The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-04-10

with better effect This,ho5 1yer,is moi the, onl
participates RI our gallant Navy in the siegl
X On the evening Ut tho 2ad Mai Is termed ii
Musquito aees, consisiiue u The steamers spi
Fire, Capt, TainaIl, and Vixen, Capt, Sand
and schooners Petrol, LidH. Shaw, Bonit,
4 Lieut.. Benham; Refer, lieut. Sterreit; Tam
pico, Lieut.. w, r. Griffin and Falcon, Lieu
Glasson, each vessel having ono heavy gun an
commanded BY Captain Tatnall, moved up iron
thslanchorage Of SACRIFICES, on the afternoon
| ofthe 22d, and took position on the .extrem
right Of our line, closein shore, and commenc
ed firing shot into the city. They rstaine'
this position until the moruing ofsthe 23d
when they got under way andsstood within a
bout one quarterof mile III the Castle, at !
point % thelnorth Of the Washerwomah shoal
so thar both Cnstle and City were within reach
Of their guns. They remained in this position
during two or three hours, firing alternately or
the City and Castle, and notwithstanding il
close proximity to the Castle, and the contin-
ued use d shot and shell from that pointo the
enemy's defences, and from Fo't Santiago at
the southern extremity Of the City, not life
was lost, q wound received, OF one of the yes
sells injured.
At the expiration of two OF three hours
the feet was recalled, but during the Pc
riod it was engaged it did much destruction
TO the city, and annoyed the castle consider
ably BY ,hrowii nsait.
Dur;n0tba 0f} .,,;o1.,, north.
or blew, and the FIRE was suspend
I'd during the whole ID IA our Bate
ries on the 25th being so ID i've to the ci-
", the people clamored for a Ender.. Nor
aies, the Governor, having declared his inten-
ton never to surrender while it was possible
to fire a gun, was deposed, and Landero elected
in his stead: and on the morning Of the I'd, a
flag oftruce was sent with, an offer to surrend-
or the city by itself, to.which Gen. Scott re-
Piled tina. he could take both city and castle,
and that he would accept Only the surrender
of both. The flag Of truce returned, but during
the day negotiations were again opened by the
enemy, which ultimated in the surrender of
BOTH THE CITY AND CASTLE"
Without.enteringinto the details Of the terms
it will for the present be sufficient 70 state, that
the garrisons, numbering in all about 1000
men, surrendered prisoners Of war, and the city
and castle delivered to us on cond ton that they
should besin their present condition until
the difficulties between the two nations are
settled by atreaty of peace. The troops gave
up their arms and were permitted to retire into
theinterior on condition of notserving against
us during the war. The Goth was fixed on as
the day on which our army should take
and on the morning ofthe day, Gen.
Scott, with Gen. Worth and his division, ac-
companied by the chief officers Of the army and
a large representation from the squadron, en-
tered and took possession, the enemy at the
same time marching out. As the American
flag was hoisted at the plaza, and over Sen Juan
deUlloa, salutes y>nIed Simultaneously from
the castle, the b OF the Nty and the
squadron. Gen. Scott Immediately teok up
his quarters in the palace, and invested Gen.
Worth with the command of the city, assigned
At the same time the command of the castle to
Col. Bolton, tina, of Fort Jago at the southern
extremity of the. uty. to Major Wight, and
It that Of Fort Conception, the northern ex-
remity to Major Scott.
The, smallness of our loss during the siege, is
Wonderful, including Captains Alburtis, and
Vinton of the army, and Mdshipman Shubrck
# the Mississippi, the latter of whom was kill-lI
ID while employed in the navalbatery, in the
ear Of the city, our whole loss in killed is on
y II, and in wounded 20. That Of the enemy,s
Iarrison our informant did not learn, but un- Ii
|erstood that Gen. Valdez was among the kill q
d. The loss among the non-combatants has
been very great. The number y
T women and children killed is variously sta i
ed al from 500 to 1000. II
The enemy assigns as a reason for the eariv | 8
apitulalion desire to spare the blood of nom h
ombatants. and because they were out Of pro- .
ision both in the city and the Castle. Sever e
OF the inhabitants Of the city stated, after a
Is surrender that there was months proyi.-
,ns there, but however this may be, after the n
srms Of capitulation had been agreed upon. lv
General Scott, on being informed Of the scare u
" Of provisions in the city sent in four DAVIS I'll
upplies for their relief. Ia
Commodore Perry, during the seipe, was 2
xtremely strict in preventing any intercourse E
etween the foreign vessels of war and the o
nemy and General Scott refused the British .
nd French consuIs an opportunity of leaving il
ie city when they found the fire becoming I,
little 100 warm for their safety as they had Iii
'fusedfo avail themselves Of his first mott. IN
cation for all foreign residents to leave the e
ty. 10
The destruction Of the city is great. Fully 81
,e third Of It is in ruins. 81
During the seige, Colonel Harvey with $50 d
'seoons and two pieces Of artillery had !. liz
'nsh with 1900 Of the enemy's cavalry. and Q
70 peiees Of artillery at Msddelin, small o
wn about six or eight miles south Of yer. 81
'uz and rePuised the enemy. The Mexican. y
d command Of bridge over small river. liz
hieh runs through the town but were arivsni N
pm. irwin q loss much ersstsf than was ,ui- a,
red By Colonel Harvey. This Is supposed c,
have been the advance Of 10000 Of The en- d