Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-30
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BDlBtgDAiENr OF TOBASfD.

BohlBhRDAiENr OF TOBkstO.
W. laYe isrn hanshrl hy m tfi'r II The NaYt.
honnis,d her. III morning the chr. fortia. Cap
Puters. i dan tom lolnt I.1tfda. Whp Na5 cn,q,aed
c allan 81 I iasep, with tic ANNEXED aunDaf, and
-.rirh al tn r'o dHgs 1T I'm. Pony, with tn de
tatiurufof Wells mt umef mn 10 Io..tru. liz
ruu fluise Na- altogether successful.
Tie gh.art 81 Tn expedition Was To cut out c,fisln
Itz Is red IN tie rly,r Ties VIE all taken
Nhrn Tie city was summoned l. Surrender. the people
W., al IN tvor ol yielding Al lhc Governor and
s,il,y al sd II. ~" Nas gwen iar all pactihr
p, rn- Nou,n and cliidr,n. Ia g,t 4 harm'- NY
but The Governor uauid mi alluw any have -
that It Is acd HAT mi # tns. Killed durno the H.
aflntnt WtTt stdI,Is = me Il IA, r,nulas VIE
Killed. Had 1t NJ beenth the culion .as done
u.1 lstYe IoIssns. The cts would have been drmo
sh,d with the exception ol thu Residences o foreign
suls and the hospitals.
Squadron c'rsiseg II the Mississippi, Com Perry
liNru. om'f. Sands; Il .no, Lieut.. ton'g R,nlan
Rccirr Lieut.. Ntont; Nunta. lovr Hazard: rryenGo
steamer Mel anc CAPT Howard nycnue euit,r fsf
ward, 1fian Nuh,as ':tU st3ancn aud marines iln
the liarllan aud tuml flaud. under command 81 Capt
Forr,sr. .culs. t,st. Wmslow. Walsh. Hunt Gait
fas n and ltnt ADAMS, Of The Marines I,it Anton
LA un On the 10th 81 October and arrived al Front, IA on
the 2ird Captured steamer, poina and 1'alas, uano
several small vessels 2ith aud 9th assembled the
rly,I ~ Mills to Iohaseo tho current yer, rpid-ton
I'd by the Peftl aud lN,n--lnss,d Devils Turn At 2
=. VI landed and spiked four Il p,unders. Arrived oil
l5O yards inm tht shurc Summoned the city 10 sur
render Governor fused. Fired } shots lran the VIZ
en--ore The lag stall Of the Fort aud as the color
fell thluaht they had surrendered. An officer carnr
Oh with r,sius Thai would spare their Il,sptals
which granted.
At 1o'els rb landed 200 4canpn and marines hut n,
II too late Ia attack tie ort. they ordered on
iuad. Some shirmslfng ,usurd. bat Of us w,r.
hurt THIS wa" Sunda, and iht Comn,sure was SOM
what reluctant To- commence the attack thai day
and also captured one sh"onr bune srrvcd
Fmncra, aud another on passslge up the r,er-mak
M all brig. five ,holneis, two steamers or
loop, and many slnll craft and lighters Monday. 18th
al day CHI. slaIp fire Of mIIskory from shore, which
was rciuned hy our great guns whenever We heard
report. flrng continued Tor samc time al intervals.
~hcna White lag WAS shown ly the civilians shore.
doubt with the consent Of thc Guv,rntr. Sent ola
petition IN the Commodore To spar, the town. which II
granted add that he only desired TO FIGHT the sollc
~.
Got the priz,s underw egh and II AIDE every prepare
ton i,r returning; White flag ylng all the while
Lieut.. w. T. Parker g,i shore with his prize V, $50,
near the city, and WAS attacked by about eighty soldiers
Nhum e beat of with eighteen men, losing only one ana
having lrt two wounded. The affair lasted thirty MN
nlcs Lieut. {. W Morris was des,ut he'd To hun with
orders. aud, passing HE heavy frrot the enemy wa,
wounded IN the neck by a mushei ball.
Lieut.. Morris stood up ia his boat aud chr,rcd the
men m 81 ealanlly until hc ll in the arms e Nulshlp
I
lhru commenced commanding IN earnest from the Vixen
Bonita, Nuua and Forward aud IN the space Of hafor
tlr, l1nts"l an hour almost demolished the city-sai
M the hans'~ of the foreign ConsuIs aud such as ap
p,Hnd Ia be inhabited by peaceful cizns.
At about MIDDAY the fleet hl Iulasco and as i, pass
II the different reefs al rghi angles with the water.
fired mushctrN and great guns and pt them cunpl,i,
y Of every living thug All the pr,A, saved with
the exception oi one, which Was burnt l., the cumno
dnlcs oder, II having been knnd impossible pet her
Il. Il. H., T..
Arrived a frnlera Sunday al miduieh i-inlahi
ants all peaceful having been kept IN awe durn. our alb
srucc by 1t. Walsh and his command.
The revenue steamer Mel anc struckwh attempt
mp opas tho lar, and did mol succeed in getting over
unil the all luasco aud The return Of The v,ss Is
Her n,afn,s, under lieut. uroun were ON beard ,,e y.
trIta during the 18th and 10Th. All III" prizes were ,u,
despatched and arrived at An,5n ,azarlo The P,,rta
on her ronfnde' ceninaud Of lieut. Best. captured lh,
American brig Plymouth, Capt. Parkcrsn. engaged il,
dschargng cotton III Al,aradn lar. Lieut. Morris ,,
II the Is instant On heard the tumh, rland. and var
turlcd With all the hen, II If war N .Z,rlo
II viii h' seen b, reading this ~ report that III,
tmmodec spared the ciy out Il feelings at humane,
Ia" inhabitants could moi leave. a the Governor would
moi permit ihcm hence they sughl refuge in cellars du
rns tie eannouairne. and thus escaped d,structun-
',Iu II n1 been that were necessarily oi;gcd To hill
many nnoeont persons brc taking the city. Tohsco Al
Tins moment would have been ours. AS II is "" haye
paid them lcarl, ir the shot that deprived us Of ,ut
VI rS-ong viii they remember our visit ind dread iii,
return oi the Americans.
The Mexican trcc 80 REGULAR troops, with ful
plcccS ot cannon, besides unknown number OF armed
PEASANTS all oi whom pasted in strong military work.
or IN the occupation ot stone BRICK h,ls,s-h ".
could uny reach them with Great guns ami ever,
disadvantage
Lieut. Ren>haw camr upifam The squadron under OF
dtrs Ia Pensacola Nav, Nnrd
Health oi the squadron perfect, c~d.
Ihrte lsa Mexican force # from five Ia sN THOUSAND
mrnat Asamdo. They have placed acr the mouth
OF the r,,f three slrna chain cahl and vessels On r
har II would hc ennrcl, us,l,ss To attempt the place,
again b, naval force.
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