True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-18
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Alta OK ON. 4 II. NIaIa ADO
IT'S FAIL. JRH
The. Correspondent Of the New Orleans
plcayune Gives lhe following detailed and
interesting ucconntof sea attack upon
the Mexican town of klyeFano, With the
causes of lis failure Nature not Nexican
vaIor produced The result
Orr ANToNfA LIZ IaDo, Oct j., 40;
Gentlemen We are on the eve q amos
ther attack on Alvarado. Az 8 O'clock
this afternoon Com Conner issued orders
for Inc sailiDg Of The Squadron ltrIgates
Cumberland and RafItan excepted iof
lie mouth of the Alvarado river. Ehe
I Commodore takes command of the expo
dition.ip person, making use Of the slea.
mer vixen as his flag ship for the occasion
4 One o'clock Tomorrow morning Is ne
lime fixed for getting under weigh. ana q,
ready the steamers Vixen, AllsslsSl ppl and
MI,ane are firing up. Besides these yes.
sells The force consists of the revenue cub
ter Forward, schooDeFs Reetef, Pelrel
4 and Bonita. and prize schooner Nonlla
'Th;s latter vessel was recently captured
from the Meoicalls, aud was formerly he
American schooner Belle, out of your
bort. Sue now mounts four AZ pound car
ronnades. For the past month, we nave
been drilling our men as infantry upon
small island here, and Jack IS SO anxious
for fiqht that he marks time with good
grace, and every one apPeea's pleased mat
al last I'VE arc to have chance al Ine cue.
my. -.
have a ten gun battery, and we know ola
brio Of war aud two gunboals being an
chored inside. A numberof their small
merchantmen have taken refuge m ihe
harbor, and there must be slnOEl sprluk7
limo Of prize, money in store for us.
October l6:--Our sailing orders iorthe
morning ofthe 14th were countermanded,
in consequence Of its blowing too fresh for
operations- -occasioning a delay OF the
expedition sfor twenty four hours. We
sailed, however, at lo'clock A. M. yester.
day, but regret to say that we are all at
anchor again to-day, and AlcdrGdO Is get
IN possession of the Mericans.
We were within ten miles otthe mouth
Of the river at daylight, and stood slowly
into shore, il being dead calm The Vixen
and McLane towing the schooners--th !
Mississippi anchored at long, shot distance
and commenced her fire. Up 10 this time
every thing appeared highly favorable for
the success Of The expedition. There be-
ing "a heavy swell OH the bar, the pilots
declined taking the vessels over. The
Commodore leading in the Vixen, with the
rest Of the force following, passed bv the
fort, each vessel firing her bToadside as
she ranged ahead, with but little effect
however, owing to the distance, "A long
eighteen from the Forward, sent a shot
directly into the fort this movement was
repeated with better success, the distance
being lesscned, and again the Forward
made most beautiful shot hlihe mean
while, the Mississippi had closed up and
was exploding her Paixhans about The
heads ofihe Mexcans in a way that must
have made some OF Them see more Stars
than the Lord ever made. One shot from
her dismonnted heavy gun oflheirs from
a slockade; this they scoli remedied; but
thus far, all their, Shot had fallen short
During the morning several ofour boats
sounded within half mile Of the FORT, re.
ceiving the FIRE OF the enemy with as much
impunitv as indifference. The swell on
the bar having somewhat snbsided all
o'clock, The line ofallack was formed as
follows: Steamer Vixen, flag ship. towing
gun-boals Refer and Bonita; steamer AIc.
Lane, towing the Nonaia, cutter Forward.
and gun-boat Petrel; then two launches.
three cutters, aud a barge, Containing
force destined for boarding tho vessel ol
war brought up the rear The Vixen
with her tow, passed fae bar, and lock
position within point blank rnnge bri lhe
McIlano stuck fasE nnd llie romm1doIs
finding himself deprived ollhe snppoi' Of
two-ihifds oI his force nnd being unable g
sustain the ire nE a twelfc'Nun battery