The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07


 howitrsss Of Cap4 TolrosG.s aah arallcfy. 10 bear or the enenIy. waAscA ssoga esassG1 ssshss=r su setssns. car asoesH fpaleHsng closely ss ] shesr hexsx. aud arIrsng ihera iron, hta2jhi to hslght, M | dreadful lsoi san, and nnscng high sand hills. fl l. P. H., our troops, aS- Ter haxinR hnd several sksrmishss mlsh fae eI- esny. rv,a pus<es<sosn a8 she Aash hilss aa Ehe back of Sera Cruz. within the ranre sf she ease- mvss bosab shells whlci formed 9aise Aa ia- ieTeshng scenc 70 vs- hsEFsfiag h the Eis. and soue q them falling down hsrsnaess n abs sand hills.
 ons of thgvn VT pirkrd up, was sscdhiag less tt4an F iach stsEn There wtzc also setcral IS and 2i poass3s sssoa. Our tfoog&. tl.s meanwhile, sseFs guiesly approaching and cutting of tle <ugdiEss oi ths efty- Tne men lad tsis night very good sleep, and were noa al. al dssaar4,ed- At daylight ths lIlh, fThursday} we had oFcr lwenfy Ise- ees uG canson on shore.
 The eaeszx wnke ns ID wlth & mnrrinE saIate ed n few bombs and rorkcts all tiIis Gav emyloyed n getting camp egrirage, feEts, and provislans oa shore nEtl ;, P. M-- when our troops had a5osber brrsh wlsh Ina unesEv; a repor4 eaEsiag n flsa. therr were 1 lJ0 Mexican czyalry taken prisoners; bUE do moi beIsexs it. as ] wzSt a1GeaerAl Scoii's land Gen. Norfh's iaHts. and dsd ncf henF oa it fl ,. ?. 5a-- l iegt the shore. after hsvlng < proposed to Generals Scon and Wcs1h io ] les us turn our ships inio bomb kcaches. io a8e wiihin gun shot oF Vera CEHx. 10 fbe east ward sf the poIst, in ten fesf water. and i blow the town down. am fo have al an- swer they wtl gire II their thoughts and. perhaps, whichi ardeuiy desase. tsclr Hp- Psoral Commodore Connor's fseez ceasIsss of two frigaies. three sloups of var. oae trsg do, three steamers anlfGre gun-boats, all of Ahich lie very coaIor1ablS under ihs Island of Sacs56cios- surrounded bss. Asseriezn mer- chants and foreign vessels nf val, ozt oi shot reach of the enemy.
 l have been al1 d8y fsn gfSe hTt1s wTTa GEu. " orth and his officers, recoGnoarIRe fhe town. to ascertain where he wafer bea6x T'o-nigia they cui od the wzaer EFery ap- pearance indicating NorGher. ge down 10 Anton Lizardo this evening.
 ] Frsdey, ske f3a---As thought we kass this day Noitherner. l hare eFaissed isl- ] ling voa glazt we have tbc French bark Sal- I tGa n here as 8 prizr; she ,rlod 10 ran he bloeAatse. Yours. T,AKBCekEg. i P.S tad forro5iaH 10 aell yoa saal oar troops had saken the eBruE's povGey mag azine. ouiside of ibe ciiy, bs; there was teTy , lIttIe munitions of war III IL Gea.- Worth has t,een shown the aqaeduci leading the water io the cry. Last aiehl he had T. cut of We hare nearly surrounded the cily. and of course cut oT al supplies from them TheT have only two fbsnssnd regular troops and che thonsana :nAisIa in the ioNn, 1ue l but iiille pforisions 10 sabsisi oa. II u'e tes TIT. whip +l9rtss ess4t a<s w4I s4arrE the1n nL j have one oi their large l3-iBch boEob-sheiis and one 2a-poupd shoi Tn ny possession C6rregDoadrs1e ofi isg con@rreaai zsaos
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 OH Vera Cruz, March B, IT, ] Grztlemez-l seize moment oi ielsure. al late hour oi he nigbt. so wr4se to yoa. aud give xou aa outline of the fSoycmeaiE of the arny and Hary for ;sse past three days. On the morning oi the 9.h inst ali she srn4l- ler vessels are 10 20 III close to ii8e town and in shore, side of The Castle to-day or to morrow. certainly as seeE as General Scoti and Commodore Conner. give he sisuei for B general ailaek The nary IS in perfect I s.aas of frenzy 10 get al tbe castle sBd iowa. they are working hke borses, day and night, ' fts ces the army a?plysnces on silore- lns- horses. provisions, esc. Tbis Al done. the aruy uiH attack the clly by land. and 1be narv by water The neu neAs vou hrar. .f. -I N f7s-sar and the iall of the castle ere long. They hate 3a0o men Ia II and caaif bold oui long l must close an truly So fatlgeea, ran write ne more to-nishi, and to-HlarTow may be day of military and naval gioTF
 Yosrs- with esseela,
 On tiie morning of the lltA. tAe usaIa bo- dy of the Mexic2ns, l2tta eafslIr. .s'.io in- fantry and artillery. engaged cur forces. usd lhey wese comglciely oesesied. horse, ieot- and drxEoaa A!i heAatrd Enoss g4llamLis. aud GET loss was most surprising iAso killed saa three woan6ed amonssi ihe woaisssd N as tne r&ll2us Lirut Coi- DlSker- saa ai the South Carolina ve.lGRseers- UDe ef il,e PenBsyiyaaia regiments ea VoauaieeTS is spoken oi in hlgh praise They aitrartoJ zuenIion. from fas iaeI Igat Mtasa ISe AsAI- CAR cavalry charged on theln, r.aeFe seemed to te r1ezEeZl v fIlET- TT m sftsssssAs sast- rreorerca, and charged ee fbe cRems si&e ugcrs--w sar4ng great Tragse- lsai ih1s IS due 10 ali, 1ise wtso.e nrsHy are tf1e most eie- ieznrnea sci of Tnen 1 cter saw. 1heH EBeE- io appears so be- -.so oF dle-
 Our naval force E loa small t0 dream oi 4 attacking the Castle boldly and upon Iis lroDl bai | understand Inc squadron sri st- der way frurn sailsa LszaFslo with las squad ron oi transport isaTIag an bSsara Geaat'Taa Scon's arTns The -.GisTnE artillery et fae squadros,s ,s as she sasaA sssxmers and soheo- nets are ozIIed-iaklnr the lead &t ! c'ciock D. ta. The schooners anchored wIshsa one euarler es mIie sa the sincere, and the Giss- enshafkaiion of Ihe troops eeninr3cnd i's atl the bua1s oa lire sqnsdrcn- clark bcoy d dFaEooaS sd Inc MsAiraas maee tiseSr ap;seAg-