Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-22
EXCITING WAR NEWS.
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From the New Orleans Commercial Times of
the 9Th instant.
Latest Intelligence from the .Army. by
the Steamship James l.. Day--C Cap
fare Of Monterey. after three days
Seige-7erms Of Cupitulation, etc.
The steamship James l.. Day, Capt.
WOOD, arrived here at one o'clock yes
terday morning, from Brazos Santiago,
which place she left on the 30lh nlt.,
bringing us very vouminous package of
private correspondence, detailing the va
riOus incidents connected with the adj
vance Of Gen. rsylor's forces towards
Monterey. The Day brough, to The city
Capt. Eaton, one Of Gen. Taylor's aids
de-camp, en- route for Washington, with
dispatches detailing the glorious events
which have characterized the advance Of
The American Army from Camargo. and
which have crowned the national arms
with complete success in the capture Of
Monterey. after three DAYS seige aud
much hard fighting. 1t appears that Gen.
Taylor arrived before Monterey-where
Gen. Ampudia was in command ON the
10Th ult.; and after taking the usual preli-
minary measures of sege, assaulted the
city in variety of points, on the 2ls,.
22h. and 23d ull. The result was, the
Mexicans were driven from the command
ing eminences about Monterey, after a
desperate defence. in which much blood
was shed on both sides. Five hundred of
our brave fellows were killed and wound
ed; the enemy's loss was also severe,
though from his being under cover, il is
supposed i. is in a ,rfling degree less than
ours. Gen. Ampudia then proposed ca
pi,ula,ion, which, after some parley, was
agreed TO, and the city was TO be evacuat-
ed by the enemy in seven days. The
Fort and Cathedral (he strong places Of
Monterrey were to be put into the hands
of the Americans on the.25th ult., the day
after the capilulation was agreed on
Gen. Worth particularly distinguished
himself AL the divisions engaged have
covered themselves with glory. The
Louisanians, under Blanchard, and The
Texans, under Hays. have molly sustain
ed the honor Of their respective Stales.-
Our loss in officers seems very great, but
it could hardly be otherwise. seeing the
disadvantages under which our Army
fought-the enemy strongly fortified be-
hind stone walls. The following we
published in an extra of yesterday, being
a letter from Rice Garland, to his friend
David Perkins al Fort Polk:
MONTEREY. Sept. "a, 1916.
On the 2lsi. gid and 23d, there was
some hard fighting here, and many poor
fellows have suffered by ii; bu, | think il
may now be said with safety that Gen.
Taylor has the town in his power. The
place was much more strongly fortified
than Gen. T.. had an idea of. and the
Mexicans defended their works with skill
and determination. This morning, Col
MoRrNo, the Adjutan, General of the
Mexican Army. came into camp with a
proposition from Gen. Ampudia to evac-
ua,e The town, he and his army to march
out into the interior. This General Tay-
Tor declined, and insisted upon Ampudia
and his army becoming prisoners Of war,
the men to be dsbanded with sipula-
ton not TO take up arms against us during
the war; the General and his officers Il
remain in custody until disposed of b
order Of our Government. The PARTS
have been negotiating all day; if they 0
moi agree. there will be some more fight
ing, but the place could no. hold out log
Although we carried the place and ron
the victory, yet il has cost US dear. The
carnage on our side is great-prohbly
more so than that of the Mexicans-but
this we do not know. as they fought un-
der cover all the time. Gen. WORTH
has distinguished himself as galtnt SOL
der and skiLful commander. zen. L.
gave him fair chance, and he tas nobly !
availed himself of il. His divi,on. with |
HAYS regiment of Texans, hive gained
more ground, and carried mre points.
than all the rest of the army and with |
trifling iuss--up to yesterday al 9 A. NJ.
il was five killed and twenty-lgh. wound
ed. The whole loss on on side cannot
be less than five hundred men Killed, |
wounded, and taken prisonrs. have no
time to send you details IF the different
actions. We hope to ie in town to-
morrow.
AS our correspondent from some un
toward chance in its fanslasion. does not
reach TO a later date.han the l7lh ult.,
which letter was wrien in sigh, of Monte
rev, we have availe, ourselves of the very |
copious and graphl details of the brill
liant actions Of the lst, 22d and 23d, Civ
en- by our neighhrs of the PIcayune,
both in their reg.ar edition of yesterday.
and in volumious extra issued few
hours later, and transcribe them as fol.
lows:
Hasty !Nemonnda ofhe Operations Of
the .Ameriaa .Army before Monterey,
Merico, from the 18Th to the Gath
Septemb.
On The 9th, Gen. Taylor arrived be-
fore Montrey. with force of about 5000
men, anJhfter accommodating the city q,
about 100 or 1000 yards from the
Ca,hedI Fort, during which he was
fred uon from its batteries. his force
Al.