the United States of America in Congress assembled_: That the
thanks of Congress are due, and are hereby tendered, to
Major-General Zachary Taylor, his officers and men, for the
fortitude, skill, enterprise, and courage which distinguished the
late brilliant military operations at Monterey.

_Resolved_, That the President be requested to cause to be struck
a gold medal, with devices emblematical of this splendid
achievement, and presented to General Taylor as a testimony of
the high sense entertained by Congress for his judicious and
distinguished conduct on that memorable occasion.

_Resolved_, That the President of the United States be further
requested to cause swords, with suitable devices, to be presented
to Major-General Butler, Major-General Henderson, and to
Brigadier-General Quitman, in testimony of the high sense
entertained by Congress of their gallantry and good conduct in
storming Monterey.

_Resolved_, That the President of the United States be further
requested to present a sword, with suitable devices, to the
nearest male relative of Brigadier-General Hamer, and to
communicate to him the deep regret which Congress feels for the
loss of a gallant man, whose name ought to live in the (p. 291)
recollection and affection of a grateful country.

_Resolved_, That the President of the United States be requested
to cause the foregoing resolutions to be communicated to General
Taylor, and through him, to the army under his command.

Approved March 2d, 1847.

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_General Taylor to the Adjutant-General of the Army._

Head-Quarters, Army of Occupation,
To Camp Near Monterey, October 9, 1846.
THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY,
Washington, D. C.

Sir: I have now the honor to submit a detailed report of the
recent operations before Monterey, resulting in the capitulation
of that city.

The information received on the route from Seralvo, and
particularly the continual appearance in our front of the Mexican
cavalry, which had a slight skirmish with our advance at the
village of Ramas, induced the belief, as we approached Monterey,
that the enemy would defend that place. Upon reaching the
neighborhood of the city, on the