Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-12-03
OFFICE oFTHE N. @. PlcAYUNE, !

army VINO arrived here THIS morning III me SChr.
Por,ia, Capt. Powers, six days from ST. Liar
da, who was engaged in the affair of Tobasco.
with the annexed summary and sketch Of the
proceedings of Com. Perry, with The de,ach-
ment of vessels under his command. The ex-
pedi,ion was entirely successful. The objec,
of the expedition was to cut out certain vessels
anchored il The river there, which were all Ia
ken. When The city was summoned to surten-
der, The people were all in favor OF yielding, bul
the Government and soldiers opposed it.
Tine was given for all peaceable persons,
women and children to ge, out OF harms way,
bu, The Government would not allow any one TO
leave so ha, il is feared that mos, of their kill
ed during The bombardmeni were not soldiers.
Some of the regulars were killed. and had i,
not been ,ha. The execuionswas principally
done upon inofiensiye persons, The city would
the residences of foreign consuls and hospitals.
The squadron, consisting of the steamship
Mississippi, Com. Perry The Vixen, Como.
Sands the Bonita, Lieut.. Coming Benham !;
the Refer, Lieut.. Sterreu; the Monila, Lieut..
Hazard the revenue cutler Mclean, Captain
Howard the revenue cutter Forward, Captain
Nones, and TWO hundred seamen and marines
from the Rariian and Cumberland, under COM
mand of Captains French and Forest, Lieut's
C. H. F. Linslow, Walsh and Hunt.
Capt, Edison and Lieut.. Adams, of the ma
rines, left Antonio Lizardo, on the 9th inst
and arrived a. Frontera on the 3d. having cap
,ured steamers Pe,ri,a and Tabas Yeveno, and
several small vessels.
On the oath and 25lh, the expedition ascen-
ded the river, twenty-five miles to Tobasco.-
The curren, being very rapid, the vessels were
lowed by the Pe,ril and Vixen. Passed De-
vil's Turn a, P. NJ, landed and spiked two
,wenly-four Founders. Arrived off Tobasco at
6 P NJ. and anchored in line ahead a, dis
lance of sixteen yards from the shore. Sum-
moned the city to surrender. The Governor
refused. We fired three shots from the Vixen;
one Gu. the flag staff, and as the colors fell we
though, that they had surrendered. An officer
then came of and requested that We would
spare their hospital, which was granted.
A, five O'Clock, landed Two hundred seamen
and marines, but as il was too late 10 attack the
fort, they were ordered on board again. Some
skirmishing ensued, but none Of US were injured
This was Sunday, and the Commodore was
some W hat reluctant 10 commence the attack on
that day, we had captured three schooners be-
fore we arrived al Frontena, and another on our
passage up the river; making in all, one brig,
FIVE schooners, two steamers and many small
craft and lighters.
Monday, Sept ga, dayligh, we sustain
tanned a sharp fire Of musketry from the shore,
which was answered by our grea, guns, when
ever We heard report. The firing continued
for some time al intervals, when white fag
was displayed by some civilians on shore, INC
doubt by consent of the Governor and a re-
ques. was sent off 10 the Commodore, 10 spare
the Town, which he granted, adding that he on
| ly desired to frigh,en the soldiers. Willis
white flags were flying all the while, Lieut.. w
r. Parker go, on shore with his prize vessel
and was alacked by about eighty soldiers, whom
he beat of with eighteen men, having bu, on,
| killed and Two wounded-this affair lasted 81
minutes Lieut.. c. NJ Morris was despatched
TO him with orders, and in passing the heav,
fire of The enemy was wounded in the neck b,
a muske. ball. Lieut., Morris stood up in hi
boat and cheered the men most galIan,ly, unsi
he fell into the arms of Mldshlpman Keerer
The Commodore then commenced cannona
ding in earnes, from the Vixen Bonita, Moni,a
and Forward. and in the space of half or thre,
quarters of an hour almost demolished the city
sparing the houses of the foreign Consuls, an,
such as appeared 10 be Inhabited BY peaceful
cl.izens, AT abou, midday ,he feet ef, TOBIAS
co, and as II passed the different streets al an
giles with the water, fired muskelry and erea
guns, and swept Them completely OF every llv
ing thing,
! Lieut.. Morris died on the 5,h, on board ,h
Cumberland. and was buried with the honor
OF war a, LIzardo.
| II will be seen by reading ,hi. cnrsory re
!: por. tha, the Commodore spares the city on