New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-15
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Monterey.
From t4e Washington Union
Official Dispatches in Relation 70 the Capture
q: 1iouIerey.
READ CCssTEzs AzasT OF OCCUPATION.
C.np before Monterey. sept = lsi6

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Camp before Monterey. sept - 1876
SIR ! have The honor 70 report tEat the troops
under my command. INCLUDING the mounted vo!ur.
teers from Texas marched from Marin 0r the 18th
and encamped before Monterey on the l9th inst
i was Immediately discovered mat the enemy &C.
cupied the town in force. and had added greatly TO
its strength by terrifying TIE approaches and com
rnanding nights = close reconnaissance was made
the same evening b. the officers OF engineers and
Typographical engineers on both tanks ot the town
and it was determined. from the information pro
cured 70 occupy the Sallo road II the rear 0. the
town carving # practicable. the several fortified
eminences in that direction. The ID division of
regular troops and portion OF Col. Hays's regi-
ment of mounted volunteers was accordingly de-
tached under Bris. General " orth this service
at noon on the 20th- 4 tenlach mortar snd two
2i-pounder howitzors were placed IN battery during
the night 10 plav upon the citadel and town At
O'Clock these guns opened and continued delibe.
rate fire which was returned. To create a sill
farther diversion IN favor o; Gen. Worth's move.
ment the remainder OF the force except camp
guard was displayed around the centre and left
OF the town The infantry and one battery OF the
st division made strong demonstration on the
left. and soon became so closely engaged that I
moved forward the volunteer division under Major
General Butler to is support leaving one battalion
list Kentucky 10 cover the mortar battery. \
close contest then ensaed. which resulted IN the
capture Of one strong battery Of four guns which
with some adjacent deiences Ourtroops now occupy.
4 garrison was lett 10 hold this position, and the
remainder OF the force returned 10 camp.
In the mean time General Worth had engaged
the enemy early in the morning and defeated him
with considerable loss. In the course OF the day
two OF the batteries IN rear OF the town were
RED by storming parties OF the I'd division, and
third was carried this morning at dawn OF day
The Bishops Palace occupied the only remaining
hight in rear Of town. and IS completely command
ed by the works already carried. Gen. Worth's
division occupies the Satillo road and cuts off all
succor or support from the interior. must reserve
a more minute report OF the important operations
OF Yesterday until those OF the different command
ers are rendered, and also until Typographical
sketch of the country can be prepared.
| regret IL report that oursuccesses have not
been obtaine. without severe loss 10 be attributed
in coed measure 70 the order OF the troops in
pressing forward 80 returns OF killed and wound
81 have vet been received nor is 1t Known what
corps OF Gen. Worths division have suffered most.
In the other portion Of the army the Isl, 3D. and
9Th regiments Of Infantry and regiments OF Ten
uessee volunteers have sustained the greatest loss
The following Is believed 10 be- an accurate ilst OF
the officers killed and wounded
KILLrD.-2d lnantry-Brevet Let Lieutenant J.
Woods Serving with lst lnfaGtry) Sd lniantry-Capt
l.. y. Morris Capt g. P. Field Srevet Major z F.
Barbour lst Lieut. ana Adj't d Irwin "a Lieut.. Il.
Hazlitt 18th Infantry-lst Lieut.. and bdjt C. Hoskins
sth lntantry-Csptain Il. Mcksvett Maryland and
Washington Battalion Volunteers-Lieut Col w. II.
Watson
VOLUNTEER DIv1slox.-Ohio re gimen,-lst Lieut. N
Heit. Tennessee acknowledgement W. B. Allen; : NJ
Putnam
WouNDED.-corps Of Engincerz-Brevet Major J X.
T. Mansfield slightly. Corps of Typographical Engi-
ncers-Capt " g. Williams in hands OF the enemy
lst Infantry-Brevct Major l.. Abercrombie slightly
Capt J. II. Lamotte, severely lsi Lieut. J. C. Terre't
in hands OF the enemy I'd Lieut. R Dlworth severely
Mai
Bainbridge slightly. 9Th lniantry-lst Lieut.. K. II.
Graham severely. 9Th lnfartry-lst Lieut. n B Ros-
sell, slightly. 7th lnisntry-2d Lieut. ]. II. Potter. Sc
verely 9Th Iniantry-2d Lieut.. Geo Wainwright, Sc
verely.
VOLUNTEER DIvts1oS-Genersi S,sif-Msj General
". o. Butler slightly. Ohio Regiment-Co.onel A. NJ
Mitchell, slightly Captain James George, slightly lat
Lieut. and AdJt a. " Armstrong. very severely lst
Lieut. n Niles severely lsi Lieut. l. Motter. slightly
Mississippi Rcciment-Lieut Col. \. II. McCiuDg. SC
verely Captain 4. y. Downing, slightly lst Lieut. II
+ Cook. slightly "a Lieutenant. r. n Arthur, do.
DIVISION or TEXAS MOUNTED NoLrSTEERs--lst
Rcrimcnt-Capt r \. Gillespie, mortaly.
need hardly add. that the conduct OF our troops
both regulars and volunteers througbo the opera
tons has been every thing that could be desired
The part which each corps contributed to the sue
ccsses of the day Will appear more fully in future re
Bricadier Generals Twiggs, and Worth. commanding
divisions must express my obligations for the sufficient
support which they have rendered-par;cularly 20 to
Rrigadier General Worth whose services, from his de-
tached position, have been most conspicuous.
| am sir very respectfully. your obedient servant
L. TAYLOR Major General, /. 5 i Com.
I'll, ddjn;ari general Of he dTTy Washington. d c.