New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-13

Holloway commanding and Lieut. Merchant: corr
pany, Cept Scriyner and Lieut. Montsotnery-'yas
dered to take the summit of Palace Hi
The Colonel left camp az clock a VI and climbed
the mountain through the chaporral and pttbe steep
rocks with such secrecy that nj day break nc with
in hundred yards OF The b:esstTork OF sand bsSs
before he discovered. The McXicans poured :her
muskct-y into them but they rushed Up the precip!ce
and had the pace. Three oil Inc artillery men.
having rusnod ahead fast, foand themselves inc
hands OF the hczicans- Iher surrendered the Mex
leans took their ulusksts and shot them down with the
very pieces they had gwen up saw me poor fellows
lying there.
nave but few moments LETT TO write in. and NUS:
therefore defer the particulars Of the =tornng OF the
palace until have more time Col. Stamford went up
daylight with the balance OF the 9Th and Maj scott
led up the 9Th. the Louisiana boys on the hill
with the 9Th At O'Clock, 4. NJ One Of Duncans how
tiers in charge OF Lieut. Rowland dragged up or
rather bftcd up. and opened In. palace which was
filed with troops. The Mexicans charged on the how
tZcr but driven back i constant firing was kept
up for several hour= particularly by Blanchards men
who left dozen Me2icans dead upon the hillside
At length charge ordered, and our men rushed
down upon the palace, entered hole IN door that had
been blocked up but opened by the hoTZer and soon
cleared the work of the few Mcxicans who remained.
Lieut.. Ayrcs the lucky one who hrst reached the
hHlyards and lowered the nag. One Is pound brass
piece beautiful article, manufactured IN Liverpool in
LIE and short brass l. pound howitzer were cap
tured with large quantity of ammunition, and some
Euskets and iaHces.
The fo:t adjoining the palace walls is not completed,
but s very neatly constructed far II IS built The
killed our side in taking the palace was seven
wounded, twelve. Lieut. Wainwright was wounded IN
the and side by musket ball but viii soon recover.
il Is hoped Mr. John Francis OF New Orleans, belon,
inr 10 Blanchard's Company was killed will give a
full of this affair At another time. Col Childs
Capt Vinton, Capt blanchard Lieut. Lonssreet Lieut.
Clark (Adt. OF the rth) Lieut. Ayres Lieut. McCown,
and the two Nichols 10 have been the heroes OF
the day.
The two latter :" did the thing up brown, and not
only Judge Nichols but Louisiana may well be proud OF
such The Mexcans lost Al least thirty killed
twenty one had been buried this morning, and farc
seen number lying on the hill side, that not
discovered by when they brought in the dead.
Yesterday morning the whole Division under Genera!
Worth entered the town on this side and have been
fighting there since. The heart OF the city Is moth
ing but forticaton the thick walls being pierced
for rnuskets and being placed 10 rake the
prncipa! streets. The roofs being Hat and the front
walls rising three four feet above the root OF course
every street mas line OF breas,works each side.
en.uch mortar around from General Taylor last
evening, and il il placed in the largest plaza 20
which troops have fought step By step and rom
house TO house
Duncans batteries are in town, and the present i'm.
preston is that the place will soon be taken. Gen.
Worth has gained al the holds that command the
city and has pushed thc far as they can go
without falling into Gen. Tay!ors hands on the other
side OF the city All this has been done with the loss OF
only about seventy killed and wounded The achieve.
is glorious onesuficeniy TO satisfy the ann
bition OF any earth. was expecting 20 see
Gen Worth rushing mis- into unnecessary danger in
order to win for them and himself great military fame,
but his conduct has been very diticrcnttro this
His great study has been - gain these commanding
points with the least possible sacrifice % life AZ rst II
seemed totally impossible TO storm these heghts-it
looked like charging upon the clouds-but has been
done. The Bishops palace, which IL as strong as II mas
been represented be- has been stormed and taken by
cur brave soldiers should have stated that Col Hays,
with body OF his troops, and Captains Gillespie and
McCuloch at the taking OF the palace. Capt Gil
cspic was MORALLY wounded and died yesterday
ng, regretted by the whole army.