Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-04-12

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p. .4gis Gazette ii April is avs
l1 p.' ,. barring The broad pennant OF
70 rl.'afg5r.5Hieea this morning g ming
w ~ A5It past nine. and exchanging
81, ,,b He Navy Yard as she passed,
" p-aestan sailed from Vera Cruzon lie
pc l. - AMI brings tbe glorious intelligence
Y ,3arrion Of the eustIe ol san Juan De
y. .s indebted 10 one Of fhe officers fer
4. ,~,tavjag summary OF the proceedings ol
d. -, balIiant achievement, winch vii
a En- more 10 The glory oi our amy and
a ,,ssz among foreign nations han any That
,et found a place in our annals.
81. decentralization OF troops commenced
i The oh ults
ot I'M g2ad the city was summoned to
- 0Hthe refusal ei tbs roFositfn1
80 qafiars opened d fire Of shel upon the
IN sa1 an the Z4fh navy battery Of idfee
n, ii,g TIVE FOUNDERS, aud three Sky
IN p959dafs opened al Tie distance OF a90
'oa The 25,b another battery ct four twenty
peyndefs and three mortafs, opened d
re- in tie city wells.
IA his umel the fires from on lines proved
destructive 10 lie town.
On fhr morning Of The 26th, the enemy
capiiulation-co unisss ners wei
h,p appointed to consider the terms. Cen
Il. " ool and Pillow aud Colonel Totem
appointed as commissioners on the a
psTlcdn side
On The 2gjh, the negotiations were com
lttti and the city and castle were surfell-
kred. The Mexican troops marched cut ahd
I'd down their arms, While the American
.oobs marched in aud occupied the iofttaee-
ions o. The town and castle.
A. n5on on the 29th, the American flag
las hoioJed over both. and saluted By the
ket.
! The garrison, consisting Of about 1000
ben. were surrendered prisoners OF war, aat
en, hume I'll their parole. Among them are
fse generals, Sky superior olhctts and. eae
bpnllej and seventy company Officers.
TIE golaJ loss Of The American army from
H. aag oil Decentralization on tile 9Th. To the
<pmpseiigu OF The seige, amounted IN Killed.
snl wounded to sixS-iive persons.
Tbrnames Of the officers killed. are: Capt.
)noz @IiHton, u ARTILLERY CaptaAIbufls
q Illanln and Midshipman ShaifIlk, O
.he Nsfy.
l5e officers wounded are Lieut.. Col. Dick.
tnsoH, oiS9aFh Carolina Volunteers, seSeIc
Lieut.. S. Baldwin, Navy, slightly Llsuts
loaine aud Davidson, very slightly aGl
Lieu. Lewis Neil, Of 2d Dragons, severely
All the wounded are doing we'll.
Among the Mc&icans the slaughter is saiC
70 have been immense. Their commanding
was stationed in the city, the secon.
"a command holding the castle. The reguta
loIte Ill lhrcity and castle amounted TO abou
IhEes thousand men.
Their were also about 500 Irregular troop
outside OF the city, with whom eight to lei
cavalry, under the command OF &c.
La Vega.
Col hdmey had a skirmish with ihefe troop
and with two to three hundred of his dfa
sooas, charged and dispersed an imneus
ioTce OF them with terrible carnage. The
haa baulcaded a barge in the front, bat the d
ulefA having cleared the way, Harvey eitar,
sa@th bis command and scattered them
all objections.
IN ihe attack on the town and easlleeeu
k.Vt smaller y ssels, drawing not over 8 IL,
3Ns'ef were available. But lew shotorshet
wee tlfofa luto tie castle, the attempts b,
s4s AtIrlt upon the town.