American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-10-12
LATEST NEWS!
he SEAT OF WAR.
MONTERREY T7AKENg
TREAT BATTLE!
FIVE HUNDRED AMERICANS
KILLED AND WOUNDEDH
EATH OF COL. VIM. II. WATSON
ESPERATE FIGHTING-CAPITULA-
TIONOF THE MEXICAN ARMY.

TIONOF THE MEXICAN ARMY.
The steamer "James l.. Day" ar rived at
ew Orleans on the 4th inst. with the glorious
ws that Monterey has capitulated after three
US of desperate fighting. Capt. Eaton, one
the aids to Gen. Taylor, arrived in the Day,
caring dispatches for Washington. He left
onterey on the 25th ult.
Although the intelligence is glorious, de-
lonstrating the invincblity of the American
ms, it shows that the victory has been won at
n immense sacrifice of life. No less than two
undred Americans wounded, and three hun
red slain on the field of battle, and among
hem our respected and patriotic fellow-towns-
man, Col VIM. H. Watson, commander of the
Baltimore volunteers, with a large number of
|ther distinguished officers and gallant privates
ind volunteers
We have full and minute particulars of the
pattle in the New Orleans Picayune, extra,
rom which we copy the following;
HASTY MOVEMENTS OF THE OPE-
RATIONs OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
BEFORE MONTERREY, IN MEXICO,
FROM THE 10th TO goth SEPT,
On the 10Th General Taylor arrived before
Montery with force of about 5000 men, and
after Ieconnoitering the city at about 1900 or
1000 wards from the Cathedral fort, during
which he was fred upon from its batteries, his
force was encamped at the Walnut Springs,
three miles short of the city. This ',~- ;he
nearest position at which the army could obtain
a supply of water, and be beyond the reach OF
the enemies batteries. The remainder of the
q l 9th was occupied by the engineers in making
reconnoisances of the city, batteries and com
manding heights On the goth Ger, Worth
was ordered aWith his division to move by cir
cutous route to the right, to gain upon Saltllo
road beyond the west of the town and to storm
the heights above the Bishops Palace, which
vital point the enemy appear to have strangely
neglected. Circumstances caused his halt or
the night Of the Goth, short of the Intended Po'
i sition On the morning of the 2lst he continu
ed his route, and after an encounter with
large body ofthe enemy 8 cavalry and infantry
SUPPORTED by artillery from the heights, he re.
pulsed them with loss, and finally encampod
covering the passage Of the Saltillo road. II
was here discovered, that besides the fort at the
Bishops Palace and the occupation Of the
! heights above it, two forts on commanding
eminences, on the opposite side 0ithe San Juan
had been fortified and occupied. The two lat
ter heights were then stormed and calred-tht
| guns of the last fort carried being Immediately
turned with Plunglng fire upon the Bishop
Palace. On this same morning the 2lst tht
lst Division OF regular troops, under Genera
Twiggs, and the Volunteer Division unde
General Butler, were ordered under arms t
make diversion to the left of the town, iii ia
vor of the important operations Of Gen. Worth
The 10 inch mortar and the two ii pounde
hoUizers, had been put in battery the night o
the goth, in a ravine l400 hundred yards dis
tant from the Cathedral fort or CITADEL ant
were supported by the 4th Regiment of Infant
nv. At A. NJ. on the 2lst the order wa
given for this battery TO open upon the ctade
and town, and Immediately after the lst DVl
sion, with the Sd and 4th Infantry in advance
under Col. Garland, were ordered to reconnoltr
and skrmish with the enemy on the extrem,
left of the city, and should prospect success OF
fer, to carry the most advanced ba ttery.
This attack was directed by Maj. Mansfield
Engineer, Capt Williams Typographical En-
gneer and Maj. Kinney, Q. NJ to the Texa
Division. heavy fire from the first battery
was Immediately opened upon the advance, bu
the troops soon turned it, entering and engaging
with the enemy in the streets OF the city, hav
ing passed through an incessant cross fire from
the Citadel and the first and second batteries
and from the infantry who lined the parapets
streets and house taps fthe city. The rear o
the LIST battery was soon turned, and the re-
verse fire of the troops through the gorge of the
works, killed or dslodged the artllerists and III
fantry from it, and the building occupied by in
fantry Immediately in its rear. The lst Dlvis
ion was followed and supported by the Mssis
sippi and Tennessee and lst Ohio Regiments
the two former regiments being the first &c
scale and occupy the fort. The success of the
day here stopped. The Mississippi, Tennessee
and Ohio Regiments, though warmly engaged
in the streets of the city for some time after the
capture ofthe lst battery and its adjoining de-
fences, were unable from exhaustion and the
loss they had suffered, to gain more advantage
A heavy shower of rain also came up to cause
suspension OF hostllites before the close ofthe
day The Sd, 4th, and list Infantry and the
Baltimore Battalion, remained as the garrison
of the captured position, under Col. Garland
assisted by Capt. Ridgelys battery. Two lS
Founders, one pounder, and howitzer, were
captured in this fort, three officers and some 20
or 80 men taken prisoners. One OF the II
Founders was served against the I'd fort and de-
fences, with captured ammunition, during the
remainder of the day, by Capt. Rdgely. The
storming parties of Gen. Worth's Division also
captured two nine Founders, which were also
Immediately turned against their former own
ers
On the morning of The 22d, General Worth
continued his operations, and portions Of hi:
division stormed and carried successively the
heights above the Bishops Palace. Both were
carried by command under Capt. Ynton, 81
artillery. In these operations the company O.