Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-23
From the Picayune 10th.
LATER FROM THE SQUADRON.

Fl. b. Nones, Esq, commander, arrived
Monday from Tahasco, ria AIvarado and
T,mpico. The Forward left the port on
Friday, the 4th inst. and anchored at the
S. w. Pass on the evening of the 7th,
making the run in seventy-rwo hours from
Tampico.
Lieut.. w. B. Mclean, of the For
ward, arrived here yesterday morning. on
ii towboai, with dispatches from Com
Conner to our Government, and a mail
from the squadron.
The Forward left at Tampico four gun
boats captured at TabascO, the steam.
schooner SpItfire, the Nonata and schoOn-
or Malone, Com. Conner's flag being
hnlsted on The latter. For interesting ma.
val intelligence BY this arrival we refer
to annexed report, for which we are in
dehted to Capt. Nones. The country will
hail with pleasure the signs of activity
now exhibited by the squadron:
Report ofthe U. S. rerenue schooner For
ward, II b. Noncs, commander, from
Tdbasco ria Anton Li2ardO und Tdmpi-
cO-three days from the later place.
The Forward left TabascO river on the
2lst November-all quiet. Left ut that
place u. S. revenue steamer McLane,
Capt. Howard, for the purpose OF blocka-
ding said port; officers and crew well.
Left Anton Lizardo on the 9th Novem-
Der. On the 25th ult., experienced vIo-
lent norlher which has done considerable
damage; the wind blew violently for
twenty hours, and drove from their moor
lngs the following vessels, prizes taken at
Tabasco-steamer TabascanO, schooner
Tabasquena and brig Descrada. The
schooner was seen on shore about Is
miles to the westward of Alvarado; sup
posed three men who were on board of
her were saved. The brig and steamer
had not been seen; on board The brig
there were SIX men--no officers. Brig
Samers and schr Morris, late Laura Vir.
gnia. trigate Cumberland and prize steam
er Petrila rode cut the gale with the For
ward, and are safe; officers and crew well.
Left at Anton Lizardo bark Morgan
Dix, Capt. Hamilton, nearly discharged;
brig Oneco, Lovett, and brig Chinchi la
Capt. Patterson, arrived two days before
the Forward sailed, they also having rode
out al the gale in safety. On the night,
tlie u. S. brig Somers, then laying at
Green Island, four or five niles distant
from Vera Cruz, sent boat with LET. Par
ker, passed Midshipmen Robt. Clay Rodg-
ers and J. K. Hynson, with five men, and
burned the Mexican brig Creole, moored
TO the castle of San Juan. The follow
ing is a list of officers of the U. S. Somers:
Raphael Semmes, Lieut.. CONG M. G.
l.. Clalborn, lst Lieut.. James l.. Parker,
ID do; John H. Wright, passed Asst Sur
geon; John f. Steele. Purser; Henry A
Clemson, Acting Master; Robert CLAY
Rodgers, John K. Hynson, passed Mid
Shipmea; Francis G. Clarke, Mdshipman.
The officers who distinguished them
selves on the night of the 9th Nov, by
burning the Creole also succeeded in cap
turing seven Mexican prisoners. No one
injured except passed Midshipman Hyn-
son, who was burned by firing his pistol
into some powder TO set the brig on fire
he is doing we'll.
On the morning of the ID December,
Com. Perry sailed from Tampico on an
expedition not kHO0n, with the following
vessels Of war:-Steamship Mississippi,
steamer Vixen, sIoop John Adams and
schoIuers Bonita and Perre. Gem. Con
ner, w:th the reminder of his force, will
in all probability remain at rampico un-
I'll sufficient number OF troops arrive 70
warrant his leaving. The health of the
Commodore, officers and crew good.