The North-Carolina standard., 1846-10-28
THE LATE BATTLE.

wouH interest our readers more than the ac-
limits of the late battle at Monterey. The whole
orDtrv is ringing with the praises Of our gallant
,,,Ia ,rmv: and well may we ALL Without dlstinc- !
on of marty, feel proud of the victory, as well as
w. 'ha skill and vaIor of our regulars and fellow
.zcus in arms Monterey, bristling with forlifi- ,
..,;ors and defended not only by Its inhabitants
n bv y 600 Mexican troops, was literally storm
- bu mn brave forces, amounting to not more
-. & ooo men; and those who fell and those
"'ho survived the shock in our army, have won
f,r ~ themselves impcrishable glory.
W. have onlv to add our regret that our limits
,,iI moi permit US to publish more letters than we,
u;ua hollow in relation 10 the battle: -
CAMP, THREE MILES FROM MONTEREY,
September "a, 1896 =.
GENTLEMEN: The army arrived in sight of Mon
,,,oy on Saturday, the 18th instant about 81 m.
s! sa .oOu as the advance picket showed themselves
NJ The plain 20 the eastward Of the town, bate
m n caIIed the Old Monastery, opened its fire, and
,,Ii1ued it, at intervals, during the day, without
n;ny TO any one. The day was spent in some un-
mnoItant movements, to call attention from the en-
III cheers who were busily engaged in making OBJ
rryations from every point, and during the night
an expedition was out until a late hour. The re-
sut of these observations induced General Taylor,
on Sunday, the Goth, to push General Worth's di-
vision, with TWO artueTy OatteTleSs COMMANDED Dy
Lieut.. Col. Duncan and Lieut.. Mason, and Col.
Hayss Texan regiment, into the mountains, to the
left of the (their left) and all the enemy's
works in the quarter. He succeeded in reaching
position the Satlo road, in the of the works
erected on it, TO secure retreat and get between
The batteries and the cavalry of the enemy station
ed in the valleys of the mountains, and cut them
off from the main body. s=4zE srha
Monday 2ISt. Every thing being ready to make
a demonstration on the enemy:s works The main
uoffh ho iDf0 nj Az he
troops came in sight, the batteries opened on them,
and also a battery of two piecies commanded by
Captain Webster and mortar In charge of cap
tain Ramsey.
A mari of the first division, led by Col. Garland,
composed of the Is and Sd infantry, and the Balti
more battalion, filed off TO the left they came up
until they reached point where Major Mansfield,
assisted by Col. Kinney was making observations.
The order TO attack the point the engineer
should point out. He said, dash into the town
and Col G., with his command, rushed into It, un-
der a tremendous fire from three batteries and a
shower of muskeIrY. Major Mansfield and Col.
KINNEY went ahead with him. I he fire of the
enemy returned with great spirit, and for more
than an hour the thunder of artillery and the
from the small arms exceeded anything ever heard
or saw. The force of the enemy and the strength
of their works made 1t necessary TO order up rein
forcements-accordinglY the 4th infantry and Gen.
Butlers's division of volunteers were ordered up.
The fire was soon renewed with increased anlma-
ton on both sides.
have not time to go into the details of these
attacks. The result was, that we got possession
Of one fort in the lower part Of the town, with five
pieces of cannon and were repulsed in the attempt
the second FORT distant about four hundred yards.
The action was a most bloody one, and our loss
verv severe. The 1st Sd, and 4th infantry suffered
terribly. The colonel of the Baltimore battalion
(Watson) was killed some distance ahead Of his
command, displaying much zeal and galantry.
On our right, Gen. Worth's operations were bril-
liant. In the morning he fought the enemy in the
valleys of the mountains, and defeated him, driving
a.. ol,.Ilo raa1
foot into the forts the hills In the of the
dar he stormed two redoubts or forts erected on
two hills commanding the road. Witnessed those
operations, and the execution was most splendid;
particularly the attack the second battery. Capt.
c. F. Smith, of the artillery battalion, led the
s,orming party supported by COL P. F. Smith, with
the 9Th infantry.
The result of the day was Judgment in one fort
in the southern or lower part of the town. and two
the hills 10 the north of it, But we paid dearly
for it. General WorIh's loss has been compare
lively small, but the lst DIVISION led by Col Gar
land and the division of volunteers, have been Sc
verely cut up. The Ist, 3d. and 4th infantry had
fraction over 400 men, and have lost over l09 killed
and wounded. The lst Tennessee regiment had
less than $50 men in the fight. and lost 1913 killed
and wounded. Col 5MIchelPs Ohio regiment lost
a60u! 60 men. The Mississippi regiment bad d 6
killed and 43 wounded. What was the loss of The
Louisville legion and the Baltimore Battalion, /
have not ascertained-it is not very heavy.
Tuesday, 22d. There was no fighting on the
pain or IN the lower part OF the Io"n tO-ddi3 except
occasional exchanges of cannon shots, without much
injur-a few meu were killed and wounded. Al
daylight General Worth stormed the height 10 the
north of The Bishops Palace, which is on a noun
tain and strongly fortified. By this operation he
obtained position and piece OF cannon that
commanded the palace. He Immediately made his
arrangements TO attack that place, and by series
oil mastery movements, in the course of the day
carried 1t, without losing man, and turned It's guns
upon The Old Monastery fort and the town, but
they CID not do much harm, as they were TOO dis
tant. UP to the close of this day, his whole loss
was Killed and % wounded. In the course OF the
night the enemy abandoned a strong redoubt or
lori, that lepused an attack on it OR the 2lst, and
CoL Davis, of The Mississippi regiment, took pos
session without firing gun. ..
WedneSddy, 23d. This morning Sen. Worth
continued 10 fire from the Bishops Palace and a
Dout y a. m, Gen. Quitman, whose brigade was in
The forts in the lower part of the town, commenced
an attack on 1t without ORDERS it is said, and GER
talnly with an inadequate force. The whole army
was drawn out the plain, and the Sd infantry and
bfags's baterey were despatched TO reinforce Gen.
oultman: They forced their way into the town,
as also did the I'd Texas regiment led by General
henderson and Gen. Lamar. Fighting now
from street to street, and house to house, and kept
up untLl eight During the day our people pressed
ne enemy towards the plaza or great square but
as nLsht approached they withdrew to our encamp-
Inen'; hllst we were attacking the town below,
L Hol' w orlh, by movement from the palace. which
OoA MIN out of the range Of the guns OF the Mon
Ss.eley, pushed into it above, and oPeneda heavy
e, which seemed to surprise the enemy. How
teI Inc Mexcans resisted manfullY, and although
ng General gained ground, it was slowly yet he
o r.lu wnat ne gained, and staid in the place Our