Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-06-12


upon mailing out they bore down Tor Us with al
sui sri sienalized and spoke each other at 7 h. ~
the Nncedo, del Aitm0 bore away getting IN our
wake 10 i,k, us the I.ibotadof keeping we'll on our
weather quarter. We immediately hostcd our eolors
vt the peak the enemy III few minutes hoisted
theirs the IibeItaior ON our weather quarter edg-
ing down ior rs all the lime, till within mile gave
rs bfoadsdc, without noundng oni men or doing
other damage the hre was INSTANTLY returned from
our eathe, battery. consisting of skies, and the pi-
vot, long niue the wind blowing fresh, and from
ouf extreme lownes-, lee guns continually
under water and even the weather occasionally
dipped thott mnztles quite undc,.
The firing on both SIDES WAS kept up for nearl, two
hours. 1hr iakiug shots from the incedor IN our
wake nearly all passing over head. aS yet sustaining
bur ,itllnr injury At Oh 50 the Iber,ador on our
weather quarter bore AWAY aud ran down till within
two cables lengths Of u.s. luiIcd up aud gave whole
broadsdc oi round shot grape and canister; with all
tins the Ninccdor IN our wake continued her fakins
fire,
Notwithstanding this, We continued course
toi Nclascp, maintaining hot action iorfnll ID mi
nutcs, with some effect upon our sails aud rigging.
The Libctlador now hauled her wind, widening her
distance. wishing 10 be farther hom u.s. When she A
gan opened her FIRE, which was on our part kept up
without cessation. At II A. NJ, she again bore away,
and IAN down close 10 quarter aud gave Us anoh-
a. hoaasidr of round shot, grape and canister which
told plainly sails and rigging rs he'ote, sho
agam hauled her Wind to her iorm'i position, anu
piled hfishk Will Iund shot. o sIfnck ileT
hull go,ug through the copper aud buried itself III TIER
side. At In. 80 \. VI. about this time. round shot
passed through our quarter gallery, against which
Capt. WheelNlleh was leaning, Inflicted severe
wound On his lehi side, Knocked the speaking num-
put ou o his htnd. terribly decorating three Of hls
fingers lac Wa conveyed below 10 the surgeon leas-
M orders with me 10 continue the acton.
We sill held on our course N or respective posi-
tons, keeping up incesSant 'c int Il iu hall M
hour when the encin, signallzrd The Nmccdor luiIcd
mp gaining Nc on weather quarter ~ that unlo
the .Ih,,tador weather beam, bone away, and
ran down close under our stern within pistol shot.
Dul decks IN completely exposed 10 her whole
boadsidr, the same time open 10 The lahtng ae oil
the Nmccdoi weather quarter. In this situation
further resistance beng ifuitlcss aud our attempt 10
bcath thc vessel beng Intellectual, received orders
ilom Capt. NhorlWllghi, 10 surrender, which Wa
dunr ltei action OF ionl, Jos.
IN, onl, damage done In ves>el was that Of
parting so,e ol our rigging. splitting the sails, thu
round shot M hol hull aud the quarter gallery, which
wps shot away capt NheclNnght Was the ouly
person wounded
We sho, ava, the ldberador's man top gallant,
mast ,ul,hlppcd one Of hrr gnn carriages tooh chip
OH the after pau oi the ioIcmasl hillcd two meh and
cut her sails and ,IggIng severely.
Ne we're nnmc lately boarded by Capt. DAVIS oi
the LibcrlAdot, who pledged hls honor. and that oil
commodore Iopcl, who was thcn on board, that W"
should icccivc honorable treatment a, prisoners. Al
officers and acntt n1tn, and thai "a soon - an ca
rhlnac could b, elected. Shonld be sent home.
The Kind III .nliou and courtesy VIC have received
hom COM Loprh, Capt. DAVIS and officers has been
auls 4rfat tpi which W. tcndrr or sincerrst thanks
I.tNeNlee Galn. fho"p1s"u OF the Mexican ,ehr.
nl wal Bruo, extended eeer, cnllus and kind
nc,s. NJ leave tins place tomorrow for Maamo-
las ;mhal ds position VII then be made o rs Know
not.
Bca,la, the officers and crew ofour vessel we had
on board 4, passengers, the Hon M IL Wharton,
Mr. Levy. Surgeon II. y, Captain Dncuehcr. L.
A. MI 'fhascr ol Boston. Mr.. Wooster, English
subject, Geo. Esss, Ac ung Lieut., /. N, aud ar.
| lrm> Ghllls.--pur crew consisted OF II men and
BOYS, out ot tbs number there were SIX SEA
mcu. the balance not knowing one part of the YES
sci ilom tn, other, aud 1t WAS with great difficult
~ that W. obtained TIN, while a, New Or
leaIts.
Very respectful, yours,
Lieut.. J. W GAILDE.
10 NJ Md q III. Ner OHedH. Merchants Err
cbdBet.
Tlurtco, l0th May 1887.
D,ll Su-Th couduca otspccie la, not been
biz To pass consequence al the movements o den-
tnls Nonta2um, aud eartem ST. Louis, but the
Governor inform, me thai he has eivcd an express
lnst arrived, from which we learn that General Cor
alAr entered aud routed completely the refractory III
that CIV, and established order there Monazuma
ned 10 the l,o Feldo, and going 10 be dispersed
with carte aud othe llngleades.
An attempt was made To excite the populiee oi tho
capital To second The revolution i'll St Louis, but WAS
promptly put down by the government, and the iing-
leaders unprecedented, amo " whom was General Pal
afox. The Federal parry has no chance now. Bus
tamcnr il putting them down in all directions. On
the Goth Apnl Santa Ana arrived at the capital of
Mexico under the Guard OF some twenty or thirty dra-
gouns of 'louca, and is maintained in the lnquisl-
ton AS a prisoner, although treated with decency,
i,incr from the fallen every makes firo
wood1 lie Will uot get along we'll The same night
hr arrived they gave him cencrrado, and The pat
roll had to Dispose the mob, but his life is s in
danger
The division of CortaHar is now on its march to
nfotcc the division OF Bravo, which continues dstrl-
bntrd IN Matamoras, the al accent towns, and in LIE
ona, Icario. and which amounts altogether 1000
men, which Bustamen.e, 50 Ear from ordering tho
ofthose troops, has caused to be reulor-
ced by division IN reserve, which will be stationed
by steps III Iacaecas and ST. Louis. rhey have
heard OF the mad intentions las they say Of tho Tex
ans TO adv ncc and take Maamoras, and have lrepar-
ed accordingly. They have also 900 cavalry the
banks of the Rio Bravo that be re united i'll an.
poiut IN less than week.
At p. Scnt the movement OF those troops will de-
pend the paynla mt of SIX millions of dollars contrl-
will be paid even by selling their goods aud chauels,
- is dccreed by the Mexican Congress.
The Administration of Busamente is not like that OF
Slna Ana. Ii is an administration which unit cs the
opinions OF all the powerful classes OF the county,
They expect soon to renew the against Texas,
and rs they say. conquer them at once THEY are
now buldin. at Campeachy two brigs and four schoo-
ncrS said 10 be Of solid construction and bends the
government have also ordered draft of 5000 on all
the departments OF the nation formerly called Sta-'
OF the Confederation. They also OF opinion that