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Form the X. O. Picayune, 4:h bat.
One of lln> 12 pounders wirurrvnl
LATE DEWK FKOfl TIIE Ali.TIV! ngaii.sl the 2.1 Iml noil deli-nee*. with cap-1 icid Engineers; Lieut. Terrell, 1st inlni
AQKIVAL OF STEAMSHIP J- L. BAT.
Capitulation of Monte ref.
tiiAre days hard fight wan
Inrnl nuiuniliofi, (luring the remainder ■-I
ilio dny by Cnpl. Utdgely. t The slram-
' ing parties of Central Worth’* Division
also captured two 9 pounders, which
were also immediately turned ngaiust
their iormcr owners.
On the morning of the 22it Gen Worth
continued Ins operations, ami portions ol
his division stormed and carried success
ively the heights above the Bishop’s
I’tdace. Both were carried by a com
mand under Cupt. Vinton, 3d Artillery.
I'hKA IE f (bn 1 *‘" J ' In these operations the company of Lnu-
ol the niils ol Gen. I ay- | ^j„ na troops titnlcr Capl. Blanchard
The Steamship Jatiies L. Day, Capt.
Wnni, arrived at New Orleans at n late
hour on the uiglit of the4th inst. By Iter
(says the Picayune,) we have received the
glorious news that MONTEREY HAS
CAPITULATED. AFTBR THREE
DAYS OF DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Capt. Eaton, one
lor,'arrived on the Day, laaring desputoh- j j;"'™” j‘ r&iimi und^gallam servicers
es lor Washiiigioii. lie lell Monterey tin t of Captain Vinton’s command.—
iLa I. ..Vs .1 oomnnlVfinii si * _ - • * .a -a • • ■
the 25iImjIi. Col. Kittrey ncctitnpnnii d j,*„ ur pieces of artilery, with a good sup-
him from Monterey, and brought letters; _|y ,,f amunilion, were captured in the
titr the Picayune giving the particulars Bishop's Palace this day, some of which
of the engagements. | were immediately turned against the ene-
w «* «• (*">'* Picayune) delay , g ||ce ,| lp cilv . On the eve-
the press to attempt to write out a n irra- nin „ ||h . 22 Cl>) Ga
lion of the battles. Tin- luHowing *’ mein* f lini(nBml W cre telicvetl a=
nrainla" are fnar. the pi nol an officer who |hp ,| ,; ir|s |, v G en.
was in the battle
(Jen. Worth, who led :he attack upon
the city on the West side, has immortal
ized himsell. The fiuhtitig was iles|H>-
rateon our side, the Mexican.' oulnunilicr-
ing us by two to one, and I icing protected
by strong entrenchments.
* All our readers will dcliulit to hear
that the Louisiana Imys did honor to the
State. We knew they would.
Almost all our different accounts set
down our loss at 500 or over, of whom
300 were killed. This best tells the
character of the fight.
llii'y McmorirnJii of the oprratvatt of the
American Army before Montitey, Mexico
from llic 19/A to the 21/A Septcmelirr.
On the 19 th Gen. Taylor arrived be
fire Monterey, with a force of alaiul ti,000
men, and
about
ihcdral fim,during which he was fired up
on from its batteries, his force was en
camped at the Walnut Spring*. 3 miles
short of the city. This was the nearest
Killed—Capt. Williitms, Tppooraph* j which altuche.l lb the Palace, by Major iinti-cr* frnth.lbe Northern States, enrolled i ilie beginning, friends and seekers of
Inlnii- Swords, and us soon as it was seen m during the summer, hot yet mustered into
try; Cupi. L. N. Morris, 31 di»; Capt.
Field, 3d do; Major UarUtur, 3d do;
Licjit. Irwin, 3d do; Lieut. H.izlilt, 3d
do; Lieut. Hoskins, 4th do; Lieut.
WinnIs, 4th do; Capt. McKayetr.Bth do;
.Col. Watson, Baltiitaire Battalion; Capt.
llatl|eg^)sl,Tennefsee R. gimenl TLicut.
Puinam. 1st do do; a LieutetiaiA in' a
German Company.
Wounded.—Major Lear, 3d Infantry
••••vriely ; Cypl. B linliriilgc, 3d do, very
slightly ; Lieut. IL H. Graham, 4lh tin.
waive alaive l)ic buildings, it was bailed J tin.* service. Tliese will be despatched
by a national .salute fmm liar liattery of
Captains Fischer and Weighlmaii. under
the command of Major Clark. While
the GenernVwas proclaiming the conquest
of New' Mexico as a part of the United
Slates, the first gun was heard.. V There”
said he, “ my guns pioclnim that the flag
of the C. S. flouts over this eapilnl.”—
The people appeared satisfied. Tlte
General, slept in llie pnlaee, (we Demo
crats, must .call it the Governor’s house.)
severely; Capl. luniotic, 1st do, slightly; Ooe compnny of dragoons was kept in
Lieut. t)il worth, 1st do. severely; Major
Aliercroiidrie, 1st do, slightly; Lieut.
Wuinwright. 3th do, slightly ; Lieut. Rns-
sell, 6th do, slightly ; Lieut. Potter, 7th
to Tnmpico, as Siam as the cold season
set* in, uhnut the eml of next month.—
Although lust called, if it should lie neces
sary to march to the city of Mexico, they
may lie the first to •• revel in the halls of
the Montezumas.”
as I he garrison of
pinred Ions by lien. Quitman with
I the Mississippi and Tennessee Regiments
mid five companies or the Kentucky
Regiment.
Early on the morning of the 23d, Gen
eral Quit miiii, from bis position, discov
ered that the second and tbilil lorls mid
defences east of the city ha,f Keen entire
ly abaiuf lied by tin- enemy, who, appre
hending nnolhcr nssault on tht* night of
the 22d, had ret in d limn nil his dcfriu-.es
to the main plaza ami its immediate vr
einiiv. A cnmmimd of two coinpaiiic-
of Mississippi and I woof Tennessee ina.ps
were then lliniwn into tin* streets to re
connoitre, nnd soon became hotly engag
ed with the cm tn\—these were soon sup
ported Ity Col. Wood,s regiment of Tex
as Itangeis, dismount! d, by Bragg’s Light
Batieiy, and the 3d lutantry ; die cue-
In, slightly : Major Mansfield, Enginerrs,
slightly ; Celt. Butler, Volunteers Divis
ion, slightly; Col. Mitclicll, Ohio Volun
teers, slightly ; Col. McClung, Mississippi
Regiment, severely; Major Alcxnndrr
Tennessee Volunteers ; Lieut. Allen, do
do; Lirnt. Semlilrr. tht do; Lieut. Nixon,
dodo; Capt. Dowlrr, Mississippi Regi
ment ; Lieut. Tlntmns, Texas Regiment
Lieut. Armstrong, Ohio Regiment, se
verely ; Captain Gillespie, Texas Ran
gers motlaliy wounded, since died.
From the X. O. Delta ‘fith but.
We give la-low uenpy of a lent r writ
ten lit Monterey bv IL G itland, to bis
Iriciul, DitvM Perkins,at Foil Polk. The
eoiilents we are assured may la* relied on
as correct.
Mostebev, 8ept.24di, 1646.
Mv Dear Sir—On the 2lsl, 22d and
From (Ac Cvlumbue Tana.
Rio Gbands,
60 miles below' Cnmargn.
Sept. 4th, 1840.
My last letter wns from this boat, the
ihfecily us u guard, and the business of the * p ‘' on< l dny out from our late entnp near
dav was ended. | Bitrila. We have la-en five tedious days
Thus in the short spnee of fifty days, 1 on tltf River, and Impe to reach Camar-
has an army lieen man heel nearly nine ff* this evening. The character of the
peace, if pence can lie had 'with justice.
No mediation i V needed. In place our go*,
eminent, towurds Mexico, in an attitude
which must command the favorable judg
ment or tlte world. No mediaiion can
avail to shape our purposes anil our policy
in the war. These are fixed upon grounds
of right not to be sliaken. It only remains
for ns, then, to carry through 'what., we
have begun, ami bring our Inutilities to
prompt ami signal issue. This course is
demanded by the justice ol our cause,
and the roused spirit of our people. The
war must lie carried on in such a spirit
ns to teach at once the Mexican govern
ment and the Mexican people that the
blessings of peace are not to be lightly
sacrificed. The Mexican government
hundred miles, over a desert country, and i country presents tho same monotinuous j uiust lie made to feel that (lelny.and'a
Vince of 80,000 souls appearance ns I have heretofore de*erib-!, e mpori*in$ policy in negotiation,'are ••
and conquered a pmvi
without firing n gun—u success which' Ifkiw Miilarnoras. The eye aches at ruinous to »/, res they are injurious' to us.
may la* mainly attributed to llie skill and “P"" the everlasting flats on either | We nre told that the Mexican government
ability with which Gen, Kenrney ha* j «!>*■ river, ami w hich cause lla* visual j cannot ronsider mir make ptopnsirions-of
managed this arduous and dtlicnti- busi-' horizon to terminate scarcely ten firl, peace till the Mexican Congress meets,
iless. Ill explaining bis nlyect in craning j [’"”•>> iIh- shore ns you lx-hold it from the | | f is fit ihul Mexico should know at once
meets.
incoming ini', the country, and the kind- ! Revnosu stands ii|«m n very gen-j the wimfe crest of sikIi Hremlve? * *IUs
If** he fell Gar the iuhabiinnis. Ipi was He dt*e|evny olaiut a quarter ol n mile| well for her to understand at once, it tho
tmi to In* entertained
the* intervening months
pid nod victorious pro-
. , ,, • . .gress ol our linns into toe heart «ff the
h roily down on Ins thigh.) nnd dcinaud " ,,v »h** Mexican sine. I ihv- jtouniry, ami Hint our arms will upon its
ole lienee to its laws. |er looked upon a hill with so much satis |sin,ng‘ l„,Ids, while our squadrons lie-
fVtilnitiny. Attg. 19.—The Gene ral ml- j | " Trn y disappeared in half an i hiiguc r and thrcactcn its cost, and that nil
dressed tile* whole people tieilllV more ill hour*
ta**s he li lt lor the inlialalaiits. Ip: was if iiciTevny olaiut n qunrt*-r ol a mile well fin her In under/
mild mid eouriroiis'; hut then, (would , •» ,, »Ii the shore, nnd yesterday liar the first [question of pc-nce is n
Held,) 1.claim tjie whole-Ilf New Mexico time* ciltr sight was gree ted with a very ' till DccciiiIkT. that the
fier tla* Unite el Slates. I put my hand eni| ri S| M ’cla' h* range ol hilts, whic h sea m to! will witm-ss the rapid
it from this imi.o-ul. (bringing his hand ' omimni e at the llivei and to stretch a-1 gress ol our linns in
length than lie* hail on other eec. nsaais. ] gavrjne
aii-l tisik particular care* to give* tla-m the- ! I'j'” . .
na*sl |K»sitive* assurances of jer leclioii in t *•••* "I th*" old town Is ing a mile further
Tile boat slopping at Rcynosa, this will la* done in the spirit mid pur*
I'^mi iip|miliiiiit\’ ol suiveying I lire: pose of, tici-luat and invasive war.
their persons, pnipe-nv, mid teligiou.-
2:LI iust. then* was some bard fighting. Many families had lied on his approach,
here, mid trnmy imor tell.iws have snfii-r- and he told their liieuds m bring them
• I i i 1 1 1 ........... .1...
cd by it; but I think it may be said with back, and to say to thcinjliat they would
ali t’y tliiil Gen,- Taylor lias till* town in' If more soli* under his n liiiiiiislration
• is (Niwer. The pmei* was iiineli more*
initcrey, with n one o a to I, Itnv’s fire* was constant anil uiiiulerrupted :Stnaiglv liirtified ilianGen. Tavlor liael
.ml alter reetoilliealering tile* eiiy nt j r ri -, ro the slreets.Htehemse tops, barricade s an idea ol, and the Mexicans dcli mh el
150 or le»( 0 y.tr. roni te vicinity eef tla* plaza. The lla*ir works with skill atnTdrteriniiiiiiinii.
tnily ol its* |
pieces ol' Bragg’s Intte ry wen* also used
with much eflect far into the hearted the
city. This engageineiit eouliiiiu'd th<*
. iii.- part id the day, oar troops having driven
position at which the army eeaild eaitnin .- . "
supply of wate r, and Ik. In-voitd tin
reach of
remainder ol the I9ili was ooaipn
tile? engineers in making recoiimusances
of the city, batteries and cuminauding
s. altered parties of tla* enemv, and
in vvaw r* aim pern,rated quire to the elefeii, es' ed' the
o e lie iny s ).I I ra s. " : main plaza. The advantage thus gained
ler of the I9ili was oeiaipied bv . ■ i , s . ®. ,,
■ - it was considered nnnecesssiiry to hold,
as the enemy had permanently abandon
ed the city nnd its ileli tiees, e*xi ept tie*
plaza, its immediate vie inily .mil tla? Ca
thedral lort or Citadel.
Early in the afternoon (same day) Gen.
This iimriiing, C"l. Morino, Adjutant Gcu.
id the Mexican Army, came into camp
with a proposition from Ge rir- AnT|laelrr to
evacuate tin* town ; lie and his army
op, anil mnrke-d only bv soini- piles of
slone mid rubbish. The present town,
in its ancient aim venerable aspect si etna
in have the adjective ••New’* applied toil
in naN-kery. Probably no person in the
United Stales w bo lias never be en mil of
it, lias ever seen human habitations hear
ing so toany mid siieh iuconlestible marks
ol'age. The Ameriean Hag llie-s in its
gorgeous In-mity over llie Plaza, n .large
square siirruuiiileel by slone buildings,
all decaying, ami many in actual ruins.
heights. On the 20ih Geo. Wotih was
ordered wi:h his division to naive in n
circuitous route to tla* right, to gain the
Saltillo road lie-yourl the west of the town
and to storm the heights
op’s Palace, which vital point the euemv
appear to have sirmigelv ueolected. Clr-i. ■ • .- ...
11 i P. *, , ” , • , I laming his position within a short distance
cumslances caused Ins hall on the night | ■ 1 i , .
, . , , ... el the main plazir on that sale of tin* ouvs
ol the intended position. . , • . ,
of 20ih, short ot mo mteiulcil posit am. . _ , , , , J’
n .. i .i oi . i 1 , towards evening the mortar hail also been
On the morning nt the 21st lie continued , , . - . . ,
.• . . ■ i ! planted in Hie Cemetery enclosure, and
his route, and after an eneoimtcr with a < - .. .., •
I during the night dal great execution m
1 the c-irc-ilitisi rila-d camp of the enemv ill
the plaza—thus ended the operations of
the 3?d.
large U«ly of the enemy’s cavalry mu
infantry, supported by artillery from the
heights, he repulsed them with loss, mill
finally encamped, covering the passage of
the Sahillo rre-iil. It was hen-discovered,
that liesidcs the fort nt the Bishop's Pal
ace and the occupation of the heights
above it, two forts, on commanding emi
nences, on the opposite side of the San-
Juan had been f -rtilied mill occupied.—
These two latter heights were then storm
ed noil catried—the guns of the last fort
carried lieing immediately turned with a
plunging fire upon the Bishop’s Palace.
On this same morning (tin- 2ist) the 1st |
Division of regular troops, under Gen.f
Twiggs, and the Volunteer Division un
der Gen. Butler, were ordered under
arms to make n diversion to the left ol'
than' they bail ever In en. He staled,
that in taking |H>sscssion of New' Mexico,
lie claimed llie whole of It lor the United
States, without releri nee to the Rio
Gran'll*. He absolved lliciii from th* ir
allegiance to Mexico mill Gov. Armijo,
nnd proclaimed himself Governor of New .
Mexico, mid claimed them ns citizens nfjGnl ol this square, there is scarcely one
mar. It out into the interior.' This Gen. j the United Stale*. of the atone structure* which in lomier
Tavlor declined, uiul insisted upon Am-1 The tuning Governor and Alemlr* then | , ' n V* const Puled llie Town, standing. In
I j podia and his army Im-i cming prisoner* j look the oiitli of. allegimu-e to the United j **‘tne pl.u-es, the streets are blocked with
f ofwnr—llie men to be dishutirieri, with a Siale^ f ami ihe ix’nple, with n simulfane- I 1 " 1 * »*ibbish \\hi« li mis tumbled from the
^ti|mlutinrt iml to hike lip arms against U5 Inu5*8hout, <x«liiiund, “ Vice Ai fun-rat. n j'b'euytuit walls; while the mmlern
■ luting llie. war—the Geueial and Iris of- j 1* would, (*avs the St. Louis Kcpuhli- 1
fiei-rs to remain in custody until disposed jean) sei nt that Gen. Armijo, the Gover-
ofby ourGovi rimieut. The parlies have j no- of .New Mexico, bad actually 4,000
liei-n tH-goti:iiiiig all day. If they ilo inN I men at Iris inmnowl, bin very badly
agree there will Ih* some more ‘lighting,(armed ; mid lli’it on the IGdi August,they
lull the place cannot bold out long. licit l«*r the place ;M»p«iiilod »* llie bailie
Although we curried the plan* anil won j ground, When lie got there, however, a
the victory, yet it has cost us dear; The (council of his officers tvere* culled, ami.
carnage on our side is great, probably { “tniii-l. to his satisfaction,” they refused'
in. re mi than that of the Mexri.mis. But' to fight. His second iiieoiiuoii 'id. Colon,
this we do not know, as they fought mi- ' el Are huh 11 i. ua> t x> i edoglv v.'.*h*rmis
■ip to II hue dale, Iml vi rv Midib f.dv
■ hanged his eulire- views of the n- eessilv
id llie quill tel. Very soon idler this de-
leriniiialion. Guv. Armijo liirui d Iris hmd
tow ards CIllllUHhua, follow ed bv u f, w
■IragiNiilS.
It was supposed that (Jen. Kearney
ing an olfi r ol eapitulation, to w hit h the! than all llie re si of army, and with very j wnohl nominate a Mexitan lor the i.Hi. .
lormei refused to accede, iis it a-keil more j little loss. Up to yesterday at 9 A. M.! Governor of the department, and »p|,oiiii
[ IVtnhittgton, Union.
i ,t if i Worth nsraulled Iron) the Bislmp s Pal-
latve the Irish-1, . ., ... 1 ,
luce the west side of tire city, and suc
ceeded in driving the enemv and main-
Early on the morning of the 24ih, a
<h-r cover uH the lime. (Jem Worth has
distinguished himsi-ll us a gallant soldier
and n skilful cmmuniiricr, Gen T. gave
him a fair rh.mee, nnd h<- has nnt<ly a-
vaileil liiins.-1/ of it. Hi* division*, with
oiniiiunii Hlinn was *rht In Cell. Tavlor, Hays regiment of Ti Mill*, have gained
from Gen. Ampurlia, antler a flag, nmk-J nutre crotint!, noil carrieil more point*.
than the American commander would H was 5 killed ami 25 wounded. The an American us Secretary. All tluwe in
under any i-iieiiinstanl-es grant; at the
w hole loss on our side cannot he niwli "Sit, who were thought to lie trusiwor-
sarne time a rli-nraial to suirender was in ! less than 500 in. n killed, winimh-d and | thy, would, in all probability, l« < ouliu-
reply made U|nui (Jen. Ampiidia—12 M ’ prisoners. I luive iio time to send you the. aed in ibeir places.
while
f die |Hs>r cIhs* of Mexienn*. are built
wiiliio llie bilge stout- enclosures. Ibriner-
ly walls of large hiuises. but now s< rving
tla- purpose ol lent es to these Imtnhli-
lliatelieil collages. Desolation si fins to
Imvi- set its brand iq*>u en rything. The
|Hipiil..lioii seems to In- of the (limit lev)
■•lass, llioiigb in lln-se limes, ii is dillieuli
In g> i a glinj se ol llie biller classes.—
Tiny I lav,- ,-ilh* r Ih M Hi ir i.iwi... el
p close wiibiii ih, o doors If vans:.
Is of tipii.l by a ill la. Inia-nr .1 Ur.heil
Stales Arlilhiv, and is said to I., enrol
.Ik
The Washington Union of the 2d inst,
says:—Mnjor General Jcsup, quarter-
muster general, leli the city this morning
for the Ironlier of Mexico, to take upon
himself the gnn-ml directum of the afliiirs
of his department in that quarter. This
step has been taken with a view to pro
vide for every exigency without the delay
and inconvenience w hich sometimes result
from wailing instructions from Washing
ton, ami in order to secure the utmost effi
ciency ami economy to the measures of
that department.
We have no doubt dial this movement,
tli-liin-rutely and duly taken, will contrib
ute essentially Irnth to tire efficiency and
the economy «r life war-
We uiiderstiinrt, also, that before Gen-
ernnl Jcsup leli Washington, he hud re
cently jrm elm.-cil two more excellent
sti-nmhoars, oji very moderate terms, lor
tla npciuiiiius, of the Rio Grande, in or
der to save the high freights w hich were'
dtiiuiiMlcd fur the irmisporlatioa of nut*’
stores.' Otliet appliances have nls<> beeni
rci cully adopied, which will snw much*
ex|N-iise, mid , (Hilriliiili- rno-t' efli-ctually
to the 11an-jhiflalN-ha ,,f |Ue ntcessniy
on ans lor our uiiriv.
jj|,** most ili-alh" ell d spots on the n*i r
|i was hill* fly hosfil. to the Ti x-ins dn-
ring ile ir .nniggles « hh llu ir tyrants and
has plained ii.nd Mill limh many e»ii»di-
lions of mpiie- utuf mure lei.
I I*.uiul m Reyni/sa the pis.r fellows
who siifi.-tcd l»v dii-1 xpto.sir.ii of the **£ir-
1* i prize,” inn i om fort a ble hospital un
der the ear. of mi Aiiuy Surgeon. The
IhkiI ilsell lie-20 mil. s ulsive. Her w hole
lip|N-r works forward of the wheels are
was lire hour at wlrieli the a< eeptance or j details of the difli reiit actions. We hope . Gen. Keunu-y. it was sapiNiseil, wihiI.I I r, 'j ,ls —Cbitllilii-S, l«iili-rs, decks mill
—— - ■ ■!— L - : - •- ■»* —i- I'— e— * -• ■■ I ilia, hinery all twisted into a shapeless!
non aeeepiam-e was to ia* couimunieateil 1 to lie in town to-morrow. Yours truly, | leave a force (if 2,0011 turf* in Santa Fc
the town, in favor of llie important iqiern-
ration* of Gen. Worth. The 10 inch
to the American General. At II A. M.,
the Mexican General sent, requesting n
R. GARLAND. ■ and march, in a shore time, to Culiloruia,
mortar and two 24 pounder howitzers,
bail lieen pm in luitiery the niglil of the
20th. in a ravine 1400 yards distant from
the Cathedral liirl nr Citadel, und were
supported by the 4th Regiment of In
fantry.'
At 8 A. M. on the 21st the order was
given for his battery In open opim the cit
adel nnd town, ami immediately after the
lit Division, with the 3.1 anil 4ili tnfmdry
In advance, under Col. Gurbi .d, were or
dered to reeoiimiilre stul skirmish with
the enemy on the extreme left of the t ity,
•nd should prospect of success offer, to
curry the most advanced bntterv. Thus
the attack was directed hy Major Mans
field, Engineer,anil Major Kinney- Q. M.
to the Texas Division. ‘ A heavy fire from
the first liattery was immediately opened
upon the advance, hut the troop* soon
turned it, entering nnd engaging w ith the
enemy in the streets ofiheeitv. having pas
ted through an incessant cross fire from
the Citadel and the first and second' but
teries, anti from the inluiitry who lined
the parapets, streets nnd housetops o| the
city. The rear of the 1st battery wit*
soon turned, nnd the reverse fire of the
troops through the gi >rge of the works kill
ed or dislodged the nrlilerists and infantry
from it, and tho building occupied hy in-
fnntryr immediately in its rear. Tla* 1st
Division was fuHu'wed ami supported by
the Mississippi, and Tennessee and 1st
Ohio Regiments, the two former regi
ments being the first to scale and occupy
the Girt. The success of the day here
stopped. The Mississippi, Tennessee
and Ohm Regiments though warmly en
gaged in the streets Ibr some time after
' the capture of the 1st battery nnd its atl-
B defences, were unuiile, from ex-
in and the loss they hail suffered
to gain more advantage, 'a heavy show
er of rain also came tip to cause g susiwn-
»K)f» pf lisiainities before .the close ol the
■ ^ ^*h and first Infantry ngd
the.Baltimore Battullion, remained as the
Surr. 25.—The rnetiiy have agreed to with a like number.
personal conference with Gen’. Tiivliir,Lfrivv* up the town. I nut not. positive as' The trailers who- WctV overtaken hy
which was grauteil; tin- priueqi.d officer* j to the terms, hut if they Ih- hs rumored,' (Jen Kearney’s force, wt-re'clost- nt hand,
of rank on either side acrninpanviiig their ; «e gai-i hut little hy them. It is eeilain , hut it wns iM-iieved that they would not In-
r! ~ '■ After several off, is in rel.iiiun! Gen. Taylor ha* re-cedeil from bis first alile to muki- snk-s nt ibeir goml's in Mi-x-
t*niuud, and grunted utl the enemy asked.' ieo. They w ould l>e ronipelled ro make
R. G. I their way slow ly down tlte Del Norte.
awaiting the rrsofc of General WimiI’s
Generals.
to tlte capitulation of tlie city, made on
either side nod relused, nt half past 4 p.
m. f (Jen. Taylor arose und saying hr
would give Gem Ampudin one hour to
consider and accept or re-fuse, left the
the conference with his officers—at the
expiration of the
the mortar was
re-corn metier me nt
Cormyt-nirnct i f the Charlatan Courier.
Wa-HINOTon, Bepl. 28.
The Gullin' l have h> Id s- vi ral consul-'
rations on Hie .«ut j> cl »l iIh Mi ni, an war,
and have detrrmowd In pr< si-i-mp it wide
on it used trnfgy tm.l vtgoi, ami in a
ii .a itmr less pmfiiiibW- anil rniivruirut tic
iIh- Mexicans.
The re li retire of the offer of the United'
Slates litr renewed u> goliiilioti, made on*
the 27ih ol Augtrst, is in In- referre d, it
seems, by llie Mexican goveruineiit'to ll e
constituent Congress, whit ll is to assem
ble on llie 6lli of December. This Con-
muss by lilt- terrible agent. It was llie!8 n ' s ® * s t •• teems, to be an iudepeiidint
result of gross carelessness, as I believe
nearly all such accidents are.
As we stopped to wood last uiglit, some
tuHly, coiiqNised of diflerent parties, is to'
lie Inc from Executive inllucnce, and is
to organize the government anew. It is-
of unr officers anil men had an opportii-jra't In* supposed that they will com
nitv of seeing tbe fiimltiitgo for I la- first
time. } was asleep nnd missed it. ll
was dlrserilifd ns a regular village dance,
ill'wlrieli old anil young of both sexes took
pun'. They are very common along the
river and 1 rtur soldiers are always Web
th.-expirutina of the hour, however, an L |m .„ r , h . *,-| 1P
ffies-r was sent on the part ol Gen. Am-, rr „ t | 1( . ( | ,|, c j.*„ rl twrnty-eiohl days,
pialia, to mloriii the Auirriean General I ■* . .
and the ii.itNiiiid lioaor being satisfied by
the exert ions of the Mexicans trnop*, he ! ,i ;Veannire"i»"ii vvili *lw
bad. after eons.diafum with his General Kearney d.-ehtre-s hi, p,
...... .... . , hr WMl In Clililwmm HP- mwirn ■"—\ — . | ... *.* . . "... .
Officers, decided toeapit.ihitr, m.-epiinglraj m"ibiT l hId lj ao - M ^ n,,,l ' r Md-r Glbrk i- ere* nng tb.iirr a- mg manaed In , i, k bin. up. U.ilort.m- ..|.«^-k.ided-ab the eine*
.i n’.m a ^ r | »ill HI xh o In I nt Ltiiietl hlult »* un || aB||>A | lt il»t- a«»\vi»w Tliri^orMin-' h:«d Iwrn J»u k l»»r .^rvi-riil wirku ihr • wwl r iirt* lak« n—
the oflet of the American General. M ^ , he
The terms ol capitulation wire met The A. Loni* Uepttbiitam euntuins the
fia t us lollows : ! diary ot an officer iM-tougiiig to tla-1 X|N—
That the officers •lueilil lie allowed tn]dilina, hi wlrieli tla* ocean nee* iif each
march out w ith iheir side arms- day me inui d. His account 'of tin* cap-'
Thai the Cavalry and luliiNiry sbonld
lie allowed to man h oat with lla-ir anas
und accoutre-meats. ,
That the Artilleiy should In- allow, d
to march out with one buttery of six
Col? GarUm) 0 C * P " ,, T a . P , « i,w «* smsle-r
ly> battery.
assisted |.y Cupi. Rhlge-
Two 12 pouialers, ami one
Cnptnro of Bniita Fe. , — • .
The St. Louis papers of the 25th of ""veim-nt againstrChihu .hua.
September contain autheiilic intelligence \ had'l^n npprrintttrjwf^ A.rvf^ir, | ^'tncl to theme I shaU clescrit* the first
"tin that capacity in a Court. Il,lf I l ‘ rr
bad Ih-nk Mime days hvses- "
nth In* oMtcrrs—at the , hp c „ turP „ r &1IllH Fe , nilh „ u j[ ; ry nad m en «p
hour, the discharge position, liv the forees General l^*'
to be the s.gnid fi.r the Kearney. 'The news wn, binnght by the i whllh hi
I »f hostilities. Before L,earner Little Miuouri, Iron. Fori Leav- e,,,nw
Santa Fe
, to in i.ria me Atner.cm, ueneral The cap , ure t<wU plat . eo „ j he lSl |, Xu-
n avoid the lurtlier eflusam ofl.baal, !g Ug |,
A remmknhle fact connected with
set n, that Get/.
We Ind an exciting m cideiit this morn
ing, dial came near being seriixi*. One
A correspondent ofthe R< tmhtiam,^wri w | nflhe “Craw Ion I Guards' liy tin* name
• ' ! n£ CfiHindcp*H-llovrriH.ard!While the IhwiI
ting tront Santa Fe, August 24th,says
“ On liemorrow a InnIv of triN.p* will
maieii tow
session
menu* iheir lulNirs hy assenting to the
alieration of a very large portion of their
territory.
There is no expectation of obtaining
peace from the action of that assembly.
i<omc confidence has been felt in the fa
vorable interposition of Santa Anna’s-
necessities anil interests. But neither bis
positi- ti in the government, nor the tone
of tla* government documents which have
mn hed us, justify any such reliance.— '
The npiiiitai now is, that wc must either
was in rhe middle of ihe stream and' nil*-1 back out, or go to work mill hikepoueuioa
liril.l'l lint si IHHIV lltll'lH v III ' ......... " ' - .
Inwards Alb..ii.„*r'ke. to take pos- del wav. I saw him almost a* soon-mr "J Mexnv.
of that .list,ti l. It is supisaad «* Tf..- ,NN.r S How struggled ...an- I ...ler course has loa n .•Hmrn.nc.l
im Ivy ineudtiiiiiistmMiiti. All the ports
ifie gull'and the Pacific an* to Ih- rigid-
*ap|NiM'i
irt
Tin mfiffi rv dU-
that a-di tin hu • at iif tin- Arii.v will aKr '"dr with tie- smirk oat In,; upno hy ifct*udiiimistraHon. All die pints
• ... ,»v. ’L* I . —. I •!. . I I .... . f.. nn'illi- •Hill ilia. I ills* l*M«*ll*l* fl
«I*W» ihf* TTlfJ Wilt* Tm*- 1
lur»* ii* in* tiilkiunt
Tltkrthnj Aug- 18—Sla-ried as nswil,
t six milt s nunc to die Cuiiimiii,
and
whi n- the Mi xieaa atn.y -jailer Armiji
, Inal Ux-H assembled. Tl.ere laid lieeii 3
pines and twenty one rounds ofammii-1000 troops there, hut is seem* tlait the
union. : nearer we. approached dieiu, the fi-wer
That all other munitions of war anil
supplies should he turned over to n board
of American officers appointed to re
ceive lla-m.
Thai the Mexican Army should be al
lowed seven day, to evacuate die rily,
and that the American trisips should not
occupy it until evacuuled.
That the Cathedral, Fort or Citadel,
should' be eynr tinted lit 10 A.' M.', next
day, (25lli). tbe Mexicans then inarching
out and llie Axiu-riciut garrison marching
The-Mexicans-allowed to salute their
Hag wlien hauled down,
Thai there should lie ^tn srmisetii-e of
eight weeks, during' wiiirli time nt ithj-r
army should pass n line running from ifie
Rinriinndu through Linares and 8aa Fer
nando.
This lenient offer of the American Gen
eral wns dictated with the concurrence of
bis Generals, and by motives of gnodpol-
llii v iH-canuYiud wlicu we passed-throilgh
they bail all gone. The position they
chose wus aear the lower eml, and it was
one of great strength. The passage vvu's
■mi more th.-jir,forty fi-ct wtdt— iii frnol
lheyhati.made. an obstiiuTmlnif timlier,
uiul beyoBd-.lhii^ Ml 300 yards disianee,
was un enrim ave in ihe road, on which
their catinuon hail heap p1»;ecF;'ttnd it
was ihnughi.by us,'.tliat positiho was
eqiail ui6,000 uivu.__\te. /j-ached the
4 pounder, and one bowtizer. were cap I icy nail eonsiileradon for the good de-
tured in this fim, three officers and-some I fence of the it city by tho Mexicans Ar-
■I my.-
20^r 34tero taken prisoner*
panic's imiVi’r die etui mural' iif Captain* and'Was v.-iv li eble. Twice, we thought the counts)' »;J” he invinle.l gl every
FiselM-r and Weight man, it is g. al-rdW •"* was IhU be lnogbl (Hili.r.bar iNaatvainleViry Mrraig Imbl m the imen-
supiNis. d. will Ih* si. rii.m-il beie. sup|H>r- «fr,-pril IK.* 1-eW .N-armv him. he was «r uj"w garn—H-^d Ire ...ir .re-;,w. Gen.
Kdliv Mina- .alar li.nrs*, Mjfr Chink *•!**• »t"l -Iniggixl mi IhmrI. entirely ex- Taylo- i*lo- o in... his miiieli irmnealik-
'-iiiniiiund* the garrison. These are ihe boUSM'd. H- ewuM have re... he.1 * .*• «• • »... Lut. de PoUmi, wlwre he Sto
pins, generally en .fia-.l, al- *’.» himself. This Rive, bus »a- rent.need l.v»tm exped.iam to lz* scnt
1 - ..... Inch the grave of u gre-ac many prsonstto hw auMrooi I timpn-of and he is then
nrrenl
dll nigh (Ji ii. Kearney eaii hardly klu
tlillh how the npiN antlirp of ihiitai- . . . [ „ . , . u I
I ge, mill wlint thing* may Ih SVaurrly h day pess.^^<1 m oar .amphelow jCirpinri Mexico-
fiir cetla'in how,he 5 ofihiog* n^T^nlu
cnine lax-essary to insure a p-ruiunenr
uaia|utlily in llie ptovinee.
witlimii a dead body lieing seen In flout | the pnigraintue of the lull aud winter
hv. After ihe retreat of the Mexicans oa campaign.
•*In i nnelusioa, let nie sny, that we Hie 9ih Muy,si)iniiiiv pTislM-tl in iIh- cniM-
have nol lost any men iii llie nrlillerv. nor
have we any sick nt this time—dial we
are as contented as we cun possibly lie,
and burning with impaiience to hear
from our friends in Sr. Louis, and our
brother soldiers in the south.”
CttAization in Santa Ft—A gentle
man attached to Gen. Kearney’s-expe
dition says, in n letter front-8nnla\F<l‘.t'i»
brother in St. Louis, “.This is -the -mnjt
miserable count rv I hnve -seen. .The.
ing iiInivc Fort Brown, that the River wu-
ter nt tin* Fiirt was unfit Hip use tor a-nutn-
la-r >fdays.
▼Igor In the War.
Wo tire glad to perceive that the feel
ing of the country in fivorof the most t-n-
©n Saturday, it was decitled in tbe
Cabinet, it is said, that Tampico should
he taken at-once, orders buve been alrea
dy issued in that effect. Some steam
vessels of light draft are to'lie used in the
expedition. Tampico will lie made the
principal depot fur tbe supply of the army
hovels tbe people live in me built iff-mud.
M.jm ? Clndi?.^(^,f^^;& 8 lyjines ^ aw , imvr nn
we e^H^ ^JT P .he’ri n ,o S Thr y •* <»* (fniund and have nel-
were m»rcW.U.rpugh lhe lo«n to '^.hi-r beds tallies, nor , hairs. In fitci
Palace; (as.tl .seq<|ed)„.i, thepnbm- ,, (.arrow in the greiund like Prairie
square; whtre the Gem-uml,his«..ff : lis ^* ulered , ,-j w cily W1 jhp 1Slh
dueled to a largo room..
The Genrral stated, .in a lew word*
rrgetic nnd effective war measures, in the
present jaisture rif our Mexican sffhirs, is
i'ust becoming almost unanimous. Itiflu-
entiat whig journals are; speaking out
strongly upon the subject; and in the
democratic ranks there is hardly a dis
sentient voice.
Our government, we are well assured, _
is fully resolved to second to tbe utmost'! be' wanted,
these puliiniic w ishes of tho people, and I —
to s|iare no effi.it m urge'on the various! From Santa ^V*“Tb?^»
of invasion.
The Mexicans are not lo be allowed ta
charge exorbitant prices litr (he supplies
they furnish..to our. army, as heretofore.
A general order will bo issued on tbi»
Subji*ct. A fiiir price only will be allowed.
If the war should 1* pmUnffd, I
doubt that Mexico will have to furnisn 1
supplies- mtis,-if any tbe has that may
robost Lit- 1
aiis oo
line* of . our army), till sniisluc tnrv and | tie Missouri arrived , al U- «-_■
permabcBt* peace is won. . The attempt-23ri uliimp.- She . U
‘ w.jmail,
. t. - .ir — - ,-: e * otMexiro to pna-rastinaie rnd gain lime,I.UHH, — r - . .
the object of bit mu and gave assurance ^The Baltimore Sun of the 2d iasnsays; by prnbinging negotiation*, will lie met, unimimswiil, lurtherlhsn'h* 1 ®”*‘- -r'
of salely sail prMccslnn to all umiffenn- It is reported that the General 6*w ru- m our mirl,- liv. ioirensixl' vigor. We; nev had taken peace able possession ^
Ulg citizens, a While this, iranspiieil llie ment contimphue culling into immeoime laiveexhausted ilie rerourer* of lonrilia- Santa Fe* Thr4|exictn (otCCS nau-
itars and stripes were hoisted oa the staff action that part of the hfty thousand vol- lion. We hnve cbown ourselves, frum. tired to El Patsn,
filT *■»-!-• ,- . ■ . : ' •»,.:• J*( 1. •• '• ..L.-l, I . —'
" *• "'* 1 k J.