State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-10-16

fell here, and among them their Captain who
fell with three wounds, fighting CALAMITY tt
the last.
The guns of the enemywere well served
and forced Duncan's light artillery TO fall
bach, Smiths and Scotts's Two companie.
and four companies Of Texas Rangers on
foot were ordered TO storm one Of the heights
above The palace, while the 7th infantry
under Capt. Miles approached, and sent up
detachment TO divert the attention OF the
enemy. They advanced under heavy fire,
driving back the Mexicans, until they were
recalled. Smiths men then advanced and
cleared the hill.
Col. L. F. Smith, in The mean time. who
commanded the 9Th and 9TH infantry, gave
orders Tor these commands TO pass round
and storm The fort at the end of the same
ridge about half a mile farther on, which
commanded the palace. Here complete
race took place, between the 5th, the 7lh
aud the Louisiana company under CAPT.
Blanchard, trying which should reach the
fort first, firing, cheering and running in she
very midst OF shower of grape. They
all arrived there at the same time, and en-
tered at one side, while the Mexican MS cIeor.
ed out al the other. The guns found there
were soon turned on the palace. Three
guns, nine Founders. and a considerable
quantity OF ammunition were found there.
The palace hill was next taken and one of
the howlizes dragged up and opened on the
palace, Here the Mexicans made an al.
tempt TO re-take the hill, but failed leaving
IL OF their men dead behind. Finallv tbe
palace was attacked and entered tbronyb n
hole IN the door made by The howitzer
One brass Is FOUNDER, short brass 10
pound howizer and large quantity of am.
mun'tlon was got there. In taking The pal.
ace our men lost 7 killed and IL wounded,
the Mexcans lost 80.
On The 22d Gen. Worth's whole division
entered the town and fought its way street
by slree', and house by house, until the
Mcxlcans were driven to the great square,
where they finally surrendered.
Gen. Taylor on his side had severe 6pht
ing and heavier loss. He had to storm two
forts and masked battery and hce BARR.
cades across The streets lined with Mexicans.
Alter severe loss his men were compelled to
ia'l back from before the masked battery
and the barrlcades but the forts, after being
eniaded by the Bird and 4h infantry, were
carried by the Mississippi and Tennessee
regiments Ga The night of the 22d the
enemy abandoned their defences on this side.
which were Immediately occupied by the
Two regiments last mentioned These two
supported by the Texas Rangers under
Gen. Henderson, ard the 3D. infantry ad.
vanced into the town gradually forcing their
way from house to house, while the citadel
and the forts Numbered away at each other
at the time, until The morning of the Gath
when the enemy capituated.
All fought bravely, every man did his
duty, and though we cannot say that we
are altogether satisfied with the terms of the
capitulation, still we think that The deeds
done have added another wreath to The
crown of American glory.
We give the list OF killed and wounjed as
we find it in the Picayune:
Killed.-Capt. Williams, Typographical
Engineer; Lieut.. Terrett, LIST infantry;
Capt. l.. N, Morris, Sd do: Capt. Field,
3D. do; Major Barbour, Sd do; Lieut.. Ir,
win, Sd do. Lieut.. HABIT, Sd do; Lieut..
Hoskins. 4th do; Lieut.. Woods, 4th do;
Capt. McKavett, 9Th do; Col. Watson,
Baltimore Battalion; Capt. Ba,tem, lst
Tennessee Regiment; Lieut.. Pullman, Is,
do. do; Lieutena mt in German Compa-
ny.
Wounded.--Maior Lear, 81 Infantry, Sc.
verey; Capt. Balnbridge, 3D. do. very
slightly Lieut.. r. H. Graham, 4th do,
severely; Capt. Lamo,le, LIST do, slightly /:
Lieut.. Dllworlh, lst do, severely Maj.
Abercromble, 1st do, slightly Lieut..
Wainwright, 9Th do. slightly Lieut.. Ros,
SELL 9th do. slightly; Lienr. Potter, 7lh do
slightly; Major Mansfield, Engineers, slight
ly, Gen. Butler, Voluntee, Division slight
ly; Col Mitchell, Ohio Volunteers, slightly;
Col. McClung, Mississippi Regiment, severe
| y; Maj Alexander, Tennessee Volunteers;
Lieut.. Allen. do. do; Lieut.. Scudder, do.
do; Lieut.. Nixon, do. do !; Capt. Dowler
Mississippi Regiment; Lieut.. Thomas, Tex.
as Regiment; Lieut. Armstrong, Ohio Re-
gimenl, severely; Capt Gillespie, Texas
Rangers, MORALLY wounded, since died.
Before reaching Monterey Gen. Worth's
division and Hays command fell in with a
considerable body of Mexicans, and routed
them, Hays killing Lieut.. Colonel with
his own hand. Some volunteers on their
way from Mier, to join the army, were over.
powered, killed and shockingIy mutilated by
a large party Of Mexicans.
The destructive fire 10 which the divi-
sion under Gen. Taylor was exposed, when
advancing on the enemy's forts on the 2lsl
ult. at Monterey, may be gathered from the
fate Of the gallant Third Regiment.
Soon alter the time when the order to
advance was given, Maj. Lear. in command
of the regiment ut the time, got killed.
| Capt. Morris then assumed the command:
he too shared a like fate. Capt. Bainbridge
was next to lead he got severely wounded
and had TO retire. Bvt. Maj. Barbour was
the next 10 take command he was killed
Capt. Field was next, and he was killed.
At the close of the engagement Captain
Henry was in command OF what remained
of the regiment, which was found to muster
on being numbered, II men, including the
off :ers and the rank and file
Santa Fee Taken.