Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-07

From tn. N. c. Commercial Time.l


manly IMPORTANT FROM Tho ARMY,
Arrival ofshe steamer Galveston.
| Monterey Mafarnores Ser.aipo-E Ect. ect.
The steamship Galveston, Captain Wr eh',
arrived here yesterday. from Brnzos Santiago,
! the 14lh instant. BY her we have received an
| abundance Of details in our own corrrspon.
dence, the Ma,amoras Flag. and the Galveston
Gen. Taylor, their condition, casualties. eci.
ETC., since the capitalization of Monterey, which
we proceed TO lay before our relders Tho
following as The order ofihe day. issued by Gen
Taylor, after the capilulaion Of Monterey.
TIEAp QUARrEas. Army OF OccrPATIoN,
Camp near Monterey. Sept n. ls46.
The commanding general has the ssticfac.
tion to congratulate the army under his COM
Inand upon another signal triumph over the
Mexican forces. Superior to US in numbers
strongly for,ifipd, and with an immense prepon.
derance OF artillery, they have yet been driven
from point TO point, until hrced to sue for terms
Of capitulnton. Such terms nave been granted
US were considered due to the gallant defence
vernment.
The General brgs to return his thanks to his
commanders, and to all his officers ard men,
both OF the regular and volunteer forces, for the
skill, the courage and perseverance with which
they have overcome manifold difficulties. and
finally achieved victory shedding lus,re upon
the American arms
A great result has been obtained hu, not
without the loss of many gallant and accom-.
pshed officers and brave men. The army and
the country will deeply sympa,hize with the
families and friends of those who have thus
sealed their devotion with their lives. By order
o: Major Gen. TAYLOR.
[Signed] w. w s. Bliss, Asst Adj. Gen.
Oficial.-GEo. A. Mccall, Asst Adj. Gen
The Copitulaiion, cvr.-It is said that it was
the destructive effects Of the mortar ths, first
determined AmpuGia TO Capitulste. 1t was to.
wards evening on the 2:3d, when the mortar,
with much labor, had been planted in the csme-
terry, near the cathedral, and within resch OF
the Plaza. The first shell. discharged abou,
Z, P. NJ, fell close to the entrance otthe ca.hc.
draI, where the priest was performing mass.
and its explosion spread such destruction around
that Ampudis, being en,reated by the priest and
others. Immediately wrote his letter TO Gener.
8 O'Clock. p. NJ, on the 23d. but Col. Molano,
the bearer, did not reach Gen. Taylor ill the
next morning near o'clock. lie soon return.
ed with Gen. Taylor's demand for on uncond.
seems, Ampudia would have nssenied, but be.
ing dissuaded by his officers, he requested a con-
ference, which was granted. II is stated that
Gen. Worth privately expressed his opinion to
Gen. r., that the terms demanded were too se-
we're md Illuminating. and thought Gen r. could
q aflnrd to be more liberal. AT the conference,
however, Gen Taylor still insisted upon his
terms with some periinacity, but finally agreed
To leave everything with three commissioners
on either side. The commissioners appointed
were Gen. Worth. Gov. Henderson, of Texas.
Col. Davis. Of the K"ntncky regiments Gen.
Butler being wounded--and by these commits.
sioners, the terms, as published. were agreed
upon. They are said TO be very generally un.
| popular with onr whole army.
| Ampudia-The Maianoras Flag states that
a Mexican officer, Who was in the battle OF
Monterey, says that 'Ampudia wus in favor Of
I cspitulaiing upon the terms first offered by Gen.
Taylor, GO leape The city 1ith their Hees. ) bu,
WAS withheld and made to demand more ho.
norsble exit for his troops, by the entrestics OF
his officers. who besought him no, to dlshonor
them by yielding TO such terms This is more
than probable.
Teras Rangers Hays regimen, was dis.
tnguished in the attacked on the Bishops Pa
! lace. under Gen. Worth, who speaks in the
highest terms of :he Texans, and ssys they love
! 10 fight better. can stand hunger longer. and
endure more fatigi,e, than any soldiers he ever
saw. The Texansa IRE now all disbsnded. aud
are on their way home. mos, Of them by land,
through San Aatonio. Col. Hays has author.
i'y To raise snr,hef regiment Of 1000 men.
Capt. Haiker.-lt is reported that Capt
Walker had his "gallant bay" shot from under
him by CANTON ball that in falling, one ofhis
legs was under the horse; that the Mexican
lancers were close upon him. bu, to avoid fal.
ling into their hands he pretended to be dead
until they had passed. One Of them, however
approached with poised lance to prove whe,h
er there was life left in the body, Walker eye,
ing him oil the time the momen. the Mex
cans horse was within reach. he jumped uE
seized the rens. dropped the lancer from hi.
saddie with his unerriog fire sbooia,. ,h.