Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-09

Graphic Description or Brilliant F.pio,i.

We have published an account Of the daring
act OF burning the Creole under the guns Of
the castle of San Juan d'C loo. The following
graphic description Of the brilliant exploit,
which first appeared in the Savannah Georgian
will be read with deep Interest at this time. now
iha, two Of The principal actors in it have met
with sad reverses-Passed rnidshipnan tiynson
having lost his life by the catastrophe to the L.
s. brig Somers, aud Passed Mdshipnan Rodger
having been captured by the Mrxcans whilst
RECOMMENDING the vicinity Of Vera Cruz. pre-.
pnratory 20 an att, mpt IL blow up he Mexican
magn znee.
Itoppenrs that tho Creole had slipped in du.
ring the night OF the 18Th November, ard aiken
refuge under he walls Of San Juan de UI'o,.
The SOmers was the only vessel then blockad.
ing Vera Cruz. and the officers. anticipating
ridicuie from the English squadron who saw
,tat The vessel had slipped the blockade IT was
determined, desperate as the enterprise was. to
destroy her. Accordingly, on the morning OF
the 2thh, Lieut.. Jas. s. Parker asked per,ns-
Hynson 70 visi, the English srndrop which was
granted:
an little while they shove Of. ani before
'unset are pleasantly chatting with tie cf'ces
Of the celebrated frga;e 'Endymiun.' (She was
one Of the squadron that captured Commodore
! Decatur in The President J " hon the nigh,
Lad coll s.tl IN pa ryar nd fri IA, moi
Engiish friends good evening, and as hey
shook hand requested them, At nothing is hea,j
Of ia before TO morrow evening, please scnd
word to the Somers tha, we ere dead or prison.
in the g. s,le, Tor we are going to cut out or
burn the brig that gave US the Sip Yesterday
The Ergli.hman laughed aud promised, not
thinking them mad enough for such an attempt.
they showed Of, and soon were lost IN bis sight
Nine gallant hearts we're they, vino left on a
desperate enterprise with such slight farewell
they were in small six onr'd boa,-threr
officers and Six good men. II did seem mad
ness-no, 80 mitch 10 DO the deed, as 10 escape
after the deed was done. f.om the fire Of such
and so many battc.;es-.us discovery seemed
inevitable, is the brig was moored TO the walls
OF the Castle, end overloaded by the sentries
| The EEgisi!mau, q eallan; fellow, though,
, them mad ms they pulled away. THREE hours
after, the (auatiermesler ot the watch called
his attention to strange ligh, at Tie Casie
! 1t 1ckersd, flashes sprnng up--iamcs burst
out-and by her own Suining light he saw the
, brig under The Castles wa,l--consu1,ing !
! Running his eye aiong the row lighted hor zon
/ he saw a small Beat pulng steadily, and tar
On her way to Green Island. .Hy---they
! have lone IT, Bat le, Us 60 on wIlh our own
/ true.hesT'cd boys. Sghtly armed, with each
a cullass aud one pistol, cheeriy they pulled
away, yet genly-and presently lay Cn their
oars. about halfa mile irora tie Castle-mut!led
wei, ther our lOcks--orrsn! !ed ,.iei. plans, and
every man understanding his place, they wal.
ted I'LL silence and the EcreGsipg Larkness fe.
vor,d their design. Now, my men scid Par.
ker, give way-sink your oars well.-pul stea
dy--nnt Il word-eive way And the ben,
ei.ded ike dark shadow over the waves s..
lent as death, with steady noise ess stroke, they
urge the boat. The brig looms up--,hcy see
the very sentry ON the wall ofthe Castle. One
o'her pull the oars Slide quietly trailing from
The ;ocks-they touch the brig, and eight brave
men spring up her sides. The careless night.
watch, dTcatniess ofdauges, was smo.;iug with
i corlrade, leaning Ogajns, the nanmas,. Efe'.
lug noise. he turned, exclailniny, 'Qgitn
piy---' stunning blow cut shor, his challenge
and ere his mate had well turned TO see TIE
cause. he tcu was frll,d upon the Geck. Three
others were secured upon lie deck. S~lit and
noiseless as had been TIE wora, Tie sentries ut
the Castle ha! obseIy,i u disturbance in the
brig, and hailed 10 kno" The ciuse paiker
vino speaks S;pnni, like 4 native, ussuysea thu
some OF any rascdis are tipsy, and | AN tying
them, that's all. don't want any resistance.
tlis officers and uneu were. nesOw Ailr, busy
securing sill they could iind below N les,
time than 1t takes 10 tell ofl, they had securely
Dound aud secnrely gagged al On 5oard. The
sentrIes on the wall never irnasng tie posi-
bilty ofan enemy at their very side, were sat
ished with Parser's answer aud he is soon q;
the Mexican crew were secured, remained qui
ct for some tme-then cautiously passing hi.
prisoners and men into his beat, every tiiira
was prepared for their retreat. The three now
entered the hold OF lie brig, and carefully ircC
her in various parts, building their fires so lfa
some twenty or thirty minutes would elapse be