Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-03

mounting one Is aud three 81 Founders ;
the Guadaloupe of one SO and SIX 80 Poun-
ders: the brig Yucateco, Of IL guns; bring
Inman, 1T, and Campeachano Of 3.
At this time the Texan vesses were
standing to the land, on the starboard tack,
the Austin some little distance in advance,
and The wind about Z. S. E. AT half past
6 O'Clock, A. NJ, the maintopsail of the
Austin was hove to the mast, to let the
Wharton come up. A quarter of an hour
afterwards the Texan vessels tackled and
stood for tie Mexican fleet, trying TO get
the weather gague Of them
At FIVE minutes past 7 o'clock, the Tex
an ensign was hoisted 1.-THE peak and miz-
en-, the English and American ensigns ut
the fore, and broad pennant at the main,
when The crews Of each vessel gave three
hearty cheers. Ten minutes afterwards,
the Youcatan schooners Independence
and Saseleno, with gunboals, hove in
sight and bore down to the assistance of
the Texans. The Mexicans, finding the
Texan vessel approaching to near, now
bore off to the Southwark. At half past
7, the steamer finding this head increased
their distance TO long range, wore round
and stood toward the Texans. Five min
utes afterwards the Guadalupe opened her
fire at distance of something more than
two miles. Some Of her shot went over,
and some fell short and one close under
the Auslin's counter, baptising, as he term
ed it, Com. Moore and other officers stand
ing on the poop. The Texans immedi-
atelv exchanged five broadsides from their
larboard batteries with the steamers, the
the Mexican vessels in the mean time
keeping up an incessant firing. Two bow
guns from the Austin soon silenced the
batter and induced them 10 haul off. At
ten minutes after 8, three broadsides were
exchanged with the Mexican steamers,
when they wore and stood of to southwark
after their sailing companions. The shot
from the steamers generally passed over
the Texans without doing the least dam
age. At haifpast 8 the Campeachy gun
boats passed the Texans, exchanging hear
ty cheers. At 8 o'clock the land breeze
died entirely away, when the Texan YES
sells came 10 an anchor with springs upon
their cables.
Alta quarter past | l, and while it was
dead calm, the two steamers again APP
preached the Texans, and opened fire at
long range. The gun boat on the star
board quarter of the Austin returning the
fire with great precision and gallantry.-
In fifteen minutes after, light breeze
sprung up from S. W., when the anchors
of The Texans were shipped and they bore
down upon the steamers exchanging sew
eral broadsides. A GO pound shot from
the Guadalupe cut the after shroud otthe
mizzen rigging Of the Austin while Com.
Moore had hold of it, passed between him
and Lieut.. Grey and within fot of each,
they went down through the poop deck
and stern post above the transom, destroy
inc a quantity Of brandy, but doing little
damage.
When near 10 O'clock, and finding it i'm
possible with the little wind then prevail.
ing to get within effective shooting dis
lance of the Mexicans Com. Moore bore
away for Campeachy. his men being COM
pletely exhausted. Not soul was touch.
cd on hoard the Austin, but Capt. La,hrop,
ON board the Wharton, had two men Killed
and four wounded. The latter were all do
ing well. 1t was confidently stated that
the Capt. of the Montezuma was killed,
with ii of his men. he loss on board
the other Mexican vessels had not been as.
certained. The firing of the Guadalupe
was said TO be very accurate.
Thus terminated the last interview
Commodore Moore has had with the Mex.
leans up to the latest advices.