The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-30


Of the details of the assault and captuJ
Of Monterey beyond what has been publish
cd here. The first news of the three day
battle was received through Capt. Eatt,
who brought the news 10 this city. Sb.
sequently, however, another boat arriyid,
the Mercer, on hoard Of which was Mapr
Coffee, who furnished the ualoiued paric.
uars 10 the editors OF The American Fhg.
We give them, promising that although
they NAV seem impossible, we have ben
assured BY several gentlemen who have
spoken with officers vino were pr 4 al
the engagements, tina they are subsunti.
ally correct
THE Victory AT MoNTEREY.-Fa Further
Particulars Of as Cdpture.-The stnmer
Mercer arrived last evening from Cmar.
60, brought as passenger MAJ. Coffee, who
gives Us further Intelligence Of the aa,ug
# Monterey,
Mag. c. reports the loss on DE part Of
the Mex.cans to have been much greater
than was first stated. |, has been ascer.
tanned that fifteen hundred would not GOV.
er their loss in killed aud wounded. On
The part Of tie Americans, SIX AunGled was
the iui extent Of the loss.
Gen. TAYLOR, previous to the attack, Is
said 10 have had no idea OF the extent and
strength Of the Mexican lortfcali us
But the valor Of his troops iallered at no
opposition, Besides The soldlery he had
{, fight the whole mass Of the Mexican
population, who fired from the tor Of their
houses and did gleat execution. To par.
ticularize the performance OF any one reg.
tmeut or command, where all did So well,
would be an injustice. All have gaiael
imperishable honor. The yalor displayed
by our whole army IS unparalleled " ms.
tory. Individual acts OF heroism we're per.
formed which vii r " the act immortal.
Gen. Worth n sercd himself With
glory. HIS tao e, as displayed in the
capture Of thr,e of the most IN ortaui
forts, wtll vie in briIiincy Of execution with
those Of a Wellington or Ney.
MAJ. Ridgely has won new honors. For
cool, determined bravery aud sktru ma.
npuyrng, he receives tic highest praise
Capt. c. +. Smith is also highly spo.
ken Of.
The Texan and volunteer troops have
ganed Impershable reuown. The Texan
mi imen, with axes AID spades, picked
holes from one house 10 another, and
drove the Mexican infantry from street to
street. As they gained the houses, the
dread rife was made to DO its work. The
MeNcans were driven from streets and
house tops. Mexca~ cannon was toroe
on the shoulders Of our men to the roof Of
house aud made 70 play uoor the enemy.
When The dag Of truce was received
aad the capHuianon agreed to- the whole
army was disappointed. twas only then
that they were beginning TO "tell Upon
the Niexcans. Previous 10 this, they had
been fighting them protected BY their
breastwork, and at every dsdIyan' age.-
Now they had got amongst them, and
we're giving them dose which vas opera.
One gentleman'informed Us that the loss
Of The Americans was 593 killed and
wounded, and that of the Mexicans fully
eleven hundred in killed alone. We piyo
these reports as we received them, and
cannot, OF course, youch for their correct.
ness.
Mr. William Buchanan, who KEEP, a
bar.room 10 Malamoros, was stabbed by a
Mexican named Raphael Pena, a few days
ago, and 50 badly wounded tina, lie died
two days after. The assassin has been
tned aud convicted BY the AIcalde, and
The proceedings placed in the hands Of the
Commandment Of The place, Tor approval
We copy the following from the Flag
Of Oct lst:
List of Deaths in the Geaeral Hysptfgl
in Natamoros, from ihs Ijh 10 me @ah
September, l-f6.-J. n. Robinson. ".
w. iuf, n. Hunt, Berry and Love, =.
Cook, Boyd and Tfo,ler, Ist Rec. Geor.
ga Volunteers Clark and Conaut, Nil.
er and Shelton, Pay,on and Stevens, and
SILVER, lst Reg. Mississippi Volunteers
Frederick, Company c ~ Dragons
Louisville Legion; A. b. Len
N, Williams, Arls'er, aud Smith Wlnek.
er, 81 Regiment Of Illinois Volunteers. .
i. Strain, b. b, White, ]. 4. Sbeppard.
md II. }. Monday, 4lh Regiment Illinois
' o'ln,ecrs; Jno W. Dummond, G. u,
fel'y, aud James EPpersou, 81 Regime
Illinois Volunteers.
We learn with regret that Col. Nc.
Jiuog, Of Mississippi died Of he wounds
received ut the battle Of Monterey.
Maj. Coffee, Paymastor Of HE Army.
.apt. Dawson Of the L. 5. Arulleiy, aud
Capt. Howard Of the Mississippi VoIun.
la.eers, came over in the Mkim.
II IS more than probable tia, The steam.
sf Neptune was lost during the gale Of The
IL INST The Mchtm was directed to
keep lookout for her, but could learn
nothing Of her fate save from some pilots
# 81. Joseph's, who stated that they had
picked up, on the 4ih instant, a desk with
Neptune marked on the bottom The
ast known of the Neptune was that she
lay off the BHsos th her union down.
The Moamoah attempted 10 assist her,
but vas unable to Ieader aid, on accoun,
u the ronghuess Of the sea After var.
'os Intellectual attempts to get the passen