The Arkansas banner., 1847-02-10
RANDOLPH, sn.
LeHer frosa Gen. Dom Pedro .smpadia .s q
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 s.t hare written 10 vea heretofore hy prl- vale conveyance; and believing you would haze answered my letter had you received t, now repeat tt in substance, as wish tl give you an account of the events at Mon- ierey in September last. When arrived al that city, about he first of said mouth. the enemy were al CerEalvo, two days march from my headquarters. ] was without mo- ney. the forsi6cations unfinished, without inc necessary supplies of provisions or munitions in case of siege, and with no time 10 pro vide all this, when the enemy presented him self at Monterey on the 18th. had already communicated to Gen. Terrejon the orders and instructions, which ] preserve, that from Marin where he commanded the division of cavalry, he should harass the enemy on his march, and to Gen. Candles ihat he should cut of his communications, and obssruci his Transportation. Nothing was done, my friend, God and everybody knows that the Yankees arrived al Monterey without any sori of Interruption, notwithstanding my re- peated efforts to the contrary. They speut the 20lh in various reconnissanees around the city, and, on the 2ls,, the attack began and continued ill the night of the 23d. Al though very superior in numbers, the ene- my, in every encounter, suffered great loss; and this is so certain, that while we lost about 465, men, all counied-killed, woua- ded, and missing--the loss of the enemy was
 l,l24, killed, and l.0S0 wounded, and np- wards Of 1000 missing principally voI- unteers The extent of our exterior line was such that. not having force sufficient 10 cover 1t, I wa. obliged to concentrate in the city, with view to make a more vigorous de- feRee against the enemy, already frightened, but, who. relying solely on numerical super iorisy, determined 10 take the place al every cost. Tlev had already broken into several houses ic place thelr artillery since the 23d; and as our real situation was not unknown to severalof our chief officers, l was invited to propose aa arrangement, for which ob- iect l called them all together, though they have since yilely psetended to deny it. The convention was agreed upon on ihe 24lh, in the terms you may have seen; and thoagh they say i1a, came out of this badly, be-
 lieve that others might have come ou; of it much worse, under the critical circumstances ! utti dOoul VI uCtdtt. tiC tIiSt lsAANNs caprice of certain chiefs ill giving preference to their unjust personal animosiiy against me. to the national cause and to the true interests of the country. Secondly, .lhe disobedience of some, and the cowaFdice of others. And thirdly, the want of money; for the estimate for September, being upwards of two hun dred thousand dollars, all received was SSl,000. 4thly. By the want of munitions, principally of artillery and provisions. 5thly. The absence of the 4lh brigade under Gen. Ponce de Leon, who, notwithstanding the most positive superior orders for his rapid march to Saltillo, the efforts of the civil and military authorities of this State, and my ur- gent communications, never passed verado: ant the bes, of is Is, that he did not leave tha, place until the 24,h September, three days after the date of the convention. What will you say now my friend Have they justice on their side, who are pursuing me io the death because of the late events at Nuevo Leon, say no. And they must be convinced as soon us my ease can he heard; as soon as can satisfy all my feilow-ci,i- zens, as have offered to do, through the papers of this capital, for month past. l have, therefore, demanded, trial, although l am satisfied that l have performed my duty as general and citizen.