Montcalm, Louis Joseph, Marquis

de (1712-1759), the ablest, French general in America, was born near Nimes, and entered the army at the age of fifteen years. He had experience in the War of the Austrian Succe ion, and in 1756 was sent by the Government to take command — in the New World. The jealousy of the Canadian Governor, Vaudreuil, hampered Montcalm, but the first years of his command mark the high-water point of French succe , In 1756 he took Oswego, and the next year besieged and received the surrender of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George; this surrender was followed by a ma acre! of the captives on the part of Montcalm’s Indian allies, On July 8, 1758, he repulsed Abercromby’s overwhelming force at Ticonderoga. The next year Wolfe made his formidable attack on Quebec. For | weeks the French commander’s skillful precautions foiled the British. On the thirteenth of September Wolfe’s army scaled the Heights of Abraham, and in the defeat Montcalm was mortally wounded, and died the following day. | Monte, this word, like dank, is traceable to the public loans made by Italian cities in early centuries, rather than to the busine of banking as it is understood in later times. The common Italian designation of a public loan was monte, signifying, literally, a joint stock fund. The Germans were influential in Italy during the Middle Ages, and the term they used for a joint stock fund was danck, signifying a heap, or mound, which the Italians converted into denco, and employed it to designate an accumulation of either stock or money. The word monte still survives, however, in Italy to expre bank, or financial depository, as Monte Carlo, meaning Charles’ Bank. Monterey, Mexico, scene of a six days’ battle and siege during the Mexican War, September 20-25, 1846. General Taylor commanded the American army and General Ampudia held the town with 10,000 Mexicans, Taylor began operations by cutting off communications and attempting to storm the western heights, later disposing his troops so as to attack all points at once. During two days his efforts were unsucce ful. Finally Captain Back us, of the First Infantry, by firing into Fort Teneria from a captured tannery, won that stronghold. La Federacion heights, Forts Obispado and Diablo and the Saltillo road were captured in succe ion. In unsucce ful attacks on Fort Diablo, 394 officers and men were lost. By September 23 Taylor practically held the town. On September 25 Ampudia was allowed to evacuate, carrying one field battery and his small arms, This ended the campaign on the Rio Grande. Number engaged: An i eric ans, 6,600; Mexicans, 10,000. | Monterey, Pa. Here, July 5, 1863, just after the battle of Gettya burg, while Lee was in full retreat from that battle-field, one brigade of; his army was overtaken by Kilp a trick, commanding two National brigades, The Confederates were under Jones, and were on board a railroad train. The fight took place about midday, and the Confederates were defeated. Kilp a trick burned their train, captured their guards and resumed his march. 468