The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-04-20

the church spires and domes Of the pro-
minent buildings, with the families NOV
ing about on The tops of the houses IN
the utmost CONSERVATION and apparent de-
SPAR, cannot do otherwise than excite a
feeling of commiseration.
MARCH 24.-Afer the fire IN town
last night, our batteries again opened aIid
continued until morning. During the
day the army guns have worked very
slow, on account of a short supply of am
munitlon, being prevented from landing I
any Yesterday by the norther.
Early in the day Gen. Patterson let
the town hear from him. The entreneh-
ments and guns were entirely undiscov-
cred by the Mexicans until the ''sallor
lads" commenced unmasking. They
soon commenced pouring into the city a
severe and effective fire, until about 4 o.
clock-their position being only seven
hundred yards from the walls of the iewn'
and with such a range as to enable them
to flank most of the Publications and
works from whence the enemy was firing,
The following is the size and weight OF
the guns, with their officers, as far as |
could learn them:
PoroMAc-Two ~32-pounders, 63 cwt.,
Captain Aulick and Lieut.. Baldwin.
RARlrAN-0ne 3~2-pounder, 63 cwt.,
Lieut.. Ingersoll.
M1ss1ss1pP1-One s-inch gun, 60 cwt,,
Lieut.. Lee.
ALBANY-Onc S-inch gun, 63 cwt.,
Lieut.. Perry.
ST.. MARYs-One s-inch gun, SO cwt.,
Lieut.. Kennedy.
The navy battery set the town on fire
again to-day.
The Mexicans did not fail TO return
Gen. Patteoson's fire with great energy
add rapidly, and | am sorry to say with
some effect-killing 4 and wounding g.
among the latter was Lieut.. Baldwin, Of
the Potomac.
At 4 o'clock the officers and crews
from the navy were relieved by the fol-
lowing: Capt. Mayo, Lieuts. Semmes,
Decamp, FraiIey, and Studman; Passed
Midshipmen Nelson, Cazier, and Wager;
Midshipmen Shubrick, Joe Smith, Ma
gaw, and Upshnr.
March 25.-ro-day the combatants
appear to be more eager on both sides,
and the firing more Iapid-the army bat
terry mounts eleven lG-lnch mortars, four
long 24's, and four Coborns. During
the morning the Mexicans concentrated
their fire as much as possible upon Gen.
Patterson and the navy, but the return
fire through the day silenccd two of their
batteries, and the Navy preached the walls
in different places. Midshipman Shu-
brick and three sailors were killed, and
one MORALLY wounded.
The Naval Officers at Gen. Patterson's
battery were relieved to-day by Capt.
Breese, Lieuts Knox, Wemlerd, Alder,
TAYLOR, Purser Harris, Midshipmen Ben
nett, Mayo, Morris, and SEINE others
whose names | could not learn, Drs. Bax-
ter, Num-, and Hambleton.
To-day a white flag was sent in, ask
ing, on behalf of the people, TO allow
them to leave the city, with their families
and persons who were making nc resis-
lance. | could not learn what was the
precise nature of the reply, but they did
not get what they desired-they had wal
ted a lille TOO long. Gen. Scott was not
the person TO be caught by j ruse of this
kind.
March 26.-Last night Gov. Morales
was strongly importuned by the inh2bi-
,ants, who are said to be suffering severe
ly, TO surrender the town; but he was OBJ
slinate, and would no. listen to their APP
| peals. He declared he would not sur
render the garrisoned works until every
man was buried underneath their ruins,
and not one stone left on top Of another.
Thereupen a meeting Of the National
Guard was held, and Gov. Morales was
deposed, and Gen. LanderO placed IN
command.
Our batteries worked last night, and
up TO 0 O'Clock this morning, with appa-
rent increased vigor, when a flag Of truce
was received by Gen. Scott, with 4 prof
fer on the part OF the Mexicans to treat
for a surrender. Accordingly, a commits
sion on our part was appointed, consis-
ting of Gems. Worth and Pillow, Col.
Totten, and Capt. Aulick, Of the navy,
who met the Mexican commission al the
lime kiln, on the right of our mortar bat
terry, about one mile distant, and they con-
tinued in session during the day.
Early this morning a noriher sprung
up very suddenly, and blew most furious
" all day. Rude Boreas piped his shril-
lest whistle, and old Neptune seemed to
do his best, in the general commotion by
land and sea; the rilted clouds few like
sable-winged messengers Of death through
the air; while the furious lashed ocean
piled her crested waves far upon the
beach. The clouds Of sand swept like
hail across the strand, from hilltop to the
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