The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-10 00:00:00

UNIi'ED STATES

AND NIEXICt:.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.
By the packet-ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, "
have advices 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,
robberies, and murders committed in the capital by the
opposing armies and the banditti. In fact, that beauti-
ful city was literally converted into a battle field. Streets •
were barricaded by the belligerents, whose deadly fire
raked the principal thoroughfares, and killed many of
the unoifending inhabitants and even women. Dwellings
were plundered and stores robbed. Well-dressed citizens
wore waylaid in open day, robbed of their watches and
For
less and in many instances murdered by
the land
soldiers and banditti scouring the streets•
several days anarchy reigned supreme throughout the
devoted city. All law was at an end, and 160,000 per-
sons were exposed to the brutal passions of the infuriattad
mob of soldiers and robbers. The robbers on the
cipal mail routes had poured into the city of Mexico in
thousands, many no doubt to share in the theexesses
the revolution, but more probably to escape from he
American forces, who were expected to proceed by

Jalapa road. • .
f the re-
Santa Anna was at Cedral when he heard 0- ' te
Fie c°
volutionary attempt in the city of Mexico. ...en to •
thence on the 3d of March, avowing his oPPns fie
I. ale.
the attempt, and then pushed on to Niemen- at
wrote thence, on the 6th ultimo, to the Secretary' .__l
War, announcing that he would march on the capital
War,
with a large division of his forces, and put down the
. .
volution. • oto.
The entrance of Santa Anna into San PIT eeisses
on the Bth ultimo, was a triumphant one. Abe - Toad*
went out to meet him two or three miles on tue Led.
At night he was serenaded, and the town illuterneseeree
The following day he wrote a dispatch to tehfefeotrie
tary.of-War, announcing that two brigades 01 e:eig bar'
composed of 4.000 men, with their corresponeuele
of
teries, were on their march to San Luis, and the aided.
to be followed by two others, of all arms, tuh7 tteseitee:i
the supreme powers of the nation traitorous,'" attack
they
This letter would lead one to suppose goner', G °Mel
he intended to put down the attempt ago .6e..
„a ini
Farias's administration. He denounces le te „ •
terms the attempt at a revolution at such a time,
le".;
But the day atter, March 10, he wrote tonee-bead.
ters to Mexico—one to General Barragan, tire fttle"' . •
the revolutionary party, the other to Goan
civic Or
In these his tone is altered. He denotenceseucel owl
sensions, but is considerate in seeking terms or 4,00 Le • •
towards Barragan and Ferias. He conjaree the®
ea'
desist from further hostilities in the eaPiter' eaistelP
nounces his purpose of proceeding thither irrireeo corn'
He tells Barragan not to fear for himself or etir has veil
promised by the revolutionary attempt; thet he
efollowe
one desire, to unite all Mexicans, &c.
from these letters, which were published I'2:etbeep ir3tLYl3l3:9'l
14th a suspension of hostilities, though each;etr'-
cused the other of violating the truce. s"oueter nti
had not arrived on the 17th, but would el le waiting
difficulty in assuming power. All parties will:wet ell:
for him impatiently, and each claiming made to bini ' e
with them. Representations had been 'lieu!' men Irsi
abundance, and large delegations of iufluentietiate Mei;
gone on towards San Luis to meet and Plileed att
It was reported that Santa Anna ha 3 'sera ,eosesst ••
capital on the 19th of March, and was in al '1
_.,4 ', '
p
of ower. ion Geuel7'
The New Orleans Whig journals went
.elet
Taylor as a candidate for the Presidency.
nate ore
ad
eTette ..
The President has appointed two ne i
w
Generals Quitman and Pillow, of IdississPPl
nessee respectively. Lel'
Mr. Pakenham, the English Minister at Vi!stell retail, .
is, accordi to the Baltimore journals, about . ,-;
to
The England
following to the
• •
are the official
capture of Vera Cruz:—
~.,„„
dispatches relative - ),
RITA& S.„,C°l4llogl°S'
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM ‘s."-- vv.---
Head-quarters of the Army, Caret eseee .
_e.
before Vera Cruz, Marelel'sebeiag in !wee
Sir,—Yesterday seven of our 10-inch tnorw- •nder of .o
retrial 'clone'
teries, and the labours for planting the , at tWO 0 •tbin
heavy metal being in progress, I addresseudrue, and ict .he .
P" a summons to the Governor of ire° eceived
ee teas r ~,,i rr
the two hours limited by the bearer of tu* e; (mars's'
Governor's answer. Copies of the two el) s oat,
spectively A and B) are herewith enclosed. ~, it to loin :,
It will be perceived that the Governor, Vilinst they'
ded
is the commander of both places, chose, eghave den
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terms of the summons, to suppose me to act, IN.;
varti,: 7
the surrender of the castle and the city',
the non-arrival of our heavy if,
mortars, ' .
„
was in no condition to threaten the former. „ _ 1 at once
On the return of the flag, with that rePIY! 1 upon O.
ordered the seven mortars on the battery °SeL.onarriodoto ,i,:.
city. In a short time the smaller y
evesessce hooners ---aecert ; • i
ferry's squadron—two steamers and.
approachetl the —acct
,e
metal, principa►1
ing to previous arrangement with hiln,
whence, hein.g peter .
within about a mile and an eighth, .. . • to the!
covered from the castle—an essential condition 0 e
safety—they also opened a brisk fire upon the cify.. d eele , ,
has been continued uninterruptedly by the mortars, al! epee ee
with a few intermissions by the vessels, up to nine , ',aged
this morning, when the Commodore very properl' ,'",---
them off from a position too daringly assumed. 1
eieeoelr' . .
Our three remaining mortars are now (twelve varot
A.m.) in battery, and the whole ten in activity. 10-1111405.
early, if the city should continue obstinate, batteries eiaai of
and -5
will be ready to adi their fire; No. 4, consirmi
four 24-pounders and two 8-inch Panchen gun e, en,,t; ro,
(naval battery), of three 32-pounders and three B.incl eserler
hares—the guns, officers, and sailors tended from yes'the
—our friends of the navy being unremitting in
h'ighli
co-operation in every mode and form. been re
So far we know that our fire upon the city has , forte
effective, particularly from the batteries of 10-in" ,e eit):',
planted at about eight hundred yards frotn `batterf!:
Including ;the preparation and defence 1.. t. 04.4040,"
from the beginning, now many days, and ande°t” c,5911
ing the heavy fire of the enemy from city- ded, ; ,
their, .
we have only had four or five men woiln bee. Tile.
one officer and one man killed, in or near the tree {Stated states 6 ;
officer was Captain J. R. Vinton, of the Unite , effecti. -
Artillery, one of the most gifted, accomplished, ilnl'_,.bed 10
members of the army, and who was highlv distil:11:00g iftg
the brilliant operations of Monterey. neitelinidasconwaedt,f'
the trenches, where he was on duty
officer, universally regretted. I i° full vievr of t
grave, i
honoured remains to a soldier's
enemy and within reach of his guns. .
n 27, beoides head
13 of the long-needed mortars—leavi g
of hem are lauded. pi
guns, behind—have arrived, and two r thee
haa3viieel.7 at
attended Rho
operation, and also the landing of shells. ,_,Got t,,
heavy norther then set in (at meridian), thAtenscteoteesdirer,e,
our mortar batteries has been slackened since twos se. eon
day, and cannot be re-invigorated until we shall gel'irt opf,
a smooth sea. In the meantime I shall leave this eelre attar.
for journalising events that may occur up to the deraeso
of the steam ship of war Princeton, with Commander ioeliet
who, I learn, expects to leave the anchorage off Secr
for the United States, the 25th inst. 09
Alt,
March 21.—The storm having subsided in the rue ettil
commenced this forenoon, as soon as the sea became s
smooth, to land shot, shells, and mortars. 't4
eteel,
The naval battery No. 5 was opened with great ireseaver
under Captain Aulick, the second in rank of the At! p,0,1
afewoxliuithtrhat little before
ibtfleerodetress rh,t ei
killed,
, sehiul elpseupdpl
,supply
wayia) i
nyo di.
he
relievedhae:
lhad
hmaoudnribeyibt
at about 10 A.M. Ills fire was continued to 2 o'clociy1(1
slightly hurt. ea et Ili
The mortar batteries Nos. I, 2, and 3 have fli— b ay.
nove e
guidly during the day for want of shells, which ere
tMainaTulwira4:94
out from the beach.Atolld
lw.iietuhtehniaum't -13'sirlWilil
0 ea' ''
The two reports of Colonel Bankhead, Chief -fthe; '-
both of this date, copies of which I enclose, give d '
nda-' lb°
dents of those three batteries.
Battery No. 4, which will mount four 24-co—ed ie .0 ,
two 8 inch Paixhan., guns, has been much dela/bee thou,
officer,riCaptainooi:gCbta p
hands of the indetatigable engineers by the nor weld sh
tilled up the work with sand nearly as fast as ir hoof
opened by the half-blinded labourers. It will,.
1%. bile_,
doubtless be in full activity early to-w e
orrow mora
March 25.—The Princeton being about to start
lure f
delphia, I have but a moment to continue this
arelefeal otillie
All the batteries, Nos. 1,2, 3, 4,and 5, are in ve_eee tieue
this morning. The effect is, no doubt, very g;;;lnorrcts
think the city cannot hold out beyond tardaY. tsnsitiCl IA ,
morning many of the new mortars will be In e esee, Wee
add their fire, when, or after the delay of some twe% 1 sht's
if no proposition to surrender should be receil'et,Att V
organize parties tor carrying the city by assault.
P`" " i
defence has been 'spirited and obstinate. • sir
I enclose a copy of a memorial received last night,
_do"
by the Consuls or Great Britain, France, Spain, and Pr",„ 00
within Vera Cruz, asking me to grant a truce to ensbe'e, 0
neutrals, together with Mexican women and child e'
re'
withdraw from the scene of havoc about them. 19h de
ply, the moment that an opportunity may be taken, nee ee
1. That a truce can only be granted on the apelic?ttar
Governor Morales, with a view to surrender. flee, treei
sending safeguards to the different consuls, begineiure,p
back as the 13th inst., I distinctly admonished of 040
cularly the French and Spanish consuls—and, °bet irs
through the two, the other consuls, of the dangers t ads fe:
pees the jape to tier
followed. 3. That although at that date I had eji.ree of 1„io , .
fused to allow any person whatsoever to
vestment either way, yet the blockade had heel 1411.re-epeetle '
consuls and other neutrals to
ships of war up to the 22d inst.; and, 41b,oltisle Governerldilit,
the memorialists a copy of my summer's yit ding hard3iPS ee,
show that I had fully considered the imp of WOlllett 7,0 t
distresses of the place, iecluding thosan
a i that direer'itee
pass out toethbeairn
erielafel,l,
children, before one gun had been &e''' - of war surieeee
The intercourse between the neutral ellips „___,o, ee, .
city was stopped at the last mentioned taredfaire greOP,l ,
Perry, with my concurrence,
that the intercourse could not fail to give to tie ee
hal, ,
aid and comfort.ries - ilSe'
which I p.ee
_eeeelay ler , ,
already had a terrible effect on the city (alsoalcs t'_,,cierfo,
It will be seen from the memorial that ourbatwten te. f0.00.0e
other sources), and hence the inference tnetonotuirtee
to re"' ,
soon be proposed.—In haste, I have the
vh.
..,
_irs :
Sir, with respect, your most obedienitvsiek*Fa) eCu '4, , '
Hon. W. L. Marcy, Secretary-at .Ne ar.
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vase _ try'
Head.quarters of the Army, Vera Cruez,r ee eesteeee
Sir, flag of the United States of AM
elf:500 titer
10 '
Juan de Ulloa.
=pliantly over the walls of this city and the '
otPcji. of t"
Our troops have garrisoned both since ten
__ed •
now noon. Brigadier-General Worth is in nen' d
at , ,
two places. d ecesocphey uoi. etee el°'
Articles of capitulation were signed an
tbe
late hour the night before last. I enclose a
*4 of „e, i '
cument. derib- t •
N thing ot still° g toterwhen
siege up to the 25th inst. 1 0 _ j„, ,,, 0 .
I have heretofore reported the principal jecal_ es. ere,ei '
curred till early in the morning of the next, wee:oo (tree
ceived overtures from General Landero, on
.. A
0017;06.,,
Morales had devolved the prineipal coulter u
cosi° perry
storm of wind and sand made it dcultConellud°reto cod';-
with the city, and impossible to refer to
_,eoe, or ,eOO tee
I was obliged to entertain the proposition ee-dispoeltil, de
time the fire upon a place that had showe_reese no ,_'*.srosik4
surrender, for the loss of a day, or perhapewsifesbew the Y e.
CAS?'
be permitted. The accompany 4
the llt.
ceedings and results. bated, all 1;
ci a
Yesterday, after the norther had , it
,e
ing papers n
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