The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-26

THE DETAILS OF THE BoMBARpMENr OF TABAsco.
[From the New Orleans Delta, Nov. II
By the arrival this morning Of the Yucatan schooner
Yourg Leonias, from Campeachy we learn that on the
barge with white flag toihs town, demanding its SUI
render. The Commandant went on board and had in
very definite He taken to shore in of our boats
which. returning was fired OF from the shore without
il is believed the sanction Of the authorities One
in the barge was wounded
This being done, Commodore Perry ordered an imme.
her works, force Of some hundred men were "sO,
ashore who found the place desertedthe enemy having
TO man, retreated Possession was Immediately taken
Of the place. and prizes made of the shipping and their
The schooner Porta has just arrived having left the
squadron in the Gulf on the 9th inst We learn from
gentleman passenger in the p, that Commodore Perry,
after capturing the town. was unable to continue in pos.
session because of the insuciency Of bis force and
had returned to his fleet.
From the ~ o. Picayune, Nov. III
We have been furnished by officer ofthe navy, who
Powers six days from Point Lizardo, who was engaged
in the affair Of Tabasco with the annexed summary and
sketch Of the proceedings of Com Perry with the do
schment Of vessels sent under him against Tabasco.
The enterprise altogether successful The object
of the expedition was to cut out certain prz anchored
in the river. These were all taken. When the city
was summoned to surrender, The people were all
in favor Of yielding at once The Governor and SOL
%cmsn and chdrsn get out Of
but the Governor would not allow any one to leave,
hst Is feared most Of those killed during the lombard
allied Had it not been that the execution priuci
psy done upon nofensive persons the city would have
been demolished with the exception of the residences
OF foreign consuls and the hospitals.
squadron-consisting of the Mississippi, Com. Perry
Refer Lieut. s,eret Nonts, Lieut.. Hazard revenue
steamer McLane, Captain Howard revenue cutter For
the Raritan and Cumberland, under command of Capt
Forrest, Lieuts Gest, Wnsow, Walsh, Hunt Captain
20 the sh and ::
on the 23dcaptured steamers Petrta and Tabasyu
and several small vessels Oath and 2Sh, sscended the
ed by the Perta and Vixen-passed Devils Turn at p
NJ, landed and spiked four ~ FOUNDERS Arrived of Ia
basco at NJ. and anchored in line ahead distant $50
yards from the shore. Summoned the city to surrender
Governor refused. Fired three shots from the Vixen
thought that they had ire An ocsT came me Of
with request that would spare their hospitals which
was granted All o'clock, landed 200 seamen and ma
rnes, but it too attack the fort they
ordered on board Some diminishing ensued, but none
of us were hurt This Sunday, and the Commodore
day. Captured brig tree schooners, and large
oop aiso captured schooner before we arrived at
ing in all one brig, Ave schooner two steamers
soop, aud many small craft and ghters Monday, Goth,
was returned BY our great guns whenever we heard =
report Firing continued for some time at when
white flag was shown BY the civilians on shore, no
doubt with the consent of the Governor. Sent of Pc
granted adding that he only desired fight the sodiery
Got the prizes under weigh, and made every preparation
for returning; white flag flying all the while Lieut. W.
A Parker got shore with his prize vese near the CT
y and attacked by about eighty soldiers whom he
beat on with eighteen men, losing only and having
but two sounded. This affair lasted thirty minutes
Lieut. c. W. Morris was despatched to him with orders
and passing the heavy FIRE OF the enemy was wounded
in the neck by musket ball.
Lieutenant Morris stood up In his boat and cheered the
men most gaantly until he fell in the arms OF Mdship
man Cheevsr who was with him. The Commodore then
cannonadiDg in earnest from the Vixen b.
nita Nonta and Forward and in the space OF hall or
TN ee fourths hour, almost demolished the city
spsring the houses oil The reign conns and such as up
pesred to be Inhabited by peaceful citizens
Al shout midday the fleet lett Tsbasco, and, as 1t
passed the different streets at right angles with the
water fred musketry and great guns and swept them
completely of every living thing All the prizes were
saved with the exception Of which was burnt by the
Commodores ORDER il having been found impossible TO
get her clear Of the Devils Turn, rapid pass in the
river.
Arrived at Frontera on Sunday at midnight inhab.
tants all peaceulhaving been kept in during
absence by Lieut. Walsh and his commend
The revenue steamer McLane struck while attempting
to pass the bar, and did not succeed in getting over
Her marines, under Lieut. Brown, board the Pa.
trta during the 10th and 10Th Ali prizes were duly
despatched and arrived Anton Lizsrdo. rhe Petrta
her return under command OF Lieut. Best, captured
the American brig Plymouth, Capt Psrkerson engaged
in discharsing cotton Alvarsdo bar Lieut. Morris
died the LIST instant board the Cumberland, and
YVES buried with the hopors ef war N Liyards.
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