
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
OUR Loss AT MONTEREY.

In the absence of the official returns we copy
from the New Orleans Picayune the subjoned COM
plete list of the names Of the Killed and Wounded
al the Siege of Monterey, Volunteers as well as Re-
gulars, which has been prepared from the official
statements by the special correspondent of that pa
per, and which we suppose be implicitly re-
lied on.
The same correspondent furnishes the following
brefdescrpton of the principal redoubs OF the enc
my in the east and north of the town, which VIII
convey some idea of the difficulties which our
troops encountered and overcame:
lst strong redoubt of masonry Of four faces with an
open gorge of ten feet prepared for four overlooked and
commanded by large house in prepared with
sSnd-bags and loop holes for infantry.
ID Strong redoubt of four faces open gorge of twenty feet
prepared for three guns
81. FIeeches Of masonry for infantry.
4th. Tee pon front Of the bridge of the Purna,
istrong work Of masonry for three guns.
9TH Strong redoubt for gun, not occupied by the
enemy.
9Th strong redoub of masonry for three guns overlook
ing the approaches from Cadereia, and commanding the
gorge of No. 2.
7h strong redoubt of masonry for three guns, overlooked
and commanded by large house prepared for infantry
connected by breaswoks of earth and brush for infantry,
thus forming complete line of defence from T. BARR
cades of masonry twelve feet thick with ebrasues for guns,
met with every direction. The house tops and
den walls the reader will remember the peculiar construction
Of the housel oophoed throughout the city, and pre-
pared with bags for infantry defence.
sh. Fort Independence, Ctade-A large rectangular
stone building walls only standing, surrounded by encos-
ed work Of solid masonry, of four Fashioned fronts and pre-
pared for hityone guns continued fire OF artillery from
this place kept up during the 20h sls, 22d, and 23d
From No along the southern edge of the town. stone wall
four feet thick and prepared with embrasures for guns and
banquettes for infantry, extended beyond the plaza
9th Cathedral in main plaza, principal magazine Of the
enemy.
The Picayune also contains memorandum of the
arms and munitions captured at Monterey. The list
comprises thrtythree pieces of artillery, and very
large quantities of arms and ammunition for infantry,
cavalry, and artillery. An immense quantity Of
cartridges was subsequently found concealed in the
city.
An Officer of our Army writes, in relation to that
part of Gen. Ampudias proclamation which states
that the Mexicans were short of ammunition and
provisions, :. that more ammunition captured
and surrendered than has been sent from the
United States for the of the army of occupation
since the began, and that the provisions found
in the city have mainly subsised the citizens and
entire American forces since the capitulaton,
more than two weeks, to say nothing of the
amount permitted to be carried off by the Mexi-
can army"
Names of the Killed, FOUNDED, and Missing, on
the part Of he american 4rnay IN the sormng Of Mon
terey, the 2st, and the subsequent engagements on The
22d and Esd September, ls46