Washington telegraph., 1846-12-23
CAPTURE OF A MEXICAN BRIG
OF WAR,

OF WAR.
A late Boston Journal publishes the co..
lowing extracts Of u letter Just received
from Mazallan. Mexican seaport on the
Pacific, giving the particulars of tho cut.
ing out of u Mexican armed brig. the Ma.
lex Adhel under circumstances which re.
fleet the greatest credit on Com'r Hull, of
the u. S. sloop Of war Warren, aud his
officers aud crew:
u, s. Sur WARREN. !
Anchorage of Mazatlan, Sept. 0, 1910. (
onIhe evening Of our arrival, SOON alter
we came Ia anchor, Mr. Bolton came off in
one Of II. b. NJ. brig ffolir's bnals, aud
told US thai the Mexican brig Of war Maek
Adhel was lying in the inner hafbor. and
that if we intended 10 make her prze it
was best mol 10 have any Communication
with the shore. Capt, Hull wished 10
have immediate communication with the
shore, but he could mol allow Mexican
armed vessel 10 slip by without taking her
Al daylight next morning everybody was
busy, fitting arming aud manning the boats
Tor the purpose Of cutting her ont. The
launch aud first cutter were hoisled out, aud
after breakfast the guns were dnlbe shot.
ted aud the small arms Of all description,
got up and ready Cor use. Al II o'clock
we weighed anchor an havc the mliniop
sail 10 The masi, At made sail and stood
iar the man harbor into three aud halt
lalhon,s of wafer; al ; we lel 90 our star
bpari anchor and veeffl ont about liiy i.,ih.
nms olchain, eolntrrhfanri the iaf1, and
gaa slrinl N the rah : brnJabi l. si p
te9Hl Boz. - lla s#HHaasl uaHzgT 1Je
lHzl 5sz4 L. ..Na. Al qiaf.ai pas, :
u cock the huais we're manned, he launcL
enmmaniri By Lieut. Radfard, the lst cut.
ter by Lienl. Renshaw, and the I'd aud ID
by two midshipmen. At half past . the
boats started lor the brig, about a quarter ul
a mile distant. All was excitement; every
thing va. ready al moments warning 10
puuf a broadside into the town ia case a
shot being tlfed against US. With breath.
hess anxiety We waited until the boats
reached the brig, when Lieut.. Radiord
buarlcd an one side aud Lieut.. Renshaw
on The oihet The poor siiiurs who were
On board beeame dreadillly frightened aud
tled IA all directions.
There was no opposition. hut as the two
ahehnrs were down, il was necessary 10
weigh onr N nrIer 10 have an anchor 10
lei 70 ~ case ol accident. And now came
the excl ing mamenI. They weff, in order
ta get the anchor, ubIigeiio haul IN within
one HUNDRED lard. al the Mole, where
there wrre sbnu lifee ar four hlnirel
sn.iiers vel armed ani well oilierrrd. -
But tn, ~ 4hei "ne anchor, unshaekcd
lhr ehaln uIihe ulh'r AMI with the all oi
the bias. .i=ssnf'l IN getting her head
panr oalwtnis. fhey ran hedge out
ani con nenesi waiping her; this They had
iedlaboa1 a. 4 luHg hsaah, and IN which
ani projecting lalu nc sea was pfrcipicc
stretching alang the beach. aud On whirh
wefr aun i saIilrf, stationed, aud the dis.
tanre between them aud the boats vas bm
gnoi N ,,'s SHIT, In tho face of all this
did .iuy nns men, ell tod, cu The brig out
an All a ga was ifei, although Il was
Supposed Hcfe INST have been heiwe"n
n'raui s'S hIn lrri men on Ih, M",c anl
along Ar shore, which entirely overlooked
th' big. l'ihry hii seen u lo ire, they
"a gh haze kliul ryefy soul on barl.--
Those hack hooking teeth Of the brig
loased snfirnijth.r. prerins out lron her
sii's. aiI n' ship bal such a position. hat
The Nr,tan' feared Ia lire a -ho', aud qri.
city inuArl pn anl saw one ol their armed
ve'sris ria out bsl.uc them in PLAIN day
lish.
We have rpm?Iained that the Warren
has alNay. hrru nlo late Tor every thins.
bat ihis ~, = stlanl aud slrcesslI,
achievement.
We ga The prize alongside oiihe War
ten At oclo K, r. NJ. precisely, having
been four hours altogether about il--lnd
oul ui iha, time ihr priEr Ia d ono hour on
sand b1na, where she unfortunately
tnurhrd m coming put, but which has done
her 10 damage. This is a most mlgnh.
cent brig, and is salt To he the fastest sailer
IN the Pacific. Lieut.. Rcn.haw Is to have
command nf hcr until she arrives at Monte.
rey--ihrn She viii he a, the disposition ol
the Commodore, who will DO with her as
he likes.
We took another prize this morning
while ! have been writing this letter.
She has got iull cargo, but what We shall
do with her ! know not. The weather
looks very bad, and I am afraid We shall o,
over 10 la Paa, two prizes and al,