Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-10-17

H81E 8hfA tNEHhEkE R&1@AFAh SIT Wv AH
king Of Heatety that We haye yel seen
MAf4Hob w. Oett 81, 1896
"a the HI tii5t5 n NE Hgtai
GHsFLHaH7- ~ p asgtne yat hive before
fitls feeaiYs! lhtg IltsHta III ihs most ol
. lHhfelY contested battla recorded IN our
Hn1HI -Ibe eaifora II Monterey after a
ibfee days siegs and 4ssaif. o. lie morn.
tns If tbs 2i5t atf., Con. Taylor havlnF
afftysd before ihs fifg Maj Mt6sG6lj and
Capt Wilkins, If fha Typographical En-
eineefs, Rafs sent Iof w4fd to tseaunollfe,
$40 fJfHt fgt gne 36i1t gil8fa 4hBy iartn
I'D M impression might BE- male. Col.
Garland, ~ command ef thg md HtiRads.
r3np5a8d ef tbs ai aud 4th iuhntfy,
was ate9fdtagly aaut f9fYaf0. and exposed
to a mdfderHus frs d4shsd directly into
| lie tlty. In the meantime, Ger. Wotttt7
| division cafft neHcsd tbs attack, at tlia
satBr moment, ip0n tha Qualifications III
an opposite uatflef 6f tbs town. Worth
hal 1aHn intended fir he rsft NJ Hftpei j.
pal assault. while TyiHgs' dfgts5h vH4 ~
t8hdad matfIy 10 effect il diversion III BIZ
favor BY fsitnod attack Btd il sg hap
peusd that the lao attack led Nv Col Gu
land, resulted in bel8g converted into The
principal onp-W3lt.s WJfth's divti1u.
although II performed everything IN the
most gallant styles INST " th comparative
Y littie apposttnns The "a tiffaia hav@
ing advanced tbto tho city, TIE TENNIS .Hr.
i III TgsTIEHFFVff5 HiTfftttHTurr u-rrti HEttrff5, tFt17t i-fr-
10 ~ watb ordered 10 iahh II very Strong
Qualification, advanced post If thB enemy,
aatie1 ii4 Horse Shoe fort. Tiny nd
yaBgpd, lhg TeBnaaseHan# III front. under
cover Of satn8 eofn.fsTdH, Notwithstanding
q tremendous ffs from lha toys of the
h9naes. ard ff0@ tho Calbaifal Fgft or
Citadel, fo,umittRI taffilig IIay5a amongst
ihsn Nothing dHnnlaI, however. tiny
rlaFa1 on aad slerne1 the fgrt with such
interchangeable t the fnHfa7, exposed aisa
10 q Is IL Dis fear ffan tb 85 laf1nlfg.
vaEa f7#aai 81 a5iad,o tho ftlaaB with fhs
0tHaaE rlHnatt5 e1. w. ibis gha W1fIf
I]teIa.sa Bad me 10 es8s AafabaH pFages
s. lHo5#H ftf1f Iazf ass eEf4 #.
On he aaa08d d,y Wgeb had Faaa5ed
lha G. nlafefy, . very strongly fortified
position. surrounded BY Il bieh wal, thts
1aa t4haff. mol u mortar piaa ttd ih#fH.
! ep winch saoIig wgft hr6Y1 lalo tbs
ptaa4.
Tho Americans had found fha streets If
The rlfy balflcedyd viii sians walls. t4t
no obsla hes, no difficulties. Vara found ias
sufma6nfabIn hY 4 u]friran A4faft THO eu.
rfoy faoeehf r. have n ntsffY recorded
io bsta ~ rs the 5tta4gsss ot III steo, md
II WIN tlfeiit8 i%4prals u lie tep1l4a
'FHinh lhay wafa Doiad6t upon tio Auef.
iaau forces.
1'7e 6rteaaa oflhs fahf was n do grfy
IF The city, ata thare lhe dea H.
ness pf FaAan fetfIbnt 9a found no aha@
t]fusiten +, liz revenge - the wills If
atooa winch had bpau foafaa 10 oppose ~
advance, Ttla Texans netting m light ~.
n]et9fIly mais tbglr way from
house 10 house with asea and Hpadss. II
the ord IF the fight they bad 10 mourn IRE
loas IF Capt. Gillespie.
On lbs evening II ths gal, ouf forces
had entered lhe cry at al p1fnfn-aserY
im3,ffnnl p]1slloH nxre ting the fitadaf
bad beon captured; but an desperate wa#
tbs contest, that 90 at Faia9liag to form lie
. llfaatty, but II ffea could te eoflee~
tad5 commanded py Ctil. Uspfy, lha
voanfast CAPTAIN u the regiment. Oathe
HefHfhg 81 the 2i h, tito httaeit yg1s apa.
IN commenced, but dung the day The on.
Htay eaPitoistol. They were niIovBd aags
III dafs ~ asacuafa tao d fc8-fbs fafaa
try nad raVajrY were permitted 10 retain
if4f3 md ace tt]fan9ats, tha artillery; orr
5tttffY Of slx guns with twnRty nna rounds ,
y nub tnstlB1-Ii It 1ef r]tgnoU, an4atfz.
III ION. hud ~ tufttGns # war fo famatn
h tbs hta Il oF tbs A H%7rfoa3s. "a utaaf@
lies wBs entered ifay befW eh (3en. I4vs
.or and Ampndta for oaht weeks, d5iua
which tiHg neither pafty II 70 cfoss Inc
running from tho n ]neoaaip. though III
1aug and San Fernaub1. Tbs Amgfioaa
force eng - was ak iheu4auJ, tbs II X
.caus from nine 10 Twelve,
The 10 II tbe enemy IL estimated M
1900 III killed and WON ted-~alf4 wi
reach 600. Lieut. Colonel Nc Cianp. aftbe
Hisaissippl Volunteers, bag died Of ba
woinia. For Iha irsf fi8i6 since tho e4in.
mencemrut If the war, our Volunteer for.
have had On opportunity Of proving
hat the aaRersians 80 frequently heaped
upon thegn, aro aofo tndai, thy htvg coz
3fed tictnselvas with glory.
The prIaeipul Ioza fell apon tho Hi7sp-
1i and Tennessee Regi nenfa, and 81 md
tth Infantry. They wore forced 10 fight
heir way inrbby inch into the cily: heir
,dyuueea we're made over tbs bodies Of
.heir flten romfades; but tbg almost m
,urneuDtab'c 0bg'aeleg witch hey eUeoua.
cred, served oniv to add fresh fuel t. tins
ire If their enllIus assn. Wuen the arms.
lies was entered INTO, hey hi made heir
way iato the very midst Of lhe enemy, and
yage IN such a position that. hal fhg dght
asst "a ona day ionaer, fhe slaughter auloag
h. II aas would aago been trsaen-
II allittaa ~ tpar#ea .ar Hs :ega fafca
h. ag6af,aaUs aega Compelled RI aaaa1a-
~ faa s3.g mass ri fIa n~9p1ta8ea. wEE9
iaed upon tbalu from lie t9gs Of iha
.oa#es doors, and vtudaw
thus, agal4st TINS mssl ta4fflt obi nd
u tbt face ri vastly superior b]un5era, was
,I58teray caplarcd; ahd, | bstieve you viii
gree witli me, that II was a glorious
.le0o67. Yours, d.
BEATING FAyArrorsu our or 4 Man.
Tine Greenfield Courier, in announcing
be dea.h, 1T Leyden August 30, Of Mr..
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