The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-07

lsss After landtng,, The different catiIn6ss is
took npa,heirs line ofs march ssfot slhe posi-.
ti0ns assignedslo them in the impurturlt / nc.
tion and siege Of Vera 'Esuz.
Il. Ihe s.oR,ners Wien aud Spilfre, laying
I2unAerrPunta deHornos, opened ON the city
across the point and in the direction OF Ill e
Castle. e.swith shell and round shot, Which
was returned by the Cas,le, bnt without ,eC.
feet. &
General Worth's division: which, il is
said. has been assigned to the operations on
the lcf, flank Of the city; from The locality
of.lhe landing on tho Snuihnnd under Pun.
Ia de, tIornos, had necessarily to move in
echellon to the rear, past the right. in or
der to gain hisprhper erposiiion--inlh The exc
cntion nf whichtit became necessary to nj
tack and lake possession OF two retlnu,,s
thrown up<by the enemy. on one Of which
wasa piece Of artillery, aud bnth filled
with infantry. The rr9loubts were attack
c.l. charged and taken, spirited resistance
being made by the enemy, who lost sever
al in killed, wounded and prisoners-o,lr
loss some seven killed and several wound
cd. Capt. AIbur,is. Of Tia 2l Infantry.
was killed by a round shot, supposed TO be
from the Castle; the ball severed his head
! frnm his bndy, the same shut off The arm, If
n drummer, "a boy) and woundng n pri-
vate. Capt. Albur,is was Virginisn, and!
formerly conducted newspaper in Fred
rcksbnrg. Col. Dickinson was wounded
in the hrenst by n ,musket shat.
The skrmishing was however no check
to the advancing column, which passed
steadily forward To its position on The left
ami rear of The city, where it hailed ant,
commenced the work of enlrcnchment.
The pipes used for the purpose Of sup
plying the city with fresh water, have been
discovered and hroken up. completely cut
ting of the supply from the tanks. which
arc situated some distance frnm The city.
During the advance upon the rcar or the
city, passed midshipmnn Rogers, who had
not been sent frnm Vera Cruz. was bound
nn n cart and ordered tn be conveyed. un-
der guard, ln the prison al Prrolr, but
fortunately they we're encountered by uur
fnrocs aud MIR. Rogers was rescued and is
now m board his ship.
Z The city is now completely snrrnundcl
by our troops. each division having taken,
an advantageous position, with cnlrench.
mcnts, completely cutting of all cnmmuni-
cation by sea or land, and. nt The same
time, arc safe from the fire Of the castle.
The positions of divisions were establish.
ell 18Th. extending from Ponta de Hurnns,
on the right, to Puntn defla Catila, ON The
left, in one nnbrnkcn linesand active prep.
arations were nn foot for The Immediate
suhjugalinn Of This formidable place.
So closely is Vera Cruz now besicgetl,
and so entirely are every means OF com
tnnnica,ion cut of. all in very few days,
the ne ws! much reach us that bath the city
and easilo nra nrrnpiel hy our victorious
troops. l' ,a
The general impression seems TO be that
the city will surrender in the course often
days or two weeks, No doubt is express
ed. Of The successful termination of the en-
tcrprizc.
The Por,ia was delay ed from the 9th to
the 10th bv the prevalence of n Noriher,
during which time The discharge nf heavy
ordnance was frequently heard which
doubtless proceeded from tho Castle.
The vessels belonging 20 the squadron
employed in the service as conveys. anil
for The covering The landings Of the troops
below Pun,a do lI,rnns. are: Flagship Ra-
rlan; Frign,es Potomac and Princeton:
Sonps 81. Mar"'s, Albany, aud John Adj
ans; Steamers Vixen and Spi'frc; Gun.
boats Refer. Perei. Enn;.a, aud Bell. The
Gunboats carry medium 32's.