Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-02

13,h-Tbe norlher has passed away but The
surf is TOO heavy 10 allow The dsoaIhal'on "
nroce,d. | have Just seen Maj. McCIca, VINO
Tells me that every thing Of a preliminary cha'
racler is arranged. The moriars Only are 'iecu'
"A for y most vigorous prosecution oil Inc siese'
and il the sea sutsidrs, all will be completed pe-
inic sunset on The 18th, and The iire VIII DC ope"'
Ell regularly on the Town. ;,,,s,sd ,be
our Ioons have now completely invested w.. .ne
city, tic itch, wing Iesing on ne eoHs. ~
Southwark and the lei. on hat al TIE 'ae
OF Vera C!uz no one can eaisf 81 raw liz, ,nI
civ bui with our permission Oul I's' f f,,asn
has = mean distance rori lIe "ais VI III =
hundred Yards. Vessels ale continually aHN'us
VIII T. OIL rooms and additional stores. Amonss'
o,hars observe The Indiana, Iowa, Mount yer
nnr ard archclaus. There IS SUI !ai ns.s
., Anon I.;zardo, besides the fly "esseis ly'ns
here SACRIFICES perhaps never Fr,scn'eur he
mannifcen, an appearance as II now VIZ 81
E,cnch hrias Pyades and Iaercure, me oPan -
s,non I u;sa Fer .anda and brig Ncrvion' ana 'le
EnoI.h brig Daring, all men ol war, 'le :. , oa
-, mucb IN The annoyance oil Commodore
% ''uS and Cen, Scoli. II certainly exhiohs
wan, of dclicacy in these foreign captains. .,,
a French baique, this morning, ran inc olooa-
ada in The face OF more Than DOZEN s'ea,ne,
wing al SACRIFICES, any one 81 whcn cou'u no do
On, her off easily, il orders had been Sh.n - :"
So. II her cargo consist u PROVISIONS '''' = "
regularly bad business. ,,-n,c,rop
Yours very respectfully, INDIA on'
f..,on. Ac Nrr Orleans Tsmcs, March 2o.J
We ,oarn that on the 9th General Scouts Tor
eos commenced being landed al sacriEcios'
which, by the way, is only Jour mics nom au ;,h
Cruz. and all were on shore safe on tne ii"i' WIN
heir lighter pieces oil artillery, and all Ihe'r nor
ses. a- ord
They met with no opposition whatever, ai ~
mol The slightest accident occurred, although 'ne
vessels ofhe fleet were densely crowded 'oSelnel.
'rhe landing OF The howlzers was - nave
commenced on the morning OF the I'm uu'' d
our friends informs us The norihers wh'cn p'e
vailed M to The time OF his sailing preven'ed ana
from The weather experienced since he ieH vera
Cruz, il is probable that they could nai nave Dec"
before The l1'h. ,,rn
The attack on The city, from what we iealn'
We should Judge could mol have taken pace pre-
vious TO The 2lst. .,
The general impression that joint aliack
from our troops and Navy was ineaded Z; gov
eminent. seems TO be erroneous, as il IS evident
from the del ais which VIC have, bot which al me
momen, we cannot put in type for our regular
edition, that The Navy will take no part IN lhe at
!. will give in landing The army.
Com. Conner offered Gen. Scott the services ol
his men to The number of $780, 10 cooperate wIln
The army in the attack, but Gen. Scott declined,
under The impression that The men would be more
seryceabie 10 him in facilitating The landing oI
troops.
In taking their position around The city, The ar
nv was embarrassed By several skirmshes with
some OF the regular Mexican troops who hover
I'd near them 10 small bodies, (cavalry aud ar
iilleryl
Two one-suu batteries had been raised by Inc
Meyicans, outside the CITY walls, which were Tea-
div taken by an advance body OF our troops. In
some OF these >kirmshes, we regret 10 say, oap'.
Alburiss, oil the I'd Infantry, and some SIX OF Sc
ven Of our troops, were killed. and number
wounded. Col Dickinson, OF the volunteers,
was severely wounded; also several oil his COM
mani.
an irregular fire was kept up from The Castle
OF >. Tuan De Ullca and from The walls oil The
civ. during the time from The 10Th, a, which our
army reached within distance Of the Shots, until
the Poria sailed ibrt nc greater damage was done
than We have detailed above.
The general health ii the Squadron was good,
bul there was great deal al modification ieioy
our brave men in being prevented from taKiEs
more directly active part in the aliack on me ci'y
The United States steamship Mississippi haa
not arrived on The 18th. She was spoken On Inc
10Th nearHolmes Hole This is the vessel when
bears Com Pcrry's broad penan', now on NE way
10 The command Of the Squadron in the Gull.
TAKEN SHORT.-Col. Curtis's march from
Camarso 10 offer battle 10 Gen Urea, says The
Matamoras Flag of The 18th instant, appears 10
have operated powerfully upon that General;
Without risking a battle, the gallant Mexican,
with his 5000 cho>eh troops, tall dressed IN yei-
low buckskin," prtcipi'alely Ielreaed towards
lula Pas. We had expected better OF UREA,
and that The gallant 3i Chic bows mish have an
opportunity Of distinguishing themselves, mnch
desired he should Try their mctile.
TRANSPORTS IN THE GUI.F.-There
are now in The service Of the Government, as
Transports torysI ships !wen!y.iour eaI}"ss'
,lri 10 The vcssols Of war, make ono hundred and
~ixtv-lour vessels, employed directly and lndl'
reclv. in he reduction Of the city o! Veia Cruz
and The castle OF San Juan &c Ulna--not, per
haps, inappiopriatcly termed The Gibraltar ol The
new worid-and is The largest naval icrce ever
rut forth by the United States.