The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-08 00:00:00

TiE UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.
BY the packet-ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, we
hare advises from New York to the 17th ult. inclusive.
The intelligence from the seat of war is interesting.
General Taylor was still in pursuit of Urrea.
The Mexican papers are full of details of the fighting,
I.llbheries, and murders committed in the capital by the
LPP°Bing armies and the banditti. In fact, that beauti-
:" city was literally converted into a battle field. Streets
W
ere barricaded by the belligerents, whose deadly fire
raked the principal thoroughfares, and killed many of
The unoffending inhabitants and even women. Dwellings
Were plundered and stores robbed. Well-dressed citizens
yday, robbed of their watches and
darese°7: Waylaid
radyy:laa. inddi ni
in
openao
instances murdered by the law
els soldiers and banditti scouring the streets. For
s anarchy reigned supremo throughout the
devoted city. All law was at an end, and 160,000 per-
-10118 were exposed to the brutal passions of the infuriated
h
°- of soldiers and robbers. The robbers on the prin.
elPal mail routes had poured into the city of Mexico in
uithouesrainds, many no doubt to share in the excesses of
the
revolution, but more probably to escape from the
ean forces, who were expected to proceed by the
Jalapa road,
e utionar allta Anna was at Cedral when he heard of the re-
ti(l) y attempt in the city of Mexico. He wrote
thence on the 3d of March, avowing his opposition to
attenapt, and then pushed on to Matahuala. He
,6,;ete thence, on the 6th ultimo, to the Secretary-at..
l
;jar, announeing that he would march on the capita
Vrttihouslarge division of his forces, and put down the re-
ILllle entrance of Santa Anna into San Luis Potosi,
'me Bth ultimo, was a triumprad
hant one. All classeso
i
lent out to meet him two or
three miles on the
night he was serenaded, and the town illuminated.
TLarylieef.fwo 1 laorw, ianngndeauyn
chi
netyw rtho
atet at
wdispatchd
etsootrhien
fSa enct
rr
ye
--44 Posed of 4.000 men, with their corresponding bat-
rries, were on their march to San Luis, and they were
Ithe 11 be followed by two others, of all arms, to the aid of
supreme Powers of the nation traitorously attacked.
ititi.s letter would lead one to suppose conclusively that
intended to put down the attempt against Gomez
Panda'sadministration. He denounces in unqualified
terms the attempt at a revolution at such a time.
terßuts the day after, March 10, he wrote two other let-
to Mexieo--one to General Barragan, the head of
In
revolutionary party, the other to Gomez Ferias.
In these his tone is altered. He denounces civil dia•
aensions but is considerate in seeking terms of courtesy
towards Barragan and Ferias. He conjures them to
desist from further hostilities in the capital, and an-
119,11nces his purpose of proceeding thither immediately.
tells Barragan not to fear for himself or others cora-
Onenl,lBed by the revolutionary attempt; that he has but
70desire, to unite all Mexicans, &c. There followed
4:111 these letters, which were published on the 13th or
cusede suspension of hostilities, though each party ac-
lalle., the other of violating the truce. Santa Anna
eurs9t arrived on the 17th, but would encounter no
4lty in assuming power. All parties were waiting
11:1111, impatiel and each claiming that he will side
b._ ent• Representations had been made to him in
I..undance, and large delegations of influential men had
gone
011 towards San Luis to meet and propitiate him.
Was reported that Santa Anna had arrived at the
clfpeaPital on the 19th of March, and was in full posession
wer.
T h, IsTesv Orleans Whig journals mention General
a candidate for the Presidency.
GalliTerarsresident has appointed two new major-generals;
neasee resQpecuittinl veal; .and Pillow, of Mississippi and Ten-
Mr. p k
~ a a enham, the English Minister at Washington,
ceording to the Baltimore journals, about to return
:p Etn
Thue:iafo:lifdlcwing are the official dispatches relative to the
Vera Cruz:—
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GENERAL SCOTT.
Head-quarters of the Army, Camp, Washington,
Sir before Vera Cruz, March 23, 1847.
t4_,r--Yesterday seven of our 10-inch mortars being in bat-
, and the labours fur planting the remainder of our
P4_eavy a metal being in progress, I addressed, at two o'clock
,
summons to the Governor of Vera Cruz, and within
the two hours limited by the bearer of the flag received the
Governor's sPectivel answer. Copies of the two papers (marked re-
y A and B) are herewith enclosed.
It will be perceived that the Governor, who, it turns out,
4lts the commander of both places, chose, against the plain
irros of the summons, to suppose me to have demanded
surrender of the castle and the city, when, in fact, from
the non-arrival of our heavy metal, principally mortars, I
Was in no condition to threaten the former.
On the return of the flag, with that reply, I at once
ordered the seven mortars on the battery to open upon the
u'ltY• In a short time the smaller vessels of Commodore
.0
ith
errys squadron—two steamers and. five schooners—accord-
g to previous arrangement with him, approached the city
Win about a mile and an eighth, whence, being partly
covered from the castle—an essential condition to their
lailtafse t they also opened a brisk fire upon the city. This
with continued uninterruptedly by the mortars, and only
this
pep
intermissions by the vessels, up to nine o'clock
the rn°rning, when the Commodore very properly called
°ff froM a position too daringly assumed.
e X)Our
4.three remaining mortars are now (twelve o'clock,
in battery, and the whole ten in activity. To-morrow,
arly, if the city should continue obstinate, batteries Nos. 4.
and 5 will be ready to add their fire; No. 4, consisting of
four 24-pounders and two 8-inch Paixhan guns,
ianncll
(naval battery), of three 32-pounders and three 8 o
hans—th. e gnus, officers, and sailors landed from the squadron
--our friends of the navy being unremitting in their zealous
. eo.operation every mode and form.
So far we know that our fire upon the city has been highly
effective, particularly from the batteries of 10-inch mortars,
planted at about eight hundred yards from,tliecit3,.
Including the preparation and defence of the batteries
from the beginning, now many days, and
city andnotwithstand-
ingandcastle,
the heavy fire of the enemy
We have only had four or five from
menwtounnedheeds. That
officer one officer and one man killed, in or near the re
officer was Captain J. IL Vinton, of the United
and effectivenitedStates3d
Artillery, one of the most gifted, accomplished,
Members of the army, and who was highly
evening
the brilliant operations of Monterey. He fell last the trenches, where he was on daty as field and commanding
officer, universally regretted. I have just attended
the
honoured remains to a soldier's grave, in full view of h
enemy and within reach of his guns. l3 of the long-needed mortars—leaving 27, besides
deesliadnes Heavy
eavl
s,pa behind—have arrived, and two of theml areatstopped
that
vy norther then set in (at meridian),
that °Peration, and also the landing of shells. Hence the fire of
otr mortar batteries has been slackened since two o'clock to-
day, and cannot be re-invigorated until we shall again have
a smooth sea. In the meantime I shall leave this report open
forjournalising events that may occur up to the departure
Rhoe steamship of war Princeton, with Commander Conner, learn, expects to leave the anchorage off Sacrificios,
for e United States, the 25th inst.
March 21.—The storm having subsided in the night, we
e°ll"nenced this forenoon, as soon as the sea became a little
to land shot shells and mortars.
The naval battery No. 5 shells
opened with great activity,
4:l4:dalerthuelaptain Aulick, the second in rank of the squadron,
lit 10 A.M.is fire was continued to 2 o'clock P.M. ;
before' he. was relieved by Captain Mayo, who landed
exhausts.• 4 fresh supply of ammunition, Captain Aulick having
fod the supply he had brought with him. He lost
sanews, kill d and had one officer, Lieutenant Baldwin,
BligrbhtlY hurt. e
she mortar batteries N 05.1,2, and 3 have fired but lan-
‘''LlY during the day for want of shells, which are now going
`l, from the beach.
The two reports of Colonel Bankhead, Chief of Artillery,
both of this date, copies of which I enclose, give the inci-
ants of those three batteries.
I:lBnodasttery No, 4, which will mount four 24-pounders and
t Inchl Paixhan.guns, has been much delayed in the
filled
opened!
the indefatigable engineers by the norther, that
phthe work with sand nearly as fast as it could be
-Y the half-blinded labourers. It will, however,
doubtless be in full activity early to-morrow morning.o
March 25. The Princeton being about to start
report.
All Phila-
delphia, I have but a moment to continue thins
awful
p
All the batteries, Nos. 1.2, 3,4, and ttare
veryi wgfruaal
ta,ctainvdityl
this morning. The effect is,
think the city cannot hold ouatrntiers)toarnudiliob-adayin.
aTpoo-smitoiararotwa
morning
obfesormeceetiwvedelv, elhoshuarsll,
add theirmtiraZywohfethn,eoarnafterrweenrmdtahreadheloaard
if no proposition to
ocarruying the city by assault. So far the
organise parties for
defence has been spirited and obstinate.
I enclose a copy of a memorial received last night, signed
by the Consuls of Great Binrietaitno,gFraranntcae,
tStpnacien,toanednalh'rluesstihae,
within Vera Crus,
neutrals, together NVlthg Mexican women and children, to
withdraw from the Beene of havoc about them. I shall re-
ply, the moment that an opportunity may
tbeetaakpeptin of
nlietaoseay-
1. That a truce can only be granted on the
Governor Morales, with a view to surrender. 2 a
. That
far
back sending safeguards to the different consuls, beginning back as the 13th inst., I distinctly admonished them—parti-
cularly the French and Spanish consuls—and, of course,
through the two, the other consuls, of the dangers that have
followed. 3. That although at that date I had already re-
fused to allow any person whatsoever to pass the line of in-
vestment either way, yet the blockade hadt beento h tlettorpee respective
tcottilv the
consuls and other neutrals to pass ob
I shall enclose to
IthiPs of war up to the 22d inst.; and, 4th,
the memorialists a copy of my summons to the Governor, to
show that I had fully considered tlie impendingtho habmen and
and
distresses of the place, including se of w
children, before one gun had been fired in isn
otfhawtardiarhecdtitoinie.
The intercourse between the neutt.roa
V,tY Was stopped at the last mehn.cihneldpdlaapcteedboynCtohme Commodore
env, with my concurrence, w.
that-the intercourse could not fail to give to the enemy moral
aid and comfort.
It will be seen from the memorial that
louorkbnaotwtenritehsrohnagvhe
aireadY had a terrible effect on the city
other sources), and hence the inference. that a surrender must
6°.°11 proposed.—ln haste, I have
tthseerrhatsonto,ur to remain,
it, with respect, your most obedienw
INFIELD SCOTT.
Bon,W. L Marcy, Secretary-at •War.

Sir, Ilricad• uarters of the Army, Vera Cruz, March 29. .
„ ---,:he flag of the United States of America floats tri-
"MPhantly over the walls of this city and the castle of San
Juan de Ulloa.
two places.
Our troops have garrisoned both since ten o'clock. It is
now 110011.
g ler- ene
late hour thecnaipgihtutlabteiofonrewlaserte.
Bri ad' G ral Worth is in command of the
Articles of •
signed and exchanged at a
cument. I enclose a copy of the do-
I have heretofore reported the principal incidents of the
siege u-
pto the 25th inst. Nothing of striking interest oc-
curred till early in the morning of the next day, when I re-
ceived reed overtures from General Lander°, on whom Generalble
;ries had devolved the principal command. A terrible
.4%11 of wind and sand made it difficult to communicate
w the city, and impossible to refer to Commodore Perry.
~_ a: obliged to entertain the proposition alone, or to con-
Zurruenthe fire upon a place that had shown a disposition to
der, for the loss of a day, or perhaps several, could not
-
-.. Mated. The accompanying papers will show the pro-
a
cutungs and
esterd
---Y, results
after the norther had abated, and the Com-