The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-10-22
BIsHop's PALACE, MONTEREY, Mexico.


B1sHop's PALACE, MONTEREY, Mexico.
September 24.
GENTLEMEN: This is the fourth day since
battle of Monterey commenced. On the
ooh, at noon, Gen. Worth marched from the
camp east of the town in the direction OF
the heights west OF the town. McColloch
and Gillespie's companies OF rangers forming
the accommodating party. At night The d.
vision bvouacked almost within range of the
guns stationed upon the highest point OF the
hill on which the Bishops Palace is situated
AT daylight, on the 2lst, the column was
again in motion, and in few moments wa:
turning the point of ridge which proiruded
out towards the enemy's guns, bringing US as
near to them as their gunners could desire
They Immediately opened upon the column
with howitzer and twelve-pounder, firing
she'll and round shot as fast as they coulc
discharge their pieces. The road now
wound in towards gorge but far enough to
be out Of range of their guns which still
played upon US. Another ridge lay abou
three fourths of mile beyond the first arounc
the termination oil which the road wound
bringing il under the lofty summit of heigh
which arises between Palace hill and the
mountains, which arises over US on the west
When the head of the column approached
this ridge body of Mexican cavalry cam,
idashing around the point TO charge upor
our advance. Captain Gillespie immediate
/ ly ordered his men to dismount and plac,
themselves in ambush. The enemy evident
i ly did not perceive this maneuvre, but The
moment they came up the Texans opened
on them most effective fire, unsaddling
number of them. McCulIoch's compan
now dashed into ihem-Capt. G. F. Smith
company, and Capt. SCOTS company Of al
tlery, (acting as infantry and Lieut.. Long
streets company. of the Sth infantry, wit
another company Of the same regiment
likewise charged upon the enemy. Til
Texan horsemen were soon engaged wit
them, in sort of hand TO hand skirmish, i
which number of the enemy fell, and on
Texan was killed and ,wo wounded. Col
Duncan now opened upon them with his ba
terry of light artillery, pouring few discha
ges of grape among them, and scalterin
them like chat. Several men and horse
. fell under this destructive fire. | saw on
horse and rider bound some feet into the a
and both fell dead and tumbIed down tn
steep. The foot companies above nance
then rushed up the steep and fred over til
, ridge at the retreaiing enemy, a consider
BILE body of whom we're concealed from OF
, view around the point of The hill. Abol
1 thirty of the enemy were killed in this ski
mish, and among them captain, who wit
? TWO or three others, fell in the road. Th
+ captain was wounded in three places, III
f last shot hitting him in the forehead. II
fought CALAMITY to the last and am sorl
; that Icannot learn his name. The ligI
| batteries, one of which is commanded b
. Lieut.. Mackall, were now drawn up on tn
n slope of the ridge, and the howitzers opeI
). ed upon the heights of Palace hill.
!. A few shells only were thrown before III
q enemy commenced firing with nine-pou
! der from the height immediately over ii
: right of the column, aiming at Duncan's ba
teries. The several regiments took position
and few more shells were thrown towar,
Palace Hill, but did no execution. TT
. nine FOUNDER continued TO throw its she
with great precision at our batteries one ba
falling directly in the midst of the pieces b
y fortunately hitting neither men nor gun
!. Finding his batteries thus exposed and u
k able to effect anything; Col. Duncan reno
i ed his command TO a rancho about halt
mile further up the SaltIlo road, where &c