Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-10-29


'"'e.Asenee Of the moe; obs;inately contest
Cd bAtils recorded in our .nnal.-the cap.
tire Of Monterey. after three da,s .ier,
AID assault
% the morning of the 2lI ut Gea
Iaiifr havsne arrived he'ore the cl,v. Ma,
Mansfield and Capt, Williams. II The Top.
graphical Enginecrs. were ~n, forward 70
rcconnoi,re. aud found but onc point where
they deemed an Impression might be made
Cd Garland. IN c"r,m.nd of the I'd Brig
adc composed II the Cd and 9Th lnfantr,, .
was accordingly sen, forward. and exposed
t. a murdetous Gre dashed dlr,ctl, into the
CITY
IN The m~sr time. Gen Worih's division
commenced the attack. at the same momeui
upon the iortlirsiipns. m an opposite quar-.
ter q The town Wprti's had been intend
cd .or the real q principal assault while
fvigC = division was intended II, rcly g. e.
iccta diversion IN his ia, n hy f., ned A.
tack. Bot q NJ happened that tue false at
tack bod ~ Col Garland resulted IN being
converted intu the principal ouc-vhilc
Worths dIyis ~. although it rrinrmcd cv-
cry thing IN the most gallant style, ne, with
comparatively little opposition.
The I'd brigade having advanced into tho
city, the TcnDeAscc, Mississippi Baltimore
and Ohio volunteers we're ordered ~ take
very strong fertilization, the advanced post
of the enemy, called the Horse Shoe Fort
They al, anccd the Tenncssccans ia front
under cover Of some corn fields. notwith-
standing tremendous FIRE from the tops Of
the house md from the Cathedral furt or
citadel, committed terrific havoc among
them.
Nothing dauntcd, however. they rushed
on and storlncd the fort with such impe,u-
osity that the enemy. now exposed also 10 a
fire IN the rear from the 3D. infantry. were
forced to abandon the place with the utmost
precipitation. By this time Wuitl's diyis-
in Lad made considerable progress, altho
their loss was small On the second day.
Worth had reached the cemetery a very
strongly fortified position, surrounded by n
high wall; this was taken, aud n mortar
planted 'Hcre. from Which shells wor, thrown
into tic p,a1,
The hcrccSt Of the fight was in the very
streets OF the city, aud there the deadllness
Of Texan rctrbution fonnd no obstruction t.
its revenge in the walls Of stone which had
been reared to oppose its advance. The
Texans acting as light infantry actually
made ter way from house to house with
axes and spades AT the end of the fight
they had to mourn the loss OF Capt Gil
lrspie.
Ga the evening If the 23d, our forces lad
entered the city at all poihts-cyery impor-
tant position excepting the citadel Lad been
captured; but - desperate was the contest.
that on attempting to form the Sd infantry
but II men could be collected. commanded
By Capt Henry, the youngest captain ia the
regiment On the morning Of the oath, the
attack was again commenced, hut during the
day the enemy capitulatcd. The American
force engaged was SIX thousand, the MeNi-
cans from nine to twelve.
The loss of the enemy is estimated at
1900 in killed ard wouudcd-ours will
reach COO Lieut. Colonel McCmnC Of the
Mississippi volunteers, las died Of his
wounds
The principal loss fell upon the Mlssi.-
supp and Tennessee regiments, and Sd and
ith infantry
They were forced to fight their way inch
~ inch into the city; thoir advance were
made over t! bodies of their fallen COM
radr, but the almost insurmountahlc OBJ
,taclc, W iich they encountered. served only
to add fresh fu-' to the fire of thtir cathusi-
aNm When the armisti e was entered into
they had made their way into the very
midst Of the enemy, and re in such po,
stion that, had the fight lasted one day
longer the slaughter among the NcAicaps
would have been tremendous.
In addition to the regular Mexican forces,
the Americans were compelled to encounter
the whole mass Of the population, who fired
upon them from the tops Of the houses,
doors and vi1dows