New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-01
Bombardment of Fort Brown.

From the New Orleans Picayune, May II.
CAMP OPPOSITE MArAMoRos May l3. ls46.
- General 7 ana command leit on the list OF This
month. On the morning Of the 81, al daylight the MeX-
opened their batteries our fort or rather orr grand
entertainments; from that moment II WAS rieGt hot WORK
until ~ o'clock when both parties had 10 cease uni her
guns would cool. Was you ever shot al IN 'front.' Win
l?.pounder the flank by bpouuder ana smell C!ec'c0
10 burst over your head II not try II Just TO properly
enjoy brandy teddy after the gun-coong begins. Well
after the refreshments the ball continued, varied only by
little more 'vndc,iyc iooSencss and wilG-col come-ke
. flying Of shells.
TWAS only % minutes after we commenced Are. be-
fore one of our lS-potnd shot struck their L. pound cah
ncn directly In muzye and Knocked it, head back and
stomach into the 20 feet and accompanied
BY legs hands and arms. Seven Mexican otiesfs wee
wounded and eight prvateS who were arouiu the piece
Killed have not heard from their l2pouncef since,
and hot the little fort In which had been placed
that they compelled To abandon IL when The iire
afst came rushed into my tent and lerked M my rie
as stepped cut pine-pound shot struck my tent at
the head my bed. ranged the whole length OF my bed
cut of the back upright poe passed out The BACK Part
through other and then buried Sel IL me para
pet In glad was not caught mapping
In the first half hour sergeant OF Capt Lees compa
ny killed he carried over to the hospital tent
( OF sick and directly after he was laid bed
bomb shell thrown through the top OF the tent lit
near the bed. burst and blew the dead mans head Oh
without rjuriug any else On Wednesday, the ON
May. and 81 day OF tho bembardment Major Brown was
struck on the leg with bombshe and his leg had 10 he
smputatedhe died on the 9th. These the only two
have lost during the whole OF the bombar6ment, which
commenced Oh sunday the 3D. and lasted, with little IN
Permission day and night until the Saturday dark
Daring This time the had thrown about $500 shots
solid and shell-amongst ne. Il is Incredible that the
damage should have been 50 slight
Finding could not dsnouRt their uiortars-they be-
ing sunk in the Sround, with thick euhankmenis in
6ont-and HAVING only about 400 rounds OF ammunition
70 our cannon, we went 10 work TO throw Mp A,u o.
temporary bombproof shelter by taking our oaffeis o
pork laying sticks OF wood them, and throwing "
SIX feet of earth upon that. These We built AZ points III
fort where they weud be convenient Tor the men anu
tba tr nNarN
al from the parape, ard -" hose. When we would see
shell coming wcult fall upon the ground. As the eX'
posion generally takes place upward The MeAicaiis
thought they had killed nearly all ~ US, SIS ihey were u-
Ger the impression that all who fell were shot
Il was very dissustug stand and be hred az all round
and be able returnIt IN fu force anu virtue
but, knowing ammunition WAS scsrce, we reserved
rtll the death struggle should come on we were III
hopes that stter time OF bombar6igg, the
enemy would attempt to storm US. Two or three TENTS
were made but they could not be- brought 10 ihescrstca
Five mo.isrs were playing On Us at once from every
point their works Gen. Tayors orders 10 US were
maintain this po.t and not pretend TO skc any sally
risk In the least Ills position here bur in case We were
surrounded sler he et that sna guys should be hfed
certain intervals which would notify him oil the TACT
This notes given the General as they heard al
our guns at Point Isabel.
On the sih the General commenced his march with the
train Of provisions aud when about twelve miles from here
he the enemy in position. He Immediately walked
into their affections" We heard the nrius OF cannon
both sides. and distinctly the voeys o! muskery We
knew we'll that WAS the General pokng ino their short
ries We had then stopped TO Kicker; but ~ the trst
gun sprung parapcs opened batteries, ard
for hour had the pretest little night that
ever behelt. They gave Us gun Tor gun. while
slg"e al them tile best tue shop contained"
Bat wait, forgot thing On the first "Wednesday,
after The honosrdmcnt had lasted three days The enemy
"souaded paYeg" Major Scawell and LieGt. Britt,r
were oIde;ed 10 out and see whai they wanted They
dd So md the MeAcans demanded the surrender Of the
Tort for humaniry's sake" They gave us one hour 10
surrender or they would put all TO the sword They
brought US letter from Gen Aris.l commanding
officer. The commanding officer, Capt. Hawkins-Brown
had been shot jus. beforehad council OF war called and