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Al.lfKAX I) Kir I.. IIH'KIi V.
TRUNK MAKER,
, o l."0 Claemiiit Street,
PIIILADEI.PHIA.
"tT THERE all kuiiN of leuti er trunk, valiaeaand
rarjieX haij, nl" evply ntyte and patient are
manuf.iftuted, in the In ft manner and from the heat
material, and ao'd at the lowent r ite,
, Phdadlphia, Jui tth. 1 8 1 .V U.
SI! TO KRT'S" PATKXT
fllHIS M 'chine h a now In ert levied hy more
J than thirty famt'.h'a in tVii nvighhorh'iO'l, and
li ta f;inn entire n'.iriclion. It ta no aimplo in it
Colialruction. that it rannot get out of oTdit. It
Cuiilaiiia tin inn to nt-is ami .o piinRaor roller lo
gel out of repair. Il wd! .in twice aa much waal)
ina, with le than hall' the wear and tear of an) of
he hte inenii.in, and h.( U of greater in.porv
tanre.it custa 'nul i it le over half a much aa other
wabliiog mact inen.
The wtiwrrilier h ihe etclu-ive riiht lor Nor
tliuniherlard, Knion, 1, cauiina. ty)l.imhii, Lu.
trrtie and Clinton Counlip, ' I'rifa of single ma
chine d. H. B. MASSKR.
ThO fulloW'ing ceilifirate 'a fiom a few of thoae
vvhohaw thee inacl.toea in uae,
Sji.lmry, Aug. C4, IS4t.
We, the ohariihera. cemfy -that we have now
'.n t)e, in ouj ruuiiiij, "niniseir. a I nient i tan-
Ivg Mchioe,"nJ do not ht Mtatn atylng thai tl U I
a moat neelleut iMVetni-n. That, in Wa.hiog.
i mi'A a.avam.if ihn nr.. hull th iiaual lihnr i
t'hat it d.sn. t requite more than one third ibe
:anal quantity of aoip and water ( and (hat there
s no rubbing, and con, qiiemty. little or no wear, j
hi i tearing.'--1 hat It Inoct off no button, and i
h.t ibanoeMelo.b.,a,c!...colU,..l..-e..turki
r.Ila, &c, ...ay he wue-.ed in a ve-y ihort ..me
... .... .1. I t..t I : f -. -.i. ... I
von. ui lo-? it-1.91 iojui), inn iii ici win..-tu any
iparenl Wear and t-ar, whatev -r. Wa therefore
heet fully rewmmend tt to onr friend and to the
ublic, aa a moat UM-ful and labor saving mirhine.
.... CHARLES W.HKUINS, .
' A. JORDAN
t;iis. WEAVER.
CH PI.fcUPANTS,
' titPEON MARKLE,
Hon. (JEO. ;. WKLKER,
UENJ. HENDRICKS,
OtDEON LEISENRINO. .
liaa'a Hotki, (formerly Tremont Houmi, No.
110 Cheatiut at.ie,) .Philadelphia, September"
,lat, IH14. ' .1
, I have used Shugert's Patent Waahing Machine
l my house upwarda of eight month, and do not
esiiale Hi lay that I deem it orra of lha mod uae
il and valuahls labor-saving maebineaavar Uurtn
d. I formerly kept two -women tnntinually oe
upted in wasbiug , who now lo a anuch two
gya aa ibey then did in week. Tbara is no
rat or tear in washing, and il requires not mors
isn one-third lbs oaual quantity of soap. I hava
ad aomher of other machines in my family, but
li is so dacaoaajry superior to every thing olao, aod
- iiitlo liable o get out of ispsir, UM I oahl not
i without one if they should coat Un Itsaes ihl
le tbay are eeld fos, PA7TEL RERR.
. .OTNBU1RY A MEMO AN.
AWlutnWenc. in th. decision, of the
ny Itt turner X Elsely.
Foreign Correspondenco of the U. S. Gatette.
Dowjt Patrujk. Down Cot'NT,
(Ireland) Sept. 23, 184(1.
"tVllBCK OH" THR ortK BR1TAI5IM
KO LI VMS LOUT,
Friend ( 'iiandlf.h I am, great !y to my aur
prise, called to addrtfi you again from Ireland.
The recent frond paaaapro of the Great Britain,
with other consideration, induced mo to pro
cure north in her for the 22d September. I
did it, I confer with aotne misgiving which
the rpprnaentatinna of intelligent por'nna final
1 removed. Reaching1 Liverpool on t!;o Slot,
and eeein; Ihit hnire monster ol the deep tor
the first lime, I felt no particular apprehension
but that ahe would move in safety over the At
lantic. I still think from the vaitt atronifth ahe
exhibited on the bearli and Ihe rapidity of her
course to the scene of her misfortune that pro
petty managed, she wasoiie of the. safest vs
sel that ever crossed the sea, and most rliffi
b'y for speed. This had began to bo a prneral
impression, so that in ioavinu the dock of Liv
erpool we enrolled nne hundred and eighty. four
passengers, the largest number ever enrolled
in a tram vessel to cross the ocenn. .
The ship's crew and all its eftarlirt amount
ed to one hundred and thirty more, making in
all, more than three hundred human beings.
At least nne hundred of the passengers were
females, including lily little Opera girls, sin
fjers, Ace., daniues, with their mistress and five
'etnnle attendants. Some of these little girls,
dragged front their parents and country to Eng
land, for a rhcte were unwilling to embark, and
ono or t 'AO were actinlly dragged screaming
on hoard hv the female monster who were to
make gain by tlicir soirees in New York. I
said, as i saw them from 8 to 12 years of age
hurried nn board, 'il is an ahaminnl inn' of cru
elty, and m I say still. Two of these little
ones were actually left on the wharf as they
came too late to embark.
Among our passengers were the Rev. I)'.
Cnx of New York, Rev. Meisrs; Wheelnck and
Church of the Baptist denomination, Rev. .Mr.
Osgood, a Baptist Missionary returning sick
with his wife and children, from a long service
in Rurmah; Rev. Mr. Reed of Connecticut, and
two or three clergymen. Mr. King, Minister
o London, was a'ai with us on hia return home.
Of Philadelphia!), were Mr. Ralston aod
five ladies under Iiiscarc ; Mr. ntnl Mrs. Gard
ner ; Mr. Fallon and two Indies; Mr. Samuel
Ashmead and some otheri besides your corres
pondent. We were delighted with our compa
ny and nnrself," we had some of us been long
frrvu home and our taste for travel exhausted
longed tor home, and were pleased with the
prospect of being soon there. W e caslclT iVom
Liverpool in presence of thousands whom the
renown of our vessel had collected !) see her
move in her element. The tines were bright
above and the wind south east, fresh but iiol
strong aa it had been from the eome rpiarter for
a week. With this wind and the improvement
t"th propeller, we made most rapid progress
The ship moved among the huge waves almoKt
asrpiit'tly as the steamers on onr Do!a ware in a
calm Not a person was sea sick "or seemed
likely lo be, and thought we had at Inst solved
the great problem, liow the Atlantic could bo
crossed with home comforts, Ti.a immense
length, ri'20 feet of our vescel, with a correnpnn
ding width, and the clearness of deck and the
spaciousness of her cabin, divealed its of the fjl
lacy that we were abut up at sca.'Ve arriv
ed at 4 o'clock and dined at 7 o'clock. By this
time t had learned, and learned it with some
misgivings, that our csptain had tuken the j m the forward Cabin, en Ihe first shock et up
'Northern Channel' or North about Ireland. I ! a cry of alarm. Fur from home, paren's. Conn
knew this channel waa the most critical, and ; iry, and seeing all around them alarmed, they
both from rapidity of our movements, 12 miles i gave went to their agony in shrieks until qnie.
n hour, and the peculiarly of the night, that j ted by the encouragement given by Dr. Cox
some rick waa being run. There was no moon, snd others.
and the sky had become overcast and heavy, I
mmt, n jf) inrf b , t tdl n(r,ie Wlmj llVJ !
(
,iB"n ,0 '',y wholesale breefe fight ever j
Our stem, tt Was a gloomyt but lip to the hour i
flf onr .lim.twr, not what should call a tern-!
, , . r ,, ... . . 1
l,rM,m"B "'h, 11,8 tqumoxml storm,,
was not ny any means uncommon, except lor its ,
.., t , a .i .
was not by sny means uncommon, except for its
inildners. We hud passed tho Isle uf Man, aa
it waa pointed out to me by the alearsman.
I retired to rest at 0 o'clock and had fallen
In a swvtft sleep, when 1 waa suddenly awaked
hy ah unusual grating astern followed by a tre-
nv ndoua'crash, which 1 knew had destroyed
the action of the propeller, This blow waa re-
reived 'in passing between two roc km. called
the Cuw and Calf,' not far from the ahore. ' It
unshipped our rudder and the propeller waa so
hurt by it and broken, that it could po longer
revolve. In moment more We felt outselves
on the bottom again, grinding end Cracking, un
til the immense vessel of 3.500 tone burthen
was suddenly atruck withe shuck which it tee
med would crush any human fabrie.
. As ahe atruck, the eea broke over her, tear
ing oft our boats, and driving the water through
every aeceeaible place. The scene that enau
ed wee moat appalling. At the first' touch on
th rock t rose ni attempted Ifl profoond dark
titee te dreae, 'and in abort time,' iueo'eetjed
AND ; SHAMOKIN JOURNAL;
majority, the vital principle of Republic, from which
Stuibury, Northumberland Ch
sufficiently to so out of my state room into," the
cabin, where I found a mass collected, With
horror in every countenance. A anccession of
shock after shock roused all, and screams began
to issue from the Ladies rooms. .The wind now
rose to a tempest. It was deep darkness with
out. The rain began to pour down in torrents
There was one bright long continued gleam of
lightning which showed before and around ns
the white breakers, and on each side large and
appalling rocks. The lightning waa followed
by loud thunder, which heard at such a time
was most fearful. The Captain went up fock
eta from the deck, and fired heavy signal puna,
all of which rather tended to deepen the com
mon alarm. Sometimes we had A Tew moments
of comparative quiet, and then came ehnrk after
shock, as the waves dafhed against us and lifl
cd os to fall heavily on the ground.
Atcachof these shocks which occurred at!
frequent intervals, it seemed as if our last hour
had come, and the only partition between us
and the wave about to be annihilated. Our
ignorance and the ignorance of thrj captain, as
to where we were and what we were to meet
next, and our entire inability to stay on deck, to
tnnko any provisions for safety deepened the
horror of our situation. For 7 hours wc remain
ed in this condition and you may well imagine j
they were long fearfu hours, that will be re- ;
membercd while life lasts. We waited, O how
impatiently for the day, and yet feared that day
would dawn only to show that escape was an i
impossibility.
The Captain at an early period came into
the cabin, and told tho collected patsengt-rs
that he was certain that the ship was on a sand
bank and not on the rocks, and that he thought
all would be saved by boats in the morning.
Rut a i he had run his vessel ashore so mysteri
ously, and confessed he did know where we
were, and was moreover likely to attempt to
in.pire quiet by giving assurance of safrty the
passengers had but little confidence in his words
while the bowling wind was sweeping over
the deck, and the waves thrashing the vessel
with a power that made the whole mass quiver,
as if every part was breaking asur.der.
On the whole the passengers behaved re,ll.
When it was thought that death was certain
and one and all abnnt to be hurried to Eternity,
I deemed il my duty, while 1 felt of course the
awful solemnity of my own situntion, to say a
few words publisiy, to attempt to benefit any
that might be unprepared to diw. The Rev.
l)r Cox followed with an exhortation and pray
er. One Clergyman read a Psalm, and another
still gave a word of encouragement. I believe
there was never a more sincerely praying cir-
c!, or a time and place, whpti and where man
! more earnestly sought strength from God.
i The scene was sublime. It was the hour of
human passivity and weakness, for till morning
nothing could be done ns the Captain confessed.
! What cculd live in the mnd waves of such a
i tempest, amid such breakers as thunder against
the vesel. U rrreaf wnfn thr I.nrJ and he
i heard K., finti' delivered Us Dtif of dislrtst?
Towards morning the wind shifted, and after
: blowing for a time violently from Northwest
lulled. There was a gradual subsidence of the
crowd into a silent but anxious awaiting their
destiny, and some even slept. When a large
wave thundered against the vessel there wasa
sigh, deep and almost universal, as each regard
ed it a indicative of as final breaking of the ves
sel. The M'.e worse than, orphan, Dprra girls,
As day dawned and the tide receded, and the
wind fell, a Pilot boat came to its, and you can
imagine that there was music In a human voice,
from outside our Vessel. It showed thrt possi.
bility of safety, and inspired general confidence.
V
The pil(,t pot alonj the. leeward s.de,
j came j,,, y w M
r
lain first learned that his vessel waa tlranded
tiear Si. John' 'oinf, Dundrum tiny, thirty
ruilea S. E. of tB lfuht, Irela id. thirty milea
Trom her proper course. had.eume Iwlwcen
huge nickn, where the passage, of such- a ship
eemed impossible, and struck, within cable's
length of a projecting ledge of rocks protruding
from the ahore the only wild beach in ncigh
torlinod of len miles each way, er.d tho only
place here death to most of the passengers
and crew Would have been Inevitable I At the
late of more than twelve milea an hour, in
profound darkness and under an equinoctial gale
we had coursed among rocks that no mariner
would adventure by daylight and a gentle breese
We had escaped man'a ignorance in rashness,
which had led us into peril, to be rescued bv
the overruling providence oLJjodjiad
truck Ihtf fockao-jnilXt',he ,,,orei or
fcad.we Uck fwt, 'jira, higher or
lower. w u t ..-.
.vwvt, w- ,..ouM have . ,k- tHnm
. ' ' 0MV V W W w
-ud juided eur Ttrol 0 ntt beach, and wt
there is n .ppe.Uut to fotce, the vital principle
Pa. Saturday, Oct. 9, 1946.
were saved, and for this I trust wo are truly
grateful.
The final ebbing of the tide, left the ship bolt
upwright, embedded in the snnd, with the wa
ter so shallow that it could bo waded to the
shore. Boats were sent ot'.t.nnd th ladiea all
taken ashore by seven o'clock, and the gentle,
men by half part eight. We had to wade a
little distance as the botts could not be drawn
to the dry benrh, and the ladiea were carried
on the barks of men. Then can our trunks, sh
that by five o'clock P. .M. nearly every thing
belonging to the paseengers, waa a ahore.
The Irish peasantry at firet behaved well, but
when they began to como in ciowda to pl mo
ny, they became exorbitant, and even cherced
fifteen shillings in some casta for a single cart
load of baggage lor ha If a mile, from the ship
to the depot, nenr the shore. Some things were
lost from pilfering, but not much. I rode With
my luggage six miles from our shipwreck to
this village, the nearest Post town, in an Irish
cart without springs, sealed on the top of my
luggage, while my Irish friend led hie horse,
and fnr thin I paid !ftl f0. There were ten of
ns, and the price was not extravagant. I have
tecpived here from rcelesiastical friends genu
ine Irish hospitality ; but two of my friends oc
cupying nne bed were charged !i2 75. Poor
human nature! How ready to make fcaio
fiom tho . inisfortunee of others. The Irish
gentry and police did their duty nobly.
The (real Britain, I think, wi'l'never be
gut off". Mie went on at high tide, end a hard
wind, and a full steam, and is far lip p'nm tip
wright rn the beach ; a most beautiful but fad
spectacle, as she is all in sight but about five
feet i.r her bottom. She cost &GoO (K)0, and
was ir.sured f.ir &370,(rOft
We all pity our L'aptnin ant' regard him as a
ruined man. How he madea mistaken!' SO mi'es
ill a fair sail with a grind wind, of 120 milo
from Liverpool, perhaps he Can exp'ain, but I
fear not. I shall be glad to see hint justified
by any fncts, fur he is amiable, noble minded
and scientific, but I fear not careful, and which
would make me afraid to Iriir-t my life with
him. There may have been a majn'tic distur
bance from the great quantity of iron in the ship
to change the Compass there may hove been
Confusion of the lights, which with a little self
confidence could accotiot for otn misfortune,
hut I fear the world will say that the lives of
!120 human beings hava open put in eminent
j-npardy and a vast an.ount of property sacri
ficed to the mad ambition of Cjpt. 11. to make
a qn'ck passu je and his want tf rare ns a navi
patnr. Rut I write the day sfterour misfortune
and must wait for more facts.
Yo-irs tr'j'y, TilOMAS I'n.MNARn.
I.ivieroot.. (Thursday,) Oct 1 rt.
The '(treat Bi Hani' i i-till on the beach and
somewhat dattinged liy a late tale, it i still doub
led whether she can be got ofT Opt. Ilonkins
has ottered no i xphmatmn f the causo of the
disaster, and is greatly hleitie-1 by all. Oitrpnt'
inye moy hax hrrn returned, but our great
expenses in getting back from Ireland are a
dead lo-s. The Cunard line were unwilling
to charter one of their vrsrels, to that we are
compelled lo scatter and get home as we can
in packets. I have taken iMKnagn in ihe '.Veto
1'oreV. which sails tor New York, on the 2'1, of
October.
Poor Ireland tho potato crop, as saw per
snnally, is all gone, and that Inland must rely
on our country for supplies. In the genteel
families which opened their d.iors fn ns in Bel
fast, tj-c , 'fried mush' was a common stthsti.
rite for potato at d'nner. It tasted well. We
honored it as Americans, venturing, however, t
I make a few mwle.t suggestion to the way in
which it coul.'i be improved. Yours, T. B.
A Ci'Biot's Fact IN Ahhri lti rk We find
in the New Vrfc -t'tt an aectmnt of the produc
tion ol potatoes io the following manner: A
gentleman in the month of .May conceivrrl that
it was ueceeeary to CUt one or two more bran
ches from his grape vine, and he accordingly
lopped fill (ht unneceiiMty branrhe, which cau
sed them to bleed, and to remedy this he split a
potato into Iwu'picjee, one of whieh he sr.ick
nn the end of Ihe bleeding branch. He then
tied a reg fa.t to the branch so aa lo cover the
potato and keep it from falling ofT, and then left
it, "The rag wis riot disturbed sgain, until a day
or two since, when it was rem.ivej and found
to contain a crop of four small potatoes, which
had grown from the pii-oe stuck cn the end ot
the branch. .
Ci:v
Worth' Mods op Ati acx An ofli-
cer in the army, who was present at the storm
ing of Msnterey, says: "Gen. Worth ha just
completed a aeries of the nioet brilliant opera
tions in modern warfare, and w't be , it tie lose.
He carried four workiin(j ;-n.n c(na it0 ,own
When every hor.,e Vis a fortification. He ae
ted ajivicled his force into columns, mo-
t f,g parallel, and opening their wiy with pick
axes through ihe houses and walls. . Thus when
they gnockVd a liole in the house they of course
tied possession, and in Ihia way avoided the e
nemy's fire from the roofs of houses and barri
cades thrown up in etery direction."
and immediate parent of de.puti.m.-Ja.
Vol. Ko. 6- Whole Wo, 31S
Incidents at the Battle.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
Matamoras, Oct. 1st. 1840.
Gentlemen : I wrote you a few days since
fmtn the Camp at Monterey, since when 1 have
been despatched to this place on public business.
As I return to-morrow, I lisvc only time to say
one word.
The entire loss in our Battalion, (Baltimore.)
is 8 killed, and, as I am Informed, 18 wounded
all slightly bill one. I have seen none cith-er-of
the killed, or wounded, and therefore can
not give names"
Col. Watson was killed in the imprudent
charge ordered by Gen. Butler. He was at the
head of the Hattalinn and had ordered ns to go
into the rhnrge with three cheers. He recei
ved a ball in tho breast while in the act of chee
rinir. and fell iiistsntly.' I tried to pet to him,
but was borne flvi in the rtth. The charge Was
ineffectual. At this moment Gi:n Taylor rode
up in jgrenf anger and ordered tis to retire
Old Rough came wp tinder the most tremen
dous fire. It was here his horse was shot. It
is mid there were angry words passed between
him and Butler.
Capt. Siewart now took command, and said,
' Boys, your Colonel is killed, don't run, show
those d d red skins that although you are or
dered to retire, you intend to walk." With this
heshiv'k his fist at them and damned them pret
ty considerable. Our rntire loss will not be
much short or 800 to 000 killed aod wounded;
the enemy the Fame. . ..,
There is nn doubt now but that Ampud;a will
be rein'orced in about one' month, by 12.000
men. They will be tinder Santa Anna.
We must have 10,000 more volunteers
mark that. Yoiim, J. M.
The following is also from a Bltimre vo
lunteer, and g'- "'nme interesting details that
we have not before met w ith.
MnN-rr.hKY, (Mex'co.) Sept. 21, 1916.
Messrs. Editor".1 I have but a few leisure
moments to give you an account of oUr great
battiest Monterey. On the morningof the 21st
Gen. Taylor formed hisiir.e for battle, and mar
ched up to the outskirts and fortifications or the
town, keeping one bomb and his artillery batte
ry going all the time. The Mexicans Contin
ued to fire on lis nil day, but with no effect.
Gen. Worth on one side of the town, with
Col. Jack Hays and Capt. Wajkerand the Tex
an Rangers ; and Gen. Taylor, nnd the volun
teers on the other, wc made ogr way into the
streets over th"ir breanl works, with a heavy loss
on both siilen. When we n.nde the first charge,
we h.-.t our gallimt Col. Wntson. The P.aUi.
morenns fought bravely, and done credit to cheir
city. We lost a number of men, but 1 cannot
give you their names tt present.
The Tennessee tnd Mississippi volunteers
were cut op horribly. Kentr.ck did not stand
ihe fire well, and Ohio g., ,n a hot place, bu
soon incited out of it. Cspt. Barber and Co!.
McCulhudi, of .Mi'-,'issippi, also fell mortally
won ml eii, with a number of other officers, whose
names I caorjt remember. Some of the staff
ray that i,9r loss is 700 killed and wounded,
but 1 t'.nnk there tnest te at least l000.
The Texan Rangers are the most desperate
fret of men in battle thnt I have ever heard of.
They charged tip to Ihe breastworks', dismoun
ted, and ruilu'd over on foot, with sword in
hand. Tiny wen; each armed with barrelled
rifles, and, as may be ttppoed, done greal exe
cution a:noiiv Ihe copp r akihs.
The .'til end 5:h rogiiucuia of tho regulars
were much cut up slso, from the forty pieces
of artillery nl.ich we bad to silence, as well as
the miihkitry from the houe-tope.
1 will relate you a number of incidents that
oeeurred during the three days:
CV. MrClung, of Missisjippt, the groat duel
list, got upon the liresxt works, waved his hat,
and was in the act of givinp three cheers, when
a bull atrtirk bun, from tti'e effects of which lie
l.a since died. J -
Samuel W. Chambers, one of the Rangers,
or "The IV-lnware hero," sa they call him, got
over Hie breastworks, obtained a fuot-hnM on the
lop of an eio'iiUen-pnuniler, and deliberately
l.k aim wilh hia "fire-shooter," firing with
great efivct. and crushing the Mexicans, until
the piece was taken by Gen. Worth and turned
on the city. P escaped without a wound.
Cspt. Gillafpie, of the Texan Ringers, was
killed whilU pouring water in the tube of a can
non, with (ho .Mexicans all around him. But
it is ini)ii'i!' for me tu inentida all the nume-
roua inetdenta that occurred at the jrrsnt'time,
Our army was about, 'JlHlO auoiig before the
battle, bt.l it no r about 530ti - J mise piatf a
noble fellow from the rsnks.- The Mexicans
were nearly double our number. ;Tir Wain
killed and wounded is not 'less' triad 2(HX A
great many were killed in. tbeir houses, as we
bad to rush in and huul' then) down to stop
their destructive fire from window and Louse-
t P..S .f?incdiwrit(pj tit bojre, I hard been'
mlormeu pnat-iioi less man euij hi uiv uuui
rr.ore regiment are killed or mUirij;..,. (j
Yours, &c, N.B.&
Of the Baltimore Regiment Volunteers.
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Prom the. Rio Omnrle,
Tha following letter gives some interesting
particulars of the battle at Monterey. We copy
from the New Orleans Delta :
Matamoxas, Oct. 3d, 1846.
To the editors of the Delta Gentlemen t
presume yon have before this received intelli
gence of the most obstinately contested battle re
corded in our annals the capture ef Montery,
after a three days' siege and assault. On the
morningof the 21st ult, Gen. Taylor having ar
rived before the city. Major Mansfield and
Captain Williams, of the Topograpbiral Ene,i-
Nieers, were gent forward to reconnoitre, and
found but one point where they deemed an im
prsssion might be made. Col. Garland, in com
mand of the Sd Brigade, composed of the 3d and
4th Infantry, was accordingly sent forward, and,
exposed to a murderous fire, dashed directly into
the city. la the mean time Gen. Worth's divi
sion commenced the attack, at the same mc
Vnent, upon the fortifications in an opposite quar
ter of the town. Worth's bad been intended for
the real or principal assault, while Twiggs' di
vision was intended merely to effect diversion
in bis favor by a feigned attack. But it so hap
pened that the false attack led by Col. Garland
resulted in being converted into the principal
one while Wortb'a division, although it per
formed everything in the most gallant style, met
with comparatively little opposition The 2d
Brigade having advanced into the city, the Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Baltimore and Ohio Volun
teers were ordered to take a very strong fortify
cation, the advanced post of the enemy, railed
the Horse Sshoe Fort. 'J hey advanced, the Ton
netseeans in front, under cover of some corn
fields, notwithstanding a iremendousjire from
the tops of the houses, and from the Cathedre.'j
Fort or Citadel, committed terrific havoc aiv.or.g
them. Nothinj daunted, however, they rushed
on and stormed the fort with such impetuosity
that the enemy, now exposed also ttt a fire in the
rear from the 3d Infantry, were 'forced to aban
don the plate with the utmost precipitation. B
this time Worth's division !iad made Considers
ble progress, although Iketr loss was small. On
the second day Worth bad reached the Cemetry,
a very stronsly fortified position, surrounded by
a high wall ; this wa. tnkfn, end a mnr'ar p'art
ted there, frClti which shells were thrown int4
the Plaza.
The Amer.ran. had found lh !re. or ids
city barricaded with stone .tl!; hut i.o oh-iv
cles, nod fTinuliie were found insnnrn ,i;,;ii'e,
by Arr.ej-ican valor! The enemv themht to
have Monterey recorded in his-tory as tho Sara
gossa of Mexico, and to win nnfading laurels in
the repulse which they were to inflict upon thr)
American forces.
The fierce-l of the fight was in the very street
of the city, and there the deadline's of Tcxnrt
retribution found no obstruction to is reverse
in the wall of stono which had been reared to
oppose its advance. The Texans acting as light
infantry, actually made their way from house Id
house with axe nt( rpades. At the end of
the fipht they hnd to mourn the lo?s c: Co plain
Gillespie.
On the evening of the 2.1), o-f forces had erH
tered the city aall points every ii'ptant po
sition excepting the citadel had been captured j
but so desperate was the contest, that on oti
tempting to form the 31 Infantry but 71 men
could be collected, commanded by Capt. Hen
ry, the youngest Captain in the Regiment. On
Ihe morning of the 21th, the attack was sgain
commenced, but during the day the enemy ca
pitulated. The American force engaged wad
six thousand, the Mexicans from nine to twelve1.
The 1os of the enemy is estimated st l.'iOO lit
killed and wounded our will reach OiXl. Lieuh
Col. McClurg, of the Mississippi Volunteers
ha died of his wounds. For ihe first tim sine"
the commencement of the war, our Volunteer"
forces have had an opportunity of proving that
the aspersions tvi frequently heaped upon them.
are unfounded; they havo covered thertitelves)
with glory.
The principal loss f.-!l upon the .Mississippi
and Tennessee Regiment, snd 3.1 nnd 4tN In-'
fantry. They were forced to fl-ht their wsy'
inch by Inch into the city : ihelr udvineea were"
made over the bodies of their fallen comrades J
but the almost insurmountable obstacles whieff
they encountered, served only to add fresh ftfel
to the tire of their enthusiasm. When thr?
armistice wss entered into, they had made their'
wsy into the very midst of the enemy, and were
in such a position that, had the fight lusted onrj
day longer, the slaughter amnn; the Mexicans1
would have ber-n tremendous
L Iu lW''n to the regular Mi jrican force, the
America oa were compelled to eneotiutef thi
whole ruasa of the popuhtkm, wfio fired op
theru from the top cMJJiouscs, doors, aerl
windows.
Thus, a-ainst the most fearful oddi, hj iif
the face of v.ist'v superior nDiiibem, wad ilonte
rey ciptured ; anJ, 1 believe you will fsreQ
with me, tbit it was a glorious vici-njr. I).
jkw VvstTHRAci re ri'R!iresi rne
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eri at 'A'lleniowe, Lln,h cui.lyv by Mcssrsi
Bevan, Humnhrev Co., of I'hiladelptue. wt rd
successfully blown in last week, ly Air. Benja-'
mm Terry, the 'Iron King,' and eoulinue ttf
work prosperously.