The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-03


the grazing, for miles around is said 10 be entirely
eaten out. The country round here is, indeed, TOO
poor 10 sustain any living thing but the wretched
inhabitants, their donkeys, goats and sheep. Should
large military force be kept in the country, il must
be attended with enormous expense-the country
furnishing but few Of the articles necessary for tho
support OF AN army.
aBy direction Of General Ksany, have com
menced building saw mill, preparatory to building
quarters, and finishing the bloek-house and fort
Marcy now being constructed by the engineer de-
partment at this place.
with great respect, am sir,
"Your most obedieDt servant,
at. w. SWORDS,
"Quartermaster.
major General THosdAs 8. JEsuP,
"Quartermaster General w. 8. army"
Letters from Santa Fe calculate that General
Keamy viii reach California in the course Of this
month, (Noysmber) II he says so, he viii do il if
possiblei for he is one Of those men who will do
what they determine 10 dol
FROM THE CAMP AT MONTEREY.
The official detailed dispatches from Gen. Taylor
have not yet been received in the War Department.
We still continue to draw upon the private letters
which are published in the other journals Of the
United States in all quarters, and received from
the different corps of our gallant army.
We are indebted to Col. Stanton, now acting in
the place Of General Jssup, for the following
very interesting, though Condensed sketch Of the
splendid affairs at Monterey. 1t presents a coup
dG of those achievements which will raise our char
aeter abroad, and make every American proud OF
such defenders at home. Az a very accomplished
officer remarked to-day! search the annals Of Eu-
rope. Examine all the sieges Of entrenehsd towns
in Spain, or in any part of Europe Take the attack
on sarugossa itself, and you find nothing superior
to the affair at Monterey" Hence the ardent euri-
osity to read all its details. Hence the pride We
all feel in studying it in every point Of view
MosrERET, MEnleo,
Sept. %, is46.
My DEAR COLONEL: This place surrendered the
evening Of the Oath, after three days contest dur
ing which we drew ourselves around il like boa
CONSTRUCTOR the fold becoming more contracted each
day. The place Is strong by nature, and had been
much strengthened by art. They had more than
thirty pieces ofartery, which they had disposed Of
with skill, and used with good effect. The defence
vas obstinate Every battery had TO be carried ex-
cePting two, one Of which was evacuated during the
cecond night the other, not until after the surrender
The latter was their CITADEL and would have requr-
ed preaching battery, which we had not-at east
not nearer than Camargo.
The town is a mass Of castles When the attack
extended into the town, these houses were carried
only by small assaults. Worth's division took the,
heights, crowned with batteries, in the rear He
carried them, one after another, in mo-, gallant
manner, and with little loss. demonstration. made
by the other divisions on the opposite end of the
town, Intended at first only As a diversion in his
favor, soon became general engagement there. The
horns OF the bull wsse there, and we got terribly
gored There was The main loss with the least gain.
General Taylor was there with all his staff We
went into the range of the fire at about halfpast g.
a. M, and went out Of il about p. m. This was
long time TO be peppered- The two following days
were partly passed in street fighting, in which the
light artillery, singular as it may seem,) bore a
conspicuous part. Indeed, Ridgeiy and Bragg
we're conspicuous the first day So, il is said, was
Duncan, who was with Worth. The morning of
The fourth day, General Ampudia held out the flag.
That day was day Of rest; for in the evening the
articles OF oapitulaton were signed. I was present
at the council which arranged the basis for them
Ampudia spoke with dignity aud some eoquence
His eountenanse, however, looked somewhat be-
sotted. sr. q.
As many soldiers have marched out az we can
march IN. Under other Circumstances, the lenency
ct the articles might be questioned Gen Taylor's
answer in the morning had been that arms should be
laid down, and the parole imposed. He was after
wards induced to concede, as it was possible, per-
h'H' HVtiVbt pcdCc oAlbt~
ed between the two nations. "a w..
Had he insisted on his first terms The contest would
undoubtedly have been renewed, at least for some
hours, which would have been marked by most
exasperated contest, and the tfuson Of much blood
We would have gained all but the ri,adel-wth
what further loss, we know not. Under all the
circumstances, approved the course taken heard
no one find fault with it. while the chances of more
hard fighting were open. When they were closed.
some voices said they were still for war
The suspension OF operations will little more than
give us time to prepare for Interior operations, if
they became necessary. Our provisions are now
about out. We could not move onward even if no
obstacle was in the way. General Taylor wishes
some four or five hundred thousand rations put in
deposits here before he aims at Saltillo They
must come up from Camargo. II will take the ma
or part of the four weeks to provide this store mus
ter all the means Of transportation we can. So you
see my work is only begun. | am ready for the
task. My strength and willingness are undiminish-
ed.