The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-09-19
COLUMBIA DEMO RAT.
SEPTEMBER 10, 1916.

-. ANUNUt II t(tCO - A~boV " t"S - -
brig Trurton
The following letter from an esteem
ed friend, attached to The sqosdron, gives
The paulcnlsrs Of lhi, melancholy sf'it;
Ea.sact QEa letter .Gom an c61cer dt-
foched 10 the "lIome Sq"adron''
n.t0 at "Anton Liza d." nea
Tera Cruz daied
ArGusr o6,b is46.
avail myself 10 The sailing oI he
L. s. cutter Legare, TO give you an ink
ing OF what is going on here.
S.o,J Anla oriived here on the lon
josranl, from Havana, 10 the English
meraasnt steamship Arab, accompanied
~ his lady and friend, Geo. Almon'e'
II, was we'll received on his landing al
Vcra Cruz, but our counts say not very
enthusiastic. He has gone TO Mexico
Through the English squadron sta
,,oncd here, we were Informed SOM
tim. since that Com. Soat, command
ing ,he U. S. naval forces 10 the Pacific
he'd taken possession Of California TINS
IS wha, might have been expected.
Ircgret 10 inform you Of the loss o.
the beautiful u. S brig TruSton, by 81
accounts lhe best vessel or her class luI
our service, Cap, E. w. Carpenter.
The TruXlon sailed from here in The
early part Of this month for Tampico
On the l4h, while standing INTO the
hsroor Of Tuspan, l2o miles north OF
Vera Cruz, small Mexican cosstng
ssrl was discovered, aud soon aflerl
made o prze OF, Cap'. CaTPender engog
The cap ain cf this vessel TO pilot him in
10 safe anchorage, bet in doing so ran
lus Tluxron OF a reef where she |
Yves soon n very perjlous situation.
Csp'. Catpender then despatched Lieu
Bergman 10 the squadron for the fssl''
tsnce Of steamer. The boat in which
this officer LEFT was, offer four days hard
pulling, picked up by The s, Mary's of
Vera Crrz. A. soon as our Commo
dore was informed Of he fact lie senl
the Princeton to Tuspon.
While The brig was on the reef, alter
departure Of l.. Bergman, two Mexl
can coas'iug vessels sppes:edin he ofioe
these were captured by boats crew 10
charge Of L. Bushrod Hunter, bat this
gentleman was unable, from the violence
Of the gale blowing al the time 10 reach
the wreck with his prizes, and was
therefore compelled 10 make for lhs
place where he arrived several days ago.
On the arrival Of The Princeton at the
Truxton, she was found abandoned, and
stripped Of all light articles by the Mex
leans.
a hlg OF truce was sent on shore iron
The Princeton, by whom ii was ascertain
I'd that Cop'. Carpender, his officers and
crew, who were with him, landed al
Tuspan on the l7lh, and were very hos
pitably received and treated by The In
hs6lanls' On The l9th they started on
foot for Tsmpico, intending 10 offer
themselves as prisoners of war; since
then we have no further accounts o
them. On the return Of the fagoi truce
10 The Princeton, the commander Of that
vessel fading there was no possibility Of
saving the Trux'on, sci her on fire, and
she had burnt 10 the waters edge when
the Princeton took her departure.
The following is list Of The officer,
attached to the TruxloD, who have gone
10 Iampico;--
Commander, z. w. carpenter; Ao
ting Master, Isaac n. Briceand; Pass
ell Mldshipmen, John p. B,nkhesd
George B. Bssel, Pursuer, George f,
Cuueri Assistant Surgeon, John S,Mes.
sersmi,h: Mdshipman, Simeon S. B1s,
seo; Captains Clerks, II. Wilkinson;
.oge'her with about fifty petty clIicer.,
9nh seameo.
L'eu's Hunter and Der,ymsn ere on
board the ST. Mays.
The L ;, steam cutter Legars srriv.
ca, L..