Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-11-12

ne tOIoWlng leiler Is from young olcel Of
the u S. artillery, addressed to his father at Eli.
colts Mills:
MONTEREY, Mexico, Sept Is, 1876.
General Taylor, with his army Of about six thou.
sand men, sal down before this town on the 10Th
inst On the 2lst the attack commenced, and con-
tinued for three days. On the 24th the enemy,
amounting, beyond doubt 10 seven thousand men,
capiiulated--to march out with their arms, eoiors
flying, drums beating and six pieces Of artillery
Our loss, in killed and wounded will probably a.
mount to FIVE hundred. including many very valu-
able officers. The enemy were very strongly en-.
trenched the whole town a fortress AID, per-
haps, the annals of history cannot furnish another
instance of less number of men, attacking
greater in their Notifications and driving them out
What their loss is i, is impossible 10 ascertain al
though it is probably less than ours | saw the last
division Of them march out OF town to-day. The
soldiers all bore evident marks Of Aztec ancestry,
while among the whittier skinned officers there were
said to be recognised several deserers from our aT'
my.
no longer wonder at the success Of CoreIi be
had to deal with cowardly people. In all their
bearing towards US they evidently regard Us as we
really are, highly superior race. They had rem
dered this town exceedingly strong against an at
tack in front; but at the same time they lett the
walked ia and drove them out. With what kind OF
disposition they met us here, the strength OF their
works, the speed with which they have been com.
pleied the numbers of their troops and cannon and
the names given TO their forts, all 60 10 show
The names of three of their forts are: Fort Fed
Grafton, Fort Liberty and Fort Independence
They arc all gone; not the forts only, but lear
the things also from which they were named. It's
time for Mexico TO resort TO some desperate rene.
dy, or else cut her republican throat. rejoice,
however, at the result of this contest. One day
more fighting would have humbled Mexico to The
dust, and elevated US beyond the endurance of ths
gods. As it is. great loss and the terms gran
ted to the Mexican army, will mitigate the asperi.
ties Of our rampant peuance and pride, and at the
same time leave tile Mexicans in the attitude Of an
Independent, unconquered people. 1t will give
them favorable opportunity to accept oil our Of
fers of peace, and sincerely hope that they will
embrace il.
There is no glory 10 be obtained in a war with
them-with towards and Tor my own part, have
become TOO philosophical to be covetous OF military
glory in any shape. 1t is barbarous and unworthy
OF the true dignity of man | say this much here,
because, in the first place. it is my real hear-resd-
ing sentiments, and in the second place, feel that
The part which have had in this affair would war.
rant me IN giving a free expression to them
was WIN lie stofming party tnat carried Tue "s'
height San Jeronimo HILL in the rear Of the town
"a kind of lorlorn hope, il was thought but which
turned out 10 be just nothing at all. Our division,
in truth, has been fred at great DEAL both by 10,
faniry and artillery but fifty VIII probably cover all
our loss, even including those Of our own men,
who, in the excitement of the fight, ridiculousy
shot each other beg yon TO understand that my
own company was guilty of no such folly as this
Fnerte de Ia Independently the citadel, is a
baslon work intended Tor "a guns and requiring
garrison Of at least 1900 men. Its walls are
very thick and are surrounded by deep ditch
This work has probably been commenced and
completed since the battles of the Rio Grande-
II surrounds half finished cathedral which, for
this quarter ofthe world, is wonder. 1t is nearly
hundred PAGES long aud half as many wide. us
walls are seven or eight feet thick and exceedingly
well constructed, Towering up into the clouds
above and near il is peak called Milre mountain
from its summit being exactly of the shape OF
that head dress. Monterey is on the San Juan, on
large plain of fertile fields, nearly surrounded oy
mountains Its gardens are filled always win
iuSuriant growth Of Trees shrubs, oranges, pour
granates flowers, etc. Several gentlemen have
beautiful houses and grounds here Arsta's house
is used as hospital for our wounded. Monterey
is the capital of New Leon--it contains probably
5000 or 10000 inhabitants.
j. w. PHELPS