Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-30
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GENERAL
TAYLOR.
llEhpauAafgRs AMY OF 0eerrATlos.
Camp npar Monterey Oct. .. 1916

SIN II have now the honor to submit detailed re-
nrl Of tho recent operations before Monterey resulting
III the cnpltulatou o that city.
The information received On the route from Cortnlvo,
and particularly the continual appearance IN iot Of the
Mexican cavalry. which had slight slnnsh with our
advance at the village oi Ramas induced the belief, rs
We approached Monterey, thai the cnems would defend
thnt place. Upon reaching the ucghbrhood 81 the city
On the morning 1.-THE 18th OF September, this heller was
FULLY continued. Ii ascrrmlncd thai he occupied the
town IN res that largo work had been constructed
mandlng all thu northern approaches and thu the Il sh
ops faacc and some heights III lis Vicinity near the sal
io road, had also heen fortified and occupied with troops
aud artillery Il WIS known from information vously
received. that the eastern aplraachrs ciul.
manded hy several small works in the lower edo Of tc
city.
'Tlx cinfpuraan okthe heights and porprs IN the dl
fecton ofthe Sa,llo mad visible tr@u the point
tanned Nv advance The morning al The ilh. led
suspect that practicable 10 lnm all the WuIAs
III that direction, and thus cu' the enemy ne 81
muneaon After establishing my campat the ''Nnnut
sprngs. three mules from Mmtcrcy. nearest suitable
position. It was accordingly. my hist ofdrr ell st
reconnaissance u the ground m question: which enc
cuted the evening III the l9h by the engineer officers
under the direction oi Mn. Mansfield \ meonn Is.
al the eastern approaches Was at the rlme ume made by
APT " lllam4. typographical engineers. The cNam
nation made h, Manr Mansi. NJ proved the ontfr pac
ucahility Of throwing forward column Il the Salulo
raad. aud thus turning the position OF the enemy --
Deemug this To be an operation u csseuta importance,
ofd NpT given Ia ljrevot lIngndtrr General WORTH
commanding the ncrund DIVISION to mufch with his com
mand the 2lh Ia turn thu hill Of the Bishops Palace
occupy position the St,lo road. and iocarty the
enemys detached works IN that quarter where Practicable
The ra regiment 81 Texas mounted volunteers. under
command OF Col Hays, associated with thu second
div this Capt Saunders en- noers and
Lieut. Mead top graphical engineers. were als1 ordered
10 report 10 Gen. Worth or duty with his column
At O'Clock =. NJ. on the 2tIh the serond div sion
oo' up its march. Il "aa SION discovered, h, Off cls
Who accomplishing the town, and eanmuuicat, To
Gen. W urh that lis movement had hcrn perceived. aud
that the enemy lfsWno wuioremrns towards the
Bishops Palace aud The height which romminds H. 10
divert his attention as lar practicable, lin first division,
under Brgadler General fulgqs. aud field division Of
volunteers. under Mibr General Butler display ed
front OF the town until dark Arrangements made
Al the time Ia place III battery during thu MONT N
suitable distance from the enemy main Wpr>, the c,t
adr Two ~ FOUNDER ho~iiaers aud "A IL neh mortar.
with view To open lire on The following day. when
prop ,cd to make diversion IN favor OF General North'+
movement. The h infantry covered this battery during
the nlght Gen Worth had IN the meantime cached
and occupied ir the unht defensive PCS tiln Iasi III
the range OF batter, b1vr the Beh p Palace h1v
nv mad a rocaanf sane ~ far l4 the Sffllp rad
i'efrr Vrccrdnq 10 rePari the operations Of tn 2lei,
aud i1ll1Nlnl diys hrt leave o 4taio thai shall
llpn IN d ill only tbHss whl'h were conducted a1i'nN
th eastern extremity oil tn elt, elsewhere. under my
immediate direction, n'rrng y,n ir the particulars Of
General " urll separations. Inch entirely detached
la his own fall rep,r transmitted herewith.
Fairly the morning 81 the Aiat, ! r5eeiv d uli,
from Con Worth. written al halt past nine o'clock the
night before. suggesting what had aleady ,nlcnded,
slpng diversion against the centre and e oi the town 10
iaynr his enterprise against the llmghs IN rear. The
infantry and artillery u tn 4l division, and The field d
vlsluu ii volunteers. ,rl,tod udtuaaus and took
the deco o Tho ely eayt1g one company oi each reg
meul a camp guard. Tho 2ud drag on., under Lieut.
I'll. May, and Cd. Woada rcgimnntW leNas mounted
volunteers. under the mmcI at" direction 81 General
Henderson, directed 10 the right support General
Worth II necessary. and h make an impression. II prac
neahe. upon the upper quarter Of the city. iptn mp
praachug the rlT battery. lho LIST AID ID regiments
o infantry and battalion oi lSalim ,re and Nashn4 ton
volunteers with tapan Bragg field bat fy-ihc whole
under the command ol Lieut. Cu Gafland-were iii
reeled towards the lower part Of the town. with orders To
MAKE strong dem lnstmon. and carry o The enenys
advanced works. # II could done without too heavy hs4
NalH Mansfield. engineers, and Capt W llllanls and
Lieut.. Pope, typographical engineers, accompanied this
column, Mnur Mansfield benny charged with direction.
aud the designation oi points u attack In the meantime
the served by tnpi Ramsey, of the ordnance and
the hpwltzr battery under Capt Nrlsier st artillery.
had opened their fire upon the citadel which dclbcr
alely sustained. and answered from the work General
Buffers division had nnw taken up position Vi
THIS battery. when the discharges o artillery. mingled
finally with rapid fire OF small arms, showed that It,
Col Glrllnd's command had be mc warmly engaged
now deemed II necessary to supp n this attack. aud
accordingly ordered the ih infantry and three regiments
81 Gen. Buffers division 10 march nj hp The ltil
flank the direction o HE advanced work al the lower
cNueiny 81 the town, lavng regiment (lsl kcntnc
Ky tocovcr the mortar aud howizor battery. BY
mistake two companies of the ith infantry did re
cciye this order, and consequently did JON the advance
companies until some tim Afterwards.
Lieut.. Col. Garland : command had Apr iarhcd the
direction the rigl OF the advanced work No
at the northeastern ange o the city. and the engineer
eli covered by skrnshrrs. had succeed Il IN entering
the suburb and gaining cover. The remainder Of this
command now advanced and entered the town under
heavy fire Of artillery nn the citadel and the works on
the left aud Of a.keiry from the huu-cs and small works
IN front movement II the rghl wac attempted with
view t. gan the Of No / and carry thai work but
he troops were much cSpscd ~ a iIfe which they
e5uld CilCcually return, and had already sustained
such loss. particularly in officers, that II deem
I'd best 10 withdraw Them To more secure POSITION
Capt. Bac,us. st infantry, however with portion Of
his and other companies had gained the ROOT of a
ianncry, which looked directly into the gorge OF No ,
and from which he poured IN st destructive fire into
that work and upon the strong building lis This
fire happily conceded IN point OF time with the advance Of
partun ol the volunteer division upon No and
lfbuiod largely to the fall Of tlmt strong and important
work.
The three regiments of the volunteer division under
the immediate command Of Major General Butler, had in
the meantime advanced IN the direction Of No /. The
leading brigade, under Brigadcr General Qnitman,
continued lis advance upon that work preceded by
ncs OF the 18th Infantry and had advanced within short
range Of the work, when they received by fire that
almost moment struck downone third Of the off
and men, and rendered necessary and effect
a conjunction with the two other companies then advan
cling. General Quilman brigade though suffering m ,st
Ia