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ADDITIONAL DESPATcHEs.
Prem Gze-ui Sect and Commodore Pery


March, 81, Is47.
Sra: Yesterday, seven Of our lO-inch NOR.
iirs, being in bassy, aud the labors for planting
ssrlnaindeT Of our heavy m nY,al being in pro-
grsss, ajdrsss,d. al two O'Clock P. NJ, sum.
rnons 70 the Governor OF Vera Cruz, and within
she two hours limited by the bearer Of ths flag
received the Governors answer.
twill be perceived that the Governor, who it
tlrns out, IA the commander of both places, chose
I,sin the summons,
Ga the return Of the Gag, with tha, reply, at
once ordered the seven mortarS, in battery, To
open upon ,hs city. In short time the smaller
vessels Of Commodore Pcry's squadron-iwo
steamers aud FIVE chooners--according 10 pre-.
vious arrangement with him, approached the ci.
~ within about mile and an eighth, whence,
being partially covered from the casllo-an es.
sential condition 10 their safety-they also open.
ed brisk fire upon the city. This has been
continued, uainterruptedIy, BY tho morlars, and
only with a few inlcrmissions, By the vessels up
90 nine o'clock this morning, when the commo-
dore, very properly, called th9m of from posi-,
tion too dangerously assumed.
Our three roma ming mortars arc now in bat.
terry, aud the whole ten in activity. Tomorrow,
early, if the city should continue obstinate, bat.
,eries Nos. and will be ready to add their
fire; No. 4 consisting Of four "a Founders and
two 8.inch Paixhan guns, and No (naval bat.
iery) ofthrsc 80 Founders and three 8.inch Paix.
hans--thc guns, officers, and sailors landed from
the saua1ron-our friends from the navy being
unremitling in their Jealous cooperation, in eve.
Ty mode aud form.
So far, we know that our fire upon the city
has been highly eGoctive-parlicuarly from the
batteries of l0-inch morIars, planted at about
300 yards from the city. Including the prepa.
ration and defence Of the batteries, from the be.
gnning--now many days-and Notwithstanding
the heavy fire of the enemy, from city and Gus.
tle--we have only had four or five men wound.
ed, and one officer aud one man killed, In or near
the trenches. That officer was Captain John K.
Vnlon, Of the United States Sd artillery. one Of
tho most accomplished, talented, aud effective
members Of the army, and who was highly dis.
linguistic in the br lant operations at Monterey.
H. fell, last evening, in th5 trenches, where he
wa, on duty as f;d and commanding officer,
universally rcgroucl. hlv1 just attended his
hon lred remains to soldiers grave-in full
visw Of the enemy and within reach Of his guns.
March qG.-Tho storm having subsidized in the
night, we comm3ncad this forenoon, as soon as
the sea became liule smooth, TO land shot,
shells, and morturs.
March 25.-The Princeton being about to start
for Philadelphia, have but a moment to contin.
ne this report.
All the batteries, Nos. /, 2, ,, 4, and 8, urc in
awful activity this morning. The effect is. no
doubt, very great, aud think the city cannot
hold out beyond to-day. Tomorrow morning
many Of the new morars will be in n position to
add their fire, when, or nlier the delay Of some
Twelve hours, if no proposition 10 surrender
should be received, | shall organize parties for
carving the city by assault. So for the defence
has been spirited and obstinate.
enclose Il copy Of memorial received last
night signed BY the consuls of Greut Britain,
France, Spain aud Prussia, within Vera Cruz,
asking me TO grant truce 10 enable tho ncutras
together with MXeican women and children TO
Withdraw from the scene of havoc about them.
] shall reply, the moment that an opportunity
may b, taken, 10 say--l. That Il truce can only
bo granted on the application of Governor Mo-
rales, with view to surrender; 2. Tha, in send
inc safeguards to the different consuls, beginning
rs far back as lhs 18Th inst, distinctly admon-
ished ihom-par,icalarly the French and Span.
ish conius--aDd, olcourso, through the Two, the
other consus--of the dangers that have follow
ed; 3. That, although, Ut that date, had already
refused TO allow any person whatsoever TO pass
the line Of investment either way, yet tho block.
nde had been left open to tho consuls and other
nouras tc pass out to their respective ships of
war up TO 22d Instant and 4. | shall enclose to
the menorlsIs n copy of my summons to the
Governor to show that had fully considered
ihe impending harishps and dstrcsses of the
places, including those Of women aud children,
before one gun had been fired in that direction.
The intercourse between the neutral ships Of
war and the city was stopped at the last men.
toned date by Commodore Perry, with my con.
currence, which placed on the ground that that
intercourse could not fail TO give the enemy mo.
ra! aid aad comfort.
Oar batteries have already had terrible effect
the city, (also known through other sourccs)
aud hence the inference that surrender must
soon b. propoIel. In haste,
have tho honor 30 remain, sir, with high re.
spscl, your most obsd,cnt servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Hon. VIM. L. Marcy, Secretary of War;
The following is q copy Of the memorial re.
ferrcd 10 in the above despatch:
VPR. CRuZ March "a iOA7