The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-23
Further Particulars.
Special Correspondence q iAs Piesyuas.
DIsnoP's PALACE MONTEREY, MExIco,
IL. =. L. l..

the balle OF Monterey commenced. "a
the 29.h, at noon, cen. Worth marched
from tie camp east Of The town ~ the u.
rection Of The heights west al the town.
McCuoch and G,lespie's companies Of
rangers lufmIng The accommodating party.
4, night the division byouckeo almost
within range Of the guns stationed upon
line INCHES puul Of the hill, on which the
3 shops Palace IS situated. Al daylight
on tie 2lst, the column was again IA no.
uon, and IN few moments were turning
he pom. OF ridge winch proirudtd u.
towards the enemy guns, bringing Us as
near 10 them as their gunners could desire.
Tacy immediately opened upon The CO
,umn with honi:zeI aud - FOUNDER FIR
M shell and round Shot as fast as they
could discharge their pieces. The road
now wound IN towards gorge, but not far
enough 10 be OUT Of the range Of their guns,
~ Which still played upon US. Another ridge
las about lhfce.iuurths Of mile bgyaud
the first, around lie termination 1t which
the road would brug It under the Ia.iy
SUNNI, Of a height which rises between
Palace ll,l aud the mountains, which arse
over US on the west. " hen the head Of toe
column approached this ridge, body Of
Mexican cavalry came dashlng around the
( pom, to charge 81 our advance.
Capt. Gillespie Immediately ordered h.s
men 10 dismuunl and place themselves III
Ambush. The enemy evidently Dad not
perceive this manuuvfe; but Tie moneAt
/ they came up, the Texans opened 90 them
a most effective lire, unsaddIrg Il Number
Of them. McCuiloch's company nov dash.
ed INTO them-Capt. {. + SmIn's compu.
I ny and Capt, SCOTS company Of Artillery,
tlacing as Infantry, J and Lseulen'L Long
streets company OF ,he 5,a lAl4nlry, with
another company of the same teglmeat,
( likewise charged upon the enemy. The
Texan borsemen we're soon engaged With
them, 10 a sort Of hand.lo.hand ski,m.sh,
N which number Of the enemy fell, ana
ore Texan vas killed and two wounded -
Col. Duncan ROW opened upon them with
hs battery Ok Lj5h, AulInry pouring a
t-w discharges Of grape among them and
scattering them like chali Severn. meu
and horse, f. uuder 'hs destructive tire.
| saw one horse aai riler bound some feet
lato the air and both fell dead aud tumuisl
down the steep. The foo, companies a.
bove named then rushed W the steep auJ
fired over the ridge al the treating cue.
my a considerable body 3, whom were
concealed from our view around The point
Of tie hJl. About ,hifv Of The enemy
we're killed 10 this s&irm,h, aud among
them a captain, who, with two Or three
others, cell IN the rold The capiaJa was
wounded IN three places the last shot hit.
ing him 10 the forehead. lie fought GAL.
auly 10 tic last, aud am sorry q say
tina | caunOg earn hls name HE U4ht
uuttuttrs. vue Oh whist s"''''"
Lieutenant Mackau, we're now drawn up,
on tuU slore % shs ridge, aud the hu~tt-
GERS opened upon the heigE, Of Palace
Hill. \ lew shells only were thrown, be-
fore he enemy commenced firing with Il
4 nine. FOUNDER from Tie height Immediately
over lilo righ, uf the column, aiming at
Duucan's batteries. The severH fegi-
menl9 took positions, and lew more shells
were thrown towards Palace Hal, but did
no execution The ulnr ponder coulH.
led + throw is shot, win grea' precision
al our batteries one BAL filling directly ~
the g.dst o the pieces, but fortunately
hitting neither men Or guns. Finding bts
batteries thus exposed, and unable to effect
anything, Col. Duncan removed his com
maud 10 a rancho about bali a mile further
up the SiltIiD road where Gen. NaffH
took Up his position, after ordering the loot
regiments % form aioHg the fence, near
The point Of the ridge. IHe AHH.erp
Battalion, 9TH, Eth aud -th Infantry aaa
the Louisiana Volunteers rcmaluei 10 tbs
position about Two hours, directly under
the fire Of the enemy's guas NOW two. -
The bats fell directly ~ their mida I'll
toss tine without wouH8Hg Gan II
Lc-in aitb, the MeXtcdus manage their ar,
tIlery 10 battery as well as the Americans
do-thls | believe IS nov conceded by ey.
cry officer. At half past 10 tue column
moved towards the Generals position
Al this time, Capt. VI kayat,, ot the ia
Infantry, vas shot through the heart by d
nine pound ball, and a private Of The Jgn
Infantry was SO severely wounded 10 tae
thigh, that he died the next morning. 4.
bout fifty Mexican, now appeared upon the
nl.l side, over the moving column, aud III.
ed at our troops some hundred music, shot.
without dong any harm. The DIVISION
dcpIoyrd into the position pointed nut, and
remained an hour or two, when Capt. G.
+. Smith, OF the Artillery Battalion, witt
Two companies lhls OWL and Capt. SCOTS
and four companies Texas Rangers OF
. foot, were ordered 10 storm The sccouC
, height This the gallant officer cheer
. fully undertook, and vas followed with en-
lhusIasm By the officers aud men Of hi
E command. !, vas considered on al, SID
d to be a most dangerous underak NJ, an,
: this party was considered most emphatI
d cally a torlofn hope That the heigh
y would be taken, no one doubted, but Tia
= many brave fellows would fall ia the ut
tempt, seemed inevitable. The dIslauc
l. 10 be climbed after reaching the foo, Of th
r bill, was about quarter Of mile par
e Of the way Was almost perpendicular an
turaugh thorn bushes and over Sham MOI,