Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-19
LATEST FROM HE GULF SQUADRON
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We are mortified 10 lie obliged 10 record another IA l.
ore 10 capture Alvarado. by The squadron utder lin
command Of Commodore Conner. The failure Was Uw
ine D sure unavoidable circumstances, against which
gaIIanity and seanausip awaited nothing. Wearr CON
a-Id give abstract OF the Interesting and copiuus
details furnished by the correspondence oil The New Or
leans Pcay uue0uE space not allowing US ~ publish
shem IN tul..
GA the l5ih ult the squadron. with the Reception OF
The Potomac aud Cumberland luaaes loo large 10 b.
OF any service III the eAwdIllon.) salIed from Anlol
l. ntla, its usual anch, rage- Conn,,dore Cunu.f
having shifted his d.. 10 The steamer Vixen. The squad
suo consisted * hl- steamers Mississippi, Vixen and
McIane, the Il venue Gutter Forward aud ScLuuIers,
or Gunboas, Rehr, petnl ard Botlpo, and Prlzt
S ,hoouer Noltaa. lie Ptcayune's CORES ondenl
says:
We were within ten miles Of Tire Mouth OF the river
ii day ghl and strud slowly mt sh,r-, II ben.
cslm-ihe Y Ken and McLane towing HE schoontrs-
ste Mississippi archored al Iug shot distance and com
minced ter he. pto hIs INT every ttlr apI.aI,d
highly favorable for the OF The eXpedtIun.-
here being heavy swell CA the bar ,he pilots decn
ed taking Tire vtsf Is r,tT. The Comnodofe leading
III the l1rn wllh the resi- of the force tlow lng, pass
ID by the toni each vessel fnng her bruad SIDE She
ranged ahead with but lte tilrct, however, o"ne
The distance. bong eighteen N tie fof"afd sent a
sf,sl directly INTO tllr ort-hs movement was repeated
with better success, the distance bing kssened aid
eslu the Forward E,adc ni,st beauulG slOl. In ihe
meantime tie NJ ssoslpa had cIf sd up aud eypo
dng leT P.Xhans auonl ht ads 81 l,e hpsicdis
WAY that must have made 81
stars than the Lord ever made. One slot iron her
Js,tUua-1 heavy gun si tut4fs itun stucade Tins
,hy ,meded but Illus iaf al lhrr shot had fallen
shu1. During the mufhlHg several oi uuT beats soun-
did within hall a nIe oi lhe Tort rcelyng lhe IRE ol
Re en.my with as uleci lnpnny as lndf renee. the
swell oh the bar h,veg somewhat subsidized al O'Clock,
T. NJ, The lite was iofmd IN The following II an8''T:
steamer Vixen, hlg ~, LOVING 4unhoals Rei,r and
Bsa!a; Sit auer Mciane, towing The NUmala; cutter
To ward and gunLuat PeiIe hen two laUuchts. IiIrp
cutters, and barge containing iurc destined oT board
ng the vessels ol war, brought up the rear The Vixen
with her tow passed The bar and took postum within
point blank range, but The Mel. stuck asi and the
Comurnure finding himself depuvrd OF the support oi
two thirds OF his orce and beng unable 10 sustain HE
fire OF twelve gun battery with four light pieces.
obliged 10 retreat The force in The eX
posed 10 heavy fire, the shol flying thIck aud last u
found MS, ard had lire Mexlcaus fired grape would
have knocked some Of us nlu fs. We escaped how
ever With good ducking from The spray OF The ball.
II being too late IN the day Tor III fIhei operations
the squadron returned to It's anchorage.
The news from Mexico. shows thai the warmes
e"hasla:m exists among The people and that war IL
the knife" Is the motto. There had been however
several popular disurbances--and oeooteS Go TIA
f'Jon had resigned their seats in the Cabinet. San
Anna, in despatch to The Secretary of War; announces
his arrival al San Louis Pousl pronounced PoTo
with the accent the last sy abe,) on The Sh uItmu
In another column will be found account Of the
capture by the enemy, Of a mail, sent from Camar
+" 10 Monterey, hIch contained dispatches frem It,
Government 10 Gen. Taylor We think the conduc
Of the III cer. who entrusted this mail to Mex cam re
qu'tes investigation. The Plcayune says -
We now foI the first time learn what fruits tn
Mexcans derived from the SEIZURE of our mails near Ma
nm, intended for Gen. Taylor a, Monterey. Among tn
multitude OF papers forwarded by Ampuda TO Santa An
ma and he Government, we find a letter from our Sec
reary of War, Mr. Marcy, 10 Gen. Tay Teve ng III
design upon Tan plco aud San LUIS Potos. The let
Ter dated Washington, Sept. % and though our &C
count Of the contents of the letter will be an Old story
Washington, We may say here that the dtsIgn OF tn
oecreary's letters is obtain Gen rs opinion, ral
81 ,han 10 dictate line OF proceedings for him. lie
'0ld What The Government has thought OF doing, AM
asked What he thinks about it, The Government re
'eu 70 MIN or Information upon various p"ins-as l.
'ne difficulties Of his advance ther h. d
advisable To continue HE march upon San Luis POI
w. and various kindred types. The letter pursu' II
iu''es IN The must respectful terms, deienng 10 IN
ser ud.s m4n, oi neral Taylor, ii Of course di
ooss our plans the number vi ops niend 10 De USE
sea'ns' Iamplco, and other general particulars
4's &c o. Gei, Anr~to cure,ijs NJ si7r,s Dc