The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-16
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS,
or THE SECOND ATTACK ON
AiV a r a , o.
Expedition against Tobasco.

Expedition against Tobasco.
from the New Orleans Picayune. Nov. II
We have only time TO give the annexed letters
and the mail If the Commodore has failed in his
ry skill his part that of his officers The dihacuL
ties he has had to surmount have been so far
but he will yet prevail He will, in few weeks renew
his attempt at all hazards.
Orr ANTON LrzARpo, Oct Is, ls46
We the eve of another attack on Alvarado. At
O'Clock this afternoon Com Conner issued orders for
the sailing ofthe squadron (rgates Cumberland and Ra
rtan excepte for the mouth sf the Avsrsdo river The
Commodore takes command of the expedition in person
msInS use Of the steamer Vixen as his dag ship for the
occasion. One o'clock to morrow morning 10 the hour
fixed for getting under way, and already the steamers
Mississippi, Vixen and McLane are firing up Besides
these vessels the force consists Of the cutter
Forward schooners Refer. Petrol and Bono. and the
prize schooner Nonata This latter vessel recently
captured from the Mexicans and was formerly the Ame
rican schooner Belle out of port She mounts
been drilling our men as infantry upon small island
here, aud Jack is so anxious for fight that he marks
time with good grace and every one appears pleased
that we at last to have q chance at the enemy.
At the mouth of the river the Mexcans have ten gun
battery and know Of brig Of and two gunboats
being anchored inside. number Of their small mer
chanmsn have taken refuge in the harbor and there
must be small sprnkling prize money in store for
Oct l6.-Our sailing orders for the morning Of the
lAth counermanded consequence of its blowing
too fresh for delay Of the
petition for twenty four hours We sailed, however,
at o'clock AM yesterday but regret to say that
oil at anchor again to-day, and Alvarado yet in
possession of the Mexicsns
da abortion, and suppose you will not be sparng Of
hard for the present failures but trust that when
that r. ow;nS to thu nedciency Of the means at tbs
disposal Of Commodore Common, and to the natural de-
fences q the pac: .. that we have not been success
par or lack OF spirit and support BY the officers and
men under his command.
We within ten nilcs Of the mouth Of the river at
daylight and stood slowly into shore being dead calm
tho Vixen and McLsne towing the schooners-the Mis-
sisspp anchored at long distance and commenced
her fire. Up to his time everything appeared highly "a
vorahe for the success Of the expedition There being
c The sssnr S s Vx .s
with the rest of the force following passed by the fort
each vessel firing her broadside as she ranged ahead
with but little effect, however, owing TO the distance.
long ls in the Forward sent shot directly into the fort
this movement repeated with better success the dis
beautiful shot In the meanwhile the Mississippi had
closed up and we: exploding Paxhans about the heads
them nee more stars than the Lord ever made One shot
from her dsmounted heavy gun Of theirs from stock
ade this they soon rsmedied but thus far all their shot
had fallen short During the morning several of our boats
sounded within half mile of the fort, receiving the fire
Of the enemy with as much impunity as indifference
The swell on the bar having somewhat subsidized at p
NJ, the line formed follows: steamer Vixen flag
ship towing gun boats Refer and Bonita steamer Nc
Petre then two launches three cutters and barge
tanning force destined for boarding the vessels of
brought up the rear The Vixen with her tow passed
the bar and took position within point blank range but
the McLane stuck fast, and the Commodore finding him.
self deprived Of the support of two thirds Of his force
terry with but four light pieces of his own obliged
to retreat The force in the boats exposed to
heavy fire. the shot Aging thick aud fast around and
had the Mexcans fred grape it would have knocked
some of into Ats We escaped however, with good
ducking from the spray of the balls.
It being too late in the day for any further opera
tons signal was made for return to anchorage, and
thus ended this bloodess combat boedess because
each and every man OF us would net have shed our
heart! best blood to have gained the day. not because
our plan of attack was not good that not
properly led but because Providence has provided the
enemy with such natural defences sDnnot be over
come by naval attack with such means Commodore
Conner has at his disposal The McLane is an aoomna
BILE abortion, Ito make of your word) d. awing
too much water to be servceable and with sufficient
power to drive her over three and half knots hour
but 1t is due to Capt Howard to say that he got
his vessel ahoa again he profered to make another
tempt to pass the bar but the Commodore declined
was now too late in the afternoon.
There remains way to take this Alvarado, and
mark my words, it will be done before many weeks ;
the newspapers at home, and by people who expect
to accomplish impossibites and gain glory field
where none is to bs although no man. with two
ideas in his head who witne ssed defeat
attribute blame to any
October a5-On the night of the 10Th instant the three
steamers cutter Forward schooners Bonita Refer and
Nonata under command Of Commodore Perry, left Anto-
MO Lizardo for attack Tobasco. On the morning
the l7h the Mississippi made prize OF the American
bark Coosa, Captain Hicklng, off Alvarado river and
sent her into this place upon suspicion of her being
se was cleared from New rIssos on ,Ss 81
Havana, by Messrs. Wylie Egana, with 1000 bales
of cotton put 400 pound bales, and there appears
good reason TO suppose that il intended for Mexico
She will sail for your port the 27th in charge of Pss
ed Midshipman Barrett of one of your former col
lectors
To day another prize the Yucatan schooner Ell To.
egrao,' arrived from the Tobssco expedition the
23d and reports the feet standing OF the land waiting
for weather to 20 into the river.
The following vessels here dscharging coal for
the steamers barks Everon and Morgan Dix briggs
Abrasa and Juan Cartagena schooners Regina Hill
and Sarah The latter vessel having lost her rudder
her passage from New Orleans to Brazos Santiago
blown down here and her coal has made OF
Commodore Conner Also, schooners Portia from New
Orleans, and Titus from New Haven, with supplies for
the squadron. Yours BA.