The daily union., 1846-10-30

us occasionally a lew numo1fs OF your PaPo''
sometimes get one, which we suppose you sen1 us.
Bu,--peb sai--a hint IL enoogh--please send them
10 Captain Stewart; we will get them
One more favor have 10 beg, yiz;--EI ne sun 70
read daily by every lady in Baltimore at the oieah-
fast table. BE good enough, therefore, 70 e. ou,
sweethears (God eternally bless them) know ~n"'
We are about.
We have nothing 10 the shape Of ladies here, and
therefore have 10 content myself win gazing OF
the features OF my ''lady love" as they nave oeen
most truthfuy delineated by the painters pencil
on a portrait which constantly near my heafI
Just before Col, Watson fell, as nave already In,
formed YOU, 1 felt somewhat "biitoas '--ahem--and
inloadne NV niece nv pmrod accidentally oaughl
the riband 20 which the portrait OF her Il love was
attached and drew IL from my bosom. hfeii 70 'he
ground and as lsoked on that sweet faee, y" as
though Il was a warning to 10 do my duty.
thought Of "hern ai that moment OF horror, and, al
though thought death almost certain, knew iuil
well Il would never do for 10 show my face TO her
again II she knew had ran. Yes, gentlemen, that
form and image ardenty, so fcndy loved, rose up
before me in all It's Byeiiaess, and thought almost
aloud, HThers is no saeh pOrd run" SO run,
didn't and couldn't repeat A. God bless the ladies'
of Baltimore. The remembrance OF one OF whom
restored me 10 a consciousness OF my duty amid .
scene Of danger, horror, and blood, 70 whieh my
memory never can reenr without a shudder.
For yourselves, gentlemen, receive the assurance
of my respect Yours, &c, ): M.
earn that the express does not leave for Camar- |
10 ill Tomorrow, may, therefore, write again.
Lisa james and Col HINT bearers Of despaiehe'-
Short ing-Hiat 20 ths Secretary
. of Wa--TAs sreiismsat In emnp--Th sisryl sub |
sdsd-Gn. Butler and Goa Paiierson-Ot1 loss
Ge- TayIor opposed to the arnisties-How old Rough
and Rsady could haps iaksn the citadel, &c.
.. (couespondsnos Of the Baltimore sunl
.# MoArERKr, (Mexioo,) Oct 7, iSi6.
GrSrLEAEm Lieut.. James is about to leave here
for New Orleans, and have thought you would not
be displessed TO hear from your Baltimore friends
in the army by every opportunity. This gallant
young officer distinguished himself at Monterey,
where he was slightly wounded, and Is now con-
missary. am told Re is the bearer ofimporant
dispatches from Gen. Taylor to the government, but
that be goes no further than New Orleans, where
he will deliver them TO Col. Hunt, quartermas- |
ter 10 be forwarded to Washington. l presume
they are the official in detail OF the stormin. OF
this place. u.al. ...s |
For four or Eve days past, as | have already in |
formed you we have been or short allowance OF
food and have therefore had TO resort to smuggling
in other words some fDe Mexican steers have been
slaughtered to appease the hunger Of our men. In
one case was detected and the poor eulprt now
in the "glard-house;" but hunger honors no law,
and scores have fallen since. just be good enough |
to give the Secretary Of War; jolt under the htth
rib and ask him If he TO kill us all Oft for
pledge you my word hunger is producing disease,
the foe. ...r. -H........ ... W.
Our countrymen at home, am sure, have no idea
of eur sufferngs | equally certain u,at they |
might have been prevented, If proper means were
employed by those whose business II Is TO SEQ to
our wants. Ii takes great deal TO feed 900 men,
and the truth Of the whole matter may be summed |
up in these words: government has not sustain
ed Gen Taylor as 1t ought to have done, nor IN the
way, and to the amount, he has long since demand
ed. .l |
L.. IL o., Pm. iaf fol
be sent to take Gen. Patterson's place in command
of the Rio Grande posts, and that Gen. p. is to be
ordered to some active command. But nous ptrrons,
as the patriarch of types would say. . |
Ii was my Intention in this letter, to have given
you full account Of the stomng of this place, but
Capt. Ovens (who, in consequence Of Col. Watson's
death, succeeded Stewart in command Of company
Az will leave here, in few days. for Baltimore, and
he will furnish you with items. .a.rgFe b ID /
Our loss was immense, at least 900 men killed
wounded, and missing. The Mexican loss is not
much greater. Ii is pretty well ascertaned that
Gen Taylor was himself opposed 10 the srmistce
which he granted, and only yielded from the fact
that nine out of the thirteen officers whom he con-
suited strenuously advised it. believe if "Old
Roughn--God bless him---had had his own way
we could have taken the citadel in one hours time
and with small loss. There is a report here to-
day, from Camargo, that Canales is playing the
devil with as between here and that place.
But one hears SO many reports, that you cannot
tell which is true or false. Yours, j. M.
Capituiaiion and evacuation Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
killed Dissatisfaction al The terms ofihs armisies
.M,1ican bruiaiiiy--Britiant conduct Of General
Woih-Hiness Of Genera! Tpiggs-O6icsrs distin-
g,sished--Fooihardy paior-- The Ratiyng
ofhs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS indispensable
Fsra# i5f@ MArAMoRos, Oct. S, 1886.
At length, Messrs. Editors, are we in possession
Of certain information from Monterey. Under the
tEaf s.~f L.. L.la
last accounts marched out, and were on the way to
occupy the positions beyond the stipulated line Of
which you are already informed. #.ga a%s8
In the actions before and in Monterey, we have to
lament the loss of many brave men and officers In
all there were Al officers skilled and wounded, )" and
made you acquainted with the name and rank of the
oficers who have suffered. aaau. F.- .....
There is great dissatisfaction in the terms accord
ed the enemy, as at the time, the skill and bravery
Of Gen. Worth had placed them at the disposition Of
our army and from the fact that they had fired at
"white flag" sent to the bodies of our killed
such terms were thousand times too good. Afer
exhausting their brutality upon our wounded Off
GERS and soldiers, by killing such in cold blood, as
the fortune of had placed at their disposal, and
violating the drapeau banc, J" respected even by
ages, policy makes truce with the Mexcans, and
allows them the "honors of war; gEc ea &
In the taking of Monterey, many individual acts Of
gallant bearing were shown; but above ALL conspicu
ousy shone the courageous Worth--skil, COM
blned with the valor of his troops, enabled him to
carry battery after battery with but trifng loss, and
to take the most impregnablc fortress of the enc
my, the Bishops Palace p by stratagem almost en-.
trey. More than two-thirds Of the enenry's posi-
tons were taken by his division, under his immedi-
ate direction, and one by one their cannon turned
upon themselves. Il isgreaty regretted that sick
ness prevented our newly.made General Twiggs
from taking part in the glorious three days. From
his known courage and skill great things were nat-
rally expected, and tits subject Of universal re-
gre that an opportunity add to his military hon
ors, was denied him by sudden attack Of illness.
II b hoped, however, that he may he sufficiently
recovered In short time to share in future perils
themselves stand forcmost-Major Scott, Of the 5th
United States infantry Capt. c. F. Smith, OF the Cd
United States artillery; Lieut. Ayres, Of the Sd ar
allery and Lieut. McPhai, Of the 5th United States
infantry--all Of whom are honorably mentioned Ii