Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-08-06
From Mexico.

The steamer Princeton. at Pensacola, brings advlces
from Vera Cruz the 18th inst, fourteen days later
than before received. The Mobile Herald states that
she brought dispatches of an important character
from our SQUADRON in the Pacific, and also the news
that our Gulf squadron has by this time taken pos
session Of Alvarado.
There were then in port the frigates Cumberland,
Potomac aud Raritan; steamer Mississippi; sloops
of war John Adams and Falmouth; briggs Somers
and Perry and schooner Refer.
The ST. Marys of Tampico.
The schooner Flirt was at the Rio Grande.
letter of the 18th which we find in the Herald,
dated on board the Mississippi, says:
The briggs Lawrence and Porpoise are daily expect
ed from Pensacola. The Falmouth and Lawrence
will be condemned as unseaworthy. The Frigate
Potomac will also be surveyed; her sails and rigging
are rotten.
The time of the crew of the Raritan has expired.
We have large force as far numbers concerned
We are now blockading Vera Cruz. No vessels Of
any nation, excepting the English mail steamer, be-
ing allowed to enter At this time there not solta-
~ vessel in the port.
The bark Eugcnia, Capt. Biscoe, which ran the
blockade few weeks since has been allowed to leave
the place by the Mexicans, and was not moested by
our men of war.
| A few days ago the Cumberland, Potomac and
Princeton got under way, and dropped down to the
northward for the purpose of watering. About one
hundred of our men landed in four boats, under the
command of Lieut. Beggs, of the Princeton, and 1t
lie Roy, of the Potomac. body of Mexican infan
try from the high ground above the river, kept up
scattering f.e on our boats, but did damage, ex
cepting slightly wounding of the Princetons men
The Princeton anchored in shore of the frgates
and when the Mexicans appeared in any number would
send shell among them, which sent them scamPer
| ing.
The Vera Cruz paper in giving an account OF tins
affair, says they killed two American officers anC
fifteen men, and acknowledges the loss of one lieu
tenant and ten This is about as near the truti
as those fellows generally come. No officer or maj
other than what ! have mentioned, was touched, al
though they kept up continued fire for the two days
our men were employed in getting water from shore
| On the passage of the Cumberland, Potomac, ant
Princeton to this watering place, they passed within
mile and half of the castle, and although its bat
teres were manned, not a shot was fred-and thu
too when within point blank range-and could easily
have hulled every vessel she passed-the wind a
the time being very light. What is still more strange
neither of these vessels, while in this situation, mad
any preparation to resist attack, even beat t
quarters 1t looked very much like Commodore Con
ner and General Bravo having come to understand
ing.
Paroles was still at Mexico, not having yet left t
head the army against General Taylor. On the 5tl
inst. attempt at revolution made on the par
readily suppressed The American squadron wa
still Vera Cruz. The Inhabitants of that city
exceedingly hostile to the United States and
tremely anxious for Paroles TO place himself at tn
head of the army and punish the audacous Americans