Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-31
F,om the N. o. Picayune.
Capture Of the Bishops Pal
ace.
MONTEREY, Sept. "a, 1916.

MONTEREY, Sept. "a, 1916.
This is the fourth day since the bat
tie Of Monterey commenced. On
the 25th at noon, Gen Worth marched
from the camp cast of the town in the
direction Of the heights west of the
town, McCulloch and Gillespie's com.
panies for ing the accommodating par
ty. At night the division bivouacked
almost within range of the guns sta
toned on the highest point of the hill,
on which the Bishops Palace is sitna-
TED. At daylight on the Dist the col
umn was again in motion, and in a few
moments was turning the point of a
ridge which protruded out towards the
enemy's guns, bringing US as near to
them as their gunners could desire
They imme diately opened upon the
column with howitzer and twelve
FOUNDER: firing shells and round shot
as fast as they could discharge their
pieces.
The road now wound in towards a
gorge but not far enough TO be out of
the range of their guns, which still
PLAYED upon US. Another ridge lay a.
bout three fourths of "A mile beyond
the first, around the termination OF
which the road wound, bringing it
under the lofty summit Of a height
which rises between Palace Hill and
the mountains. which arise over us on
the west. When the head Of the col
umn approached this ridge body OF
M xican cavalry came dashing around
the point TO charge upon our advance.
Captain Gillespie Immediately ordered
his men to dismount and place them
selves in ambush. The enemy evil
IDENTIFY did not perceive this manenvre,
and the moment they came up. the
Texans opened on them most effec-
tive 6re,unsaddling a number Of them
McCulloch's company now dashed in
to them-Captain c. F. Smiths com
pany, and Captain SCOTS company OF
Artillery, acting as infantry, and Lit.
Longstreet's company of the sth In
iantry, with another company of the
same regiment, likewise charged upon
the enemy. The Texan horsemen
were soon engaged with them in sort
of hand to-hand skirmish, in which a
number of the enemy fell. and one Tex
an was killed and two wounded. Col.
Duncan now opened upon them with
his battery of Light Artilery-pour-
ing a few discharges of grape among
them and scattering them like chat. -
Stveia al men and horses fell under this
destructive fire. ] saw one horse and
rider bound some feet into the air and
both fall dead and tumble the Steep
The foot companies above named then
rushed up the steep and fred over the
ridge at the retreating en- ny, who
were concealed from our view around
the point of the hill.
About thirty Of the enemy were
killed in this skirmish. and among
them a Captain. who. with two or three
others, fell in the road. The Captain
was shot in two or three places. the
last shot hitting him in the forehead.
He fought calamity to the last; and |
am sorry | cannot learn his name
The light batteries were then drawn
up on the slope Of the ridge, and the
howitzers opened on the height Of the
Palace Hill. A few shells only were
thrown before the enemy commenced
firing with nine FOUNDER from
height Immediately over the right of
the column, aiming at Dnncan's batter
les. The several regiments took po-
sitions, and few more shells were
fired towards Palace Hill, but did no
execution. The nine FOUNDER con-
tinucd to throw its shot, with great
precision, at our batteries, one ball
falling directly in the midst of our
pieces, but fortunately hitting neither
men nor guns. Finding his batteries
thus exposed. and unable to effect any
thing, Col. Duncan moved his COM
mand to rancho about half mile fur
ther up the SaItiIlo road, where Gen.
Worth took up his position. after or
dering the. foot regiments TO form along
the fence near the top of the ridge
The artillery battalion. 5th. 9Th and
Sth infantry, and the Louisiana volun-
teers. remained in this position about
two hours, directly under the fire Of
the enemy's guns. The balls fell d.
rectly in their midst all the time, with
out woUnding man!
To begin with, the Mexicans man
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