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Camp Allen in honor of a Tennessee Captian that was killed on
the 21th. I knew him, he was a clever man, on the 21 our regi-
ment had 12 killed and 50 wounded and the 22nd 1 killed and 2
wounded, and on the 23rd 3 killed and 1 wounded. The whole
loss of the American army is estimated at 150 killed and 350
wounded and the Mexicans about the same.
Oct. 4th. It is the Holy Sabbath and I have endeavored to
spend it somewhat as a Christian should. I have read 4 or 5
chapters in the Bible but I fear I have not read them in the
proper spirit. I have written one letter on business which prob-
ably could have been deferred but I am so lonely that I am com-
pelled to keep engaged. Every day or two a straggling soldier
from our camp is killed and then the Texians kill two or three
Mexicans to pay for it.
Oct. 6th. On yesterday I went into Monterey and rode over
the town. The bishop's palace is a very ancient building with
not one inhabitable room it is situated in the western [side],
still above this the Mexicans had a battery but Gen. Worth sur-
prised it by marching upon it in the morning before day. There
are two churches that look fine on the exterior I did not go into
them. The other churches are small. There are many houses
that look well and are well built.
I saw Lieut. Caspar of the Mexican army-he is the man who
defended the Mier prisoners in 1842. When we parted from him
he embraced several of us-He seems to be a gallant fellow. Mon-
terey is not as large as I had supposed it was-It is a beautiful
town or rather a beautiful situation for a town. The black fort
on the north-western side of the town is a strong fortification-
The interior building is an old castle of some sort and is going
to decay.
Oct. 7th Today I have spent chiefly in my tent, nothing has
occurred to disturb the monotony of camp life. I have [read]
4 or 5 chapters on the Bible and have learnt something more of
the ancient history of the Bible than I knew before We are
awaiting the arrival of news from our government as well as from
the Mexican government with some impatience if we have to
fight again we desire to do it and go home if not we do not wish
to lead the dull inactive life that we are leading now and prob-
ably will have to lead for the next 6 or 8 weeks. A man of any264
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