Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-12


PrccLa ~afion Of Ampsdia Assassination
az Monterrey Repeage-Tanh oJ
th Troops he Corseapiafed Dneis vet
tied, drc-
The steamship Neptune. Capt. Lewis. ssri-
we'd a. N. orIcsas, on the 3gsh alt. with dates
fsom Galveston 10 the 27th. She brought over
DE-. Coarad snd Lieut.. Nichols. OF the United
S,stcs Array, Ii. Reid 81 tlRc Texan Rangers,
and Ia Price. Of the Misissippi volunteers.
The latter h the gentleman 20 often reported
60 have been murdered By The Mcxicans. The
Neptune also bsought over u discharged vol
untcers. We copy the following from the N,
O. Bulletin and Bee;
From the gentleman who came on the Pal
metto, we learn that the accounts BY the Nc
Kim left uiattersat Monterey and oil along the
line, precisely in the situation they were a,
the last advices. except that some of the vol
unteers ordered from the Lower Rio Grande
had arrived at Camargo.
Itwas umored that Santa Anna had arrived
atSau Luis Potosl with force ysrioosly esii-
mated at from $4,000 20 p. 900 men aud that
he was cu his way 10 Saltillo. Our informant
however, states that there was nothing posi-
tive known st Monterey concerning the move
ments oil the Mexican army.
The Mckim was To have left Galveston ON
wednesday. She hes on board about 300 dis
charged volunteers, among whom were the
chief part OF Capt. ShnveT's company OF Tex
as and Mississippi Volunteers.
Col. BIiiey Peytoa, Gen. A. s. Johnson and
hr. Kendall, of the Picsyune. are passengers
pn her. The Florida has on bosrd, 100 dis
charged volunteers.
We ere happy To lean that the coutem pls-
ted duels between Coloncis Marshall and Pew
ton, and Captains Mussom and Sliiyers. had
been prevented by an honorable adjustment of
the difficulties between the parties.
Great complaint is made at Galveston of the
ifTegularity OF the mails between N. Orleans
and that city. The papers ore chiefly occu.
pied with the canvass for nembsrs Of Con- |
Sress.
There Is little news from the armv. Things
we've ga stafB quo al the last accounts. Gen. |
Taylog was 10 Tranquil possession OF Monterey |
avsitiag advices from the Government. OF |
course nothing was known al the determiua- |
tion to terminate the armi, lice, aud tn first |
iutoimation ou sny subject obtained by the OF |
hcers OF the Army vino came passengers ia the |
Palmetto.
The Delta has obtained the suhloined Intel |
iigcnce from some OF the Officers who arrived
ia the Neptune. and who left Monterey ON the
18th nit.
Th
 80 ~ various reports floating about the
camp at Moa,erey. respecting the movements
oi the Mexican army, bat nothing authentic
or dcanife.
The following is the disposition of the army
afsiontesey, Gen. Worth division ~ ilh which
y BlanchaF,s's company at Louisiana Volun.
teess, attached 10 the 9Th Regiment, Rarrisons
The city. The Isl, Bad aud iih Regiments s, and
the brigade of Artillery, with Gen. Taylors
siah, are eocsmpess sl,out four miles north ol
tbs city. The ksDius:ky Tennessee and 0eor-
g'a Volunteers are encamped mile sill fur
ticE aOrth of The city.
Bat Jew of shs citizens remained in Monte.
Tey sitter SIS evacuation By the Mexicaus, aud
bat lew OF those who lelt have yet returned.
Tue prevalent opinion in camp was, that
there wound be 40 more hghtiug Tor Ampudia
actually had assured the deputation who az.
ranged the terms Of the sgmsiice with him,
that commissioners frotn the United States tn
treat oi peace was Fec.ived by the Mexican
government. They ace, however Of this long
heiore now disabuseh Tor our Camargo cor
respondent says that the bearer Of dispatches
from Washington 10 Gen. Taylor, had passed
that port.
The number Of our men killed and wounded
so fsr as ascertained, IL sal. Many Of the
wounded. were dying, Wherever bone was
touched Il was found difficult 10 cffeci a Tecoy.
cry al the paiient. The number Of killed and
wounded on the side Of the Mexicans il be
heved to BE- about 1900. Several Incidents o,
iuteFest we're related To AS, which we have moi
tine To note now. There was no hand 20 hand
hghing. The volunteers when inside the city
exposed themselves 40 little as possible len ths
stfesss. They would enters house al the en-
trer8e snd Of a street and light THAR way fsou
hoose 10 house--Bow on The roof and now II
the iuterlor-using the rife With deadly efIec
all tbs time, AID this accodnlk for the gsrate
loss Of their enemy. To theis ttodii, be Il slid
they never. iu any ipstancs, we are informed
resorted to plandef.
With sach Hnof had they inspired the Me1
Ices,a. that when the ORDER 10 cease fnng VA
gives preparatory 10 the consultation lor
truce, and for some tilne befOte il, sesistanc
20 them had ALMOST entirely erased, and ia
fDrt % citadel that remained la the possession
OF ahe easmy was outside the ciiy and eouI
BStaanUy them " sn possession of ID. Henc
to dissatisfaction expressed By some in cam
~ The isunsn the sEmistice, oT indsed 1T sB
arasissice ~ 81, Having Dose - much ga,
Eone - taE they wished 70 - "the whole IA
pSe.' AZ what sacrifice they did 80 may +
known When we slate that oui OF three han
dFed asd hfty chivslric Ten0osseans vho seu
late fi,e field the FIRST day, one hundred sn,
e~yeeieeB ~ ,aetn we're kille,i ssd ,ssausle,l
and oct u three huadrcd spd thirty or tort,
Mlsssssippians, sams day. SIXTY seven bsss,
fellows icll.
The following interesting items We gathe
from TIE Pieayuue
Tbs hralth ~ ~ lsoOps st MoBteset us
mueh b~ttsT than 10 hsd teen 0n nc X
Gfsuie
The ordinations IN tse city aere essrisoH
"a By The reguiaS tFuops
Gra. Taylefs camp pss sh,nt three m,le
thls sstla oi k0nt~reTy.
The last accOuniy lroin Gemefsl Aueudi
sof hfs army lr6 fhero isetou.l e.lt,lio =.