Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-11-20
From the NeW Orleans Dalta, Oct. 50
LATER FROM MONTEREY.

indebted TO her officers for late Galveston pa.
pers.
The steamship McKim, Captain Page, from
Brazos Santiago; put into Galveston on the elth,
having broken one OF her propellera She was
10 leave for this port ON the 28rh.
The steam schooner Florida, Captain Butler,
II days from Brazos Santiago, with 200 discharg.
/ cd vo uateer7, put into Galveston on the Roth
inst, short Of provisions and water was to leave
on the 28Ih.
We conversad with some Of the officers who
arrived last evening from Galveston, in the steam
ship Palmetto. They are from Monterey, and
( bring information from thence to the 18th inst.
/ The following is summary OF what we have
cleaned from them:
There are various reports floating about the
camp q, Monterey respecting the movements OF
/ the Mexican army, but nothing authentic or de-
! finite.
The following is the disposition of the army
at Monterey: General Worh's Division, with
which 10 Blanchards company Of Louisiana Vo-
lunteers, attached to the 7lh regiment, garrisons
the city. The LIST, Sd and 4h regiments, and the
brigade Of artillery, with Gen. Tayor's staff,
are encampcd about four miles north Of the city.
/ The Ken,ucky, Tennessee, and Georgia vol
untsers are encampld milo still further north
Of the city.
But fow of the citizens remained at Monterey
after its evacuation by The Mexicans, and but
few of those left have yet returned.
The prevalent opinion IN camp was that there
would be no more tghing, for AmPuda actually
has assured the dapu'auon who arranged the
terms Of the arnli5tice with him, that the COM
missioners from the United States TO trcat of d
peace were received by the Mexican government.
They are, however Of this long before disabused,
for our Camargo correspondent says that the
bearer OF despaches from Washington TO Gen.
Taylor bad passed that post
Tho number Of our men killed and wounded,
so far rs ascoraned, is I'll. Many Of the
wounded wero dying Wherever bone was
touched, it was found difficult TO effect racoye-
I " Of the patient. The number Of killed aud
wounded on tha side Of the Nlcxicaus is beloved
/ 10 be about 200. Several incidents of interest
were related to Js. which we have no umo TO re.
late now. There was no hand to hand fighting.
Tho volunteers, when inside the city, exposed
themselves as little as possible in the Streets
They would enter house at the extreme end Of
street and fight their way from house to house
how Oh inc FOOl b'lt uNN Nv t'lS lLt'llDl NouE
the rifle with deadly effect all the time, aud this
accounts for the greater loss ofthoir enemy. To
their credit be il said they never, in any instance
ryaortcd to Plundar
With such terror had they inspired the Mexi.
caus, that when the order to cease firing was
given preparatory 10 the consultation for truce,
! and for some time before it, resistance to them
had almost entirely ceased and the fort or cita.
del that remained in the possession Of the enemy
was outside the city and could not annoy them
if in possession of it. Hence the dissatisfaction
expressed by some in camp at the terms ofthe ar.
mstice, or indeed at any armistice at all. Hav.
ing done so much and gone 30 far, they wished
10 90 "the whole figure" AT what sacrifice
they did so, may be known when we state that
out of three hundred aud fifty chiyaric Tennes-
seeans, who went into the field the first day, one
hundred and seventeen Of them were killed anC
wounded, and Of three hundred and thirty OF
forty Nississippans, same day, sixty.sevon brave
fellows fell.
The Mexican regular forces in the engage
men,s we're 5000. Judging from the number
Of ireguars found killed, this branch ofthe enc
my must have been very strong.
The Texan forces are all disbanded.
The New Orleans Tropic says
The health of the troops at Monterey was mucl
better than it had been on the Rio Grande.
The rorifcauons in tho city was garrisoneC
BY the regular troops.
+ Gen. Taylor's camp was about three miles thi
side Monterey.
The last accounts from Gen. Ampudia and hi
army left them beyond Sallillo on their marcI
toward San Luis Potosi, at which point it wa
: rumored that Santa Anna had arrived at th
head of thirteen thousand men, and daily expect
ing reintorcements.
I The Georgia regiment was the only reinforce
ment which had reached Monterey at the tim
0 our inrormants left. Orders had been received
it was understood by the other regiments sta
: toned on the Rio Grando TO move towards head
: quarters. The Kentucky and Tennessee mount
ed regiments had not yet reached Malamoras,
: Tho people Of Monterey, who had left aboI
the time of the siege, were gradually returning
{; They had begun to exhibit friendly feelings tC
wards the Americans, interchanges of visits NJ
z being rare among both parties. There had bee
atIrays between tho citizens of Monterey an
: Texas rangers, which resulted, frst in the assa
s sinRton of Texan volunteer, and then, by wa
ofrovonge, in the killing Of eleven Mexicans b
!, the comrades Of the SLAIN. Gen. Taylor,
2 prevent similar occurrences, had ordered an e
IS icient guard TO be distributed through the city.
e Lieut.. Col. McClung was rapidly recovern
s from the effects of his wounds. One of the o
!. fcers Of his regiment informs us that the gallaI
}. Colonel was the first man that showed hmse
If on the first fort slormed by Gen. Taylor's div
sion. and that he received his wounds Will,
}. waving his sword alo6, and cheering on his mel
IS shouting "vctoryl" The musket ball sruc
o him on his left hand whilst holding his scabbar
b to his hip, and cut off two Of his fingers, CLAN
c ing from the scabbard, and entering his abdome
g fracluring in t5 course the bone above the b
!. lont.