Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-30

OF humanity not TO tire again. but To pass
down to frsniem with my prizcs.
In the morning. however, the firr was re-
commenced in,m Tive shor,,. aud VAS necrsss.
riiy returned, bot with renewed cnlers 20 NJ.
gsri the consular ho,tss - isr a they could
b. distinguished. liz the miisi oi the fire,
fiag oi truce was displayed on >hntr; on per
cciving which. csusr,i the firing sgaln to
erase. sud Captain Forrest wus s.u tu met
Its hrsrvr. who submitted a wriilrn conmn-
Mica iou -diressed Ia me-: q ,opN al whirh.
with cppy OF my reply, marked Il and T.,
will bc iould enclosed.
A on sssurrsnce OF INV sincerity. now
hois,cd white flag. aud directed the priIgs
la drop dowr the strram, intending to follow
with the flotiils; but. in violation ol the un-
ders,snding implied IL the b~lore mentioned
correspondence, the enemy, in discovering
that one AT the prizes had drified ashore IN
front oi the city. collected lsrge force within
and behind the houses in the vicinity. anil
coInme need furious fire upon her. Lieut..
Parker. oi this ship. IA command ol the prize.
deicndrd her iu the most gallant manner. aud
ultimately succeeded IN getting her again a.
float, having one of her ~ en Killed and two
wounded.
twas in carryi ing an order To Lieut.. Parker
that Lieut.. Morris was wounded. lie had
been al Infinite service to me from the time
We LETT Lizauio. aud. conducting himself dur
iug the bombaulmcnt with rrmsrka ole delib-
eution and Goodness. he approached the prIz,
IN line to cover his bcst. aud though appar-
cuily pgsrdiul of the SAFETY OF the officer aud
men oi the hat, who wen. seated he stool
erect hiins-lf. and the bail struck him in the
throst. No one con deploie the fate OF this
valuable young oihCrr more than INV SELL
HIS loss u irrrpSpible to the service and 10
his family.
IL may well b. supposed that on perceiv-
ing the attack upnn tn prize, ! reoprn-d up.
on the city, which again silenced their fire,
now procce,ied with the hoiilla aud prizes
down the river; one ol the prizes, small
schooner of little value, having grounded IN a
dangerous pass, and knowing that it would
be difficult To ,xtrcate her without causing
announcement delay, oriered her 20 be bum
ed.
We arrived safely at Froutcra on the even.
ing OF the 26Ih. the Vixen having lowed
down the river five vessels snd several bar
gcs.
From Frontea despatched my prizes to
this place; and after destroy ing all tic ves-
s'ls aud craft found la the river of too little
value Ia b. manned, proceeded on the 3lst
tn rrJoin YOU leaving tn "McIane's end
" Forward at anchor opposite Frunicra to
continue the blockade ol the rivcT, aud To at
lord protection and shelter To neutrel mct-
chants. residents of the place. who PROGRESSED
themselves ia apprehension ct Violence from
The Mexican soldirry should they be lcfi un
On our way Ia this place the prize steamer
Petnta IN company aud in sight OF this YES
-el, captured the American bril- Plymouth,
Iouhd engaged ia landing cargo upon the Gu
emy coast.
NJ. c. PERRY. (
y. y ] omitted TO mention, that while ly-
ne of the bar oil Tabssco, this ship boanlcd
lac CsmpeaChy schooner Fortuna aud the
french brig "Jenne Amsdcr, on the papcrs
Il both oi which q notification OF blockade
vas endorsed.
-~ln rgari TO the "McLsneT propose
o make a special communication.
.ist of ress,ls captured sud destroyed during
the late expedition To Tabasco, under Com
mudoF-. M G. Perry