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AtoHbE INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
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Ter Of wonder and SURPRISE. ThesUnion ss.te.
th.ta hc's, addressed b Assistant 4diuiant BIS.
fron Gen TayIoT's army. mentions he Ga IA
The General received two balls duritv he mn
one passed through the CUT q The e61,. ire oshel
through the front The New 0rieshs Della en-
tains seme interesting particulars 81 he baitlp
from which we ext5aet The ioll6&in4:
On he 3Isf TIE enemy were aesenea. Is.
preaching over the distant hills. Al their 40
peartnce the vciunteers raised great shouf ala
gave three Tremendous cheers. 1'ieir engineers
and officers were seen lying over the field. and
dragging their cannon about 10 get them into 10
sitioh; but the nature Of the eroana did not favor
The undertaking, and il was laie in be day before
the big guns began 70 open.
The enemy had with them thirfg-two cannon.
mostly Of large calibre. Their Gre though kept
Up very briskiy, and appaTently we'll manned. did
30 Little execution ID our ranks that Il was 20, con-
sidered necessary TO return their ffd Our can
non were therefore silent the who'll Of the aIst.
Eight or ten killed and wounded wske the exter,
|of The casualties sustained by urjarny on The
aist.
The Delta after stating that the q nnons Of The
Mexicans seemed to be directed to Gen. Taylor,s
position, and that the balls flew ogaY and above
him like hail, adds:
Uuehy indifferent 10 the perils ofshis situation,
there sat The old CHIEF, on his conspicuous white
horae neerinr fhron oh he anv ,,Iax, - IL -, :.
lines Of Mexican troops that co1Idlbe seen Il 4
great distance on the march The persuasion OF
his aids could not induce him to abandon his ayora-
bic point Tor observation, nor to give up his old
white horse. To the suggestion Of his staff that
old whitley was rather too Conspicuous a charger
for the commander, he replied 'thatthe old fellow
had missed the fun al Monterey, on account Of Il
sore foot, and be was determined be should have
his share this time"
l. Al sunrise on the 22d February, the battle Be.
gan in earnest. The Mexicans were drawn but
10 immense numbers. The dark columns ofin.
fantry extended as far as the eyeicould reach !;
and the cavalry seemed to the whole view
with their inteminable lines AT intervals be.
tween the infantry and cavalry, their big guns,
strongly protected by large artillery force, kept
up an lncessant cannonade against our lines
Their forces were soon in motion. Our artillery
was thrown forward 70 meet them, protected by
the volunteers. Gen. Wool led the main BODY in
person, and was seen everywhere, rallying and
encouraging the volunteers. The two armies
were soon engaged in hot confiict The broken
nature Of the ground divided the forces, SO that,
instead Of one generalengagement, the regiments
were compelled in great measure, to tight on
their own hook. Ouroficers were always in the
advance, leading their troops. Hence the great
mortality among them. In this general melee,
~ l.
would be attacked BY a whole brigade of several
tIioussnd Thus the Kentucky Infantry was at
tackled at the foot Of hill. in deep ravine, BY
an immense forceaof the enemy. A large num-
Der OF the officers were killed here. Among them
was Col. Mckee, who fell badly wounded, and
was Immediately despatched by the enemy, who
pierced him with their bayonets as she lay on the
ground. Lieut. Col. Clay was shot through the
thigh, and being unable to walkawas taken up
and carried some distance by some Of his men,
but owing to the steepness of the hill, the men
finding il very difficult to carry him, and the enc
MY IN great numbers pressing upon them, the gall
ant Northumberland begged them to leave him
and take care Of themselves. Forced to leave
him on the field, the last that was seen of this
noble young officer be was lying on his back,
lighting with his sword the enemy who were stab.
,ing him with their bayonets. Tbayeteran Capt |
Nm. -. Willis, Of The same regiment, at the |
read Of his company, with three stalwart sons |
Who fought al his side was badly wounded, but
till continued the fight until lie was overcome
sithethe loss of blood
in the meantime, the Indiana brigade, who |
we're drawn ont and ordered to Charge the enemy, !
we're seized with panic, apd ldisplayed some I
Assistant Adjutant General Lincoln |
ushed 10 their front, and whilst npbraiding them
or their cowardice, was shot, several balls passed
trough his body. 10 justice Of this brigade it |
hould be stated that they subsequently, rallied, |
nd fully redeemed their reputation by the most
.alant and effective fighting.
Col. Hardin led the Illinoisahs in very hand
ONE style, and the sturdy q suckers" fought like |
ions. Their intrepid colonel fell wounded, and |
experienced the fate Of Coils. Mckee and Clay, |
nd was killed by the enemy-inot however be-
ore he had killed one Of the cowArdly miscreants
With pistol, which he fired whilst lying on the |
round.
Col Yell led, the foremost man, charge Of his
mounted volunteers against large body Of Ian. |
:ers and was killed by lance, which entered his
mouth and tore of one side Of bis face.
The Mississippians, the hetoes Of Monterey,
liter doing hard duty as skirmishers were ordered
INTO line to receive charge Of cavalry, which
hey did with their rifles, delivering at the same
lime most destructive fire among the crowded
columns Of cavalry. The enemy were complete.
" repulsed. The distinguished commander Of
his gallant regiment, Col Jefferson Davis, was
BADLY wounded, an escopette ball having entered
ais loot and passed out Of his leg. He was, how
ever, doing well when last heard from. The
:hiyaircus Lieut.. Col. McClung was prevented
rom doing his share Of the brave deeds Of this
brilliant fight, by the grievous wound received at
he battle.of Monterey, which. still confines him
% his bed, and from which il is much feared by
his best friends he will never recover.