The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-09-11
Loss OF the U. 5. brig TruxtOn

The following letter from an esteemed
friend, attached to the squadron, gives The
particulars Of this melancholy affair:
Extract Of letter from an officer attach
ed to the "Homc Squadron" nor at
Anton Li=ardo,' near Vera Cruz, dated
AUGUsr %. 1876.
avail myself of the sailing of the U. S.
cutter Legare, 10 give you an inkling Of
what is going on here.
regret to inform you Of the loss Of The
beautiful U. S. brig TruxtGn, by all accounts
| the best vessel of her class in our service,
Capt. L. w. Carpenter. The Truxton sail
ed FROM here in the early part of this month
| for TampicO. On the 18th, while standing
into the har5or Of Tuspan, 100 miles north
of Vera Cruz, small Mexican coasting
vessel was discovered, and soon after male
prize Of Capt. Carrender engaged the
captain of this vessel TO plot him into safe
anchorage, but IN doing so ran the Trux;on
on reef where she was soon In very peril
Gus situation. Capt. Carpenter then des-
patched Lieut.. Bergman to the squadron
Tor the assistance OF a steamer. The boat
| in which this officer left was after four DAYS
| Vera Cruz. As soon as our Commodore
was Informed Of the tact be sen, the Princes
ton TO Fuspan.
While the brig was on the reef, after The
departure Of Lieut.. Bergman, two Mexican
coasting vessels appeared nrhe ofing; these
were captured by boats crew in charge Of
1t. Busbrod Hunter, but this gentlemen
was unable, from the violence of tho gale
blowing al the time, to reach the wreck with
his prizes, and was therefore compelled to
make for this place, where he arrived sew
eral days ago. On the arrival Of the Prince
ton at The wreck of The Truxton, she was
found abandoned, and that she had been
stripped Of all light articles by the Next
cans. A flag CT tsuce' was sent on shore
BY the Princeton, by whom it was ascertain
ed that Captain Carpenter, his officers aud
crew who were with him landed at Tuspan
on the 9Th and were very Hospitality re-
ceiVed and treated by the inhabitants. On
the 18th they started on foot for Tampico,
intending to offer the mselves as prisoners Of
war, since then we have no further accounts
of them On the return of The Gag of truce
to the Princeton, the commander Of that
vessel finding there was no possibility Of saw
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burnt to the waters edge when the Prince.
ton took her departure.
The following is list Of the officers at.
tached TO the Truxlen, who have gene TO
Tampco:
Commander E. w. Carpenter; Acting
Master Isaac N. Bricela1d; Passed Midship-
men John P. Bankhead, George B. BisseiI;
Purser George F. Cutter; Assistant Surgeon
John S. Messersmilh; Midshipman Simeon
Bassett; Capt's Clerk, H. Wilkinson.
together with about fifty petty officers and
saamen.
Lieu's Hunter and Bergman are on board
the 81. Mays.
Santa Anna arriSed here on the 18th inst.
ftom Havana,in the English merchant steam
er Arab, accompanied by his lady and friend.
EGen. Almonte He was well received on
his landing atVera Cruz, but our accounts
say not very enthusiastic. He has gone to
Mexico.
The U. s. steam cutter Legare arrived
| here few days since with despatches for
Com. Conner. The day following fac of
truce was sent into Vera Cruz from the
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