Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1846-09-19
IMPORTANT FROM MEXlCO.

irrirdI of Saafd Aaad IN vera Crh-Ti
sion of California By the U. ). Nara! FORCES
-Loss of ii. U. brig Tru1toa.
Tbs following letter from an esteemed ifenl,
attached 10 the Squadron, gives the particulars o'
this melancholy affair:
| Extract Of a letter from an officer attached 10
the "Home Squadron" now at "AnIoa L'zardo'
near Vera Cruz, dated.
AuGusr %. 1916.
! avail myself of the sailing Of the I. 8 Gut
ter Legare, TO give YOU an inklns OF what Is 60
ing on here.
San,a Anna arrived here on the 10Th Inst''
I from Havana. IN the English merchant steamer
Arab. nccompa nie,! by MS lady and trtSrd, Gen
Atnonle tie was well received on his 'andng at
Vera Cruz but our accounts say not very enthu'
sa.tic. lie has gone to Mexico.
Through the English squadron Stationed here,
we were informed some lime since that CON-
Soal. comma dug the U. 5. Naval Force M The
Pacific, had taken possession of California. lhis
is what might have been expected.
| regret TO inform YOU uf the loss OF the beauti
full U. S. brig TruxIon. by all accounts the hest
vessel OF her class IN our service, Capt. l.. w.
Bartender. The TruAion sailed from here IN the
early part of TINS month for TamPico. On the
lilh, while standing INTO the harbor OF luspan,
l2O miles north Of Vera Cruz, small Mexican
costing vessel was discovered, and soon after
made prize Of Capt. Carpenter engaged the
Captain Of this vessel 10 pilot him into safe an
cborage. but in doing so ran the Truxton on n
reef. where She was soon in a very perrious siua-
ton. Captain Carpenter then despatched Lieut..
Berryman 10 the quadron. for the assistance OF Il
s,eamer. The boat in which this officer left was,
after four days hard pulling. picked up by the ST.
Mary's, off Vera Cruz. As soon as our Com
modore was Informed Of the fact, he sent the
Princeton 10 Tuspan.
While the brig was on the reef after the de-
par,ure of Lieut.. Rerryman, two Mexican coast
ing vessels appeared in the oling; these were
ca ptIred BY boats crew, in charge of Lieut..
Bushrod Hunter. bat this gentleman was unable,
| from the violence of the gale blowing at the time,
TO reach the wreck with his prizes, and was there
! fore compelled to make for this place, where he
arrived several days ago. On the arrival of the
Princeton at the wreck Of the Truxton, she was
, found abandoned, and that she had been stripped
of all IighI articles by the Mexicuns. flag OF
! truce was sent on shore from the Princeton, BY
whom 1t was ascertained that Capt. Carpender,
! his officers and crew who we're with him, landed
at Tuspan on the l7th, and were very hospitality
received and treated by the inhabitants. On the
18th they started on foot for TamPico, intending
TO offer themselves rs prisoners OF war. Since
then, we have no further accounts OF them. On
the return OF The flag of truce to the Princeton.
the commander of that vessel, finding there was
no possibility of saving the Trnxton, set her or
fire and she had burnt 10 the waters edge when
the Princeton took her departure.
The following is list of the officers attached
to the Truxton who have gone TO Tamplco.
Commander (. w. Carpenter; Acting Master
Isaac N. Briceland; Passed Mdshipmen John P
Bankhead and George B. BisseI; Purser Georgt
+. Gutter; Assistant Surgeon John S. Messcr
smith, Midshipman Simon S. Bassett; Captain:
Clerk, H. Wilkinson; together with abou, fifty
petty officers aud seamen.
/ Leu,s. Hunter and Bergman are on board The
ST. Mary's.
The U. S. steam Gutter Lrgare arrived here
few days since. with dispatches from Com. Con
ner. The day following flag of truce was sen
into Vera Cruz from the Cumberand.- Picayune