The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-13

all day: II they 40 not agree. there will he som
more lighting, hot the place could not hold out
long. Although we carried the place and won
ITO victory, yet il cost US dear. The carnage on
our side Is great probably moro so than that of
the Mlexicans-but this we do not know, as they
fought under cover all the time.
Gen. Worth has distinguished himself as n
gallant soldier and n skilfnl commander. Gen II.
gave him a fair chance, and he has nobly availed
himself of it. His division, with Hays regiment
Of Texans. have gained more ground, and carried
more points than all the rest Of the army. and
with very little loss-up to yesterday at 9 A. NJ.
II was 5 killed and % wounded. The whole
loss on our side canno, be much less than 500 men
Killed, wounded and prisoners. have no time
10 send you details ot The different actions. We
hope to be in town 10 morrow.
LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED.
brevet Maj. Barbour. Sd Infantry Capt. Nor
r's. do; Capt. Field, do; Lit. Irwin. Ag't. do!
LII. ,iaZ,e,t, do Lit. Huskins, Ag't, 9Th Infant.
~ LII. Woods. 4th Infantry Capt. McKavilt,
9Th Infantry Capt. Williams, Top. Engineers;
Ii. Ierte't. Isl Infantry. are wounded and pri-
soners, or killed-not certain. 1t is known tina,
both were wounded on the 2Ist.
Regular Officers Uounded-Maj. Lear, Sd
Infantry, severely wounded Capt. cambridge,
do, slightly wounded 1t. r. II. Graham, 4,h In.
iantry, severely wound Capt. Lamo,le, LIST In.
iantry; LIT. Wainwright, 9Th Infantry; 1t. Porter,
7th do; 1t. Russell, 9Th do; Lit. Dilwor,h, LIST do
leg shot off ii is said.
Tofunteer Officers KIucd.-Col. Watson,
Baltimore Battalion; Capt. Baulem, Is, Tennes.
see Regiment; LIT. Putnam; a Lieut.. in a German
Company.
volunteer Officers Wounded.-Maj. Gen.
Butler, in the leg; Col. Mitchell ufthe Ohio Reg't.
severely; 1t. Col. McClung, Miss. Rpg't severe
~; Capt. A. Gillespie, Texas Rangers, mortality;
L.. Armstrong. Adjt. Ohio Reg't, leg shot of;
MAJ: Alexander. Lieuis. Allen, Scudder and Nix
on, LIST Tennessee Reg't, severely; Capt. Bowler,
MISS. hegt, IN the arm; Lit. Thomas. Texas
Reg't, in the arm.
oEPr. 25.-The enemy have agreed to give M
me town. am not positive as to the condiiioas,
nnt II they he as rumored, we gain bu, little by
tnem, 1t is certain Gen. Taylor has receded from
his hrst ground, and granted nearly all the ene-
my asked.
s1@Our friends of the Wing have furnished
us with the following memoranda. They were
communicated by an officer of the u. S. Army,
pouring despatches, To a gentleman of this city
Seh. Iay!ors force was 1000 volunteers, and
2,oOU regulars-6.000. He reached Monterey
on Inc i9th-reconnoitred on the 2Oth and 2lst-
LOOK all the enemv's nutworks and the Bishop's
raiace on the 22j-Ridgeley with his own guns
ana ihose OF The enemy which had been taken,
nred upon the town during the whole of the 23d-
'ney stormed the town, and with hard fighting
succeeded IN gaining two-ihirds of 1.-THE enemy
kept possession of the citadel and the main Plazs,
which last they had made very strong by barri-
cadIng The approaches and piercing the houses for
mnsketry.
Toward the close of the 23d, the volunteers
were Obliged to retire from their attempts on the
f'aza and lis approaches. which they did at the
word of command and in good order.
Inc following night was spen, by the Ameri-
cans IN throwing shells into The Plaza, where the
mex'cans were confined in a small space. On the
<4'n' Ampndla sent a flag, demanding a personal
interview with Gen. Taylor, which resulted in a
capitularion as follows
Inc Mexlcans TO evacuate in 7 days-to keep
their arms and z cannon, and S24 rounds of am
mnni'lon the remainder of their arms ana am
muhi'ion to remain in the hands of The Americans.
An armIstlce of 90 days, or until each General
can communicate with his Government, was also
agreed upnn.