Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-26
official Despatches.
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sNep' "eep battalion, Lieut. Col Childs) anu eighu
regiment (Cspt Serven constituting the fret Brigade I'M
der Lieut. Col Stamford; Lieut. Msekalrs battery horse
tety fifth infantry maj sco., .ex.,h fc,pt.;n Nilc..
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| 80 = ' uu ' D.Sa u''' ee"'''i es"e' Smn
Voo OF hhes and Col Hays regiment OF Texan mountes
ritemen moved from the main camp at 81 Boaaue de 81
| DoNaiRgo at 2, %. m. ON the Goth
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,n, -, 81 ~ w, ~ aS,oar 20 inc rgn 70 onoea
,s.onno,.ssn ~ an "a. Sauno I0ao, enee. mS'oug'
| os,aa =, s., a. spp'oesues " 'ne cry RON tns' VI
| 1870 - ~ ie'"o'eeinen''' anu P'ao
| O,i,, 10 ar. s,a;sni,,. n A. -, n ,-, :,
Marin s,J hsco, $500; ~ p kvunu e es 'e
di,.Io, h,d rsschsJ v .o'e =. Wv ~,
| a.. a., - 80 p "a so"sovuo"0o y, ''e
49, aNk ule ,ouSe ptseueaole Iot ainoty, whien
,,,s hsJ a., ;,s' -, aP $3.50 y, y. uu,, ah n
.,mr,i, ~ -, ,.oI.,SS LII 49, IS y ~ ~
m,Jx,v on m. go, - s,L - h ps pS
Thence ,na, J.s.h
men,. Of H.ys. ra,,n ., Dr. i, y. ~ s;
n, Gr,nds ,on,. ,ha, - , a.a.; - a. SsI,,,,
road This ,,min,,;on ,.s,,.I ~ h ,h., ,h
gronnds q, on, f., - - 80 80, i sS -
lei =, an. 80. ,;,,. o. - - - -. : -
enemy,, noson and en,.r.d ,inIv into ,S Sonc.. Of
a.. 80. ~. - -. ,N.-" - -. -, - ="
linz. 81 ,.,,e., and III .,nn. - a.. ,a.o :, S.,,,
md .on,,IIin, ,h,, On i,,sr,;on 81 p,s... r.
strong point because of The desnsivs rh,,,c,s,
of The hin, and ,o,yes an, Of an. x.,y ,,.6 and Li
manner with which ,h.y b,d h..n er,ssd ri a,.rid
II was also CLEARLY inJca,sd ,h,, an, nhc, .d,ns Id
be srenuously resisted
IN tho n
ton and win .urh ,o,m,,,n :, ., Re- ,.., -,
AZ, NJ h.,,le q, ,,v min, os ,.s,,i, A, ,h a.n
Consisting OF Hayss Texans suppor,ed bv the sb,
papies Isl brigade under Cam q Smi,b fhoh e,te,
dcd "a the valley ien,d %, c,n,,c.J I.l c,Iio,aa
by Duncan,s light artillery and battalion bssds of CO.
Iumns on turning an angle of the mountain Al h,cend,
called San Jeronimo came upon strong force Of cavalry
and infantry mostly tb, former rona,t imn,ed,,sIy
ensued The Texans received the heavy charge of
with their unerring rifles and usual Raantry; tho light
companies opened rapid aud well directed fires Duncaps
in min
by section OF Mackss delivering its fire over the heads
OF Ere the close Of the combat which lasted
but fifteen minutes the first brigade I'd formed 10 the front
the right and left. and delivered Its FIRE. The second
brigade was held IN reserve the ground not admitting of
Its deployment The enemy retired in disorder eaying
the ground hundred killed and wounded; among
the former, Don Juan N. Nars colonel of the permanen
regiment of ance) upon the Ssluo road and was close
y pursued until possession OF the gorge where all
the debouches from Monterey unite whereby the force lust
defeated. also renforcemen and supplies from that d
recton, excluded from entering the city Al this
important point the division was halted, and attention d.
rected toward the mountain forts which enveop the city on
its western and southwestern faces Soon discovering
however that our position brought within effective range
OF the batteries the troops were advanced eight hun
dred yards farther on the Sahllo road.
The examination thus Tar. had manifested besides the
importance OF the positions the impraccably of any ef
ec,e operations against the city, until possessed Of the
exterior forts and batteries independent however, of Ill
terror Objects the occupation OF these heights became nds
Pensabe 10 the restoration OF our line OF communication
with headquarters necessarily abandoned for the moment
a y,
m, aiorce was detached under Capt Smith. with
ders to storm the batteries the crest Of the hill
called Federaelon ana alter taxing that TO carry the fort
c.eu' on Tue Huge 'he same height retred
ABOUT Oyo yaus me TWO enec'uay guarded the slopes
anu rOas !" 'aey, ana consequently the approaches
70 ,ne CIV rms somnIhu consisted OF iour companies,
20 3D. anu anu a. 4'h arneryl OF the artillery
9saI n ,uu eeI ., - n uliesples, Ohan-
uet . DIiow. anu MeCdoehs companies OF Texan nile
men, GnGer hoot aeung IN co-oPetanon-n all
aoou' 1Sv u was hPOsso'e 70 mask ihe move
mem VI ne stunning parry oh approaching ihe base oil The
'ne gun, .. oOsn upon plungins he'
ana gn troops were seen descending and aIan'
iO r. ;J;, ~ on u,e ret
S C "e H I,5 o IoeIhned resistance,
'n.ra,. ,,,L tho g., -, IT, -. uIpo,' a n
became general the enemy y,.d,.IIy ,;oI5ir, "a -,
m the rnggcJ occIivi,v and On, rnn a. s,ca;i ~
Tbs onnsarnnra of bssavr ,.i,c,rconon,s mn ~ rs'
,nd he cardinal innnrt,nce + ,h. onn,,,;o, Ja.ia
S,,bsr s,nro,, ,bo s,h ,,nJ., ~. S,s,,i ns,
anar,. -, soI,n,.o- - - I;s,1t- ~
connn,n1od hv RTig,de, C;sno,,I sill - a. ; ~.
III - - ;,,'is. ~ - . , WY was insuuG-
-, - So 1880 vi ~, toaSnlng tue au-
ah. , I an thll unde' FAVOR OF
the RON, and moying IL obloaslv M The hi; @ 70
$500. ,I,.no,,.7 - - ~ ~ ~ ~ , eiy uue
- - 49, Ii;i - -, laelou. ne accord
10y "a ~ y I.y P u, anu "'SOHPanieu me oth
S;,L,s c1,srJ b,,i 80, III, Japan
o ti Sonlto nalIhs uos' gsInuy earned the hrst
~; - p'Si t 'u',eu '"e euptH'eu gum
- sI -, - 1nu n'oNeu on WIN MS
which wa, c,r,isd in ,Ilan, syi. he d. %
~ pIi tI s2'e oy 'nS i"rces uhder scott
o;l 1870 H., .it '-ay w "eu oeeh oe'aehed on
PeI1i s, ut VINO returned IN nme TO share with hi-
OF MS 'heh !" ne s assault, and TO take prominent
Partlh inc seeohu inc whole directed by Gen. Smith.
At this point secured another 9-pou ldet and ir,e
diaeIy both ME ces were brouSht IN hear u,,r ,h p,
PaI,c. si,n,,cd n,on "a ,,it,.,. - - ~ e''P
a. Iii Ji; "nu 'i'u"uy Ie sou'He'n slope OF
we i'Ii ~" 'a''ey VI ohD SIX hundred yards
intervening. we had now secured important adyan-
tage, and yet but halt the work was DONE The posses-
sion Of these heights only made the more apparent the
controlling importance Of those opposite and the necessity
Of orrnovIpg tho n,Isce A y;,Io,, -. 49, y
night closing in operaiions IA, tho a., ooa.aI TI
,,eons L,d -, Loa, 49,, =. - ~ Inc
Is ', -, 80 "','p 'siA nou's "I'hout 1000, and
So'a,g 'dNeu 10 no UTMOST physical exertons. Such
as eouu DC Pe'heu sep' win arms IN hand, subjected
TO pelting Storm and without covering till m when
they aroused TO carry the hill Indspendeneia
Iieut Col Cb;Ids ,y,s o.s;o,o1 60 - l.
,.,y c,,si.,i,, - -. .s.t-- - " stunning
IA Y',,,,,Ia IS, i' Pos' anu " 4lh' ana a
V 'ov "a''aI,'i" thiee companies ON infantry, "a
o. ana ~ unIet capt ocilVen, win two hundred Texan
fiemen, under Col. Hays and Lieut.. Col. Walker gcao
tain Of rics,) acting IN Co-operation The command
moved g. conducted its point of ascent by Cant san
der. military and Iieut Meade tonn,,,,h; - -;.
Favored bv the yy.,tbc, h, ,aa.L A IL r.
,bort ono bnnd,od -, 90 d., - u"n o. Gay "lh'h
-, a., 80. - - D" "h'o" Poslllon'
aho"B ue eeS OF rocAs' oouy OF the enemy had been