Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-27
FROM YUCATAN-THE ACTION OFF
CAMPEACHY. &c.


pondence and files. There is nothing OF much
interest except the particulars Of the action on
Sunday, the 30th ult., between the Texan squad.
ron, assisted by the little feet Of Yucstan, and
the Mexican Navy, in which the gallant repub.
!icans were victorious and only prevented from
the enemy by their inability to pursue
them.
On tho afternoon OF the 9th April the flag
ship Austin arrived at Telchac and was Joined
next morning by the brig Wharton. Commo.
dore Moore had expected to fad the Mexican
steamer Montezuma OF Telchac, but learned, by
communication with the authorities at Sisal, that
she had been gone two days for Lerma. The
Texan commander also learned there OF the ca.
pituIation Of the Mexican forces at Telchac.
On the evening OF the 29lh, the Texan squad
ron anchored within sixteen miles OF Lerma, and
4 l-2 o'clock on the morning Of the 30th, they
stood in for Campeachy. At day break. the
Mexican feet, consisting Of the steamers Mon
tezuma, guns, and Guodaoupe, 4 guns, briggs
Yucateco, IL, and Imam, guns, and schooners
Eagle, 7 guns, and Campeachano 3 guns, hove
in sight, apparently with the intention Of attack.
ing the Texans. The wind about Z. S. E. and
the Texans were standing for land on the star.
board tack. At quarter before 7. they tackled
ard stood for the MeIcans in order to get The
weather gage OF them. At five minutes past Z.
the Texan coors were hoisted at the peak and
mizen, and the American and English flags at the
| fore, with the broad pennant at the main, and
three hearty cheers were given by the crews OF
each vessel. At a qnarter past 4 the Yucatan
schooners independence and Sisaleno, with
gun boats, under commend Of Commodore Boy.
Ian, appeared in sight, and bore down to the
sistance Of the Texans. The Mexcans, as the
Texan vessels approached them, bore 10 the
southwsrd till half past 7, when they wore round
and again stood for the Texans. Twenty five
minutes before s, the Guadalupe, at distance
Of little more than 2 miles, opened FIRE. Some
OF her shots passed over, and others fell short,
but none struck. The larboard batteries were
manned, and FIVE broadsides exchanged with the
Mexican steamers their sail vessels also firing
upon the Texans. At five minutes before 8, the
Mexican sail vessels tackled to keep out Of the
reach OF the Texans, and poured their starboard
broad side into them. A desuitoIy firing was
kept up on both sides, until s. 20, when the
Mexicans ceased and stood to the south to Join
their sail vessels, and g. &c, they were be.
yond reach Of the Texan guns. At 9 o'clock
the land breeze dying away, the Texans were
becalmed and came 70 anchor with spring. At
this time, the glasses distinctly showed the car.
penters on the sides Of the Mexican steamers,
plugging up the shot holes, and that the Monte.
yuma had her sIeampipe and iib boom carried
away.
At II. ID, the two steamers again approached.
and were fred upon by the Yucatan vessels, which
lay on The starboard quarter of the Texans. The
steamers fired several shots. with but little effect;
when at ii. p, slight breeze springing up, the
Texans shipped anchor, filed away on the sarboard
tack, and exchanged several broadsIdes with the
enemy. At this time Commodore Moore and 1t
Gray had a narrow escape. a sixty eight pound
shot passed between them, within q foot Of each
and went down through the poop deck into the cab
in. In this engagement. also, the Wharton lost
Two men killed and four wounded. The firing con-
timed up TO 40 minutes past IL o'clock when,
finding that the shots did not tell, the Texans
ceased. At / P. NJ. shots were exchanged again,
and the MeSicans hauled off, ana stood to the
South and West.
Tho conduct of the Texan and Yucatan or ews,
seems to have been admirable, and the loss men
toned on board the Wharton, is the sole dana ge
received. The Mexcans are believed TO have lost
twelve or fourteen, including certainly, tie Com.
mander Of the Montezuma. who was buried at Ler-
ma on the I'd inst. The Texans and their allies
have courted a renewal of the battle constantly,
but the Mexicans have kept Out of their way
although reinforced by the steamer Regeneration ~
Com. Moore awaits but good hreeze from the
Northwest to bear down and attack. He labors
under great disadvantage for the want Of q steam
vessel, which would enable him at once to bring
the Mexicansto action.
On the LIST inst, Gen. AMPuDIA sent word Il
the commander at Campeachy that the Yucateco
, had broken the armista, by permitting Com. Boy
Lam to join the Texan fleet, and that he SHOULD
: again lombard the town the next day; on the
evening of the 9Th, he had not fred gun, and va
not expected TO do so. The Mexican troops under
command of Ampudia, as well as those al Te!chac
were represented to be very destitute, and theii
, ranks daily thinned by descrtion and death. As i
was certain the troops at Telchac would not o.
able to leave sgreeably 10 the terms of capitula
tiOn, they will be entirely at the mercy of tn
Yucatecos.
Three vessels viz: the brig Ada and Eliza, schr
Tenny, and another schooner were cut out of Lerm,
by the Yucatan boats, but partially discharged.
! The cOnraband goods would be taken from them
as prize, and the vessels suffered to depart.
! On the 2lst ult., Com. Moore commenced exc
cutting the sentence Of the court martial on the
convicted nutneers. Sheperd, who was SENTENCED
by the court to % lashes pardoned. VIII
linms, whose sentence was % do was also par
doned The punishment was executed upon al
those sentenced to 100 lashes On the 26lh, lar
%, 81 N. long. IS, 49, %, w, the four, viz: An
tonia Landois, James Hudgins, Isaac Allen ant
> VIM. Simpson, sentenced to DEATH were hung
= The Wharton was not in sight at the time IT
, crew behaved remarkably we'll on the ucca sion
: Dr.. Anderson, surgeon Of the squadron, read tn
; service appropriate to the occasion.
On the 9TH inst the Texian squadron was
anchor off Lerma and the Mexicans hull down t
the northwest. The Mexican brig Santa A mn
was expected from Vera Cruz to Join that fleet
already reinforced, since the battle Of the 30th,
the steamer Regenerador.
We add the following to gentleman in th
I city, as specimen Of the spirit which prevail
- on board the TeXian vesses.-N o. Bulletin.