New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-30
Correspondence of The Picayune

MONTEREY. sept %, l5i5.
! OF the thousands Of Mexican soldiers that occu.
pied this Gibraltar Of town few days since not Is
n1sny hundred now remain 4; time SO copfdcn:
were hmpudia aud his Generals of success they scu,
Romano with fifteen hundred or two thousand cavalry
n the rear CT Gen. Taylor. TO of his retreat The
redeemin9 game OF tho Texans and regulars on the
AFTERNOON Of the d-digging through and under houses
taking nch by inch but ne7cr giving oneand then the
close proamity Of the 2fpound so successfully
worked by Major MuEroe and Lieut. Lcrcll-all com
bincd to nt!midate the MeXicans TO degree that in
duced them 10 sue for terrns
Shells from the mortar fen and exploded al around
the great Cathedral had entered that
filed as IL was with ammunition every house on the
main Plaza would have been riven 10 fragments and
the lose OF lille would have been fearful To spare the
shedding OF so much blood and terrible injury Of
property, were some of the main that induced
Gen Taylor 10 offer the Mexican commander the terms
he did
saw Anpuda as ne left town for Sai!lo ON the morn
ing Of the 26throde along in his escort for milo or
two The base and lying wretch-for every page in his
black history proves him such-looked crestfaer ner.
yous and tid TO degree. He fearful les, some OF
the Texan Rangers, many Of whom had deep wrongs
still 10 avenge might shoot him from the way.slde and
as ne rode through their encampment situated directly
on ms route he could not conceal his fears They al
of exu,ation
Opinions are various III camp to whether the Mex
leans Will now oer peace, make resista
Satloa larger portion. believe incning 10 the lat
ter opinion. Mexican who arrived from that place
yesterday reports that they have already
taken merely rumor story of McXican-t,1e
unreliable Information conceivable.
Again great many discontinued at the terms Civ
en- the MeXcans and think that they now will certainly
fight again after being lei of easily Had tht battle
continued the 24th three hours longer the iexcans
would undoubtedly have been their kiiees beg
glng Tor their lives. terrible carnage would have
sued had not hmpudis in proposals Tor surrender
of the town for his forces hudded.i if can use
such term and all this Gen. Taylor well knew. To
carry out the known conciIiatory policy OF Govern.
acn however, appears To have been his all ITO spare
life and property. in accordance with his instructions
his obccand this should relieve him roi al
in the matter
The Texan regiments under Coils II avs and Woods
will probably return home in the OF week and
should hostitics rccommencc fresh ,ynents mount
on the best horses that be procure will be
raised.
An express has come in, stating that Gen Wool with
300 men. leave San Antonio yesterday Tor Chi
huahua What in the name OF all that is reasonable so
large force going in that direction for more than
can make out That whole section is in the hands
of the Canhnchcs it were, and the difficulty of
ing SO large number of men, when quarter OF tho
force is than is necessary 10 sub ugate any army
now there or that can be sent looks u almost in
surmountable
With not double the number Gen Taylor has march
cd upon OF the stronghods o. the country and
driven on army complete in ali II appointment
Gen. Wool goes to ChihIShua with the number stated,
II seems to me that he will have no other enemies 20
contend with than the worst Of ailhUnger and suffer
ing hope that lie will march this way, where his
services mny really be needed.
Gen. Taylor is still encanped nj the old ground three
miles from here. Generals 'Hortl and Smith IRE in
The main part of the wounded officers doing
well. Gen Butler is recove ring while Coils McClung
and Mitchell are also in a ia ir way. G. ". X
DEsEErERs-From every source we hear o! the
admirable skill with hich tho Mexican artillery was
served NJ Monterey. circumstance is related which
is calculated to excite indignation Two men who dis
tnguished Themselves By the manner in which they
served Mexican guns rae aeseters from our artillery.
They deserted at Fort Brown. One of them an Irish
man is named Ri sy, the name OF the other has es'
capped our informant. n. .. Pic.
~ The schooner Atlantic with load of coal
for the Government was los, the mouth OF the Rio
Grande on the ath inst.
t1S The >relesraphic Dispatch OF yesterday $
True sun las the following additional items OF nrel
gence from, the Seat Of War
Candles was reported 20 be at san Fernando with a
large force.
We informed that the loss of the opposing forces
during the siege OF Monterey about as follow =
AuercsB loss go killed and 500 wounded the MeNi
can loss upward OF 1000 These figures are hnon'
the those received in the FIRST accounts publish
ed OF Tho siege and capture OF Monterey and so to
show that the exaggerated reports which hlVe suose
Quenily appeared are not to be relied upon