The Arkansas banner., 1846-10-21
Gen. Ampu,,ia acknowledged 7n0O as the

[ number ot his troops but II probably aIioun- tcd to fully 1000. Our loss IS severe. { The 1ss. 3d and Ath Infantry suffered. with the Tennessee Volunteers on tie ; lsl under the eye of Gen. Taylor. Gen. Taylor es- caped nnliuri, 5a, was greatly exposed, bis horse was wounded.
 ! Our killed aud wounded will amount Ia 300.
 Gen. Worth with his battalion and uays's command, had an actioa some distance this si,ie of Monterey with q considerable Mexi can force and dispersed them iu short lime Col Hays killed lieut. colonel of the Mex ican Army single handed.
 1 How many were killed or wounded in this acton did not learn.
 1 Some Volunteers on their way from Micr to join,he army, were attacked hys large body of Mexican troops and killed and shockingly mulilasesl
 | (sFEcIAL coRREsPoNpENcR or THE PieAYrNE. ]
 MoNrEReE, Sept p, IS46 ! GExrLEMex--The city has capituaIed on the following terms: The Mexican sol- diers shall be permitted to march out of the town with their arms aud six small field pieces, Ielvng all their munitions of war behind, with all their artillery and public stores They are to retire to Linares, sixty miles hence, and about thirty miles north ot SaItiiIo, and are nog to approach nearer than that 10 this place within sixty days. or un,il each party can hear from its respective gov ernmenL AmpudIa kept Gen. Taylor until nearly mi,lnightlasl night preparing tlse terms etc Many persons, particularly the Texan volunteers who fought so bravely, are dis pleased at these terms, The town was all but in our hands, and could, they believed, have taken him in three hours. believe that it would have required much more hard l fighting 10 have taken ii, but this was not the question with Gen. Taylor. He and all his officers knew perfectly well, of course, that the town could soon be taken, bu. he wanted no prisoners to take up his time and eat out his substance but he did have an object in view which will be reached by the terms of this equalization, and that o61ect will lead to a result most beneficial 10 our government, un- der whose advice or orders Gen. Taylor act ed in agreeing to these terms. As ] have a few moments to spare before the express fgoes out this morning Che was detained last night by the slow progress of business with Ampudial will speak of the operations oi Gen. Taylor on this side of the town.
 Maj. Mansfield, of the Engineers, recon noitered the enemy's works on the night ol the 18th, but could obtain no very accurate information, although he approached very near to some of them on the heights. On the 20th Li. Searriti and It. Pope we're sent out to reconnoilre the works. Scarrtt on the
 right and Pope on the left of the town 1 The latter approached and discovered the po- sItlon of battery on the extreme Jeff, and
 was exposed to fire of cannon and mus
 ketry from Lancers, from which, attet finish
 ing his observations, he retired in safe.y.---
 On the night of the 20th the mortar and
 howitzer batteries were placed in position
 10 play on the strong holds around the ess- del. The action commenced on the tnorn-
 ing of the 2lst, by the opening of these two
 batteries Col Garland's Brigade wcre or d"ed 10 move to the left for the purpose oi
 sh, ming the battery discovered by LL Pope
 the day befose. and to occupy, il possible,
 inc lower part of the city Mai Mansfield. Capt. Williams and Lt. Pope was ordered in
 advance to select the most available point of attack. and to direct the movements of the column upon il. Three companies were thrown forward as skifmishers and advau- ced rapidly towards the works, followed by
 the Brigade in line of battle. under cross
 fire of artillery from the citadel and fort, and h. avy fire of muSketry. The column charged into street about 200 yards to the
 right of the battery, passed the works en-
 urely. and effected an entrance into the tow
 CT. Alter advancing rapidly about 400 yards ; beyond the battery. they came immediately in front of masked battery of artillery ant l muskeiry, which swept the street completely : by its range. The barricades of the streets j at 6O yards distance from the head of ihs column, was lined with Mexican troops, whs were entirely covered themselves, opened s murderous discharge of grape and musketsy : upon ihe advancing eolumn. Every house m the street vas piesSed for muskctry anl
 enfiiaded the street in every direction. tn.
 der this fire the following officers were kill,
 ed or 'nortaliy wounded Maj. Barber, 3c Infantry, by grape shot in the abdomen; Capt Williams, Typographical Engineer, sho through the body by nusket ball, fell in tho street and was dragged into the doorway O
 house by u. Pope, amidst shower O balls thai covered him with dust The gal laniry of this young officer, now ia his frs battle, IS spoken oi iu admiration by the ar
 my. Capt. Williams died the next day apt was buried with the honors of war by ths Mexican troops, into whose hands he hat fallen. u. Herretss fst Infantry, shot through the body, died the next day.
 . WOUNDED Maj. Mansfield, ball through calf of the leg. This brave officer wonl1
 not leave ca account of his wound, but rode about, behaving in the most galian, Inanne, all day. Capt. Bainbridge, 3rd infantry wounded m the hand. Maj. Lear. danger ousiy wounded in inc mouth, the ball passine out al the back of the head Mai. Aber. cronfhie, lss infantry, severely wounded. Lt K. H. Graham, 4.h Infantry severely wounded in both legs and body: hopes are en,ertained