The New York Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1847, Page 2

to the oltyf Ortsabe ce, Jalapa, by, regular day | Delta {: aged at the naval battery on the 6th iin nating oe Coes | march 6 Woe Paasiee ter sonia ves szong.! | ‘The Diagram of Vera Cruz. The Position of our Forces om Landing, jrucy sun wort in bons met the, coming non ee Arch he jens a. T BL cers ; ‘ly importumed by the inhabitants, whovare said to be “)) with pointed lance. ready to recelve F | De i Frailey, the honbrs of colors displaged. drtiims beating. st Y ten 2 = in, c : > ard — kp 7 ; urre: he towm. but he was ob- | 's but for ashort time. Inmany James §, Bid “ : Wm. Lk belonging te rps of whiel it is eom| the ge Suffering ly. to surrender the to atte de. 4 March 9, 1847, wa Mort elenched holt: the Mexicans werg 1c Javines ; Wm. L. Shut- 3d. The Mexican flag will remain ed onthe bas- | til man was buried undemn ent te sae eae Ai oon Barmed iy the, ase rome, fab act thelr ment fi a) or Wiliam aicleon, and Peteg Wager. Midshipmon: phe wor) 1 id. & Jel ( + of the reciment, who va: h se Boe a c ‘ sama dagtine, until whiols tims the foreee of the United | || March 21 let ST Ae commissioners. and orders Fmrattenntine to emneure sfestenn Intend of tne | » Comd’'g Home Sq 4th. The inhabitants of Vera C i were given to fire again at 9 o'clock. Howton eth him. Infullrun he overtook the retrea | List of vessels comprising the flotilla of the Guif Squad- the free possession of their sa edly: io oes Se that bar the enemy solicited another meeting of the '} ' and placing his aword in front of him commanded him ron, March fe crc iyi to surrender. whereupon the Mexican drove his lance | United States steamer Spitfire, Commander J. Tattnall rty.in the enjoyment of which they shall never be Commissioners. ree a el ‘While speculation was rife in reference to the result of » {S'aprnterwhcraem, the, Steet dr all St mee) vo Sivarvoa aswell asim the exercise of thelr religious ,, While speculstio® ron walting with cager anx- :: LITTLE GALLICIAN WHITISH 1, nip hie mannanimous SAvatur?, aarenolnes sremsean | . United Siales steamer Vinee, Commander's, 2. Sends, ui charged up and struck him with a Innce. However. se tgp non oe Pe jeliberations of the commis- ; Sth. The national guards of Vera Cruz, it _ lety to hear the finale of the d ‘some- s} convcntont to retire peaceably to thelr Homes, Bot to be | sioners, [heard a young oflces propose & new and some molested om account of their conduct in bearing armsin | What novel mode lo Oi NES Tin Nek oeoh a messenger *. G. Benham. chanend up apd eruak Bim mena places, he conaucred | M@E. GC) metinm 2 ae, Gs q one of hia foes. and a corporal came un in time to ‘set Reefer, mmand. accounts” with the other. In this affair Colonel Harney J. 8. Sterett. ~ efence terms, which was as 3 ited States gun-boat Petrel, Lieutenant Command. oefth, “he unkersijued desire toknow, incase tho Senor | from head quarters, without being dreased nthe pomp, !, had tne wounded and one Killed. Lieutenant Judd hat | sag, Shag. nd General Scott should have to continue hostilities on ac- Pride and clreumatanes of glorio’s war. wad aunounoe at one killed: and the Tennessceans bad Messrs. Fox. Lone. | "4.4 states gun-boat Fuleon, Lieutenant Command. ~ the gates of the city that Gen. Taylor had arrived, with \ ty to-night. women and children belougin, 2 the Mexiean families on, (or erect of the young officer’s proposition. but it Sobatnrbicmdar xs VILLANUEVA, did not appear to meet with much favor among his asso- Woodly. and one other of Capt. M‘Cowan’s company. | 1.7") 7 Giasson, whose name! could not ascertain. wounded. Mr. Young. ‘Enitea ‘States -bost ‘Tamploo, Lieutehant Com. t Texan Ranger. who was acting as guide, was nlzo | . Die® Sales Sata wounded slightly. Nineteen Mexicans wore found dead Vory respectfully, your obediont servant, at the bridge behind the breastwork. Col. Harney kille M. C. PERRY, Mexi- : MANUEL ROBLES lates. : fifty and wounded about the same number, ‘The M Commanding Home Squadron B. ,. “Gen. Patterson's battery was relieved to-day by the ioe tece neat anna: Ciek. Hersey’n shows 600. Colowel | tarp art giad fom the origins! paper for the Hon. Secre- foijowing officers from the Navy :—Capt Forrest, Lieuts, Oe Ee te eS Nene anced, Lieut, Jada, | 20 0 tom Sue. ¥: Biuem, Seotemny. om MATIN Ss pat Case, Eld, Blunt, Humphrey, Almy, Rogers, and Clai- and all the officers and men in the command. are spoken ydhadiDeaine Sebaeet Wientiaba Has ¢ on cum Anur.on tie borne; Midshipmen Hunter, Renshaw, Cilley, Smith, of in the very highest terms by Col. Harngy for their gal- “MOM Sacrificios Island, March 33,1847 Pert enter oP oaiteet on, AManied Genet, Barbour, Carter, Jones and Lodge. lant conduct throughout the whole affaly ia’: Iraqess o sunccndl tie Buss eo 108" Betcher Camp Washington, before Vera Crus, 2 pee eee e perraie Ce eam teen THE NRW YORK VOUUNTRERS Hunter, the particulars of which disaster are detailed in Camp Wavtareh 37, 1847 "$ | Se MRSeare appear caly foe Wes Pcaueoeee amet On the 20th a letachment from tke New York and | the accompanying report of Lieut. MeLoughlin. ‘The undersigned, Major General Scott, General-in- | 15g breaches and fixing up their destroyed fortifications \ Pennayleanta Regiments had « akirmish with a body of| 1 had wrrived a few hours before, and fortunately, rt 5 Ma oar a ect of America, DU oUF engineers and ordnance officers have not bocn Chief of the Armies oF tue commissioners appointed | behind them in this respect. During the day, we have by him, yesterday, to meet the commissioners appointed | been placing our guns in better position, supplying the * tc poet the C ‘jo. | Magazine with ammunition, and providing the army g ee Here me ae To Castle of s. Jaen de id Hoe | with scaling laddors, and their appurtenances, ready to cavalry. in which they killed and wounded 6 and lost 2— | from the admirable qualities of thjs ship. was enabled to Mr. Miller. Company G. lst Ponn., killed. and Mr. Bull. | go to the assistance of the three vessels ashore, the mo- New York. wounded slightly. In a skirmish with some | ment at eurly dawn I discovered their distress, though it Mexioan scouta and Gen. Twiggs’ picket. Sergeant Blake. | was blowing, at the time, a gale. of Capt. Bainbridgo’s company. 4th Artillery, was killed, | ‘The boats of this vessel, under the spectal charge of Reapening ee rope, ke cedarsened reeves wm | take the dy Wy feral oe nnricg snd iva James SPREE oi eapasdal by Lieut Beoumpe Adee; ad Blast aad formally. f anise er then trite tes can cama ‘The terms, however, were agreed upon, and submitted —_? re Mid. fiero hay ily Mearusa every one iaore Tones, consisting of six articles. Without reproducing | fF ratification. The Navy. than sixty in number, om the wrecks, those articles, in eztenso, the undersigned will simply March 28, 1847.—Com. Perry was proparing to land Official hes from Commodore Perry. | "have the honor to be, your obedient servant, refer to thom by their respective numbers :— | another battery of 10 guns from the Ohio, but the neces- U. 8, Steamer Missisarerr. | . M. C. PERRY ‘Anricut 1, 18 wholly inadmissible. The garrisons of | *ity was obviated by the ratification by both parties of At anchor near Vera Cruz. March 21. 1847. Commanding Home Squadron the places in question can only be allowed to march out , the stipulations agreed upon by the commissioners. pee 9 gate ben ema prisoners of war; but the under. | The Mexicans surrendered the city of Vera Seal 50s tigned is willing that each garrison, without distinetion | castle of San Juan d'Ulus, and the armament aud munls ‘Commonone €1 this morning at 8 o’olock. | } . J ™ ¥ ~omm< Conner. ™m ins ¥ - tay rtm doy of “Gaya tofthee erpeeive | Neined thelr ide arma, andthe whole surrendered a4 With great respect, Iam, at, your obedtentaerrant, | gigAt Ra atishng in the mast of on of the heaviest vm theo ; dived risoners of war, and are allowed to ro . Cc. PERRY, teietive men, the ‘usual parole of honey ay thels re’ | Gry on thelr parole,Gen, Seott furniabing them four day's Commanding homie squadron, | northers I evar experionced, ‘Twenty-three merchant it the United States of America in the pro- | "tions. The Hon. Jonx Y. Mason, Secret of the Navy, ton dic je alreay gone re since morning, many of Sin—I have the honor to inform the department of j —M. may aasival, postortiay. ah Unemmeborage and ofthe teane- | 7° te Hon: Joun Y, PASH, Beereiery.of the Navy fer of the eommand of the home squadron to me by | Unirrp Srates Steamer Mrs —e 20th March, 1847.—The camp of the First Brigade Wi 3 Cc. army stores and munitions. Peps te aru every sr wna geupy ihe aon wah ty or abot THE REVERBNOMS. rae sng ae enw, | Cake egomnen fe G GSRTICLE 3. As fr a8 practcablo by the commlaslouers trop ok ee ee os Sea ea A & C—The posttion of the Stoamors Spitfire and Vixen. B, D, E, and F--The pesttiens of the gunboats. Unie Stator "ofrs meat oppor of inom the | jE wrlte this in antlolpation of the early sling of the piethe tro mmen, this tay be arranged to satify the sored avout 200 yards apart opponte each ‘other, and O—Amerlean line of entrenchimenta, established March H—A Mexican redoubt, captured by our forces. sng fapia ane ons Chases Pecan seguro. | Inge estoth the tan and Potomae have hed vena tion. the Mexicans marched out, stacked their arms, and 1ath—extending from Pt. de la Catita to a point op- ‘The sloop of war John Adams was anchored om she f° (07 ter the'ereation ofhis batteries in the rear of crows thols hawses. Tam ignorant of the extent of da- = into tho i h side of Sacrificios, opposite F. vera C ing of the elty, | ‘Antiour 4. I$ readily agroed to, and may be solemnly | ™Arched off, Our troops then moved in column posite B. south side of Sacrificios, opposite F. Vera Cruz, as to authorise the summoning 7 | 2 “ s a i ‘nl Y | city at 2 o'clock, planted the Star Spangled Banner on © stl ee = _andon the refusal of the governor to murrender, of open- hat Ber fore aud apelinadl yard enstted away: ae promised. i the walls, where but x short time previous had waved volock of that day. | ‘Anticur 6, Not admissible in any case. wont up firet on Fort Santiago, then on Fort Conception, greater Le Se of credit than Capt. Huger and Lieut. tho city with a number of cattle. Col. Harney, with jing with General Scott, I directed the flotilin of small we a a 0: ie rere qanemery at we should Taking the foregoing remarks and the instructions of and then on the Castle and other places. Each flig, as Hagner; t have a spare chi lime of vaeoola. the igned to his commissioners—which in- eir duty has been arduous, and they have = ‘ Fae ae On tt a cualsdlute, which wasan. labored bight and ‘ay to discharge it; in fair weather OBe.hundred and twenty dragoons, was ordered ont in steamers and gun-bonte of the maadios, South Cong | They oan oly be pul upon one of the ialands, Several fwored bythe squadron—the yards of the veasels were and foul, both at the general depot and in tho ontrench- o%trug them abouttwo thousand in number entrenched Mander 1 Tatnall, i tee am fire upon Donte have been lost in the gale, one actually blown from structions were | substantially communicated to the tanned, and our oolors hailed with thro chcors monts; aud I saw these officers up to their kueos In wa ct" °tridge and. supported. by. two plecer of artillery, een teen nr rallantly executed the davite of this ship; not loss'than ten emaall boats are ae esata Coarse pnerare cs, | Com. Perry was present in the Musjuito Tloct, under - ter during the prevalence of the heavy norther, ores: three miles from Gen. ‘Fatterson's ‘head-quarters. Col. waa kept Up with great animation UB fartoued whelaboat. euch as are tads at New Leadon bf blood, ts willing to refer back the whole subject to the | Capt. Tatnall, at the evacuation and surrend cue thelr stores from loss, Harney started on his return, intending to prepare ro | orNew Bedford, contig from pe eae London 5 3 et ‘ “s Gen, 5 ing. samo eoimmiaioners ot the two hurtin provided at og L® Wer kind and wounded Duta agreo that th tation ata gallant soldier’ and able offer.” iif ofieiai ZAP Aaaattack them thonext morning, But thegalant | On visting them at thelt peters ktemnmition, Very well and they can alopys bo purchased ready the said commissioners meet again to-day at 10 o'clock, | ona ine “ ona el - t fF ? ls f lo + wo steamers had neal { made. patuat the sant place anyertnday’ and proceed wig: 10m among the soldiry is omparatively mal. and te antion ante bags Bioemvarly Ney, si leloeiops Sa uot bear the idea of leaving the, enemy after baring but having received & Sreah jeupply, terion: tha eee yarn of assorted kinds are also wanted, It is hoped “7 7 7 o1 of ‘istii f Maj. G. McCall, C; M 4 me in 6 ol em. without aving @ bri le 4 om is ship, they at sunr' that the frame for the hospital, to be erected, Among thelr kiled ts Gen, Felix Valdes, an oftewr of .gonelting of Maj, G. A. MeCall, Capt, MoClelland, Liout, Sordingly, the returned to. the place, took a position fe'and advaseed: point, and resumed and continued thst the frame for, the horpltal to.bo erected, and one gs delay to a detinite conclusion of the whole sub- ject. Tho undersigned will wait the answer of his excellen- ™ ; § : where be could watch their movements, and keep his their fire until recalled by signal. ; At the time of the surrender, the Mexicans had but 3) Although the veteran iggs and that able officer, , General patenuch, sickn and the rainy season is fast a] i fieweneontoepe terme Rol dis Med ieee wis {wo days ammunition and three days subsistence, whieh | Col. F. Smith, have not hud an opportunity of aitack- oe Bata a a eee ee ree ec aes 0 AL the earnet dei of tyart and officers, General Prose The Ok hand Suan are he oa aD. ” : for their generally withholding their fire dur- | ing the city, or figuring conspicuo in the engago- } 5 of Soot the squadron, and worked ver ose expected; an: ve spect and consideration. pape ico ment, they bave had an important and responsible posi. Dallallaround him, but without injury. Col. Harney be mounted with guns from the eq ; Tong been fearing that tho former would not hold om, The Gopprat tb oblgiital pacer see the ten Bebrdtay oF "Biuring the bombardment, our army have thrown the tion taigued them, on the road to. Moxtod, ‘which they then despatched a mossen ee er ibsiceseren ob atone Thrse/:S.igah Pelsnent Ae Oeecaently steamers aro not in so muuch danger, as they all work : : 3 se§ following number and size of shot : » maintained and occupie great vigilance, " * had ‘ ting them or propellers. War. E. P, SCAMMON, A. A. D.C é ay ‘4 He was reinforced from Gen. Patterson’s Division, by Janded. and after immense labor in transpo! bre fu Ll , Mf Batters The general health of the army is good. The men fe f am, slr, respect ly, your obedient servant, a we 9000 ten-inch shells... . .90Ibs. each havo been woll supplied with provislonsuince their fret Lieut. Judd, with two ploces of artillery, about 60 Dra, through the sand. in which pasties from Lae Stra of va" M. C. PEBRY, Articles of Wag nati ¢ bates cf ee Cruz and 500 round shot. . Q6lbs, each. t landing i bat how could it be otherwise with ack an. Fre rea oluntdere unliee the comaioand ¢ Col: Has He rag a Teo ars, ‘cheerfully “particspated, tI Epcos Commanding Home Squbdron. oe eee 200 eight-inch howitzer shells.63lbs, each. .. officer as Capt. Grayson at the head of the department, ‘ 4 ‘ ca upon the elt; 8. We are already in wai an! waers, those Purstx px Horwos meh 7 kell, accompanied by Gon. Patterson in person, although pieces were placed in position and opened up Y | pestivediat Nertik bel af 7 ee . Patterson's Navy Battery | seconded by the quartermasters now in the servico? ° Glately drawing upon | 7° at Nor ing tarred; four hawsers were in Without the Walls of Vera Cruz, ‘i s piagher 48 . t; he did not take tho command from Col. Harney, but goout 10 o’clock yesterday, immediately Ing daw. in Snes di " 1000 Paixhan shot. . 68lbs. each }) Gen. Quitman’s brigade is to take up its line of march Ho aericint bad alter andividdal oh, _ vittak ina short timo U80 to-day in this ship, One merchant vessel is partly Saturday, March 27, 1847. 800 round shot. 321ba, each. for Alvarado on the 90th, and Gen. Twiggs will move in ™erely participated as any other indiv who was them a sharp fire from the enemy, 1 riding by us. : : o . f i " heaps . Col. lotachmont from the y writhing arene, cele a lll a Musqaito Fleet, Capt. Tatnall } column on the National Bridge, 30 miles from VeraCruz, {p24 al Col Harney te forme fepkerreprreten Mis aot wounded ten of the detec! — stoners, viz :— Her 1 vel wi . i " 1200 shot and shell, averaging. .62lbs. each. f; where it is expected some resistance will be made. 0 draw the fire of the Mexicans, until Lieut. Judd got in order to give all a chance to serve In. the trenches. U.S. Frac Suir Mississirrt, Generals W. J. Worth and G. J. Pillow, and Col. J. “Ss” ‘The Princeton left on the evening of the 29th, and was {2 draw the fire sition 9 " 5 ie to gi “here ix a great though generous Atanchor near Vera Craz, March 90, 18 peed ‘aki all 6,700 shot and shell, weighing 463,6001b: his artillery in such position a: desired. The move- she honor of which th gre chor rt ; , 1847, G. Totten, chief engineer, on the part of Major General Making in all 6.700 shot und shell, welghing 463,6001bs. tuted by the Castle of San Juan de Ultia as she passed rete re Lepage i eae prociwhiphitberets etree c Sin—It in) with Tnfinite fatisfaction | pela you : The de cchalf of & , adcuirably : m each shi Bates: and Col. Jove Guticrres de Villanueva, Lieut. tie tte iatovery, direction the streets torn. up,ce, learn that Com. Perry has lafd in a claim for the eup- “they attempted to return it, but-as soon as a slight manded by captain or commander, shall berelievod Ula, wore this day occupied by garrisons of United Cacoel of the Engineers Manuel Robles, and Col. Pe: | ina the serongest oulldings seriously damoged tured property as u prize to the navy. ‘The army ls uot Troach was made in the parapet, Col, Herne seleked Manded by a captimurt, Captain Aullek, assisted by States troops. Dotachments from the army and navy, dra de Herrera, commisioncrs appointed by General nd the strongest buildings sisiously damaged’ | 4 entitled to prige money, and I cant soe no good reason TON NM tan vay anavlered by a yell roms the Dra. Commendee Mackensia;and several Heutenante,had the with the dotilla, were in motion early in the moralng, of Brigade Don Jose Juan Laniero, commanding eee ee a ren or au enctag lu a postion thats’ wLY the navy should not receive at least one-half of the toons und Teunossvcans,, Col. Haskell, Capt. Cheatham direction of mounting the guns and opening the fire, and and the American colors were hoisted on the forts of th Fem aera la Wun tinecinidee sto tosteae or was considered impregnable. ‘Throughout the whole af-‘ ek ees ee ee ee ee ee wed Capt, Foster were the first men to leap over the well'mnd bravely was the duty performed. Captain Mayo city and castlo at 12 o'clock, under a simultaneous the United States of the said forts, with their arma- fiir ho has preserved the anost perfect equilibrium CE ee ep icter saat bites onl sabes eon breastwork, and, os a naval officer remarked, who {s now in charge and will be relieved in turn. lute from all the large vessels of the squadron. eristic cor! " iy ‘ tant, but in conse- Enclosed is a copy of the articles of itulation. ments, munitions of war, garrisons, and arms temper, und the characteristic covlnms and courage of 4° 1g bad weather, to perform thelr part of the serrice— bel ae ee meatier ee rent over 80 The Ohio arrived on the 22d instan py oapi from tho ne-!f " The whole garrison. or garrisons to be ae reat general and noble eniaier. nd while, was no tell. quence of a norther, did not reach her proper anchorage _I have the honor to be, most respectfully, your obedi- tae ties ort ihn sister ae ntisoners af war the | costitien of demanding fiom the enemay his own torms, he 4 hey have done an uinplo share of the fighting —thelr ing’ who was first or last, As might have been expected, Until yesterday afternoon, Detachmonts of boats from ent servant, M. COPERRY. 20th Inst, AC 10 orelock, A. MM: the garrisons to be per, | bas tempered the rigor of ue cucaunwancos with hin battery haa done as much as any otter to Pring the the Mexicans were unable to stand a charge from ‘the all the vessels are employed night and day in, landing Commanding Home Squadron. mitted to march ont with all the honors of war, and to Manity—the best evidence of a brave and competent | toca te An etruetaatine: (hare distinguished ce caatven bey uhesions 3 fire of the Black Fort al peasy) from the transports the stores and munitions A ae amy. | Hon. Jon ¥. Mason, Secretary ‘avy, heir arms to such office: ma: Dp officer. i i A‘few of the incumbrances were soon thrown ou Enclosed is # list of the kille fe — Bo he poncral-lucehiot of the United Staten astites and |. Tho Engineer Corps under Col. Totten havo appliod ,' 2 the discharge of the duties assigned them, Without of tho ‘way, and Col. Harney, with his Dragoons, tained up to this hour, (12 meridian.) with the report of 1 P, My, March 29 ata point to be agreed upon by the commissioners. | themwolves to the discharge of their dutios us became’ 110k poePatt en plc perl sm pedal val not jeaped the breast ve chase. Hehad not Captain Aulick ; alsoa list of the mmall vessels compris- Within the Castle of 8, Juan de Unis, 2. Mexican officers shall preserve their arms and pri- them in their position, and endured the privations and" Have Deon sble to operate against Vora Cruz at all. proceeded more than he found the enomy jing the flotilla of the squadron, all of which were en- I write tha within the castle. The batteries in the 'ecilocis, including horse and horse furniture. and to, exposure to the weathor and the fire of the enemy with-, | COL. HARNEY’S DRAGOON FIGHT. formed in ine torecelre him, Ieimmediately deployed, gaged on the 224 instant. city are now saluting. The American flags are already de allowed regular and irregular officers, and ulso to rank | Ut regard to health or loss of life { (From the New Orleans Delta, April 4.) pnd, from the head ofthe ling ordered a charge. “When “"Thave the honor to be, your mort obedient servant. —_hofeted on two forts of the city. Tho American eclors and file, five days to retire to their respective homes, on No division or eo of the army has been better’: Information was received in camp this morning that a jhe approached within about 20 ete the enemy's M. C, PERR + will be next displayed on the castle. x parole, as Lereinafter prescribed. conducted than that of the Ordnance throughout the j, body of Mexicans were hanging on our rear intendingigeine, they gave him s fire from thelr sde-arms, but over Commanding Home Squadron M. C. PERRY a Coincident with the surrender, as stipulated in whole of the operations, and no men,are entitled to a to force the lines if possible and make their way into™ shot. ‘Then came the test of strength and'skill—tho Hon, Joux Y. Mason, Seretary of the Navy. pela article one, the Mexican tlaga of the various. forts aud cuales stations sbull be struck, saluted by their own batteries ; U. 8. Frigate: Ranitas, Sacnirtcros, and, immediately thereafter, forts Santiago and Concep- March 91, 1647, Maaotietsited fae APPEARANCE AT VERA CRUZ ON THE 29th OF MARCH, 1847, aceaze epee tt ie tre Tenet ron 4. ‘The rank aud file of tho regular portion of the pri- I should not be doing justice to my own feelings,’ or to * soners to be disposed of, after surrender and parole, as tho merits of the officers, seamen and others who have their val-in-chief may desire, and th t an a. served under me, were I to part from them without ex- {hale genera-to-ehiet ay desire, and the regula to When the American Flag was Hoisted over that City and over the Castle of San Juan de Ulua. scrred under me, ware Ifo part from them ‘without x. respect to all arms and descriptions of force, f the | | experienced, upon a review of their long and faithful ser- usual parole, that the said rank and file, as as them. | Vices. ‘They have submitted cheerfully to discomfort and pri- vations of no ordinary charactor, performed with zoal | and alacrity the ardous duties that have, of necessity, | been imposed upon them, and patiently awaited the mo- | ment which was to give them an opportunity of partici- | pating in the war. Ine naval war, where the stimulus of battle and tho hope of distinction are present to animate and eneour- age to exertion, these evidences of fortitude and alaori- selves, shall not serve again until duly exchanged. 6. All the materiel of war, and all public property of every description found in the city, the Castle of San | Juan de Ulua and their dependencies, to belong to the | United States; but the armament of the samo {act ins | jured or fe ny in the further prosecution of the ao- | tual war) may be considered as liable to be restored to Mexico by a definitive treaty of peace. | 6. The sick and wounded Mexicans to be allowed to remain in the city, with such medical officers of the | ty are naturally to be ex; j, but the merit of the army as may be necessary to their care and treatment. | brave officers and men whom I leave behind me, and | from whom I with so much enhanced an 7. Abeolal rotection is solemnly eaaeee top | sons in the city, and property, and het Cire a stood that no pi building or property is to be taken or used by the forces of the United States, without pre- , vious arrangement with the owners, and for a fair equi- valent. oo 8. Absolute freedom of religious worship, and ceremo- monies is rolemnly guarantie: (Signed in duplicate.) W. J. WORTH, Brigadier General, GID. J. PILLOW. Brigadier General, 308. G. TOTTEN, Col. and Chief in enforcing an arduous and harrassing blockade—hi | braved the wreck and diseaso—no enemy's has rig red be ape the sea ; nor have they been able to reach in his strongholds, by roason of the peculiar difieul. | thes of his const. ‘Wishing them evory Eopplness in life, and the su hich they so well merit, | ahs brother affloer. in their future career, w! ever remain their attached friend and 4 (Signed) D. CORNER. THE PARTICULARS OF THE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT. {From the Now Orleans Delta, April 4) As soon as Com. Perry percolved the land forces on- ged, he ordered Capt, Tatnall, with what 1s ealled the Musquito fleet, consisting of the steamers Spitfire and Vixen, and five gunboats, viz:—Reefer, Bonita, Tampico, MANUEL ROBLES. Captain Aulick. appointed # commissioner by Commo, dore Perry, on behalf of the navy. (the General-in-Chief not being able, in consequence of the roughness of the sea, to communicate with the navy until after commis- wions had been exchanged)—and being present by Gene- P ‘ Fal Seott's fnvitation. snd concurring in the result and Falcon and tral tp tiack. Capt: Tatil Taqulred st seep yee aur cae eee Hoally replied—* Wherever you ean do the mort execu: Headquarters of the army of the United States of | Soarenaleeeak timed mire form i ion uo ~ ter "4 ) ar i “Lime al America, Camp Washington, before Vera Cruz, Mareh | Sets hoes teoreied coe aioe mene 8 27, 1847 hippbored end nseuptod : point blank shot of the castle. “As soon as they got their i 4 3 : ‘ition in line, they opened a fire of round shot and al g i Insll, at wrapld cate, end. trew tai i , 7 em handsomel; my LL] s AN st a Fort Santiago. var WINFIELD SCOTT M, C. PERRY RRY, forces Gulf of Mexico the town a ae OK; Commander-tn-Chief U, 8 y os - uz, Manzo 27, 1847 Approbad y acceptado : ig 7 AceePtA OSE JUAN DE LANDERO ¢ 3 ° apitulation eat eit arth 4 VA SCAMMON, he ‘ lst Lieut. Topo. Eng’s. Act’g. Aid-de-camp, teal A The castle soon paid its respects to Cay { / ptain Tatnall ©] \ / Yi and the powerful engines of havoc and destruction were | | | HH j I now in full blast from every quarter, hurling their dread- AN LB Ree SS | fal and deadly missiles into each others’s ranks in rapid - + . succession, which they kept up until about dark, when the Mexican batteries comparatively ceased, and the “ Musquito Fleet” also held off for the night. At -_ o'clock the party that were in the trenches | were relieved by another detail. The troops who re- | turned from the intrenchments wero literally corered | with smoke and dust, and so mnch disfigured that the ; could not be recognized except by their voices, Sho after sholl exploded in their midst, and shot after shot threw barrels of earth from the embankments over their heads as they lay in the trouches. Their escape seems to have been miraculous, indeed, and every person is | sarpeiond that at least one half of their number was not | alain. But here allow me to relate an incident that ocurred during the heaviest of the fire—it is an evidence of the eoolness of the American soldier in time of the teat danger, and at the same time illustrates the ruling pas sion of a small portion of the army, which amounts to a mania in some instances, brought on, no doubt, by having too much spare time, and no moans wherewith to con- vert it into usefulness. A small party, who had been laying inthe trenches all day, becoming tired of doing nothing, as they said, were devising some means of pass- ing away the time. At length one of them proposed a game at cards, and hauled out an old sreasy pack, and ome half dozen of them sat down inthe ditch to play, A true copy of the original articles of cee e (Onvens No. 16.) Hea Quantens, lst Brioape,? near Vera Cruz, March 28. 5 lst. The brigade, except the guard of all descriptions, will be under arms at 8 A. M. to-morrow morning, oan- teens filled and haversacks supplied as prescribed 2d, Lieut. Colonel Duncan’s light battery will take the head of the column, and be prepared to fire a salute of oo 5 28. Ono company of 2d. artillery, and one company of Sth infantry, under Major Wright. will occupy Fort Con- ee ; one company of 3d artillery, and one company ef infantry, under Major Scott, will occupy Fort St. Jago; | one company of artillery and one company 4th infantry, one company 6th infantry and one company 8th infant- | , under Lieut. Col. Belton, will occupy the Castle of Juan de Ulin, the remainder of tho brigade not on tty, “Seyaparrs THB SALUTH FROM THD CASTLE AND AMERICAN FLEET. 4th. At 2o’clock P.M. the hoisted on the several named works, and a salute of 28 ans fired from each, beginning at Fort St. Jago—next Fort Coneeption—next S$. Juan de Ulia—and finally Fr March $6. 18 tightly; Ba from the light battery of the Plaza apart, March 26, 1817. cilghtly; Edward Black, seaman, slightly; Mathins Nice, Ula,” it is matter of hat our lose is no small. jaarter gunner, Raritan ; John Harrington, ‘5 | Sth Netan officer or soldier will be allowed toleavo | Sin:—Tho detention of the Princeton enables mato seimau, slightly; Wm, ilamblin, soaman, slightly; Defo: — Hafforde me great taticiuation to add thet cvery of!- inate, St. Mary's; Daalel MeGinnls, deasany Be Nee their ranks or station until further orders. Joform the department of events up to this hour, (10, rest Carey, seaman, slightly cor and man in ‘s; and John Tookey, with nothing but tobacco for stakes. They became much 6th. During the ceremony of the surrendering of the} 4. M.) Wounded onthe S0(A-—Thhres armen, slightiy,names codnem, ieiiviey ond eoeetitome Ls that anal Ui geen | interested. and it wae. met long: before they forget all Mexiean troops, not the slightest noike or cheering will | Captain Mayo and bis party have returned, having not ascertained. Commander 2, 8: Mackensierwijo had superintended _ Lieut. A. 8. Baldwin, Yotomac’; Ed. Black, acaman, | ROW cannon. bomb-ehells, Mexican batteries, oF any be permitted. When our flags aro hoisted, in addition teen relieved in the batteries by a detachment unde: Respectfully, your obedient servant, the duty of placing the guna in battery, promptly ten- Potomac; Mathias Nico, soaman, Potomac; Win, Ham. | (0.28,cls¢. but their tobacco and the cards. It was not tothe batterios, they may be ealuted with cheers by (Capt, Breese. I hardly need assure the department that M. C. PERRY, dored his sorvices to me, and took charge of one of ny blin, seaman, Potomac ; and Deforest Carey, landsman, ba ope before a thirteen inch shell fell on the top soldiers not under arins. the party under Captain Mayo sustained, with unabated Commanding Home Squadron 32-pounders, which he managed with great skill, and. 1 Potomac. i JH AULICH Cantain™ | of the embankment ; the explosion completely covered By order of Brigadier General Wonrn. courage ‘and spirit, the admirable Gre of tho naval bat- To the Hon. Jvo, Y. Masow, Secretary of the Navy. doubt not, with great effect upon the onemy's works. in _ 7 Captain. | them with the earth; they all scrambled out as quick as (Signed) W. W. Mackatr, AAG The bombardment from the trenches was co — the course of the firing, the flag on one of tho enemy's Unrren Srates Steamer Missisnert Oe denatie ty cut HEL dupirtees con ad eam oo indy pe \inued through the might. A heavy norther now bio Usiten States Suir Poromac, ) forte was brought dows by a shot from gun fired by Off Vern Crus, March 90, 1817.} | srsue sare tede Gall ees IMT ade ee te Tht (Genen at Onvens No. 72 ig, (tho third in five days.) has prevented commu Of Seeriding,Siarch 23, 1947.5 Lieut Baldwins Tt wan, however. quickly agvin displayed Sin: In obedienee to your order | erotecdsde oe be | Sole, Temarked, | i, bogt, Fl be darned if that Anmy Heap Qt + tion with tho shore since last eve! Soreral merchant Sin: In compliance with your letter this moment re from ihe same fag-stalf. Ivisdue to Midshipman Allan afternoon of the 24th inacant, to the navel Dettagg oppo: |" Rarch Shot islins seems we tele caeanine: which Camp Washington, before Vera Cruz, vossels have heen thrown, this morning, ashore by the ceived, calling for a report of my proceedinzs in com- MeLane that | should not omit to mention that on acall site Vera Cruz, with detachments from this ship. the | has boon blowing furlousle alt’ duy iting teases 1. By artiples of capitulation signed and exchanged, cule mand of the detachment on shora yesterday, | have the for volunteers to cut away some bruahwood which ob- Votomae, Raritan, Albany, and St. Mary's, under the | novering everybuly with keud, “The vociens mxteene the city of Vera Crus and the Castle of San Juande — The report of Capt. Mayo Is enclosed, a8 also anaildi- honor to state that the battery of three 8-{rich Paixhan structed the view to a battery on which we wished to officers named in the accompanying list, and relieved | have been 4 let, ‘with the exerption of & fe ee ioe Ulta, with their dependencies, are to be garrisoned by tional list of killed and wounded, Among tho names of cane and three long 32-pounders landed from the aquad- direct our fire, he sprang through an ombrasuro, follow- Captain Aulick and the officers and mon ander his com- | midnight, wheo’ the; pened a, ebarp fre. { ecakes the foroes of the United States, to-morrow at 10 o'clock, ‘ie killed, will be found that of Midshipman T. B. Shu- 10m was turned over to meat 10 A, M. by the aecom- ed by two men, ( iam Cavenaugh, seaman—the name mand, . shine woke mortars %, Se D Pa h beh short _M hefek, a most amiable and promising young offieer. plished engineer oflcor who constructed it, (Capt. R. E. ofthe other [have not beon able to ascertain.) and Tho breastworks having been mach broken down In | tnt continued to pour into the by bait Ap she ‘2. in the moan time, no officer or man of said forces | havo the honor to be, your vory obedient servnnt, Lee.) who, as well as Lieuts. Smith, of.the Engineers, amidst a shower of balls, quickly removed the obstruction the eannonade of the day, the night was Th te | bre, “at tae tenet acres Gates tote cin ne ii argreach either of thove places nearer then our bet: M, C. PERRY, nd Williams, aid of Gon. Scott, remained in the bat for which gallantry I complimented them on the spot. 1 pairing them by Lientenant Tower, United States engi- | the whole of which exploded in tho city, about the some taries, Nos. 1,2, 4, 1, 5, respectively, except by special Commanding Homo Squadrov. throughout the fire; the enemy having but afew m{- nm, however, sure that any other officer present would neers, and his party, from whom | received great sss time, with a terrific and deadly effect, edit eadanans Ba ae od Fermission on some matter of public duty io the Hon. Joms Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, nutes before dissovered our position. commonced the at- lave been happy of an opportunity to have dono yance. Shortly before sunrise of the 20th, the enemy | Just as daylight was approuching,Capt. Tatnall’s M 3. Pending the ceremony of surrender, the whole army Washington city, D. ©. tack upon us. “I tmmediately ordered the guns to be un- same. As you derire to forward this report to the depart- having opened his fire upon us from four of hia betterles, | quito Fleet weighed anehor. and adar cover ote None will staod by its arms, och corpe near ite present _ inasked, and ihe firing commenced on the enemy's bat. tent by the Princeton, leaving at 12 tu. to day, it ie ue. nn active cannounde was returned by ua, and ‘continued | fomewhat clou'ted. approached. within 6:0 t le of the ground, ready to advance and attack if necessary Scxpay, March 9, 1617. —_teries, which was steadily and deliberately continued © a very hasty and brief one. without Interruption until halfpast two, p m., when | Castie. As soon aa they bad got their respeetic pool 4 The Ist Brignde of Regulars anda Volunteer Bri- Sin :—I aw bappy to Inform you that the city and cas- until about half-past 2 P.M. when our last charge of | annex «list of the killed and wounded, and slso of they were silenced. Two batteries on their extrome left | tions, they opened a brondslde from the Ples. whieb gede, to be designated by Maj. Gen. Pattorson, together tie of Vera Cruz. surrendered yesterday to the combined —ommunition, of which we bod only about fifty rounds to the offloers of the detachment. subsequently turned their fire towards us; but on our-| was answered by the Castle with great spite, both ‘with any detachment from the U. S. squadron under jorce of the army and navy of thd United States, on cach gun, was expended. By thin time our snnd-bag Tam, very respectfully, your obedient eerrant, briskly returning it, they alao cessed firing, and about | round shot and shell. Capt. T. continued the Lf Com. Perry, that he may be pleased to designate, will be iorms highly favorable to us breast works and traverses were much dilapidated by the J. H. AULICK, Capiain, —half-past three, p. m., our ammunition belng expended, | mont for about half an hour, although the signal present. ot he ceremoniee of evacuating and eurrender- With Ligh respect, your obediont servant, eltot of the enemy und the concussion of our own heavy To Cow. M. C Penny, commanding Home Squadron off tho cannonade ceased on our part. the Commodore's ship, calling him off had been hoisted ng. ‘These forces will occupy such positions at the cers: M. C. PERRY, pieces. I now directed the embrarures to be'closed ip ——Saorifiolos. Teanaoe too highly commend the “teal, Courge, ard | for some time; but, l'supposs, was notrece en monies as way be ussigned by Brig. General Worth, do- Commanding Home Squadron with sand bags. (for tho suggestion of which | must > activity displayed by every officer and man under my | ofa cloud of smoke which hung around the sipping tachments of whose Brigade will garrison the surrender. 7 tho Hon. Jony Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy. thank Capt. Lee,) and everybody to seek the best shel- Liat of officers of the detachment. command; and | regret that the efficient service which | This attack of Capt. T. on tho Castle ts ple am ta th ‘ with their ne Enclosed ie an informal oopy of the terme of etipula- ter from shot that the work afforded, until the ammuni- — Commander: A. 8. Mackenzie. Lioutenants: Charles they rendered should have been attended with the loss | one of the most daring feats that has beon ‘ctheeagted 6. Until those garrisons, wi r necessary guarde, tion M. C. P. tion we ‘ted should arrive. Kennedy; Sidney Smith Loe, Harry Ingersall, 0. H. of one officer, Midshipman 7. B, Shubrick, and one sea- | since the commencement of hostilities, sentinels aud patrols, are duly established, no other por- — At 4 o'clock, Capt. Mayo, with a fresh supply of am- Perry, and A. 8. Baldwin, Assistant Surgeons: O. F. man, J. Williamson, killed, and three htly wounded. | Since writing the foregoing, | hay ni son whatsoever will be allowed. execpt on special duty, List of killed and wounded of the detachments ai the munition and a relief party of offcors and menarrived. Beater, and John Hastings. Passed Midshipmen: C. ‘The admirable conduct of Midehipman Shubrick, down | a gentoman with the folowing memoresda net oY to enter either of the surrendered places. naval batteries on the 24th ond 25th March, 1847, } then relinquished the command to him agrevably to Feantleroy, and Charles Dyer. Midshipmen; Wm. II. to the moment of his fall, whilst poluting @ gun on the | fonday Evening, March 22.—llove up anchor and 6. The inhabitavts of Vera Cruz, and thetr property Killed on the th.—-Wilam Mareus, seaman; John your order, and returned tomy ship. Our loss was four Parker, MeLano, John P. Jones, R. B. Storer, M, enemy, occasioned me the more to lament loss. He under way at 64, viz: are placed under the safeguard of Svery American « ho- \illiams, quarter-yunner; Jno. Harrington, boatewain's inien killed, and one offleer and five men wounded, one J. Smith, W. K. Mayo, W. V. Uillis,andJ. Maury. Cap: was S ycong officer of great merit and promise, and had | pen Heeler’ Lieut "Wacretey Sect tiene Bate? nor; and any miscreant, who shall do injury to wate; Daniel MeGinnia, landainan; John Tookey, sea- of the latter mortally, (since dead.) the others slightly. tain’s Clerk; 8. F. Kmmons—(Potomac 2 he lived, must have become an ornament to his profes | Tampico, Lieut, Griffin ; Falcun, Bieut, Glosson + Petrel, persons oF property, sball be promptly brought before ® | runn. ‘When it i considered that we had the concentrated and J.H.AULICK, Captain. —_ sion and country. Licut. Shaw, came to auchor at 530, and opened fire at pilitary commission, under General Orders No Killed on the 25th.—Thos. B. Shuabrick, midshipman; vory active fire of five of the enemy's batteries upon us — Very respectfully, your obedient serrant, 5 85 ; ¢1 firing at 7 90, by order of Capt. Tatnall. _ By command of Major erg? oTT, John Williameon, seaman, ata distance of less than eight hundred yar, be- Lis hee J. MAYO, Captain. Tuesday Morning, March 28.—At 5.80 hove ap anchor (Signed) H, L, Scort, Asst, Act, Adj't Gen, | Wounded on the Uth—A. 8. Baldwin, Meutenant, sides occasional shells from the castle of “San Juan de Wi. Marcus, svaman, ippi; Jom Wiliams, To Com. M. C, Panay, Comd’g. Hoye Squadron. end was in tow by Spltiicy and Vixen wt ¢ 60, and fi Fo nA |