The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-19

of both armies were present. and Lieut. Col Duncan
the invitation Of General Taylor ne was 9nsaaven.
much Of the "Lde asld-please" air OF the
Texan Ranger than he had Of an ohicer Of high rank
among the regulars. As he entered the audience cham
Der with his usual air of abandon, the Mexican omce
seemed have been suddenly and simultaneously ope.
at Duncan and whisper to another and then look
and whisper again AZ length Don Jose Maria Nsgrt:
aids who spoke English passing WELL stepped up to one
of General staff and pointing to Lieut. Colonel
Walker ~ Ses sNo NOR ur Hays ' sNos Nor Nc.
Culoch ~ "Non "Then is he not at least a Texan 7"
general that the gallant Sanssn wa. rot
Texan no how" he breahed freer and returned to his
general and comIade-oicers to whom he in an under
To account flor the trepidaton which the presence OF
the brave Duncan occasoned il Is to state that
General Ampudia has received positive information from
his spies that the first opportunity which may present
itself the Texans to man, determined to take his
life, regardless of the rules the usages Of war Dun
can was taken for one OF the bhoys.
[Frow the New Orleans Delta Oct 81
The destructive fire to which the division under Cen
Tay lor exposed, when advancing the enemy's
fors the 2st ut at Monterey may be gathered from
the fate Of the gallant liant third iri regiment
given Major Lear in command OF the regiment at the
Capt Morris then assumed the command /; he too
shared like fate Capt cambridge was next to lead
he got severely wounded and had TO retire. Bvt. Maj.
Barbour the next to take command he was killed.
Capt Field next and he killed At the close Of
the engagement, Capt Henry was in command OF what
renamed OF the regiment, winch iound
on being mustered II men, including the officers and the
rank and file
Major N p. Barbour, of the 9Th infantry, who was
killed by musket bail in the attack Monterey !: the
officer who at the battle of Palo Alto, repused,
with single company of the oth regiment the whole
regiment OF Mexican Lancers eight hundred strong for
which he breveed Major He was ofRccr OF fine
accomplishments and universally esteemed in the army
II is error to suppose that at the time Of the cspitu
laton of Monterey all the strong holds Of the enemy
taken. There strong Fashioned fort at the
northwest side of the city still possession Of the Mexi
",
with large supply Of ammunition
A letter from Camargo, under date of Sept a. mon
tons the death of two the Chesapeake Rihemsn"
viz Richard Hanlon, printer, of Annapolis, and Jacob
Wiker of Bamore and also the death Of John Stevens
this city The same letter says that about seventy
Of the Baltimore battalion, who were unable to Join IN
the march to Monterey were left at Camargo ana sub
sequently many OF them were discharged.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
CAMP NEAR MARIN, Mexico, Sept. l6, 1886.
The City of Norm Taken--Ths Mericans' Hurried Re
teat-The perfect Order and Quieness Of Soldiers
in entering and passing through the City.
Yesterday the 18th of Sept, at ~ NJ, the first division
of the army of occupation with Old Rough and Ready"
its head sight of the city of Marin. General
Taylor commanded halt for few minutes for the pur-
pose Of discovering the movements Of the enemy. We
were then about mile from the city-our advance
guard one.half mile, and also OF bait messenger
despatched to the main body Of the d vision,
with the intelligence that hve hundred lancers were In
the city and making active preparations for retreat
General then gave orders that the division march
in quick time on the city In ten minutes we were IN
the city and where ected 10 meet the most VIC lent
opposition not Mexican warrior to be seen, and
nearly all the Inhabitants had fed the place. Az We
passed through TO the southern part could In
distinctly discern body Of soldiers In the far distance,
making, to all appearance, a very hurried retrest
Our soldiers preserved the srctest order and quiet
in passing through the city. Not left tho
ranks and scarcely there loud word spoken deep
sensbity Of pity seemed to pervade the whole Of
soldery they entered and passed through one Of the
most beautiful places in all Mexico. frightened Mexi
can is an obeciof pity.
II m reduced to certainty that Santa Anna 10
his way from the city of Mexico to Monterey the head
| of considerable force. A. D.