The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-17

From the Union of Oct. l2.
OUR ARMY IN MONTERREY,

We lay before our readers this evening the of
fetal dispatches of Gen. Taylor, detsilinr the
heroic and victorious onset Of our army upon
Monterey. They confirm in the main. the ac
counts which we gave in our extra of last night
They bear the most ample and honorable % ii.
mony to the gallantry. the skill. and the patriotic
self devotion Of our officers and soldiers. In this
respect, the intelligence from Monterey fully re-
spends to the high. wrought, expectations of the
country. Regulars and volunieers-through a
three days battle. alternately under a bu rning
sun and drenching rains, against a foe in an over
whelmIng superiority Of numbers. and in the ad
vantages of a position 30 strongly fortified as Ia
be apparently almost impregnable-seemed to vie
WIN each other, under their gallant leaders, in
Efforts OF noble and chivalrous daring. The re.
SUIT IS a triumph every way memorable in mill
'ary annals. In three days cur army has carried
en'lenchmcnts which the enemy had expected ii
maintain against any exhibition of military furce
On our part, and in which they had probably
stored, on this calculation, a large magazine OF
provisions. The Mexicans are Tins driven from
,heir chosen stronghold. and one of the strong
"eys 81 JHeTic0 rs no,c in our hands.
Cur loss In the prolonged con Aict-though
p'"oaoiy' not greater than was inevitable from
tue nature and circumstances of the action-has
ye' peer severe, and will appeal most powerfully
70 me nest and deepest sympathics of the conn
try. The brave mca who have fallen heroically
S'"' aUu u
VIII i've in her grateful remembrance. We can
no'' al this moment. paiticularize Gas we hope tn
40 hereaiter.) names and deeds of distinguished
honnr. Suffice ii to say. the fallen have met a
death OF devoted patriotism of high renown. The
living may rejoice in the conviction that their
Vaior has crowned with new glory the proves
OF American arms. Their government and their
couhtry VIII justly appreciate their signal ser
vices.
The terms OF the capitulat;on of Monterrey
all-important as the possession of that post is Ia
The further successful prosecution of the war
will arrest the attention of the public mind. The
surrender by The Mexican army Of the military
stores, provisions, and cannon collected in the
city, will add very considerably To the resources
OF our troops. and weaken. in n greater proportion
the means of the enemy. The dispatches OF
Gen. Taylor do not Inform us fully Of the repre-
sensations and views upon which he acted, in
granting to the enemy-subject, ho,ccrer. To in
structions and orders from both gouernments-
an armistice of eight tceeIs, during which time,
in the absence Of such orders, neiiher army is "a
advance beyond a specified line, about thirty miles
IN advance of Monterey. II must be borne in
mind, however. that in demanding such a suspen.
sion of hostilities in one of our lines of operation
the Mexican General may very probably have
held out 10 Gen. Taylor prospects of a %paciica.
ton between the two countries, which, in fact, dc
not exist.
be this as IL may, however, we understand
that Lieut.. Armistead, the bearer of dispatches
from our government to Gen. Taylor, communi
eating the failure of our offer Of negotiation, and
enjoinlng renewed vigor in the prosecution of the
war, had arrived at New Orleans on the Isl inst
and is said at once TO have chartered the steam
boat Galveston to convey him to Brazos ST. Japo
He will probably reach Gen. Taylor's camp to
day or TO morrow, If he be not already there
These dispatches will doubtless induce Gen
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resources as rapidly as possible, with the view al
resnming his operations vigorously so soon as he
shall receive orders to terminate the armist;c,
These orders. we have no doubt, will pro,npfL,
DC issued from Washington. We trust thew
may reach Gen. Taylor in sixteen daus. the tins
in which Captain Eaton performed the route 10
Washington. Ia such an event, little delay Ca,
the worst) can be occasioned and even tina,
little time can be usefully spent ia securing mare
complete and effective preparation. At all events
there can, as we conceive, be no doubt whateve,
that an armistice which was thus agreed TO he
Gen. Taylor, subjectt TO the orders of the two GOV.
ernments, should he at once terminated.
While upon this subject, We may take occasion
10 Stale that the recent rum0rs which have appear
ed IN some OF the journals of the actual or intend.
ed departure of Mr.. Slidell and Mr.. Parrot te
General Taylor's camp, to avail themselves nj
any opportunity of negotiation rs commissioners tr
the Mexican government, are without any shadow
of foundation. The reception Of our last overture
10 negotiation by the Mexican rulers has deter
mined our government to pursue its military
operations without cessation, and with The utmost
energy, till the sole object of our war-a lust and
honorable peace, with proper security against a
repetition OF Mexican oulrage-shall be obtained
In fact. this would only be carrying out the prin
cip!e which the administration has UNIFORMLY
avowed, and which they announced in the letter
to Commodore Conner. accompanying their late
o%vertures of negotiation.