The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-04
From iAs Washington Union, Ger. l2. nur Army in Monterey!

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 Our Army in Monterey!
 We lay before our readers this evening the off, eial despaiehes of Gen Taylor detailing the heroic and victosibus onset of our army upon Monterey. They couhrm. in the main. the aeeoants which we gave in our extra ef iast night. They bear the nns ample aud honorable testimony to the gallantry. the skill and the patriotic seif-devnc1 ct our oskeers and soldiers In this respect the intelligence from Monterey fully responds to the high wrought ex- pecsations ftae county Regulars and volunteers -shsongh three days battle, alternately under burning sun and sdrenehing rains, against foe strong in an overwhelming siperoTity ef numbers. and in the A1vantares of position 60 strongly for tiied asso lse apparently almost impFegnahIe- seem ,n have vied with each other, under their galiaa leaders in efforts of noble sad chivalfoas darlng. The result is q hiafEph every way memorable m military matters In three days car army has ricd inirenchmenis which the eHeIuy had expected to maintain against any exhibitioa ui military force on our part, and in which they had probably -torsd on this eaicuatfrn. large axiae q provisions i The Mexicans are thus driven from their chosen stronghold and one of iae strong Keys ef Merico is ti0lr to oHF hGSads.
 Oar loss in l,e prolonged condict--though, pro. babiy Eoi greater than was inevitable from the na- ture and circumstances of the actioahas yet been severe and will appeal most powerfully to the best and deepest sy mpaihies of the country. The brave men who have fallen heroicaily ia their couatFy s 1 righteous and victorious battle, will live m her grateful rrmemhrance. We cannot. at this noDent nar.icularize fas we hope to dc hereafter) names and deeds ol distinguished honor. Suffice il to say, the fallen have met death of devoted patriotism and of high renown. The living may rejoice tn the conviction that tlleie yalor bas crowned with new glory ,he prowess Of American arms. Their go < vernment and their country will justly appreciate i their signal Sefyiees.
 The ferns of the exploitation of Mcnterey--ail- important as the possession ol that post is to the further successful prosecution of the warwlll ar- rest the attention of the public mind. The surren- | der by ihc Mexican army of the military stores, provisions and eaimon collected in the city, will add very considerably 10 Inc resources of our troops, l and weaken, in greater proportion the means oi { the enemy. The despatehes of Gen, Taylor do not inform us fully cf tine representations and views up Eon which he acted. in granting to the enemy-sa6- ieet hoaFersr 10 instructions and orders from both sorerYaents-an artnistiee of eight teeks, during which time ia The absence Of such orders, neither army is o advance beyond specified line, about 30 l miles in advance of Monterey. It must be borne l in nind however. that, in demanding such sus- penslon of hostiies in of our lines of opera i tion the Mexican general may very probably have held out to Gen. Taylor prospects of pacihcaion between ihe two countries, which, la fact do not exist
 Be this as it may, however, We understand that 1 Ii Arrnisead, the bearer of dispatches from our government to Gen Taylor, communicating the failure of our oder of negotiations and enoning re- newsd yigor in the prosecution ol the war, had aT- rived in New Orleans tAe Isl lnst and s said al ance to have chafterei the steamboat Galveston 10 convey him to Bgazos St Jego. He will probably reach Gen Tayioi's camp to-ds or tomorrow it he be not already there. These despaiches will doubtless induce Gen Taylor to concentrate his ,roops and collect his resources rapidly possi- ble with the view ofrcsIning his operations yigor ousIy so soon he shall receive orders to terminate inc arsaiStice These ooiefs, we have no doabt, will prob16ly be issued from Wdshiagtoa. We trust they may reach Gen. Taylor ia sirfeea days, tIie time in which Captain Eaton performed the roa.e 10 Washington. In such an event, little delay (at the worst1 can be occasioned; and even that little time can be u.efully spent in securing more son- plete and effective preparation At ali events there can. as we conceive, be doabt whatever that an arnistice which was thus agreed to by Gen. Taylor, subject 10 the orders Of the two goveinments should be at once terminated
 While upoa this subject, we may take occasion 10 state that the recent which have appeared in some of the journals of the actual or intended de- partare of Mr. Slideti and Mir. Pafroit 10 General Taylors camp. to avail themselves of an oppoitu- nity of negotiation as commissioners to the Mexi. can government, are without any shadow oi foun- da,ioa The reception of our last overture 10 gotiaIon by the Mexican rulers has determined government 10 pufsue it's military operations with out cessation and with the utmost energy. till the sole object of our war-a just and honorable peace, with proper security against repetition of Mexi- can eutIages-ahsll be obtainedS Ia fact, this would only be carrying out the principle which the administration has uniformly avowed, and which they announced ia the letter 10 Com. CoaHor, &C., coinpanying their late overtures of negotiation.