Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-03
Later From 1zoxieoI
Letters Of MarQus. TQR.aNCO BO.MB.fRDED-PR
 C.fP7L'RED! CITY NEARLY DESTROYEDi MANY INHABITANTS KILLED!
Letters Or MarQue.

C.fP7CRED!
 CITY NEARLY DESTROYEDI
 MANY INHABITANTS KILLED!
 WasE iaRtOn, Nov. 25-5PM
 New Orl. ans papers Oi the 18th rnd I1th inst. hTIng intelligence fEOn the UmIi'd States squad on m the Gulf "nd ir"n Yer" Cruz m Ihe 3l>i UlI., received via Havan- nu. It is cnjscIurrd lha; Santa Anha will withdraw the troops garriSH'td at T:.mpiCO, unIiC them iD his tOrce at Snn Luis Ptl,,Si with Ikosr tr' m Saltil!u, aud 'hcn crnntnrr off. nSive operations on the American PnSts.
 Am,udi, arrIw d at San Luis Pntosi on ih, 2I>t uli. Next Lay the first brigade of his dIviSm.n rCachrd there. Much Cn' thuxias n, prtvnIlS in the ranks nf ihe ene- my'S forces a, San I.u,s, ba>. $ upon con tid. nt nnticiI a'ions h a victory over ,h'' AmrrrcnnS, "I the grra, decisive battle for winch Santa Anna aWowedly preparing the mngnanimous Mexican Army, with the rntIgy which IS peculiar 10 hi".
 InGol maliun has been received at New Orleans lhut the British steamer Tav, tm her lnx, trip tr"m Vera Cruz to Hnvahna, 'ork out ;hr hundred Letters 'f Marque. with Naturalization papers. c"ntrrri"g the privileges ot Mexican citizrrs upon all who w,.uid sail under them. This in frn nliOn comes in an authentic tOrm.- The letters of marque were expressed 1 from Mexico on the evening of the 3Oh ul, , and reached Vera Cruz in ,im: for the Fay to take to Hovanna. Letters tiom ElavHnna were also received an- l I.stI If ma que.
 One writer is of opinion that the Span. iSh Government will rot permit, them to be used in the rort of Havanna.
 The Picayunr of the l7,h reports the arrival If the >chr. Por,ia, Capt. P"we,s, SIX day from P,. L,zardu, bringing an ,hic'r who was engaged in the attack on Tahnsco. He reports thu; the enter. p;'se was entirely successful. ltS"bjrci was i0 gu, out certain prizes anchur.d in ,he river, and they were all iaken.- WhrI Il city was $ulnulonediO $u. rrn der, lhe people were for yielding. hm the GovernT aud SniLiery opposed u. Tune was then given for all psacable pop'r w0Im n and children to get out ot harms way, but the Governor would not allow any one to leave, so it Is feared mos, ot those killed in ;he botnhardment were others than snldicry. Some of the enc my'S regulars, however were killed. Our squadron consisted of ,he Missls. sippi, Com. Perry Vixen, Com. Sands Buncto, It. Com. Brnhnm; Reefer, Lieut.. S,rrrcli Nuni,,, L. Hazard the revr. nue steamer. McLane, Capt. Howard ; the revenue cutter Forward. Capt. Non,s. l f, ,,n ! and nnrlntS tion the Rarl:nn ard the Cumberland, under the ( mnand oi Capt. Fur'est, LIs Crst, Win>iow. Walsh, Hunt, Capt. Etson aud Lt. Adams Of ma r,nss. They lrit Anton and captured two S,eannrS. and several small srhrs.- On ,h. 24'h and 25'h they ascendri the liver 72 miles to TOhasco lowed by the Pc,Iel ant the Vixen.
 They arrived off 1'abasco a, 6 P. M., and .nchn,e ed in line ahead, distant l5O yards from the shore. The cny was summnn"d 70 surrender. The Governor refused when three shuts were fired from the Vixen. An officer came of with m re- quest thu, we wuul! spare the Hospital. which was grnrtrd. Skirmishing was done. On Sunday no damag" was me. We captured one brig, 'hre" srhoon"rs and x large sl'mp in a .. Al h t'wn and b. low, there are mae ,rsse,s aud many boats captured On Monday, the 23'h. ..i dnylighl, there began n sharp fire Ot muskrtry iron the sho rc. which was re- turned hy our guns, and continued for some time Rt intervals. A flag nt truce town. The Commodore assenlrd, hrcauSr, ns hr said. he only wish. d to ir!ghten the suld"ry.
 The prizes were go, under way, and ready for returning. The cnc,ny's white flag was flying all the while. w. A. Parker, ,hc Lieut.. go. ashore with hts prize vessel. and was attacked by eighty soldiers, whom he beat off with cigh,rrn men, losing one, and g.iring two wound "d. This action lasted 30 minutes. when It. C. w Morris was despatched tn hm with orders, and he passing the heavy fire of ihe enemy Was wounded in the neck by ml,>k"t ball. H.. stood up ID hls boat ard chrrrcd the men gnllnn'ly on, t.il he fell ln ih-. arms ot MidshIplnnn Chrrvcr
 The Conn Odorr then commenced can nnnading in gond earnest from the Vixen, .he Bunri,, lhc Noni,a and the Forward, and in three quarters t "n hour. he "l. most destroyed the ely sparing the hous- cs of the forrign cnn>uls.
 At mid day the fleet left, firing up the streets as ,h. y passed ,hem. All the pri, zes were saved except one which gr"un! ed aud was hurn'd by the Co nmo,!or,''s orders. [" prevent her falling into the han.!s of the enemy.
 u Morris die! on board the Cumber- land and was buried with military bon- OrS.
 Gen. Scott, it iS stated has received permission [" proceed |" Mexico to take cnmInnnd of the army lkat IS to attack Tampico. Helef' Washington today.