American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-27
LATER FROM THE SQUADRON.

LATER FROM THE SQUADRON.
RELEASE OF PAREDES-HIS EXILE AND DE-
PARTURE FOR HAVANA-CONTEMPL
ED ATTACK ON ALVARADO-ESCAPE OF
A TEXAN RANGER, &C.
No Army ,NeOs, The New Orleans mail
came through last night, but brought no news
from the Army. We have heard several we'll
informed persons express the belief that all COM
munication has been cut off with Gen Taylor,
but as there has been no late arrival at New
Orleans from Brazos, we are at loss to con-
ceive any good grounds for such a supposition.
A few days will remove all anxiety.
Lieut. Chadwick, of the U. S. Revenue Ma
rine, arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz,
bringing intelligence from the Squadron to the
9th inst, at which date he left. He came TO
the South West Pass in the Revenue Cutter
Ewing. There was but little of importance
stirring in that quarter, although various ru-
mors reached our ships, from time to time, from
the shore, all, however, Of such vague nature
as to bid defiance to any ingenuity to fix on them
any kind Of precision that would render them
of sufficient interest to record. The New Or
leans Commercial Times, from which we copy,
says:-
Gen. Parades who had been for some time a
prisoner in the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa,
had been set at liberty, on condition of going
into voluntary exile. He left Vera Cruz on
the Cd instant, in the last British steamer, for
Havana, the usual asylum of fallen Mexican
greatness. So the wheel Of fortune turns
now this votary Of ambition uppermost, now
that. Another revolution of the ever rolling
emblem-another fit of caprice on the part of
the inconstant goddess shift of the popular
J breeze, uanG poputariS aura, and the two imPe-
rous soldiers, who have succeeded each other
in ruling the destinies of their common country,
may once more change places, to be again
supplanted as popular favor ebbs and flows
He was treated with much respect as he quit
ted the shore, the Castle firing presidential
salute.
No hostile demonstration had been lately
made by the Squadron; things were precisely
: in statu quo-just as they were when the last
news reached us. Reports, however, were cur
rent among the ships, and implicitly believed,
, that another attack was soon 10 be made on
| force, in consequence Of the recent capture by
5 one of the u S. vessels, of a Mexican brig,
= which was in process of refitting for some such
purpose as the one here mentioned. There was
> another piece Of intelligence rife amongst the
t officers and crews of the squadron, which pro-
s duced some sensation. 1t was to the effect
s that Com. Perry would supersede Com. Conner
: in the chief command on the lst proximo-
= News had been received by the latter, from
Vera Cruz, of the assault on Monterey by the
= American army, and the severe conflict be-
: TWEEN the two forces. Particulars, however
= were not given. 1t was sufficient, neverthe
+ less, to hear Of fight, to dlffuse satisfaction
amongst all our brave tars, confident as they
e must feel of the result.
The U. S. schooner Flirt sailed on the Sd
!, inst. for Norfolk The crews Of the severa
d ship of the Blockading Squadron were in the
c best possible health, and all were eager for ar
s opportunity ofshowing their mette in conflict
= with the enemy. The u. S. steamer Missis
: sppi, for Pensacola, the schr. Refer (Which
: had been blown off to sea twenty days previous
and for whose safety much apprehension hac
: been lelt) and schooner loaded with coal fol
s the use of the Squadron, were spoken of the
: harbor of Antonio Lizordo all bound in. Nc
n news of the movements Of Santa Anna since he
, had assumed command of the army, or the pro
y gress Of the measures taken by the Mexican
+ Government to make head against the invading
army, had reached the Squadron from Vera
n Cruz.
t Lieutenant Chadwick, to whom we are
: much indebted for his polite readiness 10 putting
all his nforElation at our disposal, tells US thai
y it was the captain OF the British frgate Endy
mion, lying at Sacriicios, that sent Commodore
0 Conner news of the capture Of Monterey. The
y Texan Ranger, alluded to below, was taker
| prisoner on the 9Th May last, near Matamoras
and had been conveyed to Tampico, whence
J he had escaped to Tuspan, where he got boa
i and put off to the fleet. The Somers and th<
l st. Mary's were still blockading Vera Cruz; tn,
9 Falmouth and Porpoise, Tampico. The Som
ers had recently been blown off for ls days
d The Mexican schooner lately taken, had beer
G fitted up with four 42-pound carronades, anC
would lead the attack on Alvarado. They were
Q only waiting the arrival of supply of coal tt
= go down to that place, and as the cutter Ew
e ing met the vessel carrying that Article going
u into harbor, no doubt the attempt on Alvaradt
has been made, The Commodore daily sem
i out flag of truce into the harbor of Vera
G Cruz, for communication with the shore The
Mexicans inhabiting the shore near Antoine d,
Il Lizardo very freely came off, from time to time
v with vegetables, fruit, fish, etc., for the use o
}; the ships.
g BrasoS Santiago. The cutter stepped of
U Brazos, but had no communication with tn