1 . A 4 .1 ill J 111111 liiil if -.n-TT "1 , .A. A. J m v- '1 Volume A. OFFICE OF Till: DEMOCBAT. Sou ni fiK or Main, a fkw hours ck low Maukkt-ptbkkt. 77i COrUMlSM DEMOClMTmUlt WiiVmi evert Satnrda; morning, at ''TITO l)!)U.iliS )tr annum paiabli h i'f ir.arli in advance, or Tiro Dollar I-'ift ! Cen!s,if not paid within theyeai $o subscription will be taken for a shorter period than nix months; nor ami iltscon- tiiiuitnce pcriiwieti,uuti. mi are dischargul. Ji P I ' 11 'TIS E ME NS not exceeding a square will be conspicuous!; inserted at One Dollar for the first thru insertions, and Twenty-five cents for ever; subse quent nsc.r'tion. KTJl liberal disroun Lit le to those who advertise In the year LETTERS addressed on busincss,inuist be post paid. THE lU'JTLU OF MONTEREY. As every thing relating to the bat lie of Monterey i? interesting, we jivp ihe following grafic dcsciiplion by Gen. IVylon. Monterey, Sept., 25, 1816. My rcrnSV-: Af er a most obsiinoie pnd sanguinaiy coi.flic.t, which was con tinued from day lo day for five days, (pn. Ampudia capitulated Ibis ci"y on 25 h int. Our loss in killed andwnun tied, has been extremely severe, not less than 500, amongst whom are fome of the most valuable ofTi.if rs of the M il lar Army; wel' as volunteers. The 1st. Regiment of Tennessee vol unleeis, commanded by Col. Campbell, fcufferedjirore severely, perhaps than any other which was eng.ged during ibt siege, having bad twenty seven killed on the fi.dd, and seventy seven wound ed , some of them mortally, and many of them seriously, and this out of a fore of only 07!) men. Nothw'rhstanding this irrm-inlo'i ls, the regiment charged und:r the lead of its gallant colonel and other officers, and was the l'nsi regiment which s'ormed the furl, mounted the hi east work?, and unfuiled the stars and stripes upon its walls, a midst a perfect hail tturm ofbjlls which was pour inn u; on it. These Mexican towns and fortresses nre incredibly strong, and few men light beMe.r from house lops and be hind stone walls, or are more adioit in the use of stationary artillery than the Mexicans. In ihtse actions Gen. Tay lor had, all told about 4000 men, while Gen. Ampudia's force consisted ol 1 0, -,00 infantry and cavalry, betides ml lii'u, ranch'TO", $-c. dsn. Taylor had 13 pieces of artillery; of whibh 17 were field pieces of Br'.iUery, while b-m.Am- puJia had forty four pieces thiny High! of which, with two standards cf color ore, now in our possession. O.ir army arrived before Monterey the menm g of Saltinlay, the 17 h im-t. und shout half pat 8 o'clock, while re cnnnnitciieg the fut works t.f ihe city a b-.ll, discharged from a 12 pounder. Mrurk ner Gen. Taylor and staff, anl bounded with terrible veloc-ty over U head, at wliicb the old hero did noi i.r,,. .nnspU nr evrn list his r'r. This day, the 1 0th, was spent in mak rerun Romances of the place and its van mis ou'posls, amidst a good deal of fir jngon the pirl of the Mexicans, fron ciniion and a short gun called an rseo larse ball to the cliitance of 500 or fJOO yards. On Sunday, the 20 h, Gen. Worth wa detached by Gen. Taylor.in com mand of the 2 I division of the regulai army (about 1500 strong) andCol.IIay e jegimcnt of 'IVxas Ranges, (consisting cf 400 men,) with a view of turnkif the city and occupying the Saltillo road, for the purpose of cutting off the enemy supplies and reinforcements, which v ere daily expected under Gen. Santa Anrn. Ihe Oivkio.i pertormso me .... r 1 . l ,j,rct, making a road, filling ditches, 3i4 distance ct about eix or eeven I have sworn ipnn the Alter of tind, eternal Inutility to every form of Tyranny over tlie Mlud of Man." Thomas Julloniori Iff. WEMI, EDITOR AND P501aCTOi" tU.OOUSIIlTllK. COl.UMHIA " C'OtNTY, PA. SATUHDA V, KO VKMUKlt I t, IS Hi. miles, a. d re rhi d ihe vicimly ofihei enrn.v in the evening, ab,.ui 5 o'clock when the Gen. with an neon fromCol Hay's Rangers, was fi'ed upon by tin balli r 6i placed on the heights, an I aho by a corps of ihe enemy's light Ironp-, ho were sent through a co n fi Id : mi oil h s paity. Fioti this lime until the Bppearance of tie white fiig, on Ihe evenii g of the 2 tih.lh division ot the at my command ed by Gen. Worth was incrsrfrnlly en gaged, and was crcr ?uc(,es1fl, nevei for one moment hesitating or f a 1 1 or i ti u putting I ) route the enemy "s cavaln mi the pi. ins. diiving his infantry lire uh the chapatre! & fiom the house lops, scalii g immense I phlcpp'ui ing nuns, and storming f.xlnssc-s wliicl were not only deemed imprr gnable, but which seemed I ) be slmo-l inarrcssable And, best of dll, these brilliant exploilf were performed iviih the Ion of fiui leen killed and fifiy six woundid; am: iluiing Ihe four days contest lh-.ie re curred not ihe slightest eiroror mn nke on the pir! of lb? commaudiiuCen. lor was I here at any lime there lln Irani faheriiig or heiuhncy on the par t of the officers and men regulars and volunleeis in executing his order. Indeed, ii is difficult to deleimine which s most worthy of admiration, the wis lorn and ene.gy displyed by Hie ible and accomplished ro.nmandrr . r gallantry and ordor with which he was sustained by those under his com mand. When the difficulties and insnpprabl. obstarbw are considered, I venture th' isscition that the scri-s of nicceu'ers tdi aind by the division under General Worth's command, iu (he, r-cent op n 'ions against Monterey, will bcr a fa rorablc comparison w'pli the protidrs' ifhievements "f the AmPriean arm U was opposed by a greatly nijierior fire' a Mrh was well snved with artillery & posted upon the highest peaks of ihe S rraMidre. llesloimed the heights ook tbiee pieces of artillery, tinned them upon the enemy, anil with ttese .nd the aid of one of his own piece? which he contrived lo place on ibp sun mil which commands the funnus liish op's Palace, eight hundred feel abnv he bao of the mnuntain unit d with the inestimable seivices rendeied by the laontless and invincible spirits who formed thse heights, he reduced that strong hold of the enemy and drove him into the c'ry, upon which be turn he guns he had cap ired, Ilf bivouack ed his forte for the nihl on the bleak mount ain, and the next day, slier bom hmling the town, he conducled his rorres into the streets amidst n shower ,f h.l s i schanet at Ins r.ersrn. Jle . . t was seen every where, direc'ing, dnv , n - , on the enemy from his batteries, force nir ihem frnm stirei In street and house o houti", until iiinht ended the coi.fl cl He maintained his position in Ihe city olaeed a ten. icrh mortar in ore of the trong'y fori fied squares, to direc whicli he placed thai i.llanl and skil'fu1 officer, Monroe, with ir. struct ions lo fin a Mull (weighitg" ninety pound) even half hour dunng the nihi, This du'j was performrd with terrible i flt-ct.e ver -hell falhng into he plzi, wliere Hi "nemy' force wi rollected to the niim her of 7000 or S00OO men. lie hai made every nerrsmy prpiraliot for puisuing bi9 advan'sge,) th nex day, even lo plicinn snne of his nr'iU lery cn the tops of high buildings. which would command and sweep the houe ops from which the enemy iought. Such waa the state of preparation when Gen. Ampudia capitulated the itjcrn,, on.ial honor unon the mititory skill of the head which onciv d, nndthb indomnitable rnrgy of the 'tullant spf its who executed the plan of ! ptratioiNt, O ir most se.ious los occurred on the I . . 23 !, wh n Gtn. Taylor only mien Jetl ,n m,L. u ,l!vrk iin in bvor n UtMiera Worih, who was engngi'd in ihe attar k ,.Mhe other side of the town, but owing to Ihe ardor impetuosity of iho troops.the comlucl ol Urave and magna iimous I he v verv soon brcamo involve ( in a' general engagement, which Gen. Ty lor fe t bound lo sustain, tins excess if courage involved ruehncholy const' quences, but il is surely a most excusa ble weakness, if il be a wpakne'', in li'play an excess ol ariloi in the (i-'ld tI bat lie. Il is nol necesary for me to go into detail in rel ition to the terms accorded o Ihe M- xiaan army in the capitulation Hyou will have seen the arliels, ni he substance thereof, published in th it'wspipera ere this reaches you. It my one not acquainted with Ihe fads o the case should object thai our com manding Gen. has granted lerms lo fa vorahl.! lo the retiring army, le'. il b. r nien bered that mr invincible little ar my had alrea ly suffeied severely in bar- I ig tiie bos.jins olour liesl cii'Zuis and oravesi ofiiinTS and soldiers, lo tin bit eries of an unseen foe, that the city wa" immensely stiong in i'D defences; tha i.e Mexican army was double that ol our own, ihi.s army w'.n in possession ol i city, each hoiiS': of which, is a forties wiihin itself; Iha each rem aioi ng strer was han icaleil,ind most of them d f -n I ed by cannon; and that when ilnvei r.c-m ihe city, Ihe Mexican army os -es'ed a foilress called ihe G.ladid, ol mmense ca paci 'y ami great slreng'h, Ii which ihe whole army could have retir d. To hve this woik without a siegi 'lain, as we wen, by fssuli.w oldbavi cost us very dearly. Iu leppndf nlly nl I'fve ronsider.ilioos, our ammuniiini wa quite limited. We were fir re moved f.om our supp'ies anl rein fore menis, while the enemy might hem reiiif..icd al any moment. And,l-ift! thn n.iliev avowed bv our covernment r ' r- does nol iocu'cale the idea llial this h o he a vindictive r rxtiimini ui w, gu'ms' I lie people of Mexico, hoi oi he contrary to coi q ior a peace, nr ii oiher words, lo whip Mexico to hei ,wn satisfaction, obtain nor just right"', and conclude a peace upon terms sue'- as would be b coniing in a great am' magnanimous nation towaids a weak & listracled Govei nmenl. A'l this has in my opinion been ar eomphbhei', in s full, complete and am pie a marnfr by the cj'irje pur,U"d it the capitulation, as if we had stunned he cilsdel and put their whole i-rmy In he sword. This i, ia my j nlgm' nt 'he last battle which will he l light in thr Mexican war. G mi . Amp'i lia, in ur ing a pr.eific course on Gen. T.ylor s'ated repeat' illy that he knew thulGeo. Siola Anna w.s di-posed lo p-'ace; that h" was well iisured th .i the course a lop'cd would lead lo peace betwrrn tin wi) c.iuntiie; that liis (ddcl was I ave Ibp r (fusion of blood ami ihe honor ol his Government, H it if the war i u be prosecuted, we sre in possessor of one of the s'rongrst, most healthy heautiful places in Mexico; from whic) vhen our reinforcemeuts and supplies irrive, our Army cannot be expelled by my lorce which Mexico will he able to end against if. We have taken arm' n nd ammunition w'nb which we cm act ..flcnu'.vplv nr ilefpnsive v. arcordini? to , . , , r1 we were running up to the camp wiih oui ihe cnure of events and the pchry r l, .-,.. ... , , . ori'iipers, as we saw ihe llich ol ibe old he Government. If it be the policy of 1 'twelve pouni'er, down all wouh.l pn upoi our Government to extend our bounds , ry beyond ihe K.0 Grande, l" ry n,gl ,e Mf xi(.ang wf re a9 fl a, fl,)un. ihe line of the Uinconoda, agreed upon j(,rs is lhat beyond which (he Mexican , js ihonghnhal our enemy hv so,nf troops are to retire is the most eligible; f'renc, a r t i 1 c r i s ninimfjft ihtm. as tliev which can be indicated by ihe gergiaph f,re,) w j,h great skid. Vesterday they tired ical features of the ronniry. (Jen. Amnudia and his armv hfl this rnnrninT for S.,lt ilb. Ilawas treated wi h coiirrsyand respect byGen. Wonh : .. . l i wnose q jiiura are ... u.e cny, ana who accom uniBii nun iu urn iiiiiii ui inn town. In fat all our iroop displayed that foreb'.ara.ice which always nmk men low arils those whom the lorluna ol war has placed in Ihtir power Vou will observe that in my nmaiion of the events of the battles, 1 have confined myself lo Ihe operations of th it division ot ihe army which was commandod by (7en. Worih, I have done so because 1 was with his command, near his person, saw what occiiried,ind know that whicl I have slated to be substantially correct. You are mil to infer flia 1 mean to iniinae Mia Tie main Armv, unJcr the comman'J of Gen. Taylor did noperform feas cqdly vort y ol lm applause and adiuiraion ol he country. Diners well inlortned as ro Ues sud iniinh befur qualified for Ihe dui; iv ill no doub give tUe deiiled aroutif ol lie nperaions ol his porion of he army, I'ake lie army alogehor, I duub win her i superior body of men cvet ulliid uiulet he 11 if o( our i,oiiiiryi Viry ruly, vnur Ac HAI.IK I'KV I ON. INCIDCNTS OF THU HXTTMi. 1 lie Uallimore papers are filled wnh let- l;'ra from the army, givin"' the particulars f the battli at Monterey. I'veiy cirium t'lnce conncclcd with a battle so honorable in our arms possess deep intere1, anu ttie jiuhlic. mind seizes on every new account ind every fresh incident with unabated a vioil) , o select sucn portions ol mem ire new lo our readers. Ouo writer, speak nr of ilie naltimore b&tlalinn, says: We have losl a number of men, bul notl: Tg appears so horrible to me as those men who have their arms and legs taken i fl'. I never before imagined wliat a battle fieh! iVis never thought il like this. We ban snino noble fullo'A s in our battalion instead if beieg privates, ihey should be generals l'hey e hurled llircc forts, and succeeded ii liking them hut many who were foremos lie now iiuiiibtred will) the (h;ad. 'i mssid the forts on .Monday and got into he city. 1 left my tent, determined Ii uruiouiit every obstacle 1 knew we had ves looking upon us lhal had jealousy in I iem, and we determined lo lead ihe le,ad- rs. You would nol suppose lhat any die could live in this lane or street wbeic we veic fi.'hi'iiL'. "I'll roo bntieries were eon- "lanily playing upon us Musket, rilles old every weapon which could he brought id play was bearing upon us. The lanes 'lecame so dense wilh dead men and horses hat we had V) tread upon ihem in passing The Mexican hanceis, not snii'fied wilh seeing the poor fellows lying wounded up on the ground, must reienge iheinoclvcs by thrusting Ihci' lances into their bodies, ila uy ofibe.se hinccrs, however, in turn wore :niuh: lo bile the dust. Kvery one ihought I was killed. M horse whs found wini Idood upon him suit brought lo ihe camp and I'm d!y ihey srm out lo find me when I discovered Scaretani d.ijor )).y lioKliuir my charger neai tin ion, I calltd oul and told him to lie ihe horse to a briii-h and lake caie of himscll. three forts ail ihe Line throwing grape shoi at i,s. 1 finally in inured lo gel charge ol wrntj'-'.lire i ptisonns, whiih our men found had retreated from the foil lo the tan sari Among ihem were thn e ollicpn Vou may be sure we had lo run for il, re gardless of the lives of the prisonei.-. Al the forts opened ipon us. h id such a dodg ing n( balls vou never heard of. I had often heard nf getting out of the way ol halls ho never believed u In lore, I'.vcry time.whih at a single 'I'rxas list. per, siruck hi horse and broke the poor man's Inc. to that il had to le taker, off this momirz. I On Tuesday GenerM Worih, I und ' , i i i . - ......, wunra a suspens.on o: uminu-, i"1"" "'mu uiiiy ma orau wint II was a. lually refused hy die Mexi.Miis, shlioiiL" th) iruco abked for was only mo hours. 1 (oii come our lime lo refuse. Tlmy wain ed, as ihey said, to remove ihe women am children out of the ciiy, Ti was refuser They weie told, if they continued bosiih lies, wa would remove ihe men. They, Inwever came to lerms last nigh t. The alighlesl wound here, I ruifjlit say is worse than a raoital one, fur ihe wmim is Komi filled with worms, and in spite it all die physicians can do, the wounds can noi ho kepi clear of ihem. They abound in greei abundance, and of almost every imag inutile species. I urn heartily tired of Mexico, and bu for Ihe duty I owe my country, would b ha bearer of this leller. Vou can gel noil.- ing without great difficulty Our fare here has been extremely bid flic provisions which tbo Government al- lowi lo the soldiers ore any thing but good. Contracts are given lo political men, am: they put such irasb upon our lioopj as ne sjrocs would not cal in ihe South. Tin pork is so fal lint lean is consideioJ a great nriiy. Flour and crackers without worms ire also scarce. In fact the only thing rel- licit hit! il 1 B m m I 1 n t n nat I a n ir r rtnA..ainnil . , vyii hid iirari-u lurougu una couuir', i sometimes gel hold of an old hen, one ol which seeinod old enough lo have beei. mother to the chicken thai crowed in tin days of Hamlet's father. You can tell Mr. Rogers thai Sell) is well. We left William Hickman al (Ja mirgo, with I)r, Miles and about lli riy o our men. Hickman was not in Hie batih owing to bis sikness. Tell Mr. Boyd tba Ids son is well, and makes a firsKate sol dier. A lisnrer gr after Henry Narris In ran until be came lo a fence, and then le velled his musket and dropped the gentle nan from his horse, lie was struck si tiard thai he never knew what I uil him .Jr. Is. is a greal boy. lie says he neve vas more frightoned, and thai be ihoiight h' was 'a goner.' Another says The enemy w ere very strongly entrench el; iho whole town was a fortress; and, perhaps, the whole annals of history canno furnish annther instance of a less number ot men attacking a greater in their fortifications ami drmns ttiem out, w nat i lie i r luss is il is impossible to ascertain, although it if piobably less than ours. I taw ihe last di vision of them march out of loan to-day The soldiers all bore evident maiks of Az ei inceslry, while among the whiier skinned ifficrrs there were siid to be recognized fseveial deserters from our armv. The names of tbreo of their forts arc Fori Federation, Fort Liberty and Fori In dependence. They are all gone; not tin fnrls only, but I fear the things also from which they were named. 7. is lime for li xico to rrsorl to sonio desperate remedy or else eul her republican throat 1 rejoice, however, at the rrsi.ll of ibis coiitrsl. O.ie la'smore lihiii'2 would hate humhli'ii li .ico to the ibis!, and eli. ".ati d in beyond ihn endurance of '.he c ds. As il is, inir ;real loss and ihe leimi granted to ihe Mex ican army, will mitigate (he asrcrilies of our rampant peiulanre and pridr, ind al ihe "amc li'nc leave ihe Mexi'ans in the a.ti inlo nf 4ii independent, ii'icompiered p io iilc. Il will (live them a fvoiahle oppor unity to aect pi of out oilers of peace, and 1 incerrly hope thai ttiuy will emh.racu it. I'urrle de la lndependenci;i, ihe Citadel a bastion work, intended ( - r 'A I guns, am! quiring pairis-ut of at le.M 1300 men lis n ails arc very thick, and are surrounded )V a ihep diich. This wink lias probabh liren cniiimeiieed and conipleieil since tin 'utiles ol die Hid Crande. h snrroiinds ? half-finished ('aihelral, whic1, for iln quarter of the woihl, a wnniler. It if nearly a hundred prrs long, and half as many wide lis walls ate seven or righ f net thick, and exceedingly well ronhtrurl ed. ToweMig up inlo ihe rhunls abeve and near it is a peak called Mitre .1ountaii ("m iisMiinn.il being exactly of the shape of ihal bead drcos. Moi.tc.ey is on the AiiiiiIjci- UO - 1 '- -'. f.T v: ji '.ivv; San Juan, on a large plain of fertile fie'il early surrounded by mountains. Its gar ens ate filled always will) luxuriant ;rowih of Irees, shrubs, oranges, pompran ues fl iwers, elo. Several gentlemen have beauiilul hoii-cs and grounds here. Arista's house is used as a hospital for our wound ed. Monterey is the ci.piml of New Leon - il contains piobably 8,000 or 10,000 in habitants. The following1 extracts are from a hra'- offieer of ilie U. S. Army, dated, Camp ne r Vlonierey, Sept. 28. The writer attached to (Jen. Taylor's division in the plain, gives graphic description of Gen. Worth's .uoveiuuirs on the heights, iho whole of which, presenting a grand spectacle, cuulil io sseii from below; 'Just before day, on ihe 22d, we heard! ho firing, and as the mist wa9 dispeised,. -ould distinctly see the whole of General! Worth's operations as he stormed ami rar ried ilie third height, and after lhat ihe Bish op's palace. 1 cannot begin lo give you a lainl idea of iho scene, which was the most magnificent and intensely interesting of anv- ihing I ever witnessed. We could pla n vs a jur men were gaining ground from ilie flasii. of ihe muskets, and then finally the enemy retiring lo the Bishop's Balace. They made ihrre several aiiempts io tetikj the height afier ihey had losl it, and I am lid I heir ollicers could be seen driving the mi a in wiih iheir swords, and even the lancers ame out and pricked them with iheir Unccs bul lo no purpose. After the height was gained, which is nme 800 or 1000 feel above ihe plain mil die ascent over ihe mesl jagged and rugged ocks, whoso sides ate in many plants per pendicular for many fi el Worth tested his i en for an hour or so, and then sent fi ward two companies as .skirmishers to a a. ack ihe Bishop's I'alaie. These were nel by the Mexicans, before whom they s'owly retired, yielding as it were inch, by tich, until the ( nemy became encouraged nd rushed oui with strong reinforcements if cavalry and infantry, Then, so soon as hey got near the heigh i, the whole of the Vmerican command rose up from where diey bad been conceded by the height, gave hem a volley and rushed al ihem thn .liece of snidery which ihey had diagged ip with topes opening at ihe same lime This was too much for Mexican braveiy & hey u ncd and fled, our men following so, losely that they enteied and seized the I'alace ere ihey could make a siand. Avres owercd their flag and hoisted ours in us jilace The poor devils retreated into the own, our batteries playing on t!ieru ijio. whole lime. All this we could see from our position, Judge of our excitement when we supposed Worth had been driven hack as our sue ess I may safely say, was dependent upon his; and then can you iroagino our joy when, we saw ihe stars ami stripes fl )aino from, :oih I'mineures! Never was there a mora. joyous shout rem ihe air ihan ihu one w nave- foith.-' (From the ll'iuhington Union.) I'ulmiteers J' Tennessee. We have teen a leltov (nun Nashville thai refers to the letters of Cel. Win. B. Campbell and Lieut. Col. Andcison, which havo appeartd. iu ihe papers of thai town, l'hey led lha alUul corps which seism! ihe first fort that was taken on the eastern side of ihe city of Monterey. The wiiier pronounces iho whole achievement 'the most heroic act hai ever was pei formed by volunteers, and die principal figures in lhat hcioic band were the Colonel and the Lieutenant Cob net, bul it is only because they were iho highest in command.' 'I kuow ('scys the truer) most of the oflicers and many of he sergeants, corporals and piivaies, aod hi'ie is not a man among ihe wh. -it- ii- i . vho dues not feel his Juitlt -e. ' :i.u,- a . me i.gimeni to winch be ti-'ji'' ho would not regard unsoldicr-uk -duel, in the face of ilie enemy, as a dgrji c ihal be could nol wipe out- Helm ih-' ..('juiani of whom Col. Cumphe. C(-..k, is i Moiie-cutier mi' a I'russian by buth. I heard him make his speech returning his, thanks to the company ihal elected him d.e btst speech ihal was mads on ijje ccy
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