The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-16
Important from the ARMY.
FROM THE n. o. DELTA.
LATEST FROM THE ARMY.
Arrival of the james l.. Dav.

30lh ult. DAD letters by her have not come
10 hand. To the kindness OF the officers OF
the Day, We are Indebted tor the following :
There were three severe battles fought
on the 2lst, 22i aud 23d ult.. between the
Americans and the Mexicars before Mon.
lerey. Five hundred Americans said 10
4 have been killed and wounded, among whom
are many brave and gallant officers. The
/ loss of the Mexlcans IS not known. |; ls
greater, It is supposed, Than that OF the A.
merlcans. The enemy prayed for an arm.
Isiice OF elgh. weeks, but II is not known
whether II will be granted. Gen AppU.
dla sent IN a request by Col. Mouno, AdJU.
Iant General of the Mexican array, tor
leave TO evacuase the town. Gen. Taylor
granted hun seven days.
We give below a copy of a letter writ
ten at Monterey by K. Garland, to his friend
David Perkins, at Fort Polk. The contents
We are assured may be relied on as cor,
rect:
MONTEREY, Sept. "a. 1916.
NJ DEAR SIR GA the 2lst, 22J sOd
23I INST. there vas some hard 6gbung bs'e,
and many poor fellows have suffered by It,
but | think II may be SAID with safety that
Gen. Taylor has the town IN his power
The place was much more strongly iorlli
ed than Geo. Iay lor had any idea Of, aud
the Mexlcans defended their works with
skull and determination. This morning.,
Colonel Morno, Adptanl General Of tie
Ma A IN mn, a mr.
position from General Ampudla TO eracoa!e
the town, and his army to march Into the
interior.
THIS Geu Taylor declined, aud insisted
upon AmPudia aud his army becoming prs.
onefs OF war-ihe Cuen 10 be dlsbanded,
with a stipulation not 10 take up arms a
galnsi Us during The ~ar-ihe General and
his officers 10 remain III custody until DIS
posed Of by cur Government The parties
have been negotiating all day. II they do
not agree there will be some more f1hupg,
but The place cannot hold ouI long. Al.
though We earned the place aud won the
victory, yet II has cost Us dear. The car
mage 90 our side IS great, probably more
50 than that Of the Ms1icans. But this e
DO not know, as they fought under cover
all the tIne. Gen. " orth has distinguish.
ed himself as a gallant soldier and sktl.ul
commander.
Gen. |. gave him fair chance, and he
has uobly 4,at.ed himself Of H. HIS divls
ion, with tiay's regiment Of Texans, have
gained more ground, and carried more
points, than Oil the res. Of the army, anC
with very little loss. Up to yesterday al {
4. NJ, II was ) killed aud rs wouaded.-
the hole loss on our SIDE cannot be much
less than 800 men 10 killed, wounded an
prisoners. have no lime 10 send you tn
details OF the different actions. We hop
10 be IN town 10 morrow. Yours, truly,
K. GARLAND.
SrPr 25-The enemy have agreed t,
give up the town, am not positive as t.
Tue terms, bI; L they be as rumored, W.
gain but htils by them. les certain Gen
Taylor has receded from hts frs, gfoGuC
and granted all the enemy asked. 4 g.
Ano.hef account states, that Gen. Tsy
Iot's Army arrived before Monterey on ht
l9,h, aud ieund the enemy occupy ing Gh,
place IN force. Oar army commenced th,
attack on The 2lst aud continued for tire,
days. On the morning OF the PAN Gen
Ampudla offered TO cap:,uiale, which wa
grained BY ecu. Taylor,
Seven days were allowed the Mexican
10 evacuale and an armlslice Of eigh, wee 5
Ibe troops OF neither army are 10 pass
line running from the Rncouado lAfuugt
LInares and San Fernando.
Gen. Anpudla Acknowledge :, 900 a. the
number Ct his troops bu, /. probably amour.
ted 10 fully 900.
Oar loss /, severe. The LIST, 8 aud b
Infantry suffered, with the Tennessee Wi.
ia eers ca the 2lss uuder the eye Of Gen.
Taylor; Gen. Taylor escaped unhurs, but
"as greatly exposed, as horse was ~oun.
ded,
Our killed and wounded viii auogn, tc
800
Gea Worth with bis battalion and Hay ;,
command had an acton some DISTANCE lhit
side Of Monterey, with considerable Mex
Ican force and dispersed them 10 a snor
lime. COl Hays killed lieutenant col
oneI Of the Mexican Army single handed.
How many we're killed or wounded ia lnl,
action did not learn.
Some Volunteers on their way from Nj
er 10 JON the army, were attacked by &,
large body Of Mexican troops aud killed ant
shocklngIy mutllated. q.