Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-11-07
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MoxrsHEr, sIsrEssEH 20, 1919.
The army quietly qnaercd la and about tbs grounds
50 recently srewn with the dead and dying The blood
stained pavements at this mark the spot Of desperate
conflict While the march from camp upon tho first day
battle heard Gen. Butler remark Col Johnson, Of Texas
then acting his aid that the post Of danger the post
Of honor" That's doubt true, and So then the wreath
of honor should be withheld from the graves Of the dead
and the brows Of the living Of those who participated in the
sorming Of Monterey. After careful examination Of the
ground occupied by the enemy the point Of attack their
means Of defence, and the number Of troops Is astons
cd, not that many killed, but ha any should be e
to tell the story Of the action.
Strange and amen,abe that the homage Of mankind should
be profoundly bestowed those only who conduct
fully the carnage Of the battlefield homage purchasedb by
the vng at the expense Of the blood Of those who die
These things, however, have been are, and will be So
The town situated the mountain pass which separscsho
plain extending the Gulf of Mexico from the mountainous
region which continues until you have assembled the table
land upon which the capital situated. These FOUNTAINS
arise with great abrupness from the plain, unlike the Alcgha
Mes which approached only through country rough and
broken long before you at their base Their aspect is
bleak and dreay in the extreme. The ascent presents
angle apparently Of sixty seventy degrees and their crest
exhibits sharp dgeof nearly uniform height except where
broken through though pieces had broken out leaving
apertues of seven hundred feet with perpendicular Sides
through which other range dscernbe. Detached hills
rise occasionally like from the plain,
and many them of great height On Of these stands
the Bishops Castle, commanding the and plain for miles
1t is accessible is true, from the east with gentle ascent,
but you look west from the heights Immediately beyond it
the head grows dizzy and TO high places
shrinks Involuntary back from the precpce, and in
snctiyey seeks footing and frmer grasp upon the
horny chapara surrounding him. This castle, you know,
was taken by Gen. Worth. How it was done cannot
prehend although the nodus opand has been explained to
half dozen times by those who participated in the battle.
One would think an eectnal resistance, properly
sued against body well another totally regardless
of numbers courage fact doubts that the troops
who have taken the town could defend it against myriad OF
Gen. Taylor, conversation with me- said he had
hesitation pronouncng it the strongest position the
nent except Quebec By the by word about the captu
aon The bearer flag Of truce proposed surrender of
the town. allowing them to remove all the public property
Gen. Taylor asked an unconditional surrender Of every thing
quite difference They had from to IL o'clock
At IL they for Gen. Taylor After erhaustng his pa
tience with diplomacy and Ampuda had declared he
way straened submission, Gen. Taylor said Sir,
hold your town. yourself and your army in the hollow Of my
hand and you know t the conference is closed In thirty
minutes you shall hear from my baiteres He took his hat
leave the Ampudia called him back and submitted
This told in person by Gen. Taylor and is strictly
true of course.
Much has been deservedy said Of Gen. Tayor personal
bravery it the theme of admiration and adulaon of those
at home, but peculiarly Of his He is surrounded by
equally so-by young men, who in subordinate posi-
on capable Of any thing and every thing brave and
great and, although obscured from the eye Of the country
fact its pride and ornament will take occasion here
after Of naming Of those whom regard dandes Of
West Point and show you how they live and what they
dergo in the service how their esprit du corps prompts them
duty their devotion their profession, &C. Certainly the
testimony of volunteers will hereafter sabuse the public mind
its appreciation Of the young officers Of the army.