Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-23
THE BATTLE Ar MONTEREY.

AM SIA HUNDRED "A NERiCANS
KILLED AND WOUNDED THE
DEA III OF HOL. IYATSCN-DES-
PERA re FfGHrfNG-- on
FERAC RUZ TO BEArTEMPTED
The steamship McKim srrived az New Or.
leans on the l0lh instant. ir,m Brasns.
wh~nce she sailcd on IN 9Th Sh. hrough,
over 200 sick and discharged volunteers. Al
though she brings no,hing later lTon Monter-
ey. The follow ing from the Mais,norss Flag.
however. contains farther particulars
THE NicroRY AT MosrEsEv-Fuyth,r mar.
fieriars q ns capture. The steamer Msrcer.
arrived last evening from camargo, brought
down a. passenger Moi. Coffee. who gives Us
further inieiligcacs oil the taking Of Monter-
ey.
Major c. reports the loss on the part of the
hexicsns TO have been much greater than was
iirs, stated. IL has been ascrrisined that fif.
teen hundred would not cover their lo.s in
killed and wounded. On the psr, of the A :
meticans six hundred was the full extent of
the loss.
Gen. Taylor, previous 10 the attack. is suid
10 have had no idea OF the extent snd strength
oi the Mexican civilizations But the vslor
OF his troops ialteret n no opposition. Be
sides the soldiery. he had to Ugh, the whole
mass oil the Mexican population, who iirrd
IRON the tops OF their houses aud did great ex.
ecuiion. To particularizs the perfuTinanre Of
any one regiment or command. where all dii
50 wei. would be an injustice. All have
gained impcrishs bic honors
The valor displayed by our whole army is
unparalleled in history. Individual act OF
herolsni were performed which will render the
actors immortal
Gen. Worth has covered himself with go.
~. His tactics as displayed in the capture of
three Of the most important positions, will vie
IN the brlllisncy OF execution with those Of
Wellington or a Ny.
Capt. Ridgely has won new honors. For
cool. determined bravery and skilllul Insnr
UvuhS. he receives the highest raise.
Sapi; Z. +. Smith is also highly spoken Of,
The Texan aud volunteer troops have gain
ed inPe.ishable renown. The Texan TiAe-
men, with axes and spades. picked holes from
Que house 10 another. and drove the Mexican
infantry from street. TO street. As they gain
Ell the houses, the dread rihe YVES made 10 do
It's work. The MexiCans were driven rom
the streets aud house-tops MeXicsn can
non wss borne upon the shoulders ol our men
to the rooi OF a house. snd m1de TO play upon
the enemy.
When the lsg Of truce was received and
the capitula tiOn egrerd TO, the whole army
WAS disappointed. Ii was only then that
ihey were beginning 10 tell" upon the Mex
leans. Previous 10 this they had been fight.
ln6 them protected by their breaslworks. and
al every disadvantage. Now they had cot d
mongsi them and were giving them dose
that was operating cilcctuily.
The New Orleans Commercial Times con
Iains letter dated Monterey, from which we
make the following extract:
Monday. 2lsi. Every thug being read, 10
make ADMINISTRATION on the encn, : works,
ihe main boiy oi the army maT)hod iuio the
PLAIN. As the troops came ia sight. the bat
ttrses opened onrheIn, and also on a battery Of
TWO pieces commanded by Capt. Webster and
a mortar in charge oi Capt. Ramsey.
"A part OF the hrst division, led by Col. CIR
land, composed ui the 81 aud 81 liIantry aud
the baltimore Battalion, filed of To the lelt
as they came up until they reached poiat
" here MAJOR Mansfield. assisted by Col. Kin i
ney, Was making observations. The Order
~ss ~ h,ssek il,s lpint ~ Ea2ialeer sl,odAl ;
poisli out. tie said Dash h gsD tha town--.ld
Coil q. with his commsll y pushed ,fsito IL.
under tremendous fire irorsSahrce batteries
and > shower OF muske;ry Mujof AlaasfieId
and Col. Kinney went abesd with him. Tie
IRE OF 'he enemy wss reisszed with great
sPifl', snd icg nrlfe thsa 90 hour the thunder
81 srlliiery s0d uIe roar from The small arIns
exceeded any thing | ever heard or saw. The
force oi the enemy aud the strength Of their
works made u necssssry to order np REIN
iorceInenis--sceprdmgly the Ilh niisntry AMI
Gen. Builer's Division OF Volunteers ", re or.
dered up. The iFe was soOn renewed with
increased animation on both sides
have not time now to 90 into the details
oil these attacks. Tbs result was, that we got
possession OF one tort in the lower par, vi the
towp, wllh i've pieces Of cannon; and were
repnlsed IN the attempt Gu The second tort
distant about four bundled yafds. The actioa
Was most bloody one, ami ouI loss very -.
we're. The LIST, aud 3D. Infantry suffered Ter.
ubly. The Colonel OF the Baltimore Batta-
l'0n (WsIson,) was killed some distance a.
mead OF ms oommanI. displaying much Zeal
aud gslisntry.
On our right, Gen. Worlds operations
were brilliant. Ia the morning he fought the
enemy III the valleys of the mountsiHs, and
debated him, driving his cavalry Elk miles on
the Ssit,llo road, and his foot into the forts
on the hills. La the coufse OF the dsy he
stormed two TeGoubls O. flrts erected on two
bills commanding the road. witnessed those
operations, and The execution was most snlrn-
all, particularly the aItack on the second BAT.
tefy. Captain Z. F. Smith, of the ARTILLERY
battalion, led the stoHaing party supported
BY Col. Z. +. Smith. with tie 5th Infantry.
/ The result OF the day wds,a Judgement in
one fort 40 The southern or lower part of the
town. ond two on the hills to the north of il
/ But we paid dearly Tor IL. General Worth.
I loss hSs been comparatively small. but the
: lsI division, led by Col. Garland. and the al.
visions OF Volunteers, have been severely cut
/ up. The lst. 81, and 4ih Infantry, had a
traction over 400 men. aud have lost over 100
killed and wounded. The lst Tennessee req.
lment bad less than $50 men ia the fight. and
lost 1913 killed and wounded Col Mitchell
s Ohio regiment lost about 60 men. The Mis-
sissipPi regiment had killed sDd 80 wound.
ed What was the loss OF the Louisville Ie.
gion and the Baltimore Rattslion, have not
sscertained--ii Is not very hrsyy
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