The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-07


all the domestic struggles, the Indian ncusions, and
rious Of Mexico, had been taken. Genera
himself TO ils inhabitants that unless driven to extremity
he would give US battle outside OF Monterey.
The senator says that the Notifications not com
s called Ss New css VINCE
among the volunteers, had the soHbviqua of the Blacl
For--was dusky with age. lis stone bsttements stood
and still stand, proof against any strength we had
and against the assaults Of mounted emen might siant
thousand years. That was taken, sir aud WI
never had the power to take il save by capuation. Ad
strength. Of Spanish fortifcaton, ii commanded ths
town, which i had the power to demolish, The towr
Itself was fortIhcaton from one end 10 the other
three or four ieet thIck with balustrades fitted for the
exact purposes OF breastwork, made the whole towr
iort,calon The houses, Tor the most part are only
story nigh, and Immediately overlooking the
streets This was no place, for the charge Of horse
men This error may have resulted from another. which
was indicated When The senator referred to the fac
poses was left BY choice Not so SIR II was left Be
hind solely from necessity and for the want OF trans.
poration The deficiency OF heavy artillery was sup.
piled by an extraordinary amount of effort Unbroken
horses taken and harnessed in to supply the means
OF transportation. The Commanding general had to de-
visions to supply his troops The transportation was to
great extent, obtained from the Mexicans themselves
That march was an extraordinary one / was hurried
as the Generals correspondence shows, in order to aid
the government in concluding negotiations and peace
and with the hope OF preventing the necessity OF gem
eral war The march was therefore undertaken, all
prepared as the army II became necessary for him.
therefore, to reduce his army by leaving behind every in
efficient man-regmenis OF 900 or 1000 men were cut
down to 500 With this picked force. he commenced his
march, which il was believed at the time would termi-
nate IN one OF the most severely contested battles
fought And, sir the struggle was to who should be
Maryland, and which will not read again, show that
the General offered the Texan infantry opportunity
on with the army But sir, they did not want TO 60
want to go on foot II with difficulty that regi
men was induced to consent 10 20 foot and that reg
ment declined al the eleventh hour;
But sir the senator says these Texan troops did good
servce-that is, the mounted men; that they took the
plaza, took the heights and took the Bishops palace
ws s am At oss 70 know upon what grounds the
that was never taken No one ever saw even ex.
captulation 1t remained in the hands Of the Mexicans
They had concentrated their troops it. They cover
ed with troops the roofs of the nelghborng houses,
black clouds up the lime when it was finally surren
dered by capulaon Therefore, it is useless to argue
about who took the plaza.
Then. as to the Bishops palace, which the senator
seems to invest with all the charms attached to the
halls Of the Montezumas He evidently supposes that
Bishops palace to have been most formidable place.
Probably he considers it fortified castle, with moa and
drawbrdge and tower. and garrisoned batlements On
the contrary, that Bishops palace the remains Of
mains man 0S asfsass a as the re-
Even the little redoubt at the end Of the palace built
upon the opposite side TO that which attacked That
redoub was not built to resist attack, but to the
army il should retreat being driven out ofse town. Il
was work OF defence for retreang army, and not
work for resistance 10 an invading one. II the
wrong side Of the palace for that looking 10 the town of
Monterey, and not towards the troops who attacked IT,
As to the heights, the taking OF which he ascbes the
Texans, they taken by all the troops OF Wohs d.
soI and tGai gaap, soldier t. TO whose memory we we
grave the wound honoraby received at Lundys Lane
that soldier most competent TO command division
TO and Resaca de la Palma With those troops the Tex
ans in brave and generous rivalry struggled and mod
est man would be slow to say that they achieved the
feats on which rests the fame OF that field. Gen. Worth
was never accused of prejudice against the Texans,
though he was sometimes accused OF favorng them too
much. will read extracts from his report touching
each event. and will be seen how the heights were car
red and by whom:
Extracts from General Worth, report Of the battle Of Mon.
On the morning OF the 2l the division was put In mo.
consisting Tay:s Tssaa: supported By ,hs shs
tended the valley widened contucted) closely follow
ed by Dancans light artillery and battalion head. Of cot
called came upon strong force OF cavalry
ensued Tue Texan. received the bes%y Charge Of oawa
~ with their nnening rifles aud usus galanty the light
cans basfy was ia ae.oa il one minute, spsompay .ap
ported by section OF Msckas) delivering lis hre the
heads OF our men LIRE tue close OF the combat which
lasted but fifteen minutes the s, brigade had formed to
the front tue right and le and delivered It's fire. The
second brigade held In rsssvethe ground admit
ting OF ts depoyment The enemy retired la disorder
At IL, m force was detached under Capt O. + Smith,
with orders 10 storm the batteries the crest o the nearest
Hill called Federation and after taking that to carry the
called fort Sodada the ridge OF the height retired
about 600 yards. The two eectuaily guarded the slopes
and roads in either valley and consequently approaches
70 the city, This command consisted Of four onpanes
(K 3D. 81, and q end X 4,h artillery OF the artillery
bauson and Green's, McGowsn's, X A. GiIlespie's,
chandl's, Baioyss aud ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Texas
IN all about three hundred electives.
Ibe appearance oil heavy reinforcement ON the summit,
aud the cardinal importance oi the operation demanding
further support the bth under Major Soot and Blanch.
accompanied by Brgadier General Smith, who was In
struced 10 take direction In that quarter On reaching the
advance parties, General Smith discovered that under Ia
vor OF the ground he could by directing portion Of the
force the right, and moving obliquey the hill
the Soldada simultaneously with the Federation lie nc
cordngy very Jud:cousy pointed, and accompanied the
9th, Isb, and Banchads company IN that direction. Cap
tain siths command, having most gaanty carried the
nrst obsct o attack, promptly turned the captured guns
pounuer--upon the second and moved with his main
body 70 participate Ia The assault upon Soldsda, which
Blanchsrd and Hays iwho had been detached on speca
service but who retained in time fifty Of his
men N the first assault and take prominent part IN the
second) the whole directed by Cen Slnilh
Lieutenant Cuionel Shilds assigned 10 lead this
stomine party, consisting OF three companies and ih
aud Sd, alery bsttalou) pancs oh Infantry
"a b, and D) under Capain Scfeven with two hundred
Texan nfcmen under Colonel Hays, and Lieutenant
Colonel Walker tcanain Of ries) acting In cooperation
The command moved Vt three, conducted to its point o.
ascent by Captain Sanders, military, and Lieutenant
Meade, topogrs phical Favored by tho weah
u reached ny dawn oi day within about one hnnue =,
rocks body OF tho enemy had been stationed tue Pls
evening. In apparent anticipation OF nnck ,,,,l