The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-24
Some Particulars of the Battle

The correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayunc gives the following account Of
some parts of the fight. ........
BIsHoP's PALACE, MONTEREY, Mex, Sept. "a
GENrLEMEN:-rhis is the fourth day since
the buttle OF Montery commenced On the
Goth, at noon, Gen. Worth marched from the
camp east of the town in the direction of the
heights west ofthe town. McCuloughs and
Gillepsie's companies OF rangers forming the
RECOMMENDING party. At night the division
bivouaCked almost itlIn range of the gus
stationed upon the highest point of the bill,
on which the Bishops Palace is situQted. AT
daylight, on the 2lSt, the column was again
in MOTION, and in few moments was turn
ing the point ola ridge which protruded out
towards the enemy's guns, bringing us as
near to them as their guInners could desire
They immediately opened upon The column
with hpwi,zer and I2-pouuder, firing shell
and round shot as fast as they could discharge
their pieces. The road now wound III to-
wards IL gorge. but not far enough TO be out
of'range of their guns, which still played up
on U.S. Another ridge lay about three -fourtis
oia mile beyond the first, around the termi-
nation OF which the road wound bringing it
under the lofty summit of Il height which ri
ses between Palace Hill and the mountains
which arise over us Oh the west. When the
head ofthe column approached this ridge, a
body of Mexican cavalry came dashing n
round the point 10 charge upon our advance.
Capt Gilepse Immediately ordered his men
to Lismount and place themselves in ambush.
The euemy evidently did not perceive this
mannuvre, but the moment they came up,
the Texans opened on them most effective
fire, unsaddling number of them. McCul-
loch's company now dashed into them-Capt.
IL CnAtt's
ny of Artillery, (acling as infantry and Lieut.
Longstreet's company ofthe same regiment,
likewise charged upon the enemy. The
Texan horsemen WERE soon engaged with
them, in II sort of hand to hand skirmjsh, in
whicha number OF inc enemy fell, and one
Texan was killed and two wounded Col
Duncan now opened upon them with his bat
terry of Light Artillery, pouring few dis
charges of grape among them, and scattering
them like cl,aff. Several men and horses fell
under this destructive fire. saw one horse
and rider bound some feet into the air and
both fall dead and tumbled down the steep.-
The foot companies above named
then rushed up the steep and fired o.
yer the ridge at the retreating enemy, a con-
siderable body of whom were concealed from
orr view. around the point ofthe hill About
thirty ofthe enemy were killed in this skir-
inish, and among them a Captain, who, with
two or three others, fell in the road. The
Captain was wounded in three places, the
last shot hitting him in the forehead. He
fought gallantly to the last, and am sorry
that cannot learn his name. The light bat !
leries, one of which is commanded by Lieut..
Mackall, were now drawn up on the slope of !
tho ridge, and the ~ howiizers open-,E
ed upon the height of Palace Hill.1ueA |
few shells only were thrown, before the enc
my commenced firing with a nine FOUNDER I
from the height Immediately overthe right of !
he column, aiming at Duucan's hatteries.-7I
The acknowledgements took positions, and
lew more shells were thrown towards Palace
Hill, but did noexecution, The nine pound- !
Or continued 10 tIirowits shot, with great pre- I
Ifsion, at our batteries one bali fallidg drectS
Y III the midst of the pieces, bnt forttNiatolyI
iitting neither menor guns Ending his
oatteries thus exposed, and pnable TO effect
my thing Col. Durls, removed his COM
nand to a rancho about halfa mile fiirther up
he Saltllo road, where Gen. Worth took up
lis position, after ordering the foot regineuis
o form along the fence near the point Of the
.idge The Artillery Battalion, 9Th, 9TH and I
9Th infantry, aud the, Louisiana Volunteers >
ur .hrf 20 e t.sef e-~g -rfs-..r 81. -f., UT '.'