Washington telegraph., 1846-12-09
COMMANDMENT OF TABAsco.

II VIII bo Teeulleuted that alter the second IN.
successful attempt upon Alvarado, an expedition
was formed, under the command of Com. Perry.
forlhe purpose Of making an attack upon Tabasoo,
Tho pleayune of the 2lst plt., furnishes the fol.
lowing summary OF the t,slli ol the expedition;
We have bqxn furnished by an otlieet of tho
Navy, who arrived here this morning 10 the sehoo.
uet Potlia, Capt Powers, SIX days from Point
Lzirdu, who was engaged IN the affair Of Ia.
haseo, with the annexed summary aud sketch Of
the proeeedngsui Commodore Perry, with the de-
laehment Of vessels seni under hun against Ia.
b SEQ, The enterprise was altogether successful.
The Object Of the expedition was 10 cut out eeriain
piIles anchored IN the river These wen all Ia.
ken. When the city was summoned to surrender,
/ the ptople wcfe oil in favor Of yielding at once.
/ The Governor aud sodlery opposed it. Time was
/ given for all peaerubIe persons, women aud chill.
dfrn, 10 get out al harms way but the Governor
| wond nj allow any one 10 leave, 50 that il Is
Toured most OF thosc killed during the bombard.
nunl We're not soldiers. SOME Of the regulars were
kiIInd Had It mol been that the execution was
principally d0ne upon lnailrnsye pefsous the city
woud hasr been demolished, with the exception
OF the residences VI iofeigu eonsus and the hos.
p.laIs
The slnadran consisting Of The Mississippi
Com ferfyi Vixen, Cam'f sands, Hanila. Lieut.
gam'g RsHhani Refer. Lieut. Steurll; konita,
Lieut.. tlailfd! fstrnne slcamef Mel.ane, Cant.
Howard; revenue cutter Forward, capt Aunts;
iab hundred ,eamrn aud madnrs from the Ran.
tan aud Cumberland, under the command OF ami
lafr.l, iseuts Gesl, Ainsua, Walsh aud Ilunt.
aud tapi lad.aa and l.rut Adams aI lhr mafia,s
In Anton Lfaflo ou the 18th uetolrr andtf.
rived al fpuiefa on the 2li Captured siramef.
FsfHli aHl fdhlsyueua, aud several small vessel.
alll aud aith, aserndfd the river = mlrs 10 Ia.
haseai tie ouusnt yofg flpid=loNed by tie Pe.
tIta and NArH=Pa.sHd DryIs raH at =, T. NJ.
landed aal ,pIk#i iouf 2l.poanlcfs.
Ainysd uil Gabisco n I, L NJ aud aneh red
ia line ahead dIsiiul la1 yafds lfau The shore.
Summoned The city to surrender Governor To-
fused Fined thHre shots from the yiaen-one cut
the lugsiaif Of the Fort, aud as the eoon fell we
thought That they had suHrndrrrd. An officer
came od Nllh a request that We would spafe Their
lio#rllals. which wa, granted. At o'clock. land.
ed sll zeamou and man IS, but as Il Was too late
"a attack the fort they wefa ordered on boanl.
sumo sk.fm'shIas cnsaed, bll none Of u were
hurt lhs Was saasay, and lie Commodore
was somewhat reluctant to cammeuer the attack
ua that DAY taplunad one hfs, thfse schooner.
aai one afso loop. aso caPlafrd one sehaoaef
haiav We aused at ffanicfa. aud anolhefon our
pazsage uP the usrf -a.akins IA all. anr bfR. i've
seaaanefs. Two steamers, oae tluap, aud many
snail rfatls aud fighters
A'aiag, itth. At daYlghl. sharp ar Of mus.
kerry iram slufe. when was Hiufsd b. OUT great
saas Nhanfftf - heard arePari fIHaF coalinued
Jag some iinu a Iairnais, UhHu a white fas vas
shaHn by iha civilians shafH. no doubt aIIh the
consent al tir e1teuar SFui Of petition 10
the tum@adnra Ia spaHt the taNu, WhIrh b. grant.
Cd aiiaz that Hr oaY drsifad to Habi tas col.
dHIY. oai ihe nfifs and -. ID m mac every
pHpafailaa tot f#tamas. whit las il5luf a. the
R|tiIs. lel'. ". A fzissf Eal au sIIan aiiH lis
rz5ta vessel ugaf the eIEy. aud wis aitisksl by
ahali eighty sa.aifs. y Hom hr bal ail 9Th Is
mn, lasHas "u|Y aHr HaH having bui INa wounded
- aiaf astza riHf maalas iarul { ".
hafn' sasd pate rd % him sIlh aHlsf.. aud pis.
ahs i'e hza'. tfe ui lie rusmg, was waaa4rl ia
the neuA n a fnusk % bail
lrut Nome Stood ap iu AIa blal auI aIfrffd
tie man most al altI{ anll b# lrl ia lhe auiis OF
NasIpman tHsetef. sho Nas With hm= sha
1anmuaafr then cauHirnaed raaBon4Iins ~
rafglli from ibu NHuu, Bluia, NlHiii. aud Fuf.
ward aud 10 The space Of half OF ihfpc.iouHhs OF
au hour, al HDsl demolished tho cts -splHg 4 Tho
hnlr's oi Ito lofrim Cuu'u- aud such a. aesaf.
ed 10 br iuulIirl by peaceful CtEaHs
~ ihili m tiay thr il-ri lrn Ia5lsso, aud, a,
Il plsssd iHr different siIrsts at ushl angie. with
ihu water, tired mgsktiry aad rfrat euns, and
swept thum completely of every hying thiag Al
thy prlrs were saved sih lhr exception VI one.
Hh.ch was bufut by lle Commodofrs order, il
having brsu louad impossible 10 g,l hcf clear Of
The Devils Ium.' RAPID pass the nycr
AfuKcd II ffoniera on Sunday night At md.
niglt-- inhabitants all peAccInl, having been krpt
90 ave dunng Ouf absence By Lieut. Walsh ani
hs command
The revenue stsamef Mcl.anr slruck VII at.
tempting 10 piss the bar, and did not suecrod IA
sriimg o'rf uniil alter tb, silsif At Iabncs, and
lb' f',lnol the vessels Her manur,, under
Lasut Bwwn, were on board tie Paluia dunn,
lhe 2ith and goth Al The pfiies were duly dee.
patched aud arn,cd at Anton Lrafdo Tho Ia.
iiiia, on her return uaIrf command ol Iirui. Br.t.
captured the Amrncan bag Fymouih. Capt Par.
kinsln, ,rugagyd "a d,.chafgng cotton at Alvafads
bar Lieut. Mems died on Tue lsi INST, on bo.ti
ihe Cumberland aud was buried with lhr honor.
II war 1T LIardo.
1hc h'tcan force was $50 frgular uoYps. with
four pieces Of cannon besldrs an unknown number
Of armed prashni' all OF whom were pssisd ia
strong military works, Of Ia the occupation Of stone
or bnek honses; hpa ce we could ouly reach them
with our great guns aud at every disadvantage.