Litchfield enquirer., 1846-10-15
Five Hundred Americans killed and
Wounded
WASHINGTON, Sunday event

fore Monterey with force OF about Q,OOO
men.
. After accommodating the city at about
100 or 1900 yards from the Cathedral
= Fort, during which time he was fired up
on from its batteries, his force was en-
. canned at the Walnut Springs, three
, miles short of the city.
. This was the nearest position at which
Y the army could obtain supply OF water,
4 and beyond the enemy's batteries.
The remainder of the 10Th was occupl-
|. ed by the Engineers in making reconnoI-
sances of the city batteries commanding
the nights.
with his division to move by c'rcuitouS
route to the-right, to gain The sal',ilo
y, road, beyondthe west OF the town. ana 10
= sstorm the nights above the Bishops Pa
lace: which Vital point to the enemy ap
pears 10 have been strangely neglected.
Circumstances caused this halt on the
night of the goth, shor, Of the intended
position. On the morning of tue 2lth
. inst. he continued his route, and after an
encounter with large body OF the enc
my's cavalry and infantry, supported by
artillery from the htihts, he repulsed
them with loss, and finally tncamped,
covering the passage Of the SaltlI!o road.
Il was here di,Goveled, that besides the
fort at the Bishops Palace, am, the occnpa-
zion of the nights above it, two forts on COM
nanding eminences on the opposite side OF
= the San Juan River, had been fortified and
! occupied.
These two latter nights were then storm
cd and carried; theguns of the last fort that
: was carried, berg Immediately turned with
aplunging fire upon the Bishops Palace.
On the same morning, the 2lSt, the hfSt
division of regular troops under General
Worth, and the volunteer division under
General Butler were oedercd under arms to
make diversion to the left Of the town IN
favor of tie important operations OF zen.
Worth, The 10 inch mortars and two N
pound howitzcrS had Lcen put IN battery me
/ night CT the 20tr, on ravine l4to yards
distant from the cathedral fort, or cltidel,
and were supported By the fourth regiment
Of infantry.
ASA. NJ, on the 2lst the order was
given for battery 10 open on the c1tIdcI ana
town. fnl Immediately after the first di-
vision with Tie 81 and 4th infantry in adj
/ vance. nnI.r Col. Gat!a"d, were crjred to
rcc0nnoiter and skirrni>h with the enemy
On the extreme left Of the city; and should
prospect Of success offer, to carry the mo>l
/ advanced battery.
This attack vas directed by Maj. Mans
! fell, Eu%iuccr; Capt. Williams, t"1o5ta-
1 phiral Engineer, and Major LihAey, W.T.
l I.a~lgr to the Texas division.
/ i heavy fire from the hi>' o"'tf| was
I Immediately opened upon the advance, hut
/ lie ug,is >uyu ,urLtd it, entering and
/ trgaciug with the cLtIny il tie p'nclfal
4 ,,,ro,5 ,r,,,, tia, civ, hayi}tp raased through
..n i,,,os.a,,, ,.,ors ire rr,m the ciiidel and
| 49,, rn-.a,,I ,oo,,,d hottaries and from the
''',, CIV ,.1 49,, ,,a,.,,,ots strop,S =, Il
,"''""1 WHY ,,'l" Wv i'' l'
mouse tops ol the .1'!: ., .,.,.
| ne rear o. 'n@ "'S' ''"'' ," a.,
| ana INC G! Ihe troops ,''""I" ''' ~;
works, Killed or dtS "7e '.' 'r'II,t %,,u VI,
ian''E, ana inc n"''o''S "'F"i''0 - '''N ''''"''
| ~ immediately III lis F'', $780,, .,,r.
he MIST Gi'lS'"N was '"'''" 1''D =, ra',;
eddy the Mis!s"'Ppi, leh''eSS'e "'1 0'''' - =
mentS'
| ne TWO former itS'",n'S "''.'+ ,;'", ~ ,hn
scale ana occop! theloi' inc "'''''' "a wan
DAY stopped. wal. ,
x. OA the morning OF the ?!o !'e" ""l''i YOU
tlhu1d operations an" 'o''oI," ~,
n ION stormed ahd carried S"See9''u'! '"'
IA aApTe the bSI"p palace Do'n WY ,;,'
a b. command under Capt' ''"'""' IL 1A'''''|'
Ill r!' f,,;,a;ss;,,,,;
III y c"mman" Oh wv" CONN l'''eS -. l th
an" wv VI I''''o w. H., 1 ,n,, hoc,rne
iii INTO 'he streets '3teco"'''''le g ""N @N0''
" 'hotll engaged win 'ne F"eu!' oo,or,,,-
III Early on the hor'nS OIL Ie t,', , Ean
fs 'nicatton was sent 10 N7h' 49, e. -,
II AmpNdia' uhorr my u'"N'"S Il" 1ni w. ~
Ill pItulatlon 10 when 'ae FORMER Ie'"'.u w az
>cede, as 1t asked more man 'ne ai,'ra,jam
Commander Would under a.! ""oN
grant. ,....
III At the same time demand 10 SURRENDER was
in reply made upon Gen. Ampudia' ana - o.
clock at noon was me houF al "'l'Ln me "o'
ceptance or non acceptance was to be comrnu'
nicated to the American General ,-
an officer was sent on the part o: Gen. Ampuda
to inform the American General that the nation
al honor being satisfied by the eNertion OF the
Mexican TooEs, ne mao ",'tI trlo,o at
ms no ofyar n tho American General
nnIt..,. &C ,o,,,1o+,,r ,,,aro in .n,,ct as fol.