Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-03

chamberlain was lnB Only surgeon III .aiiii' "hu
all the cases OF wounded that came in, were
thrown upon his hands. His labor was incredible
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From, hc Baltimore PatriOt1
THE SIEGE OF MONTEREY.
Tuy Interesting Dstaas--Ms Killed and IIounde@
Of Tic Baltimore Battalion
The following letter from soldier Of The Bal
limore Battalion is one OF The most interesting yet
published. Ii has been furnished 10 us for publ
cation BY The gentleman TO whom il was addressed
MONTEREY, Goth Sept, 1876.
NV Dear Sir The American arms are once
more victorious after one OF The most glorious
contests on record. The enemy fought US five
days and surrendered yesterday. The city o
Monterey, with all its public buildings and re-
cords lis Cathedral, armed 10 lis dome; lis plaza
complete net work olmasoniy-in some places
eight feel thick; its distilleries ard tan yards, all
turned into forts, and in our hands npresnahle;
besides fuc regularly bndt forts OF The strongest
kind, all are ours; IL pieces cannon, norlars, how
zers and ls-poundeTs; small arms and ammnni-
ton innnmerablc, together with large number
Of prisoners are also ours. Monterey, The place
where Mexico has heretofore been invuIncrable-
The spot where she once defeated the combined
forces Of Old Spain and France, 1000 strong
has fallen into our hands The regular and vol
uneer infQntrg fought like lions, charging in Sc
vera instances right up TO the for, walls, six feel
thick; jumping and wading The dykes and bitches;
climbing the walls and shooting The cannoners
al their guns, without any support from artillery
whatever. Such a thing was never heard OF be-
fore. Our Battalion charged upon the city with
three forls pouring continual cross-fre upon Us,
while every roof window and door sent forth one
uninterrupted stream OF musket and rifle balls
bomb-shell, Is, 21pounders, grape, canister and
round Shot OF all sizes fell around Us and passed
over US IN millions, and many gallant heart that
beat high on the glorious Dist September lies cold
around and within The city Of Monterey. Honor
ed be their memory The brave and chivalrous
Col. Watson, alter making two different charges
on the city. after The Sd Infantry Regiment OF Re-
gnlars and Fl. ing Artillery had reireaicd as or
dcrcd Oh his return 10 the eastern section Of The
city, aud while again charging on font lanneIy
and dislery, fell MORALLY wounded with mus
ke ball passing through his neck and separating
The lusular vein. He never spoke but died in
three minutes, and lies buried in grave with Of
ficers OF The army, forty feet from the upper fort.
Il was reported that our gallant Captain, now
Co9nsi Sewa. had fallen early in the action
II 80 ..rh., "". Will" .'"~.h was c'a'"'"s MANY
around HIM alternately ieodWy and nlsing on
his own men and others Oor we were all hudded
together) 10 another charge, or directing and
pointing out the best shelter mud hole, hedge,
fence or sapling would afford. He made gal
LIANT stand after We were ordered 10 retreat killing
with his own hand an officer and driving back,
with a lev more large body OF Lancers who
were charging upon the volunteers. lie succeeds
To the command OF the Battalion by seniority and
WITH may say, the universal approval Of the
officers and men, and Governor Pratt would do
great injustice 10 The son Of an old defender, TO a
hro,, nd md q ri cd
man, were lie 10 entertain for one moment the
idea of commissioning any other person as Colo
nel Captain Boyd of The Chesapcakes was also
reported 10 have fallen early in the action, but !
saw him soon afterwards bravey leading his men
up TO The cannons' mouth, followed by volunteers
from other regiments. Captain Henley bore him
self gallanlly in the fight, also pressing into Inc
very hickes, OF The fray; and Captains Piper and
Waters both behaved well. Captain Bronaugh'>
company were on guard and moi in acIion. The
lst Sergeant in Captain Waters company, Tor
derby Truscolt, man about AZ years OF age)
and whose place is al mn eibow IN line, had his
head blown about 40 feet in the air by I2-pound
shot. There are eight men in my mess. VIM
p. Alexander, one Of them, has not been recog-
nized since The action of the Dist. The Lancer>
killed all the wounded and | fear he has been
buried without being recognized. RuEer Caples,
another vas MORALLY wounded, | fear in the
eroin---thc ball was taken out oil the back.
Malcolm Wilson, another, was wounded in
| The arm by musket ball. Three out OF eight
killed OF wounded besides, w. G H., another,
was in the first lori taken all night, and X. w.
| r., another, after charging the lori once, and
down town twice, was cut OFF and taken prisoner,
bu, succeeded, two hours after The American Ms
had rereated, by the aid Of a Mexican officer,
in making his escape, running the gauntlet of
| three batteries without receiving scratch. Al
Ter being forced into The lile shelter which a
small hole in an open field, raked BY three forts,
afforded raising my head few moments after,
found forty Lancers within one hundred yards
Of nv right, and 5 or GOO between me and the
American army. Knowing that their mode OF
warfare is 10 show no quarter, and cutlhe lhroats
| Of the wounded, you may know ! did not eel
| comfortable, and was glad 10 see Gould and Ere
burger, the only two Of our company Then on The
field. | feel grateful 10 God that my life was
spared amid such hopeless circumstances, and a
genera feeling Of gratitude TO the Almighty Coz
Of Battles seems 10 pervadc our men. We had
10 run near three miles in making the different
charges. Poor Watson said 10 me few mo-
mems before he FELL "Hho nW dare say no,c tlat
American rolunicers cannot be dfpended upon in
any Gsht?" They were, the last words heard
| him utter, being separated from him when
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lost an arm, and the flag slafi of The banner pre.
scented 10 the brave Seuarl, by The ladies Of Bal
limoIe, through The Old Defenders, has wound
upon il, from the same ball. That Ras was The
| frd and only one that foaied sallantly in
The breeze yesterday from The fra tori taken
! from The enemy. Joseph Files has lost an ann
and VIM. Lee was wounded slightly in The abio.
men, merely mention The killed and wounded
in our company, knowing you will see an ofcial
list. Gen. Worth, with Two brigades was led
around by secret pass behind The Town, (by a
Mexican, 10 save his neck) and coming into the
Sallilo road, cut of the enemy's supplies and ut-
lerly surprised him By brisk cannonading and
| bombardment in his rear. Uniadins aurels are
due 10 Worth for his scientific, solGierlike and
highly praiseuonhy part IN the bloody battle Of
Monterey. The fight commenced, on our part
Monday morning early, and ended late Wednes
day night. They had fired upon us, however, for
| three days before, but with little success Our
glorious little battalion has covered itself with
| honor, and with The exception OF very few. who
will be duly reported, every individual seemed Ia
think The result depended on him. dNin Captain
Steuari's company not here mentioned AS wound.
ed, escaped unhurl and are we'll An armis!ice
has taken place for eight weeks and we hold this
whole country as security for The expenses OF the
war. II is said The enemy were IL, 600 strong Al
leaSli ana our iolce 10 the ned was less than 600
| had forty odd wounded MeXicans placed under
my charge BY Col. Stewart night before last
Miserable objects OF compassion some of them
are, and they aud the stencil Of the dead living
around, the damp, the dirt and The want of too5
for almost eighteen hours, almost overcame me
Monterey is the strongest place naturally evel
saw with the eye or in print. TheIe is an oper
| plain, three 10 four miles long and four or five
wide in front, except range OF hills about forty
feet high behind which The town lies. In The
rear and on the right and left, The mounlai in.
back right up 10 ii, and rise several hundred fee