The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-12-29
--latest from, the Gulr SQUADRON.

The United States revenue cutter For
ward. Capt. Nones, from Tabasco. via
Aivarado and Tampico, having sailed
from the after place on the 4th instant.
arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi
on the evening of the 9TH. She brings
dispatches from Com. Conner for the
Government. We extract the following
report of her cruise homeward from the
sDelta:"
The Forward left Tabasco river on the
2lst November; all quiet. Left at that
place United States revenue steamer Me-
Lane, Capt. Howard, for the purpose of
blockading said port; officers and crew
well.
Left Anton Llzardo on the 10Th No
vember; on the 25lh experienced a vio-
lent norther, which has done c~onsidera-
bic damage. The wind blew violently
for twenty hours, and drove from their
moorings the following vessels. prizes Ia
ken at Tabasco: steamer Tahascano,
schooner T~abasquena, brig Desceada.-
The schooner was seen on shore about
fifteen miles to the westward Of Alvarado
supposed the men were saved from
her, having on board three. The brig
and steamer have not been seen. On
board the brig were six men. no officers.
Brig Somers and schooner Morris, tlate
Laura Virginia. lrigate Cumberland, and
prize steamer Petrita, rode out the gale
with the Forward, and all are saie-ofi-
GERS and crew well.
On the night Of the 26,h November,
about midnight, the United States brig
Somers, then lying at Green Island, four
sr five miles distance from Vera Cruz,
sent a boat with Lieut.. Parker, Passed
Midshipman Robert Clay Rogers, Passed
Midshipman ]. r. Hynson. with five
men, and burnt the Mexican brig Creole
living moored to the Castle of St. Juan.
The following is a list of officers of the
United States brig Somers Raphael
Semmes, Lieut.. Commander; NJ. G. l..
Claiborne, lst Lieut.; James J.. Parker.
I'd Lieut.; Jno. ii. Wright, Passed As
sistant Surgeon; John f. Steel, Purser;
Henry A. Clemson, Acting Master; Robt.
Clay Rogers. John r. Hynson, Passed
Midshipmen; Francis 6. Clarke, Mid
shipman.
The officers who distinguished them
selves on the night of the Goth Novem-
Der. by burning the Creole, also succeed
ed in capturing seven prisoners-no one
injured except Passed M~idshipman Hyn-
son, who was burnt by firing his pistol
into some powder to set the brig on fire;
ha iS doinr vnlI
On the morning Of the Cd December
Com. Perry sailed from Tampico on an
expedition not known, with the following
vessels of war: steamers Mississippi and
Vixen, sloop John Adams, and schooners
Bonita and Petrol. Com. Conner, with
the remainder Of his force. will, in al
probability, remain at Tanpico until a
sufficient number Of troops arrive to war
rant his leaving. The health Of the Com
modore, the officers, and crews good
OFF the bar of Tampico. on the Sd, were
the frigate Potomac, Capt. Aulick, and
Princeton. Capt. Engle.
Left the following vessels at Tampico:
L. s. steamer Spitfre, Capt. Tainall;
schooners Refer, Lieut.. Commanding
Sterrett; Nonata, Lieut.. Roam: Elizabeth,
Lieut.. Il. Root; Unicorn, Lieut.. Win
slow; Virginia, NJ. c. Perry, ir.
Com. Conner has hoisted his pennant
on board the schr. Mahcne. The stea-
mers Undine and Mary Summers have
arrived with troops. and expect TO leave
soon for more. The army, with the
marines, are in a perfect state of disci-
pine, and are preparing TO hold out a
gainst a surprise. All seems quiet. The
officers of the army are enjoying good
health, as also the troops. The citizens
begin to feel themselves secure since their
arrival. The frigate Raritan, Capt. Gre
gory, was spoken near Vera Cruz on the
9th November, from Tampico, to relieve
the frigate Cumberland, which returns TO
the United States.
The Mercury" states, on the authori-
ty of a correspondent, that the object in
moving the fleet TO the South is TO attack.
and, if practicable, take possession OF the
ports of Tabasco. Sisal, and Laguna.-
The capture Of Alyarado, ii is stated, will
not be attempted again until the attack
can be made bo.h by land and sea. Fer
this purpose a land force of 1890 10 1000
men is deemed necessary, as the garrison
has been strongly reinforced since the last
demonstration by the feet upon the place
Campeachy, il is supposed, will remain
unmolested. in consequence OF the friend
ly disposition manifested by the people
towards The United States, and their re-
3~ugnancce to a reunion with Mexico.
A letter to a commercial house Of New
Orleans, dated at Tampico, December D.