The daily union., 1846-10-26
By this Eyening's southern Mail.
From the N. O. Commercial Times, Oct 49,
LATER FROM THE SQUADRON OFF We
RA CRUZ

From the NJ O. commercial Times, Oct 49,
LATER FROM THE SQUADRON OFF We
RA CRUZ,
Yesterday, Lieut. Chadwick, of the United States
revenue marine, arrived in the city from of vers
Cruz bringing intelligence from The squadron to the
9Th instant, at which date he len. lie came 10 the
Southwest Pass in the revenue cutter Ewing There
was little OF importance stirring In that quarter al
though various rumors reached ships, from time
to time, from the shore, all, however, of such a
vague nature as to bid defiance to any ingenuity TO
fix on them any kind Of precision that would render
them of sufficient interest to record. Gen. Paredes
who had been for some time prisoner in the castle
Of San Juan de Ulloa, has been set at liberty, on
condition of going into voluntary exile, He efi
Vera Cruz on the I'd instant, in the last British
steamer for Havana, the usual asylum of fallen
Mexican greatness. So the wheel Of fortune turns
now this votary Of ambition uppermost now that.
Another revolution OF the ever-rolling emblem
another ft Of caprice on the part Of the incon-
slant goddess shin Of the popular breeze pana
popssiais aura, and the two mperious soldiers,
who have succeeded each other in ruling the
destlnies Of their common country, may once more
change places, to be again suPplanled as popular
favor ebbs and flows. He was treated with much
respect he quilted the shore, the castle firing
presidential salute. ..
No hostile demonstration had been lately made by
the squadron. Things were precisely in siaiu quo
Just as they were when the last news reached US.
Reports, however, were current among the ships,
and implicitly believed, that another attack was
soon to be made on Alvarado. The rumor 10 this
effect gained force, IN eonssquSSs ofkhe recent cap
ture by one OF the United STATES vessels, Of Mexi-
can brig, which in process OF rehtiing for some
such purpose the one here mentioned. There
was another piece Of intelligence rife amongst the
officers and crews Of the squadron, which produced
some sensatiOn. ID was to the effect that Commo-
dore Perry would supersede Commodore Conner in
the chief command on the LIST proxmo,. News had
beon received by the latter from Vera Cruz, Of the
assault on Monterey by the American army, and
the severe conflict between the two forces Particu-
lars, however, were not given. IL was sufficient,
nevertheless TO hear Of fight to diuse satisfaction
amongst all our brave tars, confident as they must
feel Of the result. .
The United States schooner Flirt sailed on the Sd
instant for Norfolk. The crews Of the several ships
Of the blockading squadron were in the best posi-
ble health, and all were eager for opportunity Of
showing their mete in a coufict with the enemy.
The United States steamer Mississippi, for Pen
sacOla, the schooner Refer, (Which had been blown
of to sea twenty days previous and for whose safe
ty much apprehension had been let) and schoon-
er loaded with coal for the Of the squadron, were
spoken of the harboT Of Antonio Lzardo, all bound
in. No news Of the movements Of Santa Anna since
he had assumed command Of the army, or the prog
Of the measures taken by the Mexican govern
ment TO make head against the invading army, had
reached the squadron from Vera Cruz.
Lieut. Chadwick, to whom we are much indebted
for his polite readiness in putting all his information
at disposal tells us that it the captain Of the
British frigate Endymion, lying at sacri6cos, that
sent Commodore Conner news Of the capture of Mon
terey. The Texan ranger, alluded to below, was Ia
ken prisoner on the 9th of May last, near
Matamoros, and had been conveyed to Tampico,
whence he had escaped to Tuxpan, where he
got boat and put off to the feet. The Somers
and the st. Mary's were still blockading Vera
Cruz; the Falmouth and Porpoise, Tampieo. The
Somers had recently been blown off, for l6 days.
The Mexican schooner lately taken had been fitted
up with four 42-pound carronades, and would lead
the attack on Alvarado. They were only waiting
the arrival Of a supply Of coal to go down to that
place, and the cutter Ewing met the vessel carry
ing that article going into harbor, no doubt the at
tempt on Alvarado has been made. The commo-
dore daily sent out flag of truce into the harbor Of
Vera Cruz for communication with the shore. The
Mexcans inhabiting the shore near Antonio de Ii
zardo very freely came off from time to time with
vegetables, fruit fish, ETC., for the use of the ships
BRAsos SANTIAGO.
The cutter stopped off Brasos, but had no COM
municaton with the shore, Whilst lying there the
steamer Sea came out with the mail for the Calves
ton; but on account Of the heavy sea, she was una
bic to deliver it, and finally compelled to return.
One Of Walkers rangers, who had been taken
prisoner by the Mexcans previous to the battles OF
9th and 9th of May last, had succeeded in making
his escape, and got Off to the squadron. He was
brought to Brasos by the cutter and left her with
the determination to have hand in whatever might
| turn up.
Lieut.. Chadwick brought up letter bag from the
squadron.
we suspect this is a mistake.-UsroN.