The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-18

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sos asS two gunba"s sa,h ong
su III :" AZ; y s eo' ins ions ETpou
TIM al. vwpo ia;uad S.r ,ha Mcr a 90. ~ sHe
obvons howexas ber draft f,aS fet ,1y ;nrh, wa
Too graz, IN NOS. ,ha hsr In ,s r,osan, s,a,a o.
orally there are from thirteen to fifteen feet on IT, and
my information led me TO believe shond ind that depth
but the late foods have probabiv esaened il Az
sounding preyousv 10 entering ihsre we're hareiv 10
feet The Vixen struck twice in going over though
drawing only seven feet The current was also strong
er in the river than expected and wen If She could
pass the bar felt convinced the power of the Mo Lane
was to make head against il With any vessel
spent-iuduced me- how much against INV nciina.
ton 10 abandon any further attempt az 10
Except for short time from early in the snr;nv IN
the of the rainy season no one NOT ac
uuainted with them can have any Conception of the dif
fculties attending naval operations on this coast THE
north winds during the winter months are sudden and
violent accompanied by high seas and strong currents
No judgment can be formed os to what moment they
NAV Commence. Under such crcumstances an oninion
may be easily formed of the difficulty of landing BODY
of men on he open coast and also of the danger from
the elements attending IL >' "''
81 am very respectfully
Your obedient servant
I'D CONNER
Commanding Home SQUADRON
"Eon John Y Mason,
r,. 49,, Ill a. :. $500 =. 80. -
WIZ see s.a! p M private letters from me
squauon .hs' ,omiouoie WIN .ne larger Poruon
% 'e nSs sons . % al aHaok upon iapas
90, wheie some poats nave aken shser tnat ASSIST In
SeP"b .PSA nc "''"e.So " 'Aos pAeSe.
since the aooruve attack on AVarado, winch Com.
C9nhef IN ms aespacn ne mas peen joined In
III pi9oaoiy Dy inc rtiEce.on ana tne Spithre-thus
eonS'ueiap'y i"cfeaSiDs n's naea"s iof a''aoA
me Attnck upon Alvar1do, ana the Expedi-
ton 70 IabascO.
From the Philadelphia u g. Gazette. Nov H.
we TOOK occasion yesterday to make some remarks
upon Inc auTe o. Commodore Conner IN his attempt to
take the city oil Aiyarado result which we suppose,
naval men must have oreseen, they had known the
situation Of the city to be assailed and the difficulties Of
getung vessels INTO an assaing position but especi-
ally must any man thus informed have seen that the
forces uder the real command OIL Commodore Conner,
t .nsuT S ,or tne o?ject one Oh me
greates CANCERS OF military man Is to usderrate his
Dut now tnat the iaiure mas aken place we are
70 iook gu. o the result OF me assault upon Taoasco-
A. hsee4 such en sssaui. shouiu reauy nave peen or
possible snat instead oi running DOWN 10 the
NOUN Oh tne river Iaossco. Commodore Conner may
NY shother with the AID OF some troops, to invest
the town from the water side
bu 10 De the OBJECT OF attack under Com.
modore Perry all ordinary experience would indicate
that there must be different and larger force than that
which Jailed at Avarsdo The city OF Tabagco is about
ninety miles up the river and not like Ayarado, within
Anew miles OF the mouth. The mouth ofTabasco river
is toruheu WIN preuy strong Tort There is also,
small Town called Frontere and the Custom House But
mere Is par on TINS river as indeed there Is all along
the coast and there are only twelve feet OF water
TINS par reauy one 1901 nnn az Avarado The fleet
~cn CcmmodsTs rer.y mas al ms command Is too small
ioi sny aack. Lne MIssSslpPl steamer cannot come
~In gun'shot Oh tne lott; Atfrontere indeed neither
io. nor town visible al the bar and all the guns which
oouoe /. oan ahe ~ are aoout sixteen IL pounders
ana thee 10 Pouhders VIZ SIX IN the cutter Forward
,ne ana Jour IN he fiSen and the little
one 10 pounder tnese may De added the prize schoon
or Nonaa, win ieur AZ pound carronades. These
al that can be taken over the bar and the two steam
In the fall OF, Of sao Moore Of the Texan
the mouth OF the Iabasco river took posses
SION Of the tort which had only about forty men. placed
10 cnage troops from fucatan, and then ascended
'n1 T tse ar WIN sn . ioa,ow,ns vessels
,a "a onndrs '"e"" gun SNIP VIZ '-e'sn'eeh 2'and
me schooner 81. heFnard win seven u FOUNDERS