New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-18
BT THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Erom TIE Union


W. hav. already published the circumstances 81
ra1,;.r- re luss Of the TruSton. The conduct OF
s,.s7s--s r " Hunter End o z Ser-yrIan deserves,
To--.vsr 70 5e ,lo-c particularly =o-cc--
1s T--,x-o. .truck on inc bar near IuHl1s' on the
r15,- Of Inc 18th August and Lieutenant BeEryr1s;
- &c. dispatched open boat. y Commander
Ca--.uter Tor assistance lie =uccsedsd n reaching
Tho 1r,irou on The lath and repotiet 70 Com Conner
On ts 6th snail vesse! was seeh Standing q m
nor OF 5,xpar ana Lieut.. Hunter WIFE nine men, pro
i.i = -. cutter 70 AXE possession OF her neg
forced heir ,rsz srorch the bra6ers ana captured re
vessel which proved cy e'sSlcao e''"Sa,. VIZ.
.li--,.- r.,-.ous on board Alter an Unsuccessful AZ
rsr,r,r IA board the Truxtol Lieut. hunter ahcaoFed
a.;ern of th, brig On me morning OF me u t'e 81
hoi.,sd Tag Of truce. lowered cut he ftgetg VIZ. =
sa bs,-sr. over her and cast her adrItt ne clEtH
- Ff- ,frog.a thc ,r.a.ers and Lieut. Hunter
took POSSESSION OF her Sc construed some Rft;oI.s o.
provisions and e-ter 70 him from tcI'iii4Atius'
bender IN the following words
have resolved 10 surrender he brig and you are a.
liberty tu u-e your discretion about going IN s4A ~
to Ave assistance -si' 70 0u 'ns' " tcSiRPENDER
Thus left to ms discretion Lieutenant Hunter reduced
Tho number of MS prisoners BY sending nine OF hein
s.ho-a In ;re cutter and made .s for Vera Graz On
the evening OF the l9rh- vessel came IN sisnt ~nch
be determined 10 board He put Ms prisoners peio"'
and leaving -Tvu men 20 guard hem. gave chase 70 fe
n The fiussg with men. Alter long csass ne
-sr,,rrsi b.r She proved 10 De Mexican schooner
loaded with Indian Corn bound 10 era Crz and nay
ing crew OF I'VE persons. On boar, OF TINS schooner
he retained OF MS men, ana placed st Va
board rhe rrst Prize with directions TO SAL iut recu
Island The vessels >epaEsied At night by squal
on the 2lsi he gave Up his schooner 10 Lieut. >ncHF IN
the Flir and on the next dSy reported 70 Coinrlo'
dore Conner. The other prize VIZ delivered over 70
the United Ststes brig somers the crew reached
the Cumberland the sd
By his energy and discretion Lieut. Hunter thus sue
csedcd not only in saving himself and crew with the
FIRST prize but also In capturing with her cargo ana
crew a second schooner belonging TO the MeNicaIs
The Princeton Com. Enge) on the ath NJ ha!i,psst
one " discovered TIE rriNtor on the bar and an
chored near her On the I'D the brig was boarded by
Lieut. Bcsss She was bI-cG in eight feet water, and
the water was within feet OF her spsr deck Everything
OF consequence had taken OF her except cham
cable Her fore and oretopssil yards were taken on
board the Princeton and II being out OF the question 10
get her over the reef seswsrd, she was SCI on hTe
The Tr;xron built at Norfolk in lei2 Her burden
about 33l -
Commander Carpenter landed on the nth with his
officers and men No communication has ger reached
the Department from him the subjcc: OF the loss OF
his vessel but he Is known 70 the service AZ gallant
and rleritorious officer and WILL doubt give good
account al himself