Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-13
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"" INC i'" zen Iay'0f arrived before Monterey with
force Of shout 5000 mcn and, after the
city about fifteen sixteen hundred ward. from IN.
Cathedral fort during which n. 80. e. - - a..
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-, % ~ ne walnut springs
.n'oo my 49, ~ " VIZ uv. ms was mo nearest posi-
non s' " l '"y eou,a oo'hn supply OF water,
sa,.;ads, Of ,hs ia,h ~ VIC enemys batteries. The
ron'sneeI W VIZ 'h was occupied oy the engineers IN
mesns ' ssh, VI no cV' oa'ones' and CON-
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. VI, Wy 80, - ''' vas o'ucieo WIN ms division
70 nov Y ~. Iou'e 70 'ns rgh 70 gain the Sal
. .o 49, ~ p;S, 70 'no OWL sha 70 storm the
"''s"n 49,. ~ o''"oPs s'"eo' "hien vital point the
e"ony ..pp Ia '"enssy hegeeeo circumstances
.IS .t,' % s " '"o So,h mort OF inc IN
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ueu n ou.e nu aeI M encounter with large body OF
.he enem, e.'sy anu in,anuy, supported by artillery
'lo ue neeu, NO ,ePosea mem win loss and hnslly
e"1anPcu eoe"s 'ue pissste o' he saluho road!
-. 49, ia 49,, ,na, . ,no io al the bish-
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I.,,., h.,,h,. :. or. ,h,n ,,o,nsd "a ;S ihcso TWO
s, ~ h, ahu earfied-tho guns OF
o a.' In p oes 'mea'ey turned with pung-
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ian ~ an. i.,, ~ ,h go .uel a'm' 20 make d..
oor.,on. oS t:.n was,h IT,. ~ o " 'ho important
o. k..lh
,b, 2Ob in r,yine fau,,cen ~ VEG nsh, OF
c,hSi e., -, S;,di I M yaIos us'sn' from tho
r.gimcn, of ins,n,rv WV ''pP''eu W 'he f'h
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,.,v 10 on.n mon ,bs c;,,jai . -, seu 'o ms oat
nS., m. Is d,yson ,.h al. n ~ 81, "a inneoiate,y
y,nc. md, Fol I;,,l,nd wor. "au. lun'v IN ed-
and ,Lirm.b with IN, onemx mn ,h s, ~
city, and should prospect Of .ucees. ofe, - 49,, " o
mo., ,d,an,eJ b,,,etv Tbi. anal 80 ~; :, IaiV ,hs
M,n.6.Id Eng Can, William. Tn"s.u eeeeu u oy nsI
,nd NJ; E;nn,v O,a,,.rn,,,.r =. ~ .r Insineei
b..yv 81. from, ,ha 6,., h.u.,v -. S,', son' ~
upon tho advance but IN, irons ,oon ,nI =;
and engaging with tb. enemy IN m. s,sa, ~ ,i is
having n,s.,J throusb an incesss n, 60. g.; - t v'
J,I md IN, f;r,t and s,cond b.,,,,;.. "a e.,
who Iin,d the p.r,nes stree,, .nd bon.. 49,. ~ - ~
The rear of tho frst battery wa, soon ,nn.J o a ny
rever.e fire Of the troops throu, the .o,a. - a.,
Killed or dsodged ia. ar,il,ri,,, and ;nC,n,, ,
,Ls h,ding orcnnind nv inf,n,,v i,noad,.,y A., ~, anu
Tho first division was followed and ,uppo,,cd ~ ,b AZ
s,.sioni aud Tennessee and 6r., OH, ,s,r :, 70 GU.
fa,,n.r regiment. helms The Err. IN al. IN INC wv
To-, The ,nrc.s. ~ The d.v h.,, .,an.. ~ o
snn tennessee and ohio r,smen,s rbonh "e
gagged IN the streets of the city Tor som. time ,c, ,h 60.
ture of the first battery and s adjoining de.nc.. -
unable from Exhaustion and tho Io. ,beS b,d ,sI 20
gain ,,,.e ADVANTAGE A bc,vv sbov.r or - ,' "
up 10 Cause suspsnson of hostiIi,e. hsCor a.
the day 1851 "
The third fourth aud first Infantry and thu R,I,;,o
Battalion remained "a IN. garrison of Tho c,n,i '
ton under Col Garland assisted he Can,,jn p SGi~,-
battery Two la-pouuder. and a-nounSs, .nd op
wzer were captured in this fort three officers and ,o.
twenty or thirty men taken prison,rs Ooo oS IT. 10
FOUNDERS was served against the second for, and d
with captured ammunition during the remand., ., ,hn
paw by Captain X dgley The storming Marie. Of o..
Worhs division also captured FOUNDERS heh were
also Immediately turned against their former owner.
On the morning OF the 22nd Gen. Worth eont,,.d HE
operations and portion, Of his division sormed and carried
successfully the heights above the Bishops Palace Both
were carried BY command under Capt Vinton ,hi,d g.
tery la these operation. the company Of Lon,.isn,
troops under Capt Blanchard performed efficient and gal
liant service as part OF Capt Vnton's command. -Four
pieces of artillery with good supply of ammunition wers
captured in the Bishops Palace this day. some of which
Immediately turned upon the enemys defence, in tho
city. Ga ths evening Of the 22d Cot Garland and his
command were relieved tho garrison OF tho captured
forts, by Gen. Oiiman with the Mississippi Tennessee
rcgimens and hive companies Of the Kentucky regiment
Early ON the morning OF the 23d, Gen. Qutman from
his POSITION discovered that tho second third forts
aud deiences east oil the city had been entirely abandoned
by the enemy who, experimenting another assault ON the
night OF the I'D had retired from all his defences the
main plaza nnd Its immediate vicinity. A command OF
two companies o Mississippi and two OF Tennessee troops
were then thrown into tho streets 10 roeonnoe. and
became holly engaged with the enemy These
supported by Colonel WOODS regiment OF Texas Ranger,
dsmounied by Bfaggs Light battery, and the 80 Insniy.
The enemys lire was constnnt and uninterrupted from
the Streets house tops bnLrieades, &c IN the vicinity
inc piazza Inc pieces OF braggs battery also used
with much effect lar INTO the heart OF the city. This
gagemen lasted the best part Of the day. troops hav
ing driven the seat cred pahes q" the enemy, and pene.
rated qulte 10 the dtterces OF tie main plaza.
The advantage thus gained u was not considered
tay 10 hod as inc enemy had permanently abandoned the
cry and It's deences except tho main plaza its immediate
alcny quo ''s c1'nea'e ,o o. caIe hary IN the az
ternoon Same da Cen. Worth assaulted from the Bishops
aaee the west sido g" he ey and succeeded IA driving
inc enemy ana maintaining MS position within short dis
lance OF the main plaza ON that side ol the Towards
evening tho mortar had also been planted in the
enclosure" aud during me hght dd great execution IN the
crcumscThod camp OF the enemy IN tho plaza Thus end
ed the operations oi the 2Ji.
Early the morning OF the 9th commune alton was
Gen. Taylor from Gen Ampudia under a dag ma.
king nm otrr of con,Iation In which, h. ,r, -, .
nrcsd, as /, n.Lcd ,noyc tb,n ,bn Arnc,icsn .oI
,vouId md, ,,y ci,.r,,,,r... -, - 49,
"""'u' "',ue' u"y e"0u"'',1"ee' grant Al me same
umc' aomnhu 10 SURRENDER was IN reply mado upon
SeheIaI AmpodIa' Twelve O'Clock was the hour at
which the acceptance or non acceptance be
municated To the American General. Al n 4 NJ ,b.
Mexican General sent requesting personal conference
with General Taylor. which tho princIpal
oeos OF rank on eghcr side accompanying their Gene
the either nj hall rnst