Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-20

cssls q vsss essss ssses. ssrss'-i'
An ofassr af ths q. q, .ship Altesy, which
,esscl forms one Of the btcsks6ius SSnsassa a
vsis Cfss. Hss f,fnishad the n, &. Tsissss |
with the sollowipg poses Ia setsssses. - III
Castless - Qe.s ct,r1 t1assGass g'grss j-s4ge
The cas,ls II Vera crus u NO more whss l,
~as olsen Fsssss esssied'i' thins yoo ~ ncs
whs, y.p, were nsrs'ing 10 ycsf mosherp
srms. Txss there we're No guns shove The O.
ltrs q q psaads- and bat fsw u tasm- sssst
misersbay sefvee. The. aiasssines unsMhtd 7
~ers nct bomb pssef; ihs powde, wss of such
an inFs.ios character shat 81 shot Psossssssdi
she side II frensh sht,, tnsat the close a. the
engagement wess stsck sbost the sides Of the
shirpisx iiks 10 mspy baiis cf sssd; and ID Cd
diticn 20 III thi.. the commanding pticef having
b"rs ins'ssssed not 10 Geo the 6sss sso. peswis.
tsd the French squadron 70 come st and tdke |
IL Posi,im ~ quietly ss,hesgh snoring 20 psss
the Wiatee, rsasoa. Az 70 }, lsie76 apF .zfa1,
Now les us scs what I change tine end -
sess leessa, have eSsctsl il ths sans esssie.
There ass Al pssssnt Mcuused wisAia ks Psri.l
phcvy nearly so carmen. end shese all 80, ~
and 8 sad 10 inch PaixhaA. there Seiae . very
large osmber ofthe latter; end wherever |, hss
oecu pssisss 70 ssain eun sscn the channel Of
apprcsch, they sre planted 'ea tssSstts'--sc
that deet moving up r. the sttaek Osst beex-
pused 10 the concentrated Gre Of 20 esssoo, over
disssnce Of two ni'es sefsss Il can get into
position 10 return single shOt. ,,..6w v9o,TF
The Castle Of f.san Juan' ftoo,s Me oits q .
distance Of sbost ,aree-eigats Of mils;' sadis
+Nppcr,ed By water botery. at me norsh.wsss
snele Of the town Of City 80 snd - pound eaue
al Of which, with those Of the Csssie cessasA.
ding the chsnoei. wsv,d eo6lids The aaualssn
passing up. ooses On. frOm shst tmoueas + ssd.
ved within sssge Of The shss until i,s esuhess
were down, with springs upon the essses, With.
in the reach Of muskes shot. Jsdgs. Thea, ~hst
force wss,d ~ reqaiteA tsr sSS pscmise al
suceess and At what an imme~ss sscsi1ee !,
would be accomplished, IL al oil. The gssri
son at this momeat is composed Of 2sO0O nsen.
Ia the event sf a astsck they would wisa the
ns, perfect safety retro within the essesna<es
(Which are - impervioss 10 shot ~ ths Gdes Of
Mouu, 'Orix,b,) until the ammunitieu ef the
sssailing force wss expended, when they would
return to their guue and sweep. tie wstsss b..
fore .isrm With tho aost terrific, destrsctivssi
feet. The officer commanding the Csssis sste.
~ sent oficial word "thas Il the Compodoes
would bring bic aset up, he might Gss sst;l
,hsre was nss I shot len in the locksf, and be
would promise him act 70 ressta qua up,il hs
was done 6riAg" '.4f elE 'ss'ss 25i5vaesl'
Ills very easy to tatser down the cssis Of
Vera Cruz ~ . few ma>hsaaticel lines spon >
piece Of white paper, and il 10 niti esisr TO ha,
rangue curioos eiddy crowd at the corner of 9
street; 70 sucha . tune old women may psst,le
over their quiet frss;des stout our gsorious
A.s,s rs.ing San Jusu'd'Ciloa to the grrsnd
BY q single brosdside. and ycsns bocks spd hsf
roes, pressing through D 6eree moustsehe and
imperial, may heap invsc,isesspon what is cal.
led the ''msstcrly inactivity" Of Com. Conner
but send these gentry down here, end htkey
have not lees brains than beard, they will soon
zee the toliy Of such tsntaronsde. snd perha? p
in the ordiusry hsrJ service attending the
blockade only, be the frs, to cry out. "Gise me
some drink, Ti,inius, or ldies" fos there ~ uo'
a single officer on this sts,iou who would not
very much prefer setvice with the Army, with
some remote probability ofa fight. to theanncy.
snce and privations Of vigerous blockade d
Vera Cruz during the Winter ncnths, on an
allowance Of water. with sol, provisiens ineres
sing the thirst for it. change Of time as far be
tween ss sngel's visits. with. gale shsr gale
sweeping dark o'et the nsin. There y No en-
terprise. with q tolerabIe promise Of carrying il
that would not b psefsrshie to IT, i.s7-g 2,
The City Of Vera Crus. eoataining seaae 4
600 inhsbitsats. and walled 10 with rsmpsJ
constructed Of coral and mud. 10 seated directl,
upon the strand, . low saody besch. swelling
.lovly into ranges Of hillocks Of sand, which
Aaak the city inland, and sesu 70 bssak np ths
surface entirely between the wounssios, {whiet
rear their lofty heads hesvenwsrd. In the dis
tsnce Of some 30 OF 40 miles.) and tbs sea. Th,
intermediate space is poisoned with swssns o
s,sgnant pools and msrshes, which eueende
the fatal miaNns, 90 destructive 10 life durinl
the rainy seasons. A q ~ >
l,f 4 sJtt gI
ExrKxrrsck The late learned Dr.. W.. has
ing married . lady by the name Of Expe,isnee